Новости за 08.04.2016

RCB bank denied late on Friday that a decision by German banking behemoth Deutsche Bank AG to “severing ties” with Cyprus-based RCB was in any way connected to allegations that the Cypriot lender, was involved in offshore transactions of up to €2bn to associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to a story run by […]

TURKISH Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has handed the mandate for a new ‘government’ to the leader of the National Unity Party (UBP), Huseyin Ozgurgun, it was announced on Friday. According to Bayrak TV, Ozgurgun said that he took this decision after talks with various political parties and the independent deputies. UBP, which has 18 seats in […]

JUSTICE Minister Ionas Nicolaou was on Friday called to resolve the serious problems of undermanned work stations at Paphos airport that are giving Cyprus a bad name and troubling thousands of passengers, mainly tourists. In an urgent letter, the Coordinating Committee of Parties and Organisations (SEKO) chaired by Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos appealed to the […]

A brand of chocolate biscuits made in Denmark was found to contain casein, a protein found in mammalian milk, which the product’s label did not list, the Health ministry announced on Friday. In a statement, the ministry said that casein could cause health problems to those allergic or intolerant to milk. The biscuits in question […]

DISY deputy Andreas Themistocleous’ trial was adjourned for April 22 after the prosecution asked to withdraw one charge – out of seven – and replace it with another, the Nicosia district court ordered on Friday. During the last hearing on Monday, defence lawyer Chris Triantafyllides argued that the charge sheet against contained irregularities, as the […]

For some artists releasing an album or publishing a book seems like a dream but for others, like musician Savvas Charalambous, the dream can actually come true. Presenting this dream in Paphos on Sunday, Charalambous – together with singer Ines Kowalska and guitarist Hannah Leyden – will give the audience a taste of his first […]

THE chief executive of Atlas Pantou Constructions was being blackmailed by former Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) director Eftychios Malekkides into paying kickbacks under threat of payments being delayed, or even rejected, the company’s CEO Tony Toumazis told the court on Friday. The testimony is similar to a long line of prosecution witnesses who have come […]

THE recent rise in fuel prices is unjustified and the taxation system must be revised, Consumer Association president Phryne Michael told the Cyprus News Agency on Friday. “Despite the measures implemented by the energy ministry for more effective control in retail and wholesale fuel prices, this phenomenon still exists: When the price of crude oil […]

The European Union must raise political pressure on Israel over accelerating West Bank demolitions that run against international law and increasingly affect aid projects sponsored by the bloc, a UN envoy for Palestinian territories said. With more than 540 demolitions and confiscations in the occupied West Bank so far this year, the Israeli military has […]

A house caught fire twice in the same night in Nicosia after midnight on Thursday. The first fire burnt an in-house shrine in the hallway of a two-storey house in Acropolis. Furniture, personal items, electrical appliances and some money near the shrine were destroyed. Two hours after the fire was put out, at 2.27am, the […]

Mohamed Abrini, wanted over November’s Islamic State attacks in Paris, has been arrested in Brussels, Belgian public broadcaster VRT said on Friday, adding that he was probably involved in last month’s Brussels bombings. Public prosecutors confirmed in a brief statement only that police had made several arrests related to the Brussels attacks. Abrini, a 31-year-old […]

Britain’s Olympic champion Anthony Joshua is on the cusp of what he calls “the ultimate double” this weekend and fancies it could help him capture the boxing world’s imagination like no heavyweight since Mike Tyson in his heyday. Nothing ignites the hype as feverishly as the emergence of a big man with a big punch […]

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos said the municipality will not be paying some €300,000 it owed a company embroiled in a waste management kickback scandal and would also seek the return of cash already paid. “This money does not belong to the company,” he was quoted as saying by the Cyprus News Agency. The company, Helector, […]

The Church of Cyprus will refuse to carry out a funeral service if it knows beforehand that the deceased wants to be cremated, Arhcbishop Chrysostomos said on Friday. “It is a human right for one to want to be cremated,” he said. “It is their business. The Church does not intend to carry out a […]

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has been named the Premier League manager of the month for March, while Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has won the players’ award. Ranieri guided his team to three wins and a draw during the month to consolidate their position at the top of the table, where they currently sit […]

Construction company Charilaos Apostolides Public Ltd, widely known as Chapo, said it agreed with its “main lender” Bank of Cyprus to restructure loans exceeding €40m. “The agreement includes the restructuring of the group’s obligations to other financial institutions, which amount to around €13.5m, and make up 85 per cent of the group’s overall obligations,” Chapo […]

The leader of Spain’s leftist newcomer party Podemos said on Friday he would consult its membership on whether to join a proposed three-way coalition to try to end the country’s political limbo. Following a fragmented vote in national elections in December, parties must combine to form a viable government by May 2 or parliament will […]

By Stelios Orphanides The number of companies registered in Cyprus fell in March to 202,764, or 11 per cent, from 227,840 in December, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday, citing the department of company registrar and official receiver. The drop coincides with the expiration of the March 31, deadline given by the registrar to […]

Two men in a Ford Mustang lead authorities on a bizarre pursuit through Los Angeles, pulling ‘doughnuts’ and posing for ‘selfies’ before turning themselves in.

By Angeliki Koutantou Greece sealed the sale of Piraeus Port Authority to China COSCO Shipping Corporation on Friday, while striking dockworkers protested against what will be the country’s second major privatisation since late last year. The sale of Greece’s biggest port had been halted by the leftist government of Alexis Tsipras when it won elections […]

Now that new films have their premier on Thursdays instead of Fridays, we have a chance to take them in before the weekend when most of us have more time to watch and enjoy something a little different on screen. For those in Nicosia and Paphos, K Cineplex will be showing a ballet performance of […]

Main opposition AKEL on Friday accused President Nicos Anastasiades of participating in ruling DISY’s election campaign by holding a news conference to present the government’s achievements. “His participation in DISY’s election campaign is a negative development for democratic institutions,” AKEL spokesman Giorgos Loukaides said. Despite the clear separation of powers, “the president is participating in […]

THEO PANAYIDES meets an art lecturer, historian and writer known for his work with the Cyprus Academy of Art, established by his father   Looking back over your life, I ask Michael Paraskos, at what age would you say you started to sort yourself out, to feel comfortable in your own skin, to feel like […]

British heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will defend his titles against Wladimir Klitschko, the man he deposed, in Manchester on July 9, according to his camp. “9th July @Tyson_Fury vs Klitschko is coming to Manchester, UK. Official announcement coming 12 noon.” Fury’s uncle and trainer Peter posted on Twitter on Friday. Fury stunned Ukrainian Klitschko […]

Cyprus has been a success story, the president of the European Investment Bank said on Friday, despite the difficulties still faced by the economy. “All and all Cyprus has been a success story, the activities, the efforts, the sacrifices of the Cypriot people, were very very painful, I am aware of that, and still  youth […]