Новости за 30.05.2017

Main opposition Akel criticised the government on Tuesday over a decision to transfer a well-known lawyer from prison, where he is doing time for corruption, to a rehabilitation centre, supposedly for dental treatment. It emerged last Friday that Panayiotis Neocleous, jailed for two and a half years for corruption together with former deputy attorney-general Rikkos […]

The central cooperative bank (CCB) said on Tuesday it has recorded a net profit of €7m in 2016 even after raising its provisions for bad debts by €116.5m. Before provisions, the bank said it made a profit of €145m. The CCB will also have to return some €111m to borrowers who were mistakenly charged with […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract with the Premier League club, according to British media reports on Tuesday. Wenger’s future was the subject of intense speculation during the season, with a section of disgruntled fans and pundits calling for the long-serving Frenchman to leave. A formal announcement from Arsenal confirming that […]

The Limassol municipality is determined to stamp out sea pollution in the area which stems mainly from ships docking in the port mayor Nicos Nicolaides said. The mayor this week held a meeting with the commissioner for the environment, officials from the municipality and other stakeholders where specific measures were decided upon. A company has […]

MPs on Tuesday began reviewing legislation aimed at affording further protection to consumers through the creation and operation of alternative dispute resolution bodies. The government bill is aimed to transpose into national law the EU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directive. In 2015, Cyprus passed a harmonising law, but the EU subsequently found that the law […]

The best interests of the child will be taken into account in a new bill regulating issues of youngsters who are suspects that was presented on Tuesday by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou. The bill has been prepared in cooperation with the Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba and it incorporates the provisions of the EU Directive […]

A ban on asylum seekers working in Ireland is unconstitutional, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, and it gave lawmakers six months to consider how to address a law it said damages the self-worth of those seeking refugee status. Ireland is one of two European Union countries – along with Lithuania – that explicitly […]

There is a great deal more the state can do to provide financial assistance and relief to low-income pensioners and the elderly, the House labour committee heard on Tuesday. Among other issues, the care benefit has been reduced, as a result of which senior citizens often cannot afford to pay in full their lodging at […]

A unique fusion of dance and physical theatre is set to entertain all those who will be at the Technopolis 20 garden in Paphos on Friday at 8.30pm. The performance, entitled Robust, will be performed by the Chacma Performance group from Denmark. It is a unique blend of physical theatrical performance, sound and dance which […]

A government bill to remove any reference to religious affiliation on civil marriage documents has been sent to the House Interior committee for discussion, it was reported on Tuesday. The bill was prepared following recommendations of the human rights and personal data protection commissioners. The interior ministry had said that the law amendment aims at […]

Top seed Andy Murray cleared a potentially tricky first round hurdle at the French Open on Tuesday, downing in-form Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-0. After a regulation first set that he won in 45 minutes, the world number one lost his bearings midway through the second, dropping four games in a row to […]

Results from the French Open Men’s Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday: 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-0 15-Gael Monfils (France) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-4 7-5 6-0 Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) 6-0 6-2 6-4 8-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Karen […]

The town of Cambridge has elected an immigrant, Cypriot George Pippas from Paliometocho, as mayor for the first in the 811 years the position has existed, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. Having served as municipal councillor for years with the Liberal Democrats, Pippas was voted mayor by the town’s municipal council. After a […]

The land registry has suspended procedures relating to so-called trapped property buyers after a court ruled that the law designed to help them obtain title deeds clashed with the constitution. The law aimed to sort out the mess created by the failure to issue title deeds to people who paid for their property, either because […]

French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed his support for Syria’s opposition on Tuesday in a meeting with its chief coordinator, a day after hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, a key backer of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. The unannounced meeting with Riad Hijab and a broader delegation from the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC), which includes political […]

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is one of 14 new individuals added to the Giving Pledge, a charity programme set up by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 that sees wealthy people contribute the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes, it was announced on Tuesday. The Giving Pledge, which includes 168 signatories from […]

Fire fighters had a narrow escape on Tuesday after their vehicle was engulfed in flames amid efforts to contain a blaze in Mouttayiaka, Limassol. The fire, which started at around 2pm, eventually burned some two hectares of wild shrub and carob trees, as well as the engine the fire fighters were in. It also threatened […]

A criminal case against former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou was filed on Tuesday at the Nicosia district court over an alleged leak of classified information to the press. The proceeding is set to begin on July 3 before the Nicosia Criminal Court. Kyriacou was fired some two weeks ago by President Nicos Anastasiades after […]

German police on Tuesday detained a 17-year-old militant who a spokesman for the interior ministry in the state of Brandenburg said was a Syrian planning a suicide attack in Berlin, citing a report by the German news agency DPA. “I can confirm that,” the spokesman said, referring to the report. However, Brandenburg police said they […]

Marcos Baghdatis has been beaten in the first round of the French Open, the Cypriot going down in four sets to Spain’s Nicolas Almagro. Out on Court 6, Baghdatis got off to a great start, winning the first set 7-6. The 31-year-old from Limassol then raced into a 3-0 lead in the second and had […]

The municipality of Dromolaxia-Meneou on Tuesday asked for offset benefits to counterbalance the fact that people living within its boundaries cannot develop their properties or businesses, claiming the area has been “ghettoised.” At the House refugee committee, Dromolaxia mayor Kypros Andronikou reiterated a long-standing demand for Larnaca airport to pay the local municipality a business […]

Third seed Stan Wawrinka’s launched his bid for a second French Open title with a slow start on Tuesday, toiling to find his rhythm before ultimately beating Slovak qualifier Jozef Kovalik 6-2 7-6(6) 6-3. The 2015 champion struggled to time the ball on an overcast Court Suzanne Lenglen, frequently spraying his trademark backhand drive long […]

Engomi municipality has asked the state vetinary services and police help them catch a pack of stray dogs in the area. This is not the first time such a group is roaming the municipality. Last year ten dogs were caught which were believed to come from the north. “I would like to inform you again […]

The government generated in the first four months of the year a fiscal surplus of €189.9m on a cash basis against a surplus of €99.4m in the respective period of 2014, the finance ministry said. The January-to-April surplus was mainly on increased revenue, which rose by €130m, to just under €2.2bn compared with the previous […]

The committee on conflicts of interest has decided to discontinue its investigation into whether former interior minister Socratis Hasikos violated the law by leasing a building he owned to a government department while serving as a government minister, it was announced on Tuesday. Hasikos found himself in hot water in March after auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides […]