Новости за 23.01.2016

By Maria Gregoriou Have you always wanted to be part of a theatrical performance but never thought you had much of a talent for it, or an opportunity just didn’t come your way? Well, now it has, courtesy of The Performance Shop in Limassol and director Lia Haraki. The concept – thought up by Haraki […]

By Martyn Herman Leicester City returned to winning ways and the top of the Premier League with a convincing 3-0 victory at home to Stoke City after Liverpool kick-started Saturday’s action with an extraordinary 5-4 win at Norwich City. With Arsenal playing Chelsea on Sunday, Leicester moved three points clear of the Gunners with 15 […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Cypriot beekeepers absorbed 98 per cent of the approved funding in the 2014-16 national apiculture programme, and the new one – from 2017 through 2019 – will feature similar actions, incentives, and expenditure of approximately €600,000, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said on Saturday. In a speech at the general assembly of Pancyprian […]

By David Dolan and Asli Kandemir U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Islamic State in Syria should the Syrian government and rebels fail to reach a political settlement. The latest round of Syria peace talks are planned to begin on Monday in […]

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Iran and China agreed to expand bilateral ties and increase trade to $600 billion in the next 10 years, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday during a visit to Tehran by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi is the second leader of a U.N. Security Council member to visit Tehran after the nuclear […]

By Ed Osmond Liverpool substitute Adam Lallana struck deep into stoppage time to snatch a 5-4 win over shell-shocked Norwich City in an extraordinary Premier League game at Carrow Road on Saturday. The visitors had fought back from 3-1 down to lead 4-3 after 90 minutes but Norwich central defender Sebastien Bassong’s fierce drive looked […]

Police found five kilograms of the explosive Semtex-H shortly after noon Saturday in open space in Larnaca, a police report said. According to the report, at around 2:40 pm Larnaca CID police acted on a tip and found two bags, each containing 2.5 kilos of high-grade explosive material. The scene was cordoned off by police, […]

By Maria Gregoriou When it comes to entertaining children, the world of princes and princesses never seems to go out of fashion. At the cinema you can watch the new animated version of The Little Prince, THOC is performing I, the Prince – a play about a Prince with a few issues and the need […]

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Stavros Benakis, 23, from Nicosia, in connection with the shooting of a 45-year-old man outside a supermarket in Anthoupoli, Nicosia, on Friday afternoon. Giving out a picture of the suspect, police urged anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the Nicosia CID at 22802222, or the nearest […]

By Ian Ransom The Australian Open tennis championships were rocked late on Saturday when Andy Murray’s father-in-law Nigel Sears collapsed during a match at Rod Laver Arena, overshadowing the world number two’s advance to the fourth round. Sears, the coach of former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, collapsed while watching the Serb’s third-round clash against […]

A 50-year-old Russian woman was arrested but not held by police in Limassol on Saturday in connection with a €12-million loan scam at the Ayia Fyla co-operative bank. Her arrest marked the conclusion of efforts to carry out 19 arrest warrants issued by the Limassol district court on Monday. The scam related to taking out […]

The youth wing of leftist AKEL on Saturday went on a nationwide campaign covering 17 shopping areas islandwide to make young workers aware of their rights when it came to opening hours. “Through our campaign, we sought to inform youth in the retail sector but also across the whole of society of our opposition to […]

By Brian Homewood UEFA has finally overcame its reluctance to adopt goal-line technology, approving its use at this year’s European Championship and next season’s Champions League. The use of the technology, which helps match officials determine whether the ball has entered the goal in cases where it cannot easily be seen by the naked eye, […]

By Tom Bergin Google has agreed to pay 130 million pounds in back taxes to Britain, prompting criticism from opposition lawmakers and campaigners who said the “derisory” figure smacked of a “sweetheart deal”. Google, now part of Alphabet Inc, has been under pressure in recent years over its practice of channelling most profits from European […]

By Angelos Anastasiou A British wind-surfing instructor, David Hughes, 48, was remanded for two days on Saturday by the Famagusta District Court in connection with the death of British UNFICYP soldier Jamie Lee Sawyer, 21, last March, in which Ayia Napa police allege Hughes exhibited criminally negligent behaviour. The incident had taken place at sea […]

US Vice President Joe Biden will convey specific messages to the Turkish government concerning aspects of the Cyprus problem when he meets Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday,  government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said. Speaking to an early-morning show on CyBC radio, Christodoulides said the message to be imparted by Biden […]

Police rescued a group of tourists who found themselves stranded in a dangerous area in the Troodos mountains on Friday, a police report said. According to the report, police were informed at around noon Friday that a group of eight tourists, as well as their guide, had been trapped in a dangerous area of the […]

THE Stelios Philanthropic Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2016 Stelios Bi-Communal Awards with the biggest cash prize yet, amounting to €500,000 for the winners. “All forms of human cooperation between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots are eligible including business, arts, sport, NGO work and life!” the foundation announced. There will be 50 teams that could […]

The total number of counterfeit euro banknotes withdrawn from circulation in the eurozone fell by 2 per cent in the second half of 2015 compared with the first six months of the year, according to a European Central Bank announcement. In Cyprus a total 414 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn in the second half of […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the ongoing effort to reunite Cyprus is the best chance in decades. Kerry, who was addressing the World Economic Forum, in Davos on Friday, covered all international conflicts, including a brief reference to Cyprus. “Even in lands at peace, my friends, reconciliation is still an imperative, and […]

By Rod Nickel and Julie Gordon The gunman suspected of killing four people and injuring several others in Canada’s worst school violence in a decade first shot his two brothers at home before opening fire at the remote community high school, a family friend and the town’s acting mayor said on Friday. Police said a […]

By Iacovos Constantinou Second placed Anorthosis entertain fourth placed Apollon in the most important tie of the round this weekend, while leaders AEK are away to Nea Salamina. Third placed APOEL travel to Limassol to face much improved AEL. At the other end of the table Enosis, in desperate need of a win, are at home […]

Results from the Australian Open Round 3 matches on Saturday Men’s Singles 2-Andy Murray (Britain) beat 32-Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-2 Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 7-5 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) 23-Gael Monfils (France) beat Stephane Robert (France) 7-5 6-3 6-2 8-David Ferrer (Spain) beat 31-Steve Johnson (U.S.) 6-1 6-4 6-4 4-Stanislas […]

Arsenal can take another step towards the Premier League title with a symbolic victory over champions Chelsea when they host their ailing London rivals at the Emirates on Sunday. Victory would also take Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech closer to becoming the second player in English League football history to win the title with different clubs in […]

By Maria Gregoriou What is the weekend good for if not a musical performance? As always, this weekend has much to offer for almost every musical taste, so take your pick. Tonight if you want to feel a little R&B beats, then Ammos Beach Bar will be getting its grove on with local DJ Pettis […]