Новости за 08.01.2017

Greek police have arrested a 29-year-old Cypriot woman on Europol’s ‘most wanted’ list, and two other people, in connection with a hit-and-run nine years ago in Limassol in which a 17-year-old motorcyclist was killed when her car slammed into him at an intersection. She fled the scene but was chased down by a motorist who […]

By Steve Tongue Fourth-tier Plymouth Argyle shut up shop and kept the door firmly closed to earn a 0-0 draw away to Liverpool’s youngest ever starting XI in Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at Anfield while Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur both won. Determined defending and unstinting effort kept League Two Plymouth in the game […]

Animal welfare groups and the state veterinary services hope 2017 will be the year glaring loopholes over the import of wild animals will be closed   A long overdue amendment to the animal welfare law which aims to stop the import and sale of exotic and wild animals as pets is due before parliament this […]

Scores of people were attending a bicommual event on Sunday evening in the north of Nicosia in support of the Cyprus talks due to begin in Geneva. Local media outlets from both sides of the divide – Politis, Yeni Duzen, and Kanal Sim are organising the event at the Old Market – Bandabuliya – in […]

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died on Sunday at the age of 82, state media reported, a big blow to moderates and reformists deprived now of their most influential supporter in the Islamic establishment. “Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani was taken to hospital after heart attack and more than an hour long efforts by doctors to […]

Two senior Republican senators urged President-elect Donald Trump to punish Russia in response to U.S. intelligence agencies’ assessment that President Vladimir Putin personally directed efforts aimed at influencing the outcome of the November election. In a joint appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain said evidence was […]

North Korea said on Sunday it can test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying the United States’ hostile policy was to blame for its arms development. Kim said on Jan. 1 that his nuclear-capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile […]

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women have sent the two leaders, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, a declaration expressing their full support for the peace process and the forthcoming phase of negotiations in Geneva and demanding that women be included in the negotiations post-solution. According to an announcement, following the ‘Pathways […]

The Israeli ambassador in London has apologised after a member of his staff was caught on camera saying he wanted to “take down” British Foreign Office Minister Alan Duncan, a high-profile UK government supporter of a Palestinian state. Shai Masot, a senior political officer at the embassy, was secretly filmed discussing British lawmakers by broadcaster […]

A truck rammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem on a popular promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday, killing three and  injuring at least 15 people, police and the ambulance service said, calling it a deliberate attack. “It is a terrorist attack, a ramming attack,” a police spokeswoman said on Israel Radio, which […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would set out her strategy, including how she will try to get the right Brexit deal, over the coming weeks, denying suggestions her plans were “muddled”. Speaking to Sky News television, May sidestepped questions on whether she would prioritise curbing immigration from the European Union over […]

The Infiniti QX50 Concept, which makes its global premiere at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, showcases the brand’s vision for a next-generation mid-size premium SUV. An evolution of the 2016 QX Sport Inspiration, the QX50 Concept shows how the design of its conceptual forebear could be adapted for a future production […]

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Sunday she knew little of Britain’s plan to leave the European Union, a situation that was “unacceptable” six months after the Brexit vote. Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party which campaigned to remain in the bloc, told the BBC that the British government needed to compromise […]

GREAT swathes of Paphos remain under construction ahead of the town’s official cultural capital ceremony which will take place later this month. The cultural capital programme will officially begin on January 21 in Aarhus, while the opening ceremony for Pafos2017 will take place on January 28. Paphos Mayor, Phedonas Phedonos, has assured that all of […]

Police will begin a week-long speeding campaign as of Monday, they said. In an announcement, the force said that excessive speed was one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. “For this reason and in order to raise awareness of drivers, police will conduct a nationwide speed enforcement campaign,” it said. The campaign will […]

Britain’s three quoted major supermarkets are expected to report this week that they enjoyed solid Christmas trading, though investor concern about a potential squeeze on consumer spending in 2017 means the focus is on their outlooks. Shares in market leader Tesco and Morrisons , the UK’s fourth biggest grocer, soared 38 percent and 55 percent […]

Due to heavy snowfall in the Troodos region, the roads Platres-Troodos, Prodromos-Troodos and Karvounas-Troodos are closed to all vehicles, police said on Sunday. At the same time, Prodromos-Pedoulas, Prodromos-Platres, Pinewood-Kakopetria, Lazanias-Machairas and Machairas-Kionia are open only to vehicles equipped with snow chains or four-wheel drive. The Gouri-Machairas road has become dangerous due to landslides, police […]

President Nicos Anastasiades and his delegation, party leaders and members of the press left Cyprus on a charter flight for Geneva on early on Sunday for Geneva, with the president saying he was going to Switzerland with hope. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci had to alter his travel plans somewhat but left for Geneva around […]

A 69-year-old man from Meniko village died late Saturday at the Nicosia general hospital from injuries he sustained in a car accident on January 5 police said on Sunday. The accident happened at around 6.15pm last Thursday on Denia Street, Akkaki when Yiannakis Ioannou lost control of his car and ended up injured in a […]

A suicide car bomb blast claimed by Islamic State killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 50 others at a vegetable market in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said. The attacker drove the car through a gate to the market in the mainly Shi’ite district of Jamila, and detonated the […]

Just before the start of the Geneva negotiations on the Cyprus problem, we asked a selection of people in the northern half of Nicosia what they think should happen if the negotiations should fail. Specifically, should Turkey then intervene and annex north Cyprus? Their responses ranged from heated declarations of independence to statements of support […]

Arsenal were again indebted to Olivier Giroud after the Frenchman’s 89th-minute strike secured a 2-1 victory at second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Giroud has now scored four goals in his last four games including a late winner at West Bromwich Albion, an equaliser against Bournemouth in midweek and […]

THE TWO Cypriot leaders and their extended delegations leave for Geneva today for crucial week-long talks on territory, security and guarantees and though international players are expressing optimism for a breakthrough, some tensions between the two sides linger under the surface. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who met with both the Greek and Turkish foreign […]

ONE OF the most popular clichés used by our politicians, in the never-ending Cyprus problem exchanges, has been “the key to a solution is in Ankara.” While nobody could dispute this assertion – any settlement would be subject to the approval of Turkey before it would be finalised – it has also served as an […]

WE WOULD like to start off 2017 by wishing everyone a happy new year, even though before its first week was over it had already spread serious unhappiness among those who had been staying awake at night worrying about the prospect of the Cyprus Republic not being represented at the Geneva conference. After giving public […]