Новости за 23.12.2016

The aim was to achieve as much progress as possible in the reunification negotiations ahead of crucial talks in Switzerland, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday. “Such a development will be helpful in getting a successful result in Geneva,” he said. Christodoulides said any matters not agreed during the two sides’ meetings on the […]

Instead of Turkish Cypriots being kept isolated during football matches in the south for security reasons, there could be more police presence or stewards to ensure their safety, Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou said in a report. The report was prompted by complaints after a group of Turkish Cypriot football fans who had bought tickets to the Cypriot national team’s match […]

Seven of the 20 registered voters of Anadiou handed their voting booklets in protest over the decision of the chief returning officer for a repeat vote on Saturday following the tie between the two candidates running as community leaders, the Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou said on Friday. According to Lambrou, of the 20 registered […]

A record 5,000 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year, following two shipwrecks on Thursday in which some 100 people, mainly West Africans, were feared dead, aid agencies said on Friday. Two overcrowded inflatable dinghies capsized in the Strait of Sicily after leaving Libya for Italy, the International Organisation for Migration […]

There are only a few days left before 2017 and most of us are thinking about how we can make this new year better. To help us make our New Year’s resolutions by acknowledging our past achievements and empowering ourselves with the strength for things to come, the Women’s Circle Cyprus event is set for […]

By Tahsin Eroglu Air pollution caused from a fire in the ‘state’ lab in Nicosia in the north on Thursday night was dispersed due to rain and winds and it is no longer a threat to human health, authorities of the breakaway regime said on Friday. A warning was issued on Thursday night in the […]

Moscow regards the existing system of guarantees in Cyprus as an anachronism and believes that a modern independent state does not need external guarantors, the government said on Friday. “The most effective guarantees during the transitional period could, in Moscow’s opinion, be security guarantees provided by the UN Security Council,” according to a written statement […]

US President-elect Donald Trump sowed more doubt about his position on nuclear proliferation on Friday, reportedly welcoming an arms race even as his spokesman insisted that an atomic weapons build-up was not likely to happen. Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, caused alarm on Thursday on Twitter, saying the United States “must greatly strengthen […]

A 41-year-old male teacher has been sentenced to five months in prison after being found guilty of hitting a 10-year-old pupil, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on November 27 at the Sotira elementary school in the Famagusta district. Due to the beating, the child suffered multiple fractures to his nose. The 41-year-old teacher, […]

Ryanair announced on Friday a new summer route from Paphos to Tel Aviv, with a daily service beginning in March. The announcement was welcomed by the Paphos tourism board (Etap) that said that this was the result of “years of efforts”. The daily flights between Paphos and Israel will commence on March 28 until October, […]

A pay machine that was stolen from a Paphos petrol station early Thursday and the mini bus used to transport it were located in Yeroskipou on Friday. The vehicle and the pay machine were located near the water park in Yeroskipou, police said. The pay machine was stolen from a Paphos petrol station, early Thursday […]

National Guard conscripts serving their mandatory army time will be relieved of kitchen duties and diverted to operational needs early in 2017, according to defence ministry planning. Traditionally, among their normal duties like standing guard and undergoing combat training, some conscripts are assigned non-military duties, including preparing and cooking meals for their unit. According to […]

The U.N. Security Council will vote on Friday on a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, a day after Egypt withdrew the measure under pressure from Israel and US President-elect Donald Trump. New Zealand, Malaysia, Venezuela and Senegal, who were co-sponsors of the draft resolution, have requested the vote, which diplomats said was likely […]

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Attorney-general Costas Clerides has expressed his opposition to resorting to draw to resolve a possible deadlock in a future federal court that will be set up in the event of a Cyprus settlement. Clerides, who was speaking at an event on Thursday evening organised at the University of Cyprus by non-governmental organisation `Oxygono`, said that that would […]

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said on Friday she would do everything she could to return to tennis after suffering a hand injury in a knife attack that will keep her out of the sport for at least six months. Kvitova was wounded on Tuesday when she fought off an intruder at her home in […]

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had all agreed that the Kazakh capital of Astana should be the venue for new Syrian peace talks. Russia, Iran and Turkey held talks in Moscow on Tuesday after which they said they were ready to help broker a Syrian […]

Louis Plc said that it posted a loss of €111.3m in the financial year that ended in Decmeber 2015, mainly on €106m in provisions booked following a restructuring agreement struck with its banks. The hotel and cruise-ship operator, which was commenting on Friday in a statement on the website of the Cyprus Stock Exchange, said […]

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and RCB Bank on Friday signed the first European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) agreement in Cyprus, which will provide €10m to innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under the new agreement, RCB will provide attractive loans to innovative SMEs and mid-caps over the next two years. The EFSI is […]

MTN, with its innovative Christmas game “Oh Yello Trees!”, gets its friends into the Christmas spirit and at the same motivates them to support the reforestation of the Solea area that has been adversely affected by the disastrous fires that occurred last  summer. “Oh Yellow Trees!” is an app created by MTN in its page […]

The European Commission delivered equipment worth €1.8mln for the establishment of an animal by-products management system to improve public and animal health in the northern part of Cyprus, it was announced on Friday. The equipment, provided by the European Commission, includes incinerators, specialized trucks, refrigerated containers, forklifts, loaders, and skips. It is for the safe […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the Premier League not to underestimate the enormous spending power of Chinese football after the Asian country secured another high-profile signing on Friday. Wenger joins Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte in expressing concern that a growing number of players could be lured to the Far East by the riches on […]

Vladimir Putin praised US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, saying he had his finger on the pulse of US society, and launched a scathing attack on the Democrats, saying they had forgotten the meaning of their own name and were sore losers. Speaking at his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia’s president said that only […]

The finance ministry said that it intends to issue by the end of 2016 a decree defining the obligations of multinational enterprises on the “country-by-country” reports. The issuance of the decree, which will apply to multinational entities with a consolidated annual turnover in excess of €750m, results from Cyprus’s obligations following the signing of multilateral […]

The Central Bank of Cyprus said that it does not expect the decision of British voters to leave the European Union will have a “significant impact” on Cyprus’s economy. Any effect will be “slightly negative and manageable” in the short term, the CBC said in its December economic bulletin. Still, individual sectors, such as the […]