Новости за 21.04.2017

Consultations re-started on Friday between the Strovolos municipality and the public works department with the aim of reaching common ground as to the redevelopment of Tseri Avenue as the project was halted following the disagreement of residents and shop owners on a number of changes proposed. Strovolos Mayor Andreas Papacharalambous told the Cyprus News Agency […]

David Goffin proved too hot to handle for Novak Djokovicas the Belgian tenth seed reached the Monte Carlo semi-finals with a thrilling 6-2 3-6 7-5 victory on Friday. Former world number one Djokovic saved four match points but cracked under his opponent’s tremendous pressure on the fifth as Goffin set up a last-four meeting with either claycourt king […]

The government said on Friday it would not play Ankara’s game as the Turkish seismic survey vessel Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa was reportedly already off the Karpas peninsula on Friday evening. Ankara on Wednesday issued a notice to mariners, or Navtex, reserving an area inside the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), off Famagusta, to carry out […]

Cyprus granted citizenship to 3,322 people in 2015, of which 34.3 per cent were of Russian origin, 8.8 per cent were from the UK and 8.0 per cent were from Greece, according to data released on Friday by Eurostat. When compared with the total resident population of each member state, the highest numbers of citizenship […]

The evaluation process for the Cyprus casino resort has been completed, and the government is ready for the last stage of the authorisation process which is the ratification by the Cabinet, Tourism Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis announced on Friday. He made the announcement at the opening of the 20th travel and tourism exhibition Taxidi 2017 where […]

Artist Anna Kakoulli will present a series of paintings of objects that seem to be floating on small canvases during her exhibition entitled Of Natural Synergies at Apocalypse gallery in Nicosia as of Tuesday. These exclusive small scale designs were created by Kakoulli over the last two years. They illustrate the artist’s thoughts, ideas and […]

The Nicosia municipality on Friday announced its participation in the European Cycling Challenge (ECC) 2017, a competition for European cities, which takes place every year between May 1-31 but has a way to go to catch up, coming in 38th out of 52 cities last year. The ECC is the biggest cycling event across Europe. […]

DISGRACED former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday he had met lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department but was not a suspect in their corruption investigations. The 81-year-old, banned for six years by FIFA’s own ethics committee at the height of a scandal engulfing world soccer’s governing body, told journalists he had otherwise had little […]

Turkey‘s main opposition party said it filed a court appeal on Friday against a decision by electoral authorities to accept unstamped ballot papers in the tightly contested referendum granting President Tayyip Erdogan wide new powers. Preliminary referendum results gave a narrow 51.4 per cent approval for the biggest overhaul of Turkey‘s political system since the […]

The Greek Cypriot leader should prepare himself and his community for a federal settlement or possibly have a solution of two equal states existing side by side, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Friday. He said they were working to create a federal structure on the basis of political equality but in the meantime […]

Police are searching for the whereabouts of a man who took off on Thursday on a motorcycle for a test drive but never returned. The incident occurred in Larnaca police said. The motorcycle’s 44-year-old owner reported that a man had contacted him on Wednesday and told him he was interested in buying the motorcycle as […]

The families of three Greek soldiers, who went missing during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, have been informed this week that their remains were recently identified and they will be handed over to the next of kin during an official ceremony in Cyprus on May 25. Their remains were found during the period January to […]

Greece far exceeded its international lenders’ demands for budget savings last year, official data showed on Friday, outstripping even 2017’s target and presenting a strong case for unlocking more bailout funds. Data released by Greek statistics service ELSTAT – to be confirmed on Monday by the European Union – showed the primary budget balance, which […]

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Friday that he would send Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides the findings of the disciplinary probe into ministry employee Savia Orphanidou’s appointment to the European Investment Bank (EIB) when he returns from his trip to Washington. Georgiades was responding to a statement by Michaelides that his office had yet to receive […]

Campaigning officially started on Friday for Iran‘s May presidential election, pitting pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani against hardliners just as the United States reassesses its policy on the Islamic Republic. A hardline watchdog body in charge of vetting candidates and laws, the Guardian Council, approved six candidates on Thursday for the May 19 vote – including […]

Chris Iacovides, the special administrator of the Cyprus branch of Tanzania’s FBME Bank Ltd, said he considers himself entitled to participate in proceedings at German courts as he was the only cell “vigorously resisting” lawsuits brought to European courts by depositors. Iacovides was responding to an April 7 report by Kathimerini newspaper that a German […]

Manchester United’s quest for a first Europa League title will continue with a semi-final clash against Celta Vigo after the draw was made on Friday. Ajax Amsterdam will take on Olympique Lyonnais in the other semi-final, with Ajax and Celta playing the first legs at home on May 4. The return fixtures will be played […]

Both the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) and the Rialto theatre in Limassol will transport us, once more, to the National Theatre on Tuesday for a performance of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. The play, which is recognised as a classic of realism, 19th century theatre and world drama, concentrates around Hedda Tesman – Gabler is her […]

President Nicos Anastasiades, assured on Friday that the government will facilitate every business and investment initiative involving the Russian Federation. Speaking at a conference on Recent tax developments: Russia – Cyprus and Global Tax Trends, Anastasiades welcomed an agreement between the two countries to postpone the implementation of a protocol amending the double tax treaty […]

Eleven-times champions Real Madrid will take on neighbours Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, after a draw made on Friday. The other semi-final will feature Monaco v Juventus – Real and Monaco will play the first leg at home, on May 2-3. Real Madrid beat Atletico in the final in 2014 and 2016 but […]

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that Syria had dispersed its warplanes in recent days and retained chemical weapons, an issue that would have to be taken up diplomatically. The United States launched dozens of missiles earlier this month against a Syrian air base in response to a chemical attack that killed 90 […]

Former Edek MP and Paphos mayor Fidias Sarikas and four others were found guilty of corruption on Friday relating to the construction of the town’s sewerage system (Sapa). Along with Sarikas were former Paphos municipal councillors Giorgos Michaelides, Efstathios Efstathiou, and Vasos Vasiliou, and sitting councillor Giorgos Shailis. They faced 61 charges relating to bribes, […]

By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus should seek to “considerably” reduce its public debt as a percentage of economic output the earliest possible by generating small surpluses, a Bank of Cyprus economist said, days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) updated its forecast for government debt to 109.3 per cent, a new all-time high. Public debt, which […]

Tesla Inc founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink Corp is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices. Neuralink is aiming to bring to the market a product that helps with certain severe brain injuries due to stroke, cancer lesion etc, in about four […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the world’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch, celebrated her 91st birthday in a usual low-key fashion on Friday. Artillery gun salutes in London’s Hyde Park and at the Tower of London will mark the occasion although the queen, who normally spends her birthday privately, has no formal engagements planned herself. Elizabeth was born […]