Новости за 31.03.2017

Lawyers argued on Friday that an application relating to an appeal against the result of last December’s mayoral election in Limassol lacked specificity and should be rejected by the court. Limassol Mayor Nicos Nicolaides’ lawyer said the application to disclose election documents, including ballots, did not make any reference to any specific events, as the […]

In a plea bargain, the heads of Nicosia and Larnaca generals’ ear, nose, and throat clinics, doctors Yiannakis Kyamides and Dafnis Aristodemou, will plead guilty to a number of counts of bribe-taking and corruption, in exchange for the scrapping by the state of other charges Kyamides, who had been facing 188 counts in connection with […]

Turkish embassies on four continents submitted reports on alleged foreign-based opponents of President Tayyip Erdogan within a week of receiving a request from Ankara last September, according to documents released by an Austrian lawmaker. The papers made public by opposition Greens politician Peter Pilz suggested a wider intelligence network than has so far been revealed […]

Piano students, this is your chance to attend a masterclass with a very experienced and talented musician, when pianist Ivelina Ruseva will work with pianists as a group and on a one-to-one basis in Paphos. Ruseva, from Bulgaria, started piano lessons at the age of seven. Just three years later she was accepted at the […]

Potential economic cooperation between Cyprus and India were discussed on Friday between Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Mobashar Jawed Akbar who was on a visit to the island. Cyprus is already the 8th biggest investor in India, with a cumulative foreign investment of more than USD$9bn the two […]

Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aleksey Meshkov on Friday reiterated Moscow’s firm support for Cyprus negotiations in Cyprus. He was speaking after a meeting, at the foreign ministry in Nicosia, with Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Alexandros Zenon. Meshkov said that Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has always taken into consideration the […]

Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos and the Greens’ Giorgos Perdikis agreed that the two parties share views on the main issues and want to join forces ahead of next year’s presidential election, it was announced on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the two parties’ delegations, Papadopoulos said Diko desires and pursues cooperation with the Green […]

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed and alarmed by Israel‘s decision to build a new settlement on land the Palestinians seek for a state, his spokesman said on Friday. Israel‘s security cabinet on Thursday approved the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister […]

The European Union on Friday offered Spain a veto right over the future relationship between Gibraltar and the EU after Britain leaves the bloc, a move that could smooth Brexit talks but also dash Gibraltar’s hopes to win a special status. The future of Gibraltar, a rocky British enclave on Spain’s southern tip, is set […]

Venezuela’s powerful attorney general on Friday rebuked the judiciary’s takeover of congress, breaking ranks with President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government as protests and international condemnation grew. “It constitutes a rupture of the constitutional order. It’s my obligation to express my great concern to the country,” said Luisa Ortega, usually considered a key ally of the […]

Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis will depart for Tel Aviv on Sunday where he will participate in a meeting with energy ministers from Greece, Israel and Italy about the EastMed gas pipeline on Monday morning. The meeting, which will conclude with a joint press conference will be held in the presence of the European Commissioner for […]

The health ministry said on Friday that there was no need to worry about the current increase in measles cases in Europe. “So far there are no cases of measles, and the vaccination coverage of children in Cyprus are quite satisfactory,” the ministry’s announcement said. The ministry stressed the importance of a timely and comprehensive […]

Videos showing Mexico City subway riders reacting to close-ups of men’s’ buttocks and subway seats with moulded penises were part of a bold advertising campaign launched recently by UN Women, an arm of the United Nations. The videos have been on YouTube since March 20, but it was only this week that UN Women issued […]

US President Donald Trump on Friday backed a decision by his former national security adviser to seek immunity in congressional probes of possible ties between his campaign and Russia, but there was no immediate sign that the request would be granted. Retired General Michael Flynn, who resigned only 24 days after becoming national security adviser, […]

The finance ministry said that it generated a budget surplus of €133m on a cash basis in the first two months of the year compared to a surplus of €38.6m in the respective period of 2016. The improved fiscal results are mainly on an €84m increase in total revenue to €1.1bn in January to February […]

Germany said on Friday that Nato’s agreed target spend of two percent of members’ yearly economic output was neither “reachable nor desirable” countering a call by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for all allies to comply and quickly. The United States provides nearly 70 per cent of Nato’s budget and is demanding that Nato […]

The UK will work closely with Cyprus as with the rest of the EU member states as part of negotiations to leave the bloc while protecting common values, British High Commissioner to Cyprus Matthew Kidd said on Friday. Two days ago, the UK triggered Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, to leave the club […]

Manchester United defenders Chris Smalling and Phil Jones sustained long-term injuries while on international duty with England, manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday. Smalling was photographed wearing a leg brace on Monday after suffering his third injury of the campaign. Jones has a toe problem. “They are long-term injuries,” Mourinho told reporters. United will be […]

THE second part of the twinning of Paphos with Herzliya took place successfully in Israel on Thursday evening. The event took place in the presence of Undersecretary to the President, Constantinos Petrides, the Israeli Tourism Minister, officials and numerous citizens. Speaking at the official ceremony, the Mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos, stated that the relationship […]

Google dominates the world of search. No surprises there, of course. But as our infographic below shows, the scale of its dominance varies according to device. On desktop, Google enjoys a global market share of 80.5 percent. Moving on to mobile this jumps to 95.9 percent but you really hit ‘peak Google’ when looking at […]

‘Let’s Talk’, WHO says, as depression rates rise 18 percent in a decade Depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, with more than 300 million people suffering. Rates of depression have risen by more than 18 percent since 2005, but a lack […]

British monthly magazine DJ Mag this week voted Guaba Beach Bar in Limassol the 19th best club in the world and 3rd best beach bar in the world for 2017. Almost half a million voters deemed Cyprus the third best beach bar after Papaya in Croatia and Cavo Paradiso in Greece. The popular bar which […]

The British government on Friday donated €124,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) and granted access to its archives for the period between 1963 and 1974 to assist in the committee’s task of locating burial sites. The donation was made by the UK High Commissioner to Cyprus, Matthew Kidd, who visited  the committee’s premises. […]

Premier League Stoke City support forward Saido Berahino’s claim that his eight-week drugs ban was a result of a spiked drink, manager Mark Hughes said. Berahino served the ban earlier this season for failing a drugs test while at former club West Bromwich Albion. The former England under-21 striker told the BBC this week that […]

Banking giant HSBC announced on Friday that it is introducing a range of gender neutral titles for transgender customers and others who do not identify as male or female. The process for people wishing to change their gender on their bank account has also been simplified, the bank said in a statement on Transgender Day […]