Новости за 16.02.2017

Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League campaign got off to a frustrating start as they were beaten 1-0 by mid-table Belgian outfit Gent in their last 32, first leg tie on Thursday despite fielding a strong side. Spurs, who have dropped into the competition from the Champions League, were off colour throughout the match and were undone […]

Roman Polanski’s legal team has launched a new bid to resolve the movie director’s 1977 rape case and allow him to return to the United States without serving any more jail time. Harland Braun, the Los Angeles attorney for the Oscar-winning director, said on Thursday that Polanski wishes to be able to travel freely and […]

US President Donald Trump will replace his executive order suspending travel from seven Muslim-majority countries “in the near future,” according to a Justice Department court filing on Thursday. Given the upcoming executive order, the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should not reconsider a ruling that suspended Trump‘s Jan 27 order. “In so doing, […]

AFTER being shut down following police raids in November, ‘casinos’ in Pyla have started operating again, but under different names, the Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris reported on Thursday. These casinos, disguised as internet cafes and bars, are said to have created a “serious disturbance” among the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of the village. […]

Curbing outdoor air pollution may help prevent 2.7 million premature births a year, a condition that threatens children’s lives and increases their risk of long-term physical and neurological problems, scientists said on Thursday. Fine particles in the air from diesel fumes, fires and other sources, may increase the risk of premature births – alongside other […]

CYPRUS supports involvement of Russian companies in its energy market, the Cypriot ambassador to Russia has said. Ambassador George Kasoulides told Sputnik: “As far as the energy sector is concerned…we are more than eager to have Russian involvement in those activities and we encourage Russian companies to compete for a fair share of the Cypriot […]

MAIN opposition Akel said on Thursday it was “saddened and alarmed” at the apparent crisis in reunification talks which flared up after parliament’s decision last week to commemorate the 1950 enosis (union with Greece) referendum. The development has led to a chilling of relations between the leaders of the two communities amid efforts to reach […]

THERE is no evidence to suggest that Cyprus might face a serious terrorist risk at present, police chief Zacharias Chrysostomou said on Thursday, following a police drill involving a hypothetical terrorist hit at The Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia. The drill, using the code name ‘Dimos 2017’, aimed at assessing the readiness and response levels, […]

THE state audit service will include an agreement between the Co-operative Central Bank (CCB) and Universal Life insurance company in its ongoing audit after the issue went to parliament because it appeared that the contract had been awarded to the highest bidder. Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides told the House watchdog committee that what was under scrutiny […]

EGYPTIAN hijacker Saif Eldin Mustafa’s habeas corpus appeal, by which he claimed being unlawfully detained after applying for political asylum, was rejected by the Supreme Court on Thursday. Mustafa’s extradition was requested by Egypt following his hijacking of EgyptAir’s flight 181 last March, which he diverted to Cyprus under threat of a vest of explosives, […]

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, police said, with local media reporting at least 25 people had been killed and dozens more wounded in the latest in a wave of bombings this week. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif immediately condemned the attack on Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town […]

US President Donald Trump’s defence secretary on Thursday said he did not see possible military collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to Moscow’s hopes to mend ties with Washington after Trump’s election. The remarks are perhaps the strongest indication yet from the Trump administration that prospects for any significant cooperation between the US and […]

A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 48 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this year. Islamic State, which is on the defensive after losing control of eastern Mosul to a US-backed Iraqi military offensive, claimed responsibility […]

Lorry drivers decided to continue refraining from delivering and picking up containers for three more days and, give Eurogate, the container cargo operator at the Limassol port, more time to prepare before they resume their service, a spokesman of Povek said. “We will go to the port again on Monday because the company said that […]

Lebanese Hezbollah said on Thursday the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had effectively signalled an end to peaceful negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. “After what came out after the meeting between Netanyahu and Trump, I am not exaggerating if I say that yesterday there was a […]

Snap Inc, owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, set a valuation of between $16.20bn and $18.52bn in its initial public offering, significantly below expectations. The company, which filed for an IPO earlier this month, was widely expected to be valued at between $20bn and $25bn, giving it the richest valuation in a US technology IPO since […]

France’s financial prosecutor said on Thursday she would pursue a probe into fake work allegations about presidential candidate Francois Fillon, dealing a new blow to the ex-prime minister’s faltering campaign. A three-week-old scandal over whether or not Fillon‘s wife worked for hundreds of thousands of euros in taxpayers’ money paid to her as a parliamentary […]

Auditor general Odysseas Michaelides said that Transport Minister Marios Demetriades largely ignored an advice of the Audit Office to include deterrent penalties and guarantees in the contracts for the commercialisation of the Limassol port, which may have averted the current chaos in the container business which threatens the economy. Michaelides, who was commenting on state […]

By Jeffrey Heller Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right political allies hailed on Thursday a shift in U.S. support for a Palestinian state and shrugged off a call by President Donald Trump to curb Israeli settlements on occupied land. In his first face-to-face meeting with Netanyahu as president, Trump on Wednesday dropped a U.S. commitment to […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday he intends to encourage co-hosting for the 2026 World Cup that could divide the tournament up between as many as four countries. “We will encourage co-hosting for the World Cup because we need FIFA to show we are reasonable and we have to think about sustainability long-term,” Infantino […]

A 62-year-old man died while trying to help out workers placing metal roofing materials on his three-storey house in Limassol, police said on Thursday. According police, Kyriacos Charalambous was killed when he lost his balance and fell about 10 metres to the ground. The incident, police said, took place shortly after 10am in Kato Polemidia. […]

The Piale Pasha road between Phinikoudes and Mackenzy Beach which, being sandwiched between Larnaca’s two busiest areas, continues to be a hotbed for reliable restaurants and taverns of various styles. Given the location, literally just a stone’s throw away from the sea and a prime fishing location, the overwhelming majority of establishments in the area […]

Frames Nicosia Espresso and Cocktails, is yet another new, all day lounge bar that’s recently opened in the capital, a movement that seems to define Nicosia’s burgeoning nightlife scene. Opened mid December, Frames is open nearly 24/7. It struck me as an odd place but it has been very popular since its launch, especially among […]

There are costs in delaying agreement on Greece’s bailout review, the European Commission’s vice president responsible for the euro Valdis Dombrovskis, was quoted as saying on Thursday, and a solution needs to be found swiftly. Inconclusive talks between Greece and its international creditors on economic reforms and debt relief have cast doubt over the future […]

New Mercedes Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas has no intention of playing second fiddle to team-mate Lewis Hamilton this season and believes he can emulate retired predecessor Nico Rosberg and beat the Briton. “I feel it is possible,” the 27-year-old Finn told Germany’s Sky Sports television. “Nico showed beating Lewis is possible. “I am not […]