Новости за 26.01.2016

By Angelos Anastasiou Five bills establishing a bank-depositors’ guarantee fund for insured deposits up to €100,000, as well as a bank-resolution fund, were discussed by the House Finance committee on Tuesday. The bills aim to harmonise Cyprus with European directives, and should have been voted into law – the resolution fund by end 2014, and […]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to arrive in Cyprus on Wednesday for bilateral and tripartite meetings. Heading to Israel first for bilateral meetings with his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and accompanied by nine ministers, Tsipras will on the same day head to Larnaca. His deputy foreign minister Dimitris Mardas will be visiting Palestine. Six […]

Larnaca bus company Zenon employees are set to go on a 24 hour strike on February 1 unions announced on Tuesday over disagreements with stakeholders on salaries. On September 2014, employees agreed to cuts to their salaries in a bid to do their part to help out with the company’s financial difficulties. This agreement however […]

By Andria Kades State pathologist Sofocles Sofocleous on Tuesday outlined to Paphos criminal court the injuries received by a young man seen on video being beaten up by two police officers at Polis Chrysochous station in 2014. Examining photographic evidence presented by the prosecution, Sofocleous said the plaintiff, Panagiotis Savvides, had lacerations on his left […]

By Michelle Nichols UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel’s settlement activities as ‘provocative acts’ that raise questions about its commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation. The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a […]

Experts have found the remains of 86 Turkish Cypriot civilians buried in a mass grave at the village of Santalaris in Turkish occupied Famagusta, reports said on Tuesday. According to daily Turkish Cypriot paper Kibris, the remains were found in a mass grave of people murdered by the EOKA B paramilitary organisation in August 1974. […]

By George Psyllides AKEL MP Irini Charalambidou on Tuesday questioned the customs department’s decision to ask the attorney-general to suspend prosecution of individuals implicated in a cigarette smuggling case in 2009 because they could not locate them. The House Watchdog Committee discussed the matter on Tuesday and questions were raised about the handling of two […]

By Alexander Tange Denmark‘s parliament passed measures on Tuesday aimed at deterring refugees from seeking asylum, including confiscating valuables to pay for their stay, despite protests from international human rights organisations. The measures, which also include extending family reunification among refugees from one year to three years, are the latest sign that the Nordic welcome […]

By Shravanth Vijayakumar World number two Andy Murray, four times a losing finalist, will continue his pursuit of a first Australian Open title against eighth seed David Ferrer in a quarter-final match on Wednesday. In the women’s draw, seventh seed Angelique Kerber from Poland, making her first appearance in the quarter-finals, faces two-times champion Victoria […]

Police fired shots in the air in a bid to arrest four youths in Limassol suspected of stealing a motorcycle. The teenagers were arrested after they tried to sell the motorcycle back to the owner. Three of the youths – a 16-year-old Cypriot, a Kurd and Romanian, 19 – were arrested while an 18-year-old Russian […]

By Angelos Anastasiou The Cyprus government should have applied to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) for support as soon as the decision to write down privately-held Greek sovereign debt was announced, former Finance minister Vasos Sharly told the court on Tuesday. Sharly, who served as minister from March 2012 to February 2013, took the stand […]

A 56-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after a raid on his Nicosia flat showed he was acting as a doctor without a licence to do so. According to police, the suspect claimed to be a doctor of cosmetology, advertising his ‘specialty’ on a sign outside his flat. Officers found two blocks of receipts, one […]

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Tuesday Europe was looking with optimism at the ongoing Cyprus negotiations. “We hope that this is justified and that the talks, which are in a decisive phase, really will finish with a success because we believe that the reunification of Cyprus in the times which we are living […]

A 23-year-old man suspected of shooting a man, 45, outside a supermarket in Anthoupolis last week was remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Nicosia district court. The suspect, Stavros Benakis, is being investigated for an attempted murder, illegal possession and carrying a gun and explosive material. He was arrested on Monday at the Ayios […]

Cyprus is well-positioned to play a key role in the European Union’s drive for energy security although several factors must coalesce for that to happen, foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides told MPs on Tuesday. The first factor, the minister said, is the increased likelihood of further natural gas finds in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) following […]

French riot police and firefighters intervened to clear a busy Paris ring road at rush-hour on Tuesday after taxi drivers angry about competition from private car ride firms threw tyres across the roadway and set them alight. The nationwide protest by licensed taxi drivers coincided with a walkout by air traffic controllers that forced airlines […]

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Tom Perry and Tom Miles The United Nations invited Syria’s government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but it remained unclear whether Saudi-backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad would overcome their objections to taking part. The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, sent out invitations to the […]

By Annette Chrysostomou Pap tests are to be offered with a 50 per cent discount on Friday to mark European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which began on Monday. The campaign has been organised by the Cyprus Gynaecological and Obstetrics Society in cooperation with the Cyprus Tissue and Cell Society. Their members have been urged to […]

By Elias Hazou OVER two hundred complaints were made against the police in 2014 by members of the public, representing the largest year-on-year rise in ten years. Presenting the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints Against the Police (IAIACAP)’s annual report for 2014 to the President on Tuesday, chairman Andreas Spyridakis said […]

AKEL chief Andros Kyprianou on Tuesday briefed President Nicos Anastasiades on his visit to Istanbul last weekend where he met Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu. Kyprianou is also expected to brief the leaders of the other political parties, starting next week with ruling DISY leader Averof Neophytou. Speaking after Tuesday’s […]

By Ian Ransom Defending champion Novak Djokovic issued a chilling warning to his Australian Open challengers on Tuesday by storming to a 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory over seventh seed Kei Nishikori to set up a blockbuster semi-final against Roger Federer. The world number one was far from his imperious best and struggled on serve but […]

For the second day, temperatures are set to remain low with snow on the mountains and hilly areas, the met office said on Tuesday. Temperatures will be -3C in the mountains, 8C inland and 11C in coastal areas. Overnight on Tuesday temperatures are expected to drop to -6C in the higher mountains, 2C inland and […]

By Ossian Shine Louis van Gaal did not offer to resign after watching his team’s latest home defeat at the hands of Southampton at the weekend, sources close to Manchester United told Reuters on Tuesday. Britain’s Guardian newspaper earlier reported that the club’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, had persuaded the Dutchman to stay following the […]

By Nick Said Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada became the youngest South African to take 10 wickets in a Test as he propelled his side to a consolation 280-run victory over England on the last morning of the fourth and final Test on Tuesday. South Africa needed a little more than an hour on the final […]

By Samuel Shen and Pete Sweeney Chinese shares plunged more than 6 per cent to 14-month lows on Tuesday after oil prices dropped again, reviving concerns about global growth and prompting a sell-off in the world’s equity markets. Battered by a late selling frenzy, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended down 6.4 per cent at […]