Новости за 20.01.2016

The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus received a “confidence vote” by Claudio Descalzi, the CEO of Italian energy giant ENI, during a meeting with the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides told the Cyprus News Agency the two […]

By Chuck Mikolajczak Global equity markets dropped to their lowest levels since 2013 on Wednesday to put them on pace for one of their worst monthly performances on record, as oil once again tumbled to 13-year lows. The MSCI World equity index slumped 2.6 per cent to its lowest level since July 2013. The index […]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and US Vice President Joe Biden met informally on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Davos World Economic Forum. According to an official announcement from Athens the two agreed that some sort of reinforcement of the already “positive dynamic” of the negotiations for a Cyprus solution could be possible. No […]

The European Union, its institutions and its leaders are realising that the solution of the Cyprus problem can and should be achieved only on EU terms, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday during a meeting with Cypriot House President Yiannakis Omirou. Welcoming Omirou in his office, Pavlopoulos said the solution of the Cyprus problem could be […]

AKEL’s general secretary Andros Kyprianou is expected to head to Turkey on Thursday via an Athens stopover. Set to meet Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Thursday at 3pm, he will then depart to Istanbul the following day. There, he is set to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu to discuss the Cyprus issue. He […]

First leg: Apollon Limassol 3 – 1 Ermis Second Leg: Anagennisi Derynias 0 – 0 Anorthosis (1 – 2) Ayia Napa 1 – 2 AEL (1-4) Ethnikos Achnas 1 – 3 Omonia (1-5)

By Valerie Volcovici Last year’s global average temperature was the hottest ever by the widest margin on record, two US government agencies said on Wednesday, adding to pressure for deep greenhouse gas emissions cuts scientists say are needed to arrest warming that is disrupting the global climate. Data from US space agency NASA and the […]

By George Psyllides Drivers who cause a death while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or because of speeding could face longer prison time as authorities consider the introduction of stiffer sentences. Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said such offences would be punished with a prison term of up to 10 years instead of the […]

By Nick Mulvenney World number one Novak Djokovic swept regally into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday before being forced to deny any involvement in the tennis match-fixing scandal that has dogged the first three days of the grand slam. The Serbian defending champion granted Quentin Halys a 100-minute audience on Rod […]

Five people were remanded in custody for four days on Wednesday in connection with stealing €11,000 from the Famagusta hotel they worked in. The case was reported to police on Tuesday by the CEO of the company that operates the hotel in the popular resort of Ayia Napa. According to the complaint, between April 2014 […]

A Larnaca court has given a two-month suspended prison sentence to a man who was supposed to run a shelter for dogs for the municipality but instead maltreated, starved and set them alight to get rid of them. Larnaca municipality had handed over 119 dogs to the shelter between August 2013 and August 2014. When […]

By Maria Gregoriou The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra is getting ready to take audience members to Wonderland as of Sunday in Nicosia when the orchestra will present the Allegro Vivace instrumental ensemble and actor Petros Georgadjis, who will be staging a musical performance of Alice in Wonderland. Ever since the story was written in 1865 by […]

Lionel Messi’s tax fraud case will be heard by a Barcelona court from May 31 through to June 3, according to statement on Wednesday. World Player of the Year Messi and his father Jorge are accused of defrauding the Spanish state of 4.2 million euros in tax between 2007 and 2009 and a Spanish court […]

By Lefteris Papadimas Ferries remained docked at Greek ports and farmers poured milk onto the streets on Wednesday in protest over plans to revamp Greece’s pensions system, a condition for the country’s multi-billion euro bailout. Public anger is growing over the leftist-led government’s drive to cut its costly pension bill by some 1.8 billion euros […]

Police are on the hunt for a 19-year-old man after he managed to get away from officers who later found around five kilos of cannabis in his car on British bases territory in Limassol. Drug squad members on Tuesday night tried to flag down the man while he was driving in Limassol. However he sped […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met on Wednesday to discuss Syria’s civil war amid questions as to whether peace talks between the government and the opposition can go ahead on Jan. 25. “We will see, we will see,” Lavrov said at the start of the meeting in Zurich […]

By Stelios Orphanides Malta’s telecom company GO Plc, increased its stake at Cyprus’s Cablenet Communications Systems, which provides internet, telephone and cable television services, to 51 per cent from a previous 25 per cent, Cablenet said. According to the terms of the deal based on a March 2014 agreement, a €12m loan extended to Cablenet […]

By Annette Chrysostomou Two women will be the first to enter into formal civil partnerships in Cyprus on Friday January 29, it emerged on Wednesday. They applied after the law allowing same-sex unions came into effect on Monday. The ceremony will take place in Nicosia. Another two ceremonies are booked for February. The civil union […]

By Stelios Orphandies Industrial turnover fell 0.6 per cent in October compared to a year before on a revenue slump in mining and quarrying, electricity and water supply and recycling which an increase in manufacturing could not entirely offset, the statistical service said. Turnover in manufacturing rose an annual 6.1 in October, Cystat said in […]

By Stelios Orphanides The double taxation avoidance treaty Cyprus signed with Iran in August may prove crucial in the island’s bid to keep the edge in attracting business from the Islamic country after world powers agreed to lift sanctions that crippled its economy, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus said. “It’s important to […]

Sixteen suspects arrested in connection with a loan scam worth around €12 mln at Limassol’s Ayia Fyla co-op bank were remanded in custody for seven days on Wednesday morning. The remand hearing started on Tuesday and went on for nine hours before the court adjourned at around 8pm, reserving its decision for Wednesday. Later on […]

Paceman Kane Richardson claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to script India’s spectacular collapse and bowl Australia to a 25-run victory in the high-scoring fourth one day international on Wednesday. Three batsmen struck centuries in the 671-run match between the world’s top two one-day teams but it was Richardson’s (5-68) incisive bowling that clinched the contest, […]

By Bejay Browne This beautifully renovated house in the centre of Paphos opened as a brunch establishment just a few months ago. However, due to prolonged delays in obtaining a licence from the CTO, it is not as yet serving food, something which the owners expect to be rectified by the end of this month. […]

By Maria Gregoriou Get away to India on Sunday when the High Commission of India in Cyprus and the Home for Cooperation will fill the day up with a programme focused on the country’s cuisine, culture and art. The day will start with a two-hour yoga session and continue with short documentary screenings. You might […]

By Ori Lewis Israel plans to appropriate a large tract of agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Army Radio said on Wednesday, a move that has angered Palestinians and is almost certain to draw international criticism. The report said the land, covering 154 hectares, was in the fertile Jordan Valley close to Jericho, […]