Новости за 24.06.2016

THOUGH the future of Cypriot students currently studying in the UK is not yet clear, the University of Cyprus is ready to deal with any outcome. The university said it is prepared to consider a transfer of Cypriot students currently in the UK who may be adversely affected by the impending exit of the country […]

NICOSIA Municipality will send a request to the Interior ministry through the Union of Municipalities to allow the setting up of municipal police who would have the authority to enforce the law regarding noise pollution. The decision was made after the setting up at Nicosia town hall of a special committee to coordinate cooperation between […]

POLICE are investigating reports of five Turkish Cypriots who said they were chased and attacked early Friday while in their car in the Famagusta district by three men in another car. Two of the Turkish Cypriots were slightly injured. Police said that the five, aged 25, reported that at around 4.30am while on the road […]

THE only immediate impact to Cyprus’ tourism from the Brexit will be the fallout from the plunge in the British pound sterling, making holidays in Europe, including Cyprus, more expensive for Brits, industry players said on Friday. Though bookings have been made and Cyprus effectively ‘sold out’ until the end of the current season, the […]

INTERIOR Minister Socratis Hasikos has withdrawn the provision from a law amendment on the protection and management of wild birds and game that stipulates granting learners’ licences to 14-year-olds, Greens MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Friday. Theopemptou, who is also the deputy head of the House Environment committee, told the Cyprus Mail that Hasikos withdrew […]

SEIF Eldin Mustafa, who is fighting extradition to his native Egypt for the hijacking of an internal flight in March, expressed on Friday his preference for a luxurious trial and imprisonment in Cyprus. Mustafa expressed his desire to stand trial in Cyprus for committing the March 29 hijack of the EgyptAir flight during his cross-examination, […]

With the heatwave on, the beach may be the place to go but Nicosia – always the cultural destination – stays true to its capital aim of bringing us the best cultural experiences possible. One such experience on the schedule for next week is a group exhibition under the name Five Senses at the University […]

European Union leaders will meet without the British counterpart David Cameron on Wednesday to discuss the “divorce process” with London after Britons voted to leave the bloc, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday. The 28 EU national leaders will hold a two-day summit from Tuesday afternoon in Brussels. Prime Minister Cameron will brief […]

ARISTOS Socratous, the Limassolian pilot of the doomed March Flydubai crash in Russia three months ago, will finally be laid to rest on Wednesday. The funeral will take place at St Nicholas church in Limassol some three months after the fatal FZ 981 flight of a Boeing 737-800 on March 19, 2016. In all, 62 […]

BUSINESSMAN Phanos Kalopsidiotis, 51, a police officer and his wife, and a foreign national, were killed in what appears to be a gangland-related shootout on Thursday night in an Ayia Napa restaurant. Kalopsidiotis along with five other people, officer Elias Hadjiefthimiou, 46, his wife Skevi, 39, their two children, and police officer —  MMAD (rapid […]

ECONOMIST Marios Clerides said that the British referendum in which voters decided to leave the European Union was a blow for the EU, as well as its rules and its institutions. “The Brexit sent the message that member states can enter and leave the EU as they wish,” Clerides told the Cyprus Mail on Friday. […]

Pope Francis departed from his prepared text on Friday to use the word ‘genocide’ to describe the mass killings of Armenians in 1915, a description that infuriated Turkey when he said it a year ago. In an address to Armenia’s president and the diplomatic corps, Francis used the Armenian term ‘Metz Yeghern’ (the great evil), […]

Britain’s top shares index fell on Friday, led lower by banks and homebuilders, but staged a sharp recovery from its initial slump caused by the country’s decision to leave the European Union. The FTSE 100 index initially dived more than 8 per cent at the open, and was poised to post its sharpest one-day drop […]

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union strengthens the case for Catalonia to be allowed to seek independence from Spain, the head of the region’s government said on Friday. Joining other leaders of nationalist movements in Europe in welcoming the result of Thursday’s Brexit referendum, Carles Puigdemont said Britain’s ability to leave the EU without […]

President Barack Obama said on Friday the US relationship with both Britain and the European Union would endure in the wake of British voters’ decision to leave the EU. “The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision,” Obama said in a statement. “The United Kingdom and the European Union will […]

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will not harm the prestige of the world’s most popular domestic football competition, the Premier League said on Friday. Last season 432 European players were registered to play in the 20-team Premier League — with some of the continent’s biggest names plying their trade with England’s leading clubs. […]

Spain forward Nolito has a lot to learn if he ends up joining former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. Nolito, linked with the Premier League club in media reports, was caught by surprise when asked at Euro 2016 if he knew what Brexit was. “I think it’s a dance or maybe I’m wrong,” […]

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced the postponement of his much-anticipated re-match with Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko after the British boxer suffered an ankle sprain on a run. Fury was due to defend his WBA and WBO heavyweight crowns in against Klitschko in Manchester on July 9. A date for the rescheduled fight is yet […]

The European Central Bank said it is “closely monitoring” financial markets, which took a nosedive on Friday on news of the British referendum in which voters decided to leave the European Union. It is also in contact with other central banks, the bank supervisor said in a statement on its website on Friday. “The ECB […]

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday was at Nicosia general hospital visiting three people who were injured during the fire in the Solea area earlier this week. Speaking to reporters, Anastasiades said “the two are recovering and they are not facing any danger. One has been operated on and the other will undergo surgery in the […]

England captain Wayne Rooney has set his sights on winning the European Championship, buoyed by the belief that the gap between his team and Europe’s continental footballing elite has narrowed considerably in the past few years. Monday’s 0-0 draw with Slovakia ensured that England finished second in Group B behind Wales, potentially complicating their route […]

The chamber of commerce and industry (KEVE) expects negative effects on Cyprus by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, despite any corrections in the next few months. KEVE chairman Phidias Pilides said important sectors of the economy would be affected while Cyprus lost an ally in the EU in relation with negotiations on […]

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Southampton’s defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama on a five-year deal, the Premier League side said on Thursday. The move reunites the hard-tackling Kenyan with former Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino, the Argentine who took over at White Hart Lane in May 2014, as Spurs’ first signing of the close season. […]

Two members of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party submitted a motion of no confidence in their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, on Friday after the country voted to leave the European Union at a referendum – something Corbyn had campaigned against. The motion, submitted by lawmaker Margaret Hodge and backed by colleague Ann Coffey, calls for a […]

Shares at the Cyprus stock exchange took a plunge on Friday on news of the outcome on the British referendum in which British voters decided to leave the European Union. The stock of Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, opened at €0.148 and fell as low as €0.144 intraday, before it recovered at €0.148, […]