Новости за 28.06.2017

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, one of the best shooters in basketball history, will get to see how he stacks up against professional golfers after receiving a sponsor exemption into the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic. The Golden State Warriors guard, who two weeks ago won his second NBA title in three years, […]

Hundreds of Greek and Turkish Cypriots demonstrated in Nicosia on Wednesday to demand the reunification of the island. Members of parties, unions and ordinary Cypriots assembled in the buffer zone cutting through Ledra Street, as the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, Greece, Turkey and the UK, were holding a conference in Geneva in a bid […]

South African Wayde van Niekerk broke the 300 metres world record at the Ostrava Golden Spike on Wednesday, rubbing Michael Johnson out of the record books for the second time in less than a year. Van Niekerk, who broke Johnson’s 400 metres world record at the Rio Olympics last year, pulled away from the pack […]

President Nicos Anastasiades outlined his previous proposal on security at the opening session of the Crans-Montana conference, arguing that the island’s ills stemmed from the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee. Sources quoted by the Cyprus News Agency said the president also referred to the role the EU could play and the need for the UN to […]

By Emmelia Georgiou After years of providing Cyprus with highly-acclaimed and successful performances, the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns for its twentieth year. This year, the festival kicks off on Sunday with Electra by Sophocles. This play, produced by Satiriko theatre, represents the last, most mature creative period of the ancient Greek tragedian […]

  Discussion of a government bill introducing harsher penalties for poaching was concluded on Wednesday at the House legal affairs committee, with the bill scheduled to be put to a vote in Friday’s plenum. The controversial bill, which ostensibly aims to tackle poaching, particularly of songbirds – a popular delicacy in Cyprus – introduces different […]

Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military said, warning the number of residents killed by rebel “atrocities” could rise sharply as troops retake more ground. The discovery of the five victims among 17 bodies retrieved would be the first evidence that civilians trapped in besieged […]

Pafilia Property Developers, renowned for its dedication to excellence and its highly desirable luxury properties, adds another contemporary development to its extensive portfolio, Domus in Pafos.  Pafilia has collaborated with the acclaimed local architectural firm LK Architects, to create this stylish residential development which enjoys an enviable location in the picturesque village of Tala, on […]

  President Nicos Anastasideas said on Wednesday night that a Turkish proposal on security and guarantees did not satisfy the Greek Cypriot side. Speaking during his departure from the conference at the end of day one, the president said United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey David Feltman had tabled three questions “that we will […]

  AN initiative to fight plastic waste in Cyprus was launched in Paphos on Wednesday afternoon. The programme is being promoted by the Akti Project and Research Centre which is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation based in Nicosia. The official launch of the campaign took place at 4pm at Geroskipou beach and was attended by the Spanish […]

The labour ministry is determined to stamp out and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday. Addressing an event on the issue, Emilianidou said that her ministry remains focused on its commitment for the effective application of the law on equal treatment between men and women in the work […]

A 58-year-old Greek Cypriot man was detained in the north in connection with illegal entry and exit, Turkish Cypriot Kibris newspaper reported on Wednesday. Ioannis Kyriakides is accused of entering the north from Ayios Dhometios checkpoint on Monday morning without following proper procedures. He then tried to exit the north from Strovilla checkpoint in Famagusta […]

  PAPHOS lifeguards will gather outside Paphos district office on Thursday morning in protest over staff shortages, despite an announcement by the interior ministry Wednesday that additional lifeguards would finally be employed. Mathaios Mathaiou, president of the Paphos lifeguards’ association told the Cyprus Mail that the move doesn’t go far enough to ensure the safety […]

  THE severe shortage of lifeguards and lack of adequate infrastructure to protect beachgoers, forced the interior ministry to announce on Wednesday the recruitment of 48 seasonal lifeguards, while another 53 will be recruited by the local authorities in Ayia Napa, Paralimni and Sotira. “Significant aid to the lifeguards’ work is also coming from the […]

North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye and her spy chief for a plot to assassinate its leader, and it demanded that the South hand the pair over. The North‘s official KCNA said “revelation showed” Park had masterminded a plot to […]

Iraq’s military said on Wednesday it had retaken two more neighbourhoods from Islamic State in Mosul‘s Old City, bringing it closer to total control of the city. The army’s 16th infantry division captured Hadarat al-Saada and al-Ahmadiyya, northwest of the historic Grand al-Nuri Mosque which the militants destroyed last week. Islamic State still controls the […]

A road safety event to highlight the need for increased road awareness took place at the premises of the port and maritime police in Limassol on Wednesday morning. The event, which was organised by the traffic department of Limassol police, included presentations by the representative of Limassol traffic department Pambos Karis, the president of the […]

Police are investigating the sudden death of 80-year-old Andreas Stylianou from Panayia. The elderly man was driving on a rural road in Panayia when his vehicle struck a tree and fell down a 30-metre deep cliff at 1pm. Members of the police force and the fire brigade rushed to the scene and Stylianou was taken […]

A major cyber attack, believed to have first struck Ukraine, caused havoc around the world on Wednesday, crippling computers or halting operations at port operator Maersk, a Cadbury chocolate plant in Australia and the property arm of French bank BNP Paribas. Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms were among those hit on […]

According to the organisers of European Capital of Culture Pafos2017, the highlight of the summer events will peak on Saturday with an outdoor performance based on one of the prevailing themes of the cultural programme, world travellers. The spectacular outdoor event, which will take place on and around Paphos castle and harbour, uses natural elements […]

The leaders and the representatives of Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties met for their regular meeting at the Ledra Palace in the Nicosia buffer zone, a joint communique said on Wednesday. The meetings are held under the auspices of the Slovak embassy to Cyprus. According to the statement, the parties “constructively expressed opinions” on […]

Europe‘s Nato members and Canada will jointly raise defence spending by 4.3 per cent in 2017, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, partly aimed at showing the United States they are committed to shouldering more costs. US President Donald Trump has made more expenditure his priority for Nato, using his first alliance meeting in […]

Despite significant efforts, the Cyprus government has not met the minimum standards for the elimination of people trafficking, the US State Department’s 2017 Trafficking in Persons report, released on Wednesday, said. According to the report, Cyprus has slipped back to a Tier 2 ranking, after climbing to the top spot last year. The government’s efforts […]

The number of patients hospitalised in public hospitals went up half a per cent in 2015 compared to 2014, amounting to 78,988 patients, according to the annual health service report of the statistical service. The statistical services on Wednesday announced that the new report, which gives information mostly about the public sector, is now available. […]

Two brothers from Nata, Paphos, who were charged with assaulting and injuring a police officer, appeared in a Paphos court on Wednesday. The court case against the two men who pleaded not guilty will continue on February 2, 2018. The incident occurred on May 10, when officers from the Panayia police station visited the home […]