Новости за 18.03.2017

An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck some 45 km northwest of Paphos at approximately 8.15 on Saturday night. The earthquake that was registered at about 670 km depth was felt in the Paphos and Nicosia districts. No injuries or damages were reported.

By Ian Chadband Chelsea continued their seemingly irresistible surge towards regaining the Premier League title as a late Gary Cahill goal saw them eke out a 2-1 win at Stoke City and move 13 points clear of their pursuers on Saturday. The latest triumph for Antonio Conte’s unstoppable charges came after London rivals Arsenal’s season continued […]

It may be hard to believe when you think just how long ago many of us started adorning (or mutilating) our bodies with tattoos that the International Tattoo Convention Cyprus has only been going for four years. Not surprisingly, it is always well attended. The convention, which will take place from March 31 until April […]

The departures area at Larnaca airport was evacuated on Saturday night after a suspect item was reported to the police. However two hours after people had been herded out police explosive experts discovered that the suspicious black box that sparked the incident contained a pillow. Hermes Airport tweeted a few minutes ago… Larnaka Airport operation […]

Werder Bremen’s Austrian trio scored all three goals as the hosts stunned second-placed RB Leipzig 3-0 on Saturday to continue their sensational recovery with their fourth win in five matches. Zlatko Junuzovic was on target in the 34th minute and set up fellow countryman Florian Grillitsch with a well-studied free kick move just before the […]

Last week’s unannounced dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was not the only contact Disy leader Averof Neophytou has had, and he will continue his efforts to help revive the dialogue between the two communities, he said on Saturday. Following a barrage of criticism from opposition parties and part of the press since Friday, […]

An elderly couple were injured in a car crash on Friday evening and were admitted for treatment at Larnaca general hospital, police said on Saturday. According to a police report, a car driven by an 80-year-old man, with his 78-year-old wife in the passenger seat, cut up another car, driven by a 19-year-old, in Stratigou […]

A vibrant Scotland side ran in four tries to crush Italy 29-0 and give departing coach Vern Cotter a fitting send-off in their final Six Nations match at Murrayfield on Saturday. Flyhalf Finn Russell, replacement centre Matt Scott and wingers Tim Visser and Tommy Seymour scored tries as the Scots earned a bonus-point win and […]

By Elisabeth O’Leary A continued refusal by Britain’s prime minister to discuss an independence referendum authorised by the Scottish parliament would “shatter beyond repair” the United Kingdom’s constitutional structure, Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish National Party on Saturday, according to her speech released earlier. Sturgeon will press on with plans to hold a new Scottish […]

Two headers by Craig Dawson and a Hal Robson-Kanu strike lifted West Bromwich Albion to a 3-1 win over Arsenal and piled more misery on their manager Arsene Wenger after a pulsating Premier League clash on Saturday. The result left Arsenal, still reeling from a 10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16, in […]

Health minister Giorgos Pamboridis kicked off the 17th annual Love March in support of children battling cancer, as well as their families on Saturday, joining in the event on his motorcycle. Addressing the organisers and participants, the health minister congratulated the One Dream, One Wish foundation for their initiative, and motorcyclists for dedicating five days […]

GERMAN Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel published on Saturday that Turkey has never been less likely to join the European Union than now, as relations between Ankara and Berlin hit a low point. “Today Turkey is definitely further away from becoming a member of the European Union […]

By Ellen Francis REBELS and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and a Reuters witness said, under a Russian-backed deal with the government expected to be among the largest evacuations of its kind. The agreement underlines Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s upper hand in the […]

The Maronites of occupied Ayia Marina will soon be free to return to their village, which is currently a military base, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said during a visit at the village on Thursday, it emerged on Saturday. According to local daily Politis, Turkish Cypriot former village residents, who joined Akinci on the visit, […]

By Aaron Ross GOVERNMENT forces have targeted civilians, including women and children, resulting in numerous deaths in central Congo this week and are restricting United Nations peacekeepers’ access to the area, the country’s U.N. mission said on Saturday. Amid mounting accusations of violence against civilians, Congolese authorities on Saturday announced they had charged seven soldiers […]

The upgrade of Cyprus’ rating by Standard and Poor’s constitutes a reaffirmation of the economy’s growth prospects, as well as the stable and sustainable course of public finances, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Saturday. A year after Cyprus exited a three-year economic adjustment programme attached to a €10-billion bailout by international creditors, S&P upgraded […]

KESHAV Maharaj took career best figures of 6-40 as South Africa romped to an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand on the extended third day of the second test on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Hashim Amla and JP Duminy guided the tourists to victory in an additional 30 minutes of […]

The European Capital of Culture Pafos2017 events continue with a musical performance, Kirana, by children from the Paphos Music School tonight and the opening of the exhibition Room in a Wall on Wednesday. The musical performance is part of a collaboration between European Capitals of Culture Pafos2017 and Valletta2018 in an attempt to bring the […]

France’s Constitutional Council validated on Saturday eleven candidates to run in the first round of the French presidential elections on April 23. The candidates, announced by the council’s president Laurent Fabius, include far-right leader Marine Le Pen, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and conservative Francois Fillon. The top two will qualify for a run-off on May […]

A father and son were remanded for six days by Larnaca District Court on Saturday after being detained overnight by police in connection with possession of drugs with intent to sell, police said. According to a police report, shortly before 7pm on Friday, members of the drug squad stopped a car with father, 51, and […]

Where do you live? Paphos, with my wife Christine and youngest daughter Melissa Best childhood memory? Summer holidays and while staying on a farm in South Wales aged 13 assisting in the birth of a breech baby calf Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? Kohi nor Indian restaurant Paphos. The hotter the curry the […]

President Nicos Anastasiades kicked off the 11th Opap Limassol-GSO marathon on Saturday, which he said is one of the most renowned and successful marathons in the world. The island’s single largest athletics event, the marathon for the first time spans two days. Addressing the runners and spectators, Anastasiades said that “in a spirit of sportsmanship, […]

Security forces shot dead a man who seized a soldier’s gun at Paris Orly airport on Saturday and a police officer was shot and injured in a separate incident north of the French capital, the French Interior Ministry said. A bomb sweep took place at the airport to make sure the dead man was not […]

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that in his upcoming meeting with the UN Secretary General, in New York he will express the will of the Greek Cypriot side to continue the dialogue on the Cyprus problem, for the interruption of which it is not responsible. Speaking to reporters in Limassol, the President said at […]

Police are investigating a case of arson by minors who pushed a parked van into a fire early on Saturday morning in Limassol, a fire service report said. According to the fire service, the van had been parked near the spot where a group of teenagers had piled up wood and started a fire, when, […]