Новости за 06.02.2017

The speaker of Britain’s lower house of parliament said on Monday he would not support any plans for U.S. President Donald Trump to address parliament during a state visit planned for later this year, citing Trump’s temporary immigration ban as a factor. More than 1.8 million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for […]

Russia will remain suspended from international athletics and is unlikely to be reinstated before November, the sport’s governing body (IAAF) said on Monday. Rune Anderson, head of an IAAF task force, said Russia had been presented with a list of demands before it could be allowed to compete again. He told reporters he did not […]

A 32-year-old woman and her 34-year-old partner, both from Paphos, were arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of the former’s nine-year-old daughter. The pair was arrested following a report by a social welfare official that the mother had been turning a blind eye while her current and her previous partner were […]

CUSTOMS clearers announced on Monday that that they would go on a 24-hour work stoppage on Tuesday at the Limassol port over their discontent with the new procedures introduced which cause delays and make their job more difficult, they said. The strike will begin at 8am outside the container terminal at Limassol Port. The head […]

  Important convergences have been achieved in the chapters of governance and power sharing as regards the settlement talks Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said in a letter to ‘House speaker’ Sibel Siber, it was reported on Monday. The content of the letter – a detailed report of what has been achieved so far in […]

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has no problems being one of the most fouled players in English football’s top flight as the physical aspect of the game, he says, brings out the best in him. Hazard has been at the heart of Chelsea’s rise to the top of the table, having scored 10 goals and provided […]

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is refusing to rest on his laurels after becoming the oldest player to net 15 goals in a Premier League season when he scored in Sunday’s 3-0 win at Leicester City. The 35-year-old has shrugged off suggestions he may struggle to adapt to the pace and intensity of the English […]

THE Israeli market is being actively targeted as part of an ongoing tourism plan to encourage travellers between Paphos and Tel Aviv in 2017. According to the Paphos regional board of tourism encouraging figures from 2016 have shown a steady increase in visitor numbers from Israel and this is something that will now be further […]

Striker Sergio Aguero says he is eager to win back his place in Manchester City’s starting line-up and it will be up to the Premier League club to decide whether to keep him once the season ends. Aguero, who is the club’s top scorer with 18 goals in 26 games this campaign, was left out […]

Despite agreement with civil servants’ union Pasydy on an extension of the hiring freeze in the public sector, unveiled earlier in the day, the government announced the exemption of 420 teaching jobs on Monday. According to a statement, the cabinet on Monday approved the lifting of the hiring freeze on 420 teaching jobs, thus concluding […]

The House interior committee on Monday continued discussion of a government bill which, if enacted into law as is, would force all private-sector foundations and clubs to register with the government and to submit audited accounts. Opposition to the bill’s provisions is coming from the Nicosia Race Club, which wants to be exempted from the […]

State-owned energy giant Qatar Petroleum (QP) is exploring oil and gas in Morocco and Cyprus as it aims to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets abroad while trimming costs at home, chief executive Saad al-Kaabi said on Monday. “You will see us going internationally with some of the partners we have in Qatar, this year […]

Police on Monday confirmed the fire that broke out on Saturday night at the Ayios Ioannis old-people’s home in Kolossi and which led to the death of a 58-year-old man, was set by the victim, who had made similar attempts in the past. The 58-year-old, who was suffering from psychological problems, was burnt to death […]

The Cyprus Contemporary Film Centre will begin its first thematic month with an honorary cinema tribute to one of the most celebrated Soviet Film Directors, Andrei Tarkovsky on Friday. The tribute will take place at the ARTos foundation where the film Mirror will be screened. The history, drama, is about dying man in his forties […]

By Tahsin Eroglu and Stelios Orphanides The occupancy rate of hotels operating in the Turkish held area of Cyprus fell by 0.4 per cent in 2016 to 48.4 per cent amid rising bed capacity and an increase in overnight stays, the Turkish Cypriot Kibris newspaper reported on Monday. Last year, the overall bed capacity of […]

Syrian government forces advanced on the northern Islamic State-held city of al-Bab on Monday, cutting off the last supply route that connects it to militant strongholds further east towards Iraq, a monitor said. Islamic State militants in the area are now effectively surrounded by the army from the south and by Turkish-backed rebels from the […]

Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said the situation at Limassol port had eased a week after EuroGate took over the responsibility for the container cargo from the Cyprus Ports Authority, and it was only a matter of days before the quality of service returns to desired standards, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Monday. Demetriades was […]

Joost van der Westhuizen, the scrumhalf for the South African side that triumphed at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, died on Monday at age 45 after a long battle with motor neurone disease, his charitable foundation said. Hailed as one of South Africa’s greatest, Van der Westhuizen played 89 Tests between 1993 and 2003 and […]

Seven per cent of Catholic priests working in Australia between 1950 and 2010 were accused of child sex crimes but few were pursued, Church data showed on Monday, as hearings began over allegations dating back decades. Last year, Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, said the Church had made “enormous mistakes” and “catastrophic” choices […]

A large-scale four-day firefighting and rescue drill at the Larnaca airport was kicked off on Monday by the Fire Service. The drill, which is scheduled to last until Thursday, is being conducted at the Fire Service’s designated drilling area within the airport. Larnaca district fire station chief Stelios Stylianou said the drill “is being conducted […]

A teenager who suffered from mental health issues pleaded guilty on Monday to killing a US tourist during a stabbing rampage in London last August. Zakaria Bulhan, 19, a Norwegian of Somali origin who was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, killed retired teacher Darlene Horton, 64, and wounded five others during the knife attack in London’s […]

Building permits rose in January to November 2016 an annual 17 per cent in terms of construction area and 12 per cent in terms of value to 933,771 square meters and €1bn respectively, the statistical service said. The increase was mainly on an annual 20 per cent increase in the construction area of building permits […]

A group of migrants and refugees on Monday blocked a Greek minister from entering the former Athens airport terminal, where they have been stranded for months, in a protest against their living conditions. Dozens of protesters, among them many children, rallied outside a gate chanting “Go, Go!” and “Liar!” to Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas. One […]

Britain reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals in bizarre circumstances on Sunday when Canadian Denis Shapovalov defaulted for inadvertently blasting a ball into the umpire’s face. Shapovalov, 17, had lost the first two sets against Kyle Edmund in the fifth and deciding rubber when he hammered the ball away in a fit of rage at 2-1 […]

The African Nations Cup in Gabon will be remembered for delivering an inspiring success story culminating with Cameroon’s brilliant come-from-behind victory over Egypt to claim a fifth title in Libreville. The dramatic return of the Indomitable Lions to the summit of the African game came against expectation, achieved with a squad of little experience after […]