Новости за 15.07.2017

By Emmelia Georgiou The Fengaros music festival returns at the start of August for its seventh year and remains dedicated to its goal of presenting fresh and original music from all over the world. The picturesque village of Kato Drys in the Larnaca district will once again provide the beautiful backdrop for the festival, where […]

A CHARGE that former attorney-general Petros Clerides had not done enough to hold former President Demetris Christofias accountable for his involvement in the Mari naval blast six years ago has been deemed inadmissible by the European Court of Human Rights. A statement by the legal services said the two sons and widow of Michael Herakleous, […]

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and members of the opposition came together on Saturday to mark the anniversary of last year’s failed coup, in a moment of ceremonial unity all but overshadowed by the sweeping purges that have shaken society since. The gathering in parliament was one of the first in a string of events planned […]

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said a coup attempt in Turkey exactly one year ago had been thwarted by the courage of the Turkish people who took to the streets answering the call of President Tayyip Erdogan. Speaking at an event to mark the anniversary of the attempt, Akinci said democracy and law were the […]

An inspired Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title on Saturday, blowing away in-form American Venus Williams 7-5 6-0 with arguably the performance of her career after tight and tense early exchanges. In the first women’s final played under the Centre Court roof, a high-quality first set gradually built towards a captivating conclusion after […]

Thermal images of North Korea’s main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank said. The analysis by 38 North, a Washington-based North Korean monitoring project, was based on satellite images of the radiochemical laboratory at the […]

France called on Saturday for a swift lifting of sanctions that target Qatari nationals in an effort to ease a month-long rift between the Gulf country and several of its neighbours. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on Qatar on June 5, accusing it of financing extremist groups and allying […]

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Saturday with a sensational lap that left him one step away from Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen will join the Mercedes driver on the front row, with championship leading team-mate Sebastian Vettel qualifying […]

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a judge’s ruling that prevented President Donald Trump’s travel ban from being applied to grandparents of U.S. citizens and refugees already being processed by resettlement agencies. In a court filing, the administration asked the justices to overturn Thursday’s decision by a U.S. district […]

Two 20-year-old males were remanded in custody for eight days on Saturday in connection with the theft of valuables worth close to €88,000 from a Limassol apartment in May. The pair were arrested on Friday. They are suspected of breaking into an apartment on May 1 and stealing two wrist watches, cufflinks, a gold bar, […]

Dancer and performance artist Elena Antoniou will perform the piece In Situ as part of the 14th Summer Dance Festival at the Limassol Archaeological Museum for a total of 34 hours spread over six days. Antoniou will begin her piece as a visitor to the museum. As she tours around the building she takes on […]

German officials said on Saturday they had been left “dismayed and furious” by the stabbing of two German women at an Egyptian beach resort, calling it a deliberate attack on foreign tourists. An Egyptian man stabbed the two German tourists to death and wounded four others on Friday at a popular seaside vacation spot on […]

Where do you live? I live on my own now in Peyia; I bought my house 10 years ago and moved permanently more recently. Best childhood memory? Puberty… the world had a different perspective! Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? Curry, curry, curry. There are some great Indian restaurants in the Paphos area so […]

European Union leaders are willing to change the bloc’s rules for the freedom of movement of workers, opening an opportunity for Britain to avoid a damaging “hard Brexit”, former prime minister Tony Blair said on Saturday. The election of French President Emmanuel Macron had put reform of the EU on the table, meaning Britain and […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be offered a new deal by Manchester United, the Premier League club’s manager Jose Mourinho said ahead of a friendly with Los Angeles Galaxy. Speaking at a news conference on the eve of their first pre-season tour match in California, Mourinho left the door open to the Swede returning when he recovers […]

Former England and Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham has been named head coach of Indian Super League franchise Atletico de Kolkata. Sheringham, 51, replaced Spaniard Jose Francisco Molina, who led ATK to their second title in three years in his only season as coach. The Kolkata-based side, owned by a consortium including Spanish club Atletico […]

Venus Williams will try to become the oldest woman to win Wimbledon for 109 years on Saturday although, ominously for her the last time a 37-year-old reached the final, it was a Spaniard who ruined the script. While it was Conchita Martinez who defeated Martina Navratilova in 1994, standing in the way of Williams and […]

Paphos police arrested one of their own on Saturday after his girlfriend reported him for hitting her with his motorcycle helmet. The pair had met at the parking lot near the Tombs of the Kings to talk and resolve their differences late on Friday afternoon. According to the woman, the cop, who serves at the […]

Air raid sirens sounded at 8.20am on Saturday, marking the anniversary of the beginning of the coup on July 15, 1974 to overthrow president Makarios. A church service for those killed during the coup was held in the morning at Saint Constantinos and Eleni Church in Nicosia, attended by President Nicos Anastasiades and other officials. […]

A 23-year-old man was killed on Friday evening after his car crashed into another vehicle in Limassol, police said. Iosif Paraskeva from Polemidhia apparently lost control of his car while travelling on the Erimi to Episkopi road at around 11pm, colliding with another vehicle carrying a family of four. Paraskeva was freed from the wreckage […]

It is Sunday tomorrow and for beach lovers who also love to accompany their sea, sand and sun with some feel-good vibes that only means one thing: its Guaba time. The beach bar in Limassol attracts loads and loads of DJs from around the world and this time DJ Will Sparks from down-under will be […]

THE House plenum unanimously blocked on Friday an attempt by the government to refer a bill to the supreme court as it would reduce the consumption tax on beer produced by microbreweries and would thus deprive state coffers of increased revenues. The bill, tabled by the Greens, aimed at harmonising Cyprus law on taxing microbreweries […]

PARLIAMENT on Friday unanimously passed a bill regulating conflict of interest of state officials. The Incompatible Offices Act, which had been submitted by the state, was amended by MPs who had removed a clause saying the Central Bank Governor and deputy would be immune from scrutiny. Finance minister Harris Georgiades had sent a letter to […]

THE arrival of the West Capella drillship in Block 11 in the early hours of Wednesday and the reaction of the Turkish government have dominated the news, even overshadowing last week’s collapse of the conference on Cyprus. We have heard about little else in the last few days, from the media and from the politicians, […]

CYTA, the state-owned telecom that avoided privatisation under pressure from political parties, will be receiving €7.4m for their 2017 supplementary budget, following parliamentary approval on Friday. Passed by 26 votes in favour, 18 against and four abstentions, €2m will go towards to the loss-making Greek arm Cyta Hellas and the remaining €5.4m to pay off […]