Новости за 05.06.2017

This one is not for a while yet, but you might want to book for it way in advance. After filling the Nicosia night life with lots of hits from other decades, the Nostalgia parties will now head to the hills for a weekend party at the Forest Park Hotel in Platres. The team behind […]

British police on Monday named two of the three men who attacked London Bridge. The following is the statement from the Metropolitan Police and from Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley. “The Met’s Counter Terrorism Command has released the names and photographs of two men shot dead by police following the terrorist attack on London Bridge and […]

Former Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote collapsed and died in training with his Chinese club on Monday, his agent confirmed. “It is with deep sadness that I confirm that my client Cheick Tiote sadly passed away earlier today after collapsing in training with his club Beijing Enterprises,” agent Emanuele Palladino told Sky Sports. Tiote played […]

The bond between a mother and her children anywhere in the world is something that we can all understand. Bringing us face to face with such images is the ongoing exhibition Mothers and Children of the World which features photographs by Christina Drakos and essays and poems by educator and writer Xenia Tsolaki Metaxa. The […]

When the people of Britain go to the polls on Thursday there is a Greek Cypriot among those hoping to end up in the House of Commons. NADIA SAWYER meets him   With the UK General Election being held on Thursday all eyes from Cyprus should really be focussing on just one London seat, that […]

By Kate Holton and William James Britain’s election campaign resumed in earnest on Monday with Prime Minister Theresa May’s opinion poll lead narrowing and the focus firmly on her security record after an attack by marauding jihadis killed seven people in the heart of London. In Britain’s third Islamist attack in as many months, three […]

A man fired from his warehouse job in April returned to his old workplace near Orlando on Monday and fatally shot five people before killing himself, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said. The 45-year-old suspect had a history of misdemeanor criminal offenses but was not linked to any terror organizations, Demings said at a press […]

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina dug deep to produce her best tennis in adversity, beating Croatian qualifier Petra Martic 4-6 6-3 7-5 on Monday to book a French Open quarter-final spot. Martic, ranked 290th in the world after a 10-month injury layoff last year, was two points from victory at 5-2, 30-0 on her opponent’s serve, but […]

World number one Andy Murray made short work of unseeded Russian Karen Khachanov to reach the French Open quarter-finals with a clean-as-you-like 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory on Monday. Murray largely dispensed with the chuntering and lapses that accompanied his first two matches as he maintained the momentum established in beating Juan Martin del Potro with […]

By Alexia Evripidou Wonder Woman in her latest form is a truly distinguished new competitor to the male-dominated world of superhero movies. Since her inception in 1941 in DC comic books with her patriotic red bustier embossed with a golden eagle and blue shorts with white stars, Wonder Woman has become a symbol of female […]

  By Bejay Browne POLIS municipality is looking to remove the current operator of its well-known camping site by the end of the year to enable a hunt for an investor to get underway. They have served Lakis Matheou, who has operated the site since 2000, with a lawyer’s letter, according to officials. Mayor of […]

The summer season means more. More going out, more relaxation, more of a tan and more tribute acts to choose from. Staying true to their mission to bring some of the best tribute acts in the world, Kendall events will have audiences asking how deep our love is and reminiscing about the 70s with the […]

The first half of the year is nearly over, but that just means that the European Capital of Culture Pafos2017 is shifting gears and is ready to take things up a notch. There will be lots of choose from and this is just a sample. Hailing from Denmark on June 9 at 8.30pm, the artistic […]

After the deadly militant attack on London Bridge, British Prime Minister Theresa May resumes campaigning on Monday just three days before a national election which polls show is much tighter than previously predicted. May said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after three knife-wielding assailants rammed a hired van into pedestrians on […]

The Greek Cypriot side appears satisfied with the outcome of Sunday’s meeting in New York with the UN Secretary General and the Turkish Cypriot leader, according to a diplomatic source, which pointed out the fact that the meeting highlighted the pivotal role security issues have in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem. The resolution of […]

THE Paphos district officer will mediate at a meeting due to be held next week between Leptos developers and Peyia municipality concerning a deadlock over a number of long standing issues between the two parties, according to officials. In particular, issues concern access to popular Coral Bay beach, the operation of the two kiosks there […]

British police investigating Saturday’s attacks in London have detained a “number of people” after entering two properties in early morning raids in the east of the city. Police said officers from the Counter Terrorism Command unit had raided the properties and searches were ongoing in connection with attacks that killed seven people and injured more […]

Order of play on the showcourts on day nine of the French Open on Monday (all times GMT, prefix numbers denote seeding, all matches fourth round). Court Philippe Chatrier (play starts at 0900) 21-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) v 3-Simona Halep (Romania) followed by 1-Andy Murray (Britain) v Karen Khachanov (Russia) followed by 3-Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) […]

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the wealthy Gulf Arab state of supporting terrorism. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the world’s oldest Islamist movement, and adds accusations that Doha even backs the agenda of […]

The leaders of Cyprus’ two communities and the UN Secretary-General have agreed on the need to reconvene the Conference on Cyprus in June, in line with the 12 January statement of the conference, the UN has announced. The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, Espen Barth Eide, will engage with all participants in the preparation of […]

By George Koumoullis DISCUSSING the lost opportunities of the Cyprus problem, we should bear in mind two periods – before and after ‘independence’.  The opportunities we lost before 1960 were for solutions that were better than the London-Zurich agreements while those we lost after 1960 relate to improvements on the status quo of the time. […]