Новости за 11.07.2016

President Nicos Anastasiades and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurated the UAE embassy in Nicosia on Monday night. “The opening of the embassy signals a new chapter in our relations, one that will certainly facilitate the expansion of the cooperation and interaction between our governments, our institutions and our societies,” the […]

This year marks 25 years since the death of Greek musician and composer Dimitris Lagios. In order to celebrate his life and his work – which have sometimes been neglected – Greek singer Georgos Dalaras and others will perform a tribute concert on Saturday at the Skouriotissa mine in Nicosia. During his 39 years, Lagios […]

The US military veteran who fatally shot five Dallas police officers in a racially motivated attack last week asked negotiators how many people he had shot and told them he wanted to kill more, the city’s police chief said on Monday. Explosives found at the home of gunman Micah Johnson suggested he had been plotting […]

A 42-year-old man from Ukraine was found dead on Monday in his Paphos apartment. According to police reports, the 42-year-old was found just after midday in his apartment, in the Paphos Technical School area. It is believed that he died from a pathological condition, police said, as he bears no external injuries. A post-mortem will […]

Greece’s central bank maintains a forecast of a mild 0.3 per cent contraction in output this year as the government has proposed a further easing of capital controls in the country, Central Bank Governor Yiannis Stournaras said on Monday. Stournaras told parliament there were growing indications a recession in the country was bottoming out, but […]

  Lawmakers on Monday again failed to find common ground on a new regime governing Immovable Property Tax (IPT), as a result of which the fate of a government bill on the matter will be decided during this Thursday’s House plenum. Ruling DISY is proposing a 75 per cent discount on payable IPT for this […]

David Cameron said he would resign as prime minister on Wednesday, paving the way for home secretary Theresa May to take over the job the same day. Cameron said he expected to chair his last cabinet meeting on Tuesday and then take questions in parliament for around 30 minutes from 1100 GMT on Wednesday. “After […]

The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State (IS) by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on Mosul, the militants’ largest stronghold, later this year. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the announcement on Monday during a visit to Baghdad where he met US commanders […]

Attorney-general (AG) Costas Clerides told lawmakers on Monday that his office, as well as judges, should be exempt from the provisions of government legislation that aims to contain the public payroll. The government bill intends to “keep the public payroll within a reasonable budgetary framework,” for example by linking wage hikes to increases in GDP. […]

Opposition DIKO on Monday unveiled its own proposal for rationalising the practice of multiple pensions paid out to state officials, which has now been linked to the Immovable Property Tax (IPT) debate, but it only served to muddle matters further. Under a bill tabled by DIKO leader and MP Nicolas Papadopoulos, where a state official […]

Cyprus will respond in writing to controversial comments made in advance copies of two UN reports to ensure the final draft “records the actual state of affairs”, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Monday. One of the reports concerned the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate and the other the UN Secretary General’s Good Offices Mission, a […]

President Nicos Anastasiades and his Greek counterpart, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, attended on Monday the twinning ceremony of the Greek and Cyprus charity ‘Hope’ which helps children with cancer. “The impossible can become possible as long as you believe in it and fight,” President Anastasiades said, quoting Greek philanthropist Marianna Vardinoyannis’ who was also at the ceremony […]

Thousands of Muslim Bosniaks paid respect to 127 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre buried in individual graves on Monday in a ceremony avoided by Serbs after survivors said they were not welcome because they denied genocide had occurred. Nationalist Bosnian Serb forces led by General Ratko Mladic executed 8,000 Bosniak men and boys after […]

Threats of airport strikes during the busy summer season have abated as the unions representing airport workers announced on Monday that they had accepted labour ministry proposals. The breakthrough came following a meeting of representatives of Larnaca and Paphos airport staff which took place earlier in the day. The unions of SEK, PEO and DEOK […]

The expanded European Football Championship format with 24 teams in the finals instead of 16 contributed to fairytale runs by so-called minnows at Euro 2016 but also helped Portugal lift their first major trophy. The new formula introduces an extra knockout stage, the round of 16, with the top two teams in each of the […]

  The government will by Wednesday announce the names of the new board members of semi-governmental organisations (SGOs), government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Monday following a meeting of the cabinet. A preliminary list of the names had been drafted, with the final decision to be taken by or on Wednesday during a cabinet session […]

A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said on Monday they would seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. for alleged complicity, as part of a suit filed in the United States against the social media giant. The plaintiffs, relatives of four Israeli-US dual nationals and one visiting US citizen who […]

Police arrested a 14-year-old boy who was found in possession of a stolen motorbike, early Sunday. At around 4.15am Omorphita police on patrol in the Kaimakli area approach five youngsters they noticed in a petrol station to ask if there was any problem. On spotting the officers, the five fled in different directions on three […]

The first findings by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on the economics of a Cyprus settlement say single and coordinated management, as well as incentives to attract investments were essential to avoid adverse consequences on both the economy as a whole and the constituent states. President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot […]

Mosaics from the second century AD which may depict the Labours of Hercules, have been uncovered in Larnaca during roadworks and appear to be of mayor importance, Sigmalive reported on Monday. The mosaics which are reportedly in better condition than those at the Tombs of the Kings in Paphos are thought to have been inspired […]

Painter Jon Hicks will exhibit his latest paintings on canvas for three days, as of Friday, at Joep’s Gallery in Tala. Hicks, from Dorset, took up painting a few years after his retirement from accounting. He mainly paints using oils and acrylics on canvas, but has also used paper to create art works that bring […]

Interior minister Theresa May is set to become Britain’s first woman prime minister since Margaret Thatcher after her only rival abruptly quit the race on Monday, removing the need for a drawn-out leadership contest. May, 59, was left as the only candidate to succeed David Cameron, who announced he was stepping down after Britons voted […]

British opposition Labour lawmaker Angela Eagle launched her bid to take over the leadership of the party on Monday, saying current leader Jeremy Corbyn was not up to the task of defeating the ruling Conservatives. The challenge marks the latest in a struggle for control of Britain’s second-largest political party triggered by the June 23 […]

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, the UAE foreign minister hopes that during his official visit to Cyprus beginning Monday afternoon, a new bilateral agreement will be adopted. In an article on the occasion of his  visit, the minister said the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus had been close partners since the start of their bilateral relations […]

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative coalition will win enough seats to govern in its own right after a cliffhanger July 2 election, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) projections on Monday. Turnbull’s Liberal-Nationals are expected to win 76 seats, the minimum for a majority, while the opposition Labor party is predicted to win 69, […]