Новости за 10.04.2017

Teenager turf wars over prized pieces of wood for the Easter bonfire or lambradjia are commonplace, but a particularly vicious one in Nicosia over the weekend caused trees to catch fire and diverted traffic on a busy road, an eye witness said. The trouble started a few nights ago when groups of youngsters were fighting […]

  Neither the two leaders nor the UN wants arbitration as a means to moving the talks forward, UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said on Monday, the eve of the resumption of talks which had been stalled for the past eight weeks. Arbitration fears were sparked at the weekend when Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa […]

The Nocturne Art House and Gallery will continue to showcase the art works of the group exhibition entitled Prima Materia until Friday for those who haven’t had a chance to take a look. The art house, which is the principle studio of artist Paul Timms, is currently home to a collection of work which traces […]

Both imports and exports rose markedly during the first two months of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, according preliminary data from the Statistical Service. The increase is in spite of the turmoil at the port of Limassol, after commercial operations there were privatised earlier this year, leading to delays with the […]

By July the government plans to have ready a draft national strategy for boosting industrial output in the long term, making the island less reliant on imports, industry minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Monday. He was speaking after a meeting with a delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and (Keve), who handed to […]

The Cypriot justice system had 2.5 incoming cases per 100 people in 2015 and will take on average 1,085 days to settle, the worst performance among 23 European countries that submitted data for that year, the EU Commission said on Monday. The 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard covered administrative, civil and commercial cases in the EU. […]

Charity is something we learn at home and as children are more innocent than adults, it comes easier to them to help someone less fortunate. This is the scope of the third annual Emma’s Run – Kids for Kids charity event that will take place on April 23. This year eight-year old Emma and her […]

LESS than half of Turkish citizens living in the north cast their vote during the five-day ballot for the referendum on constitutional amendments in Turkey, it was announced on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot media reports, 43,480 people out of the 104,507 registered voters voted on whether they agreed Turkey should have an executive presidency which […]

Turkish threats over the Republic’s natural gas exploration are nothing new, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Monday, reiterating that Cyprus would continue applying its policy on energy. “Provocations and threats are nothing new,” the minister said. Ankara had issued threats in 2007, 2011, when US-based Noble Energy started drilling, as well as 2012, when […]

The Kremlin said on Monday that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a move that could point to tensions over a US missile attack on a Syrian air base last week. John Kerry, Tillerson’s predecessor, often met Putin as well as the Russian […]

Members of primary teachers’ union Poed will stage a protest outside the education ministry and the Presidential Palace on Tuesday to demand secure contracts for temporary teachers before the new appointment system kicks in. They want colleagues who have been working as temporary teachers for more than 30 months to be given open-ended contracts. The […]

Greek ministers and inspectors from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund will resume talks over a bailout review in Athens in late April, sources close to the negotiations said on Monday. Last week, Greece and its official lenders reached a preliminary deal on measures Athens must implement after its current bailout expires, the […]

Justin Rose was bloodied but unbowed after losing to Sergio Garcia in a dramatic playoff at the US Masters on Sunday. The Englishman and Spaniard went toe to toe in a thrilling duel at Augusta which ebbed and flowed until Rose drove into the trees at the first extra hole and Garcia drained a 10-foot […]

A firm in Slovenia is giving tombstones a 21st-century makeover, with 48-inch interactive screens that can show pictures, video and other digital content. The Pobrezje cemetery on the outskirts of Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city, recently set up a prototype of a weather-proof and vandal-proof digital tombstone that can interact with visitors. At first glance, […]

Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has infuriated Italy’s meat industry by joining a vegetarian campaign and “adopting” five lambs that would have been butchered for Easter. A video by the Italian League in Defence of Animals and the Environment, showing Berlusconi cuddling, kissing and feeding the lambs with a baby’s bottle, was circulated widely on […]

Lewis Hamilton predicted his 2017 tussle with Sebastian Vettel will be one of the closest ever title runs after the two dominant Formula One drivers set the pace in this year’s championship. Hamilton struck back at his Ferrari rival in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, winning the 56-lap race ahead of the German, a fortnight after […]

THE president’s request for  a list of incidents where the auditor-general has interfered in ministers’ work and cost the state money will undermine the Audit Service’s independence and is an attempt to intimidate him, Akel said on Monday. The claim that President Nicos Anastasiades has asked his ministers for examples of the costly intrusiveness of […]

A suicide bomber wearing army uniform killed at least nine soldiers at a camp in Somalia‘s capital on Monday, authorities said, and a government official was killed by a bomb planted in his car. Al Qaeda-linked insurgent group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at the military training camp on the outskirts of […]

Past cyber attacks on scores of organizations around the world were conducted with top-secret hacking tools that were exposed recently by the Web publisher Wikileaks, the security researcher Symantec Corp said on Monday. That means the attacks were likely conducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The files posted by WikiLeaks appear to show internal […]

While Cyprus’s hospitality industry is preparing for another record in tourist arrivals, it is also facing a shortage of skilled labour which forces hotels to poach staff from other units, something unions describe as a by-product of opportunistic practices of the past. While unions and employers agreed last year to renew collective agreement stipulating employment […]

Dust, noise and the potential risks involved in handling asbestos will inconvenience residents close to the former British military Berengaria camp, but demolition must go ahead, the government’s Public Works Department has said. Τhe department’s final report on the impact of tearing down the installation in Kato Polemidia, Limassol, would have on the environment has […]

English football’s new poster boy, Dele Alli, turns 21 on Tuesday with new figures suggesting he is the most productive young player in Europe. The Tottenham midfielder has drawn rave reviews after scoring 16 goals this season and proved a driving force behind Spurs’ dogged pursuit of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League. […]

Premier League leaders Chelsea cannot afford to become complacent during the title run-in and must target victories to stay clear at the top, manager Antonio Conte said ahead of his side’s trip to Manchester United on Sunday. Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday helped them maintain a seven-point lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur but […]

Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbours bent on their murder. Forty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous festival a week before Easter when […]

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialised nations meet on Monday for an annual gathering, with Europe and Japan seeking clarity from the United States on an array of issues, especially Syria. The two-day summit in Tuscany comes as the United States moves a Navy strike group near the Korean peninsular amid concerns […]