Новости за 09.02.2016

Ayia Napa municipality has started removing illegal billboards from building facades and city streets, it emerged on Tuesday. “We want to remove this visual pollution,” Mayor Yiannis Karousos said, “improve the Ayia Napa image and tidy up every corner of the municipality.” “The city of Ayia Napa started two years ago to set up regulations […]

Bank of Cyprus’ former financial director Christis Hadjimitsis told the court on Tuesday that he was asked to leave the room when he suggested that the board discuss whether a ‘profit warning’ should be issued in June 2012. During cross-examination at the trial of five former top BoC officials, as well as the bank itself, […]

Parliament should urgently approve all legislation required for the drastic reform of the public sector so that private investment can be boosted, head of Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KEVE) Phidias Pilides said on Tuesday. Pilides said KEVE attends and speaks out in favour of reform bills at sessions of parliamentary committees. “KEVE expects […]

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will continue its musical programme this week with a concert led by conductor Alkis Baltas and a number of soloists from the orchestra on Thursday in Limassol and on Friday in Nicosia. The two concerts will be performed by David Perpinan on the oboe, Ayse Karaogian and Anna Wrobel on violins, […]

Despite the sharp fall in the price of oil, and by extension electricity, the cost to consumers of basic products such as bread and milk remained high, MPs said on Tuesday. House Commerce Committee chairman Zaharias Zahariou said electricity prices had dropped some 40 per cent in the past three years while fuel fell 20 […]

By James Oliphant A week ago, it looked like the stars were aligning for Marco Rubio. Now, as New Hampshire holds its pivotal primary on Tuesday, the Republican presidential contender has to hope the sky does not come crashing down on him. After a surprisingly strong third-place showing in last week’s Iowa caucuses, Rubio came […]

Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou said he has received information concerning additional cases of the relocation of missing persons’ remains in the north but he was not able to confirm the story. The information relates to the relocation of remains in the 1990s. “From the information we have gathered, it seems that more relocations have taken […]

By Jeff Mason and David Lawder US President Barack Obama proposed a $4.1 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday in a final White House budget that laid out his priorities for fighting Islamic State, raising taxes on wealthy Americans and helping the poor. The budget for the fiscal year beginning on Oct […]

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa has chided President Nicos Anastasiades for “unilateral interpretations” of what has been agreed at the negotiations that included “at the very least” omissions and mistakes. In an interview, Akinci said that in recent statements Anastasiades had conveyed some impressions of what had been agreed “only from his own point of view”. […]

A man died on Tuesday after setting himself on fire outside Kensington Palace, the London home of Prince William and his wife Kate, police said. The incident was not being treated as suspicious or related to terrorism, they added. Police said they had been alerted just after midnight by officials from a central London hospital […]

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday her ministry would support the cancer survivor who was fired by her employer days after returning to work from long-term sick leave. Speaking to public broadcaster CyBC, Emilianidou said news of the incident had saddened her. She was referring to the case of a recovered cancer patient Maria […]

The story of Sandor Nadelmann became kind of popular some 20 years ago in Germany following a comment in Der Spiegel which made reference to a joke attributed to American comedian Woody Allen. Nadelmann went once to La Scala in Milano and in a moment of clumsiness while bending from his loge, he fell over […]

By Preston Wilder There are several reasons to review Fifty Shades of Black and How to Be Single together. Both are (allegedly) comedies. One stars Marlon Wayans, the other co-stars Damon Wayans Jr. How to Be Single features Dakota Johnson, who played the heroine in Fifty Shades of Grey – which of course is what’s […]

The Cyprus problem will not be solved through public statements, which in many cases are designed to serve other considerations, but at the negotiating table, Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace, the spokesman said the government would remain focused on the hard work in the negotiations and […]

Qatar may create special courts during the 2022 FIFA World Cup to deal quickly and “very gently” with alcohol-consuming fans who break the law in a conservative Muslim state where public drunkenness is prohibited, a Qatari official said. Qatari officials have said that the 500,000 football fans expected to descend on their country during the […]

As of tomorrow the Opus 39 Gallery in Nicosia will have small treasures on display until February 27. The exhibition will give a closer look at our island by featuring a collection of old maps, books, engravings and decorative items from a private collection. These small treasures are of historical, political and social importance to […]

Following the Larnaca municipal council’s rejection of a request to allow the temporary operation of a company that provides logistics for hydrocarbon exploration, the government on Tuesday was scrambling to find alternative venues while concerns were raised that Cyprus risked losing much needed business. On Monday evening, the council voted against allowing the operation of […]

A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers’ club in a residential district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing several people, Syria’s interior ministry said. It said a number of people were also wounded in the blast in Masaken Barza, a middle class district where several major government buildings are located. The Syrian […]

When we were growing up, visiting an educational exhibition meant hours of staring at displays, perusing plaques and studying information boards. There was usually a guide who, while extremely knowledgeable about the subject at hand, was never quite sure how to cope with 20-odd kids unused to extra-curricular freedom. Sometimes, there was a gift shop […]

By Reginos Tsanos The global economy is in turmoil. Large economies are teetering on the brink of collapse. There is volatility across all markets and sectors. The world has borne witness to billions of dollars’ worth of assets and securities being wiped out in just a single day of trading. The Eastern Mediterranean, once a […]

Cyprus’s trade deficit shrank by €305.9m in 2015 or 8.2 per cent compared to the year before to almost €3.4bn on a strong increase in the value of exports, the statistical service said. The total value of exports rose 19 per cent last year to €1.7bn compared to 2014, the statistical service said. The value […]

Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday they would renew an application to interview Julian Assange over a rape allegation, adding that their case was not affected by a UN ruling that he was being arbitrarily detained. Sweden has been stymied in its attempts to question the WikiLeaks founder since he took refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in […]

By Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a massive new flight of refugees. Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air strikes and Iranian and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, […]

A deal to supply electricity to the north has been extended until February 15, the power company (EAC) announced on Tuesday. Spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said the deal is between the EAC and an individual linked with the Turkish Cypriot power company. The EAC has been providing power to the Turkish Cypriots since the beginning of the year. The two […]

The government-owned Natural Gas Public Company, DEFA, officially confirmed on Tuesday that it concluded the tender process for short-term natural gas supply to the Vasilikos power plant without reaching an agreement with any bidder. “DEFA has been unable to agree terms for a gas supply with any of the respondents to the tender,” the company […]