Новости за 04.08.2017

August showers and hail storms, a rare phenomenon in the middle of summer, were expected in Cyprus after rain on Friday, just as swathes of southern and eastern Europe sweltered in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. Meteorologists in Europe nicknamed the heat wave “Lucifer” as it fanned forest fires, triggered weather warning alerts and damaged […]

THE United States is aiming for a United Nations Security Council vote on Saturday to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea over its two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in July, diplomats said on Friday. The United States is set to circulate a copy of the draft resolution to all 15 members of the council […]

Four British police officers who filmed from a helicopter nude sunbathers, naturists and a couple having sex were cleared of charges of misconduct in public office at a crown court on Friday. South Yorkshire Police officers Matthew Lucas, 42, and Lee Walls, 47, and pilots Matthew Loosemore, 45, and Malcolm Reeves, 64, were cleared of […]

Tourism was a pillar of growth in recent years and has contributed substantially to Cyprus’ exit from the financial crisis, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday, following a meeting with the associations of hoteliers and tourist agents. In remarks after the session, Petrides said: “tourism was certainly a pillar of growth in recent years, […]

With 1.4 million flights this month Larnaca and Paphos airports are busier than ever, and passengers are advised to be at the airport at least two hours before their flight, airport operator Hermes spokesman Adamos Aspris said on Friday. “The main message to the public is that we need the passengers’ collaboration,” he said. “This […]

The board overseeing a Paphos landfill on Friday expressed displeasure and disagreement with the state’s apparent intention to renew a contract with a waste management company currently on trial on corruption charges in connection with backhanders to state officials and overcharging. Reports said the state had come to a preliminary agreement with Helector for the […]

Cypriot student Angelos Pelekanos has won a silver medal at the 29th International Olympiad in Informatics held in Tehran, Iran, from July 28 to August 4, the Cyprus Computer Society announced on Friday. The Cyprus Computer Society has been organising events for the past 29 years with increasing success over the years and is regularly […]

A musical journey spanning four millennia will be packed into a few hours this Tuesday when the European Capital of Culture Pafos2017 will present a musical performance under the name From Mycenae to Pafos. The concert will take place at Maa-Palaiokastro, which is located some 13 kilometres northwest of Paphos. Excavations at the site revealed […]

Presidential commissioner for human rights Photis Photiou will submit a proposal as soon as possible to exhume the remains of people listed as missing that were buried in the area of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital. Photiou said experts had uncovered some remains belonging to 31 people, mainly patients, killed when Turkish warplanes bombed the hospital […]

The first petrol station in Cyprus selling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for gas-fuelled vehicles has opened in Nicosia after securing all the necessary licences. The petrol station which is owned by oil and gas company Petrolina and carries the Agip brand is located on Larnaca Avenue in Nicosia. According to a statement by Petrolina, it […]

A young girl was treated at Famagusta general hospital for consuming rat poison scattered across the kindergarten she went to, Akel MP Skevi Koukouma charged on Friday. In a statement, the MP said she had received a complaint from a mother, who claimed that when she picked up her daughter from kindergarten, she found a […]

Famagusta municipality will only endorse a return to the fenced-off town of Varosha under the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, mayor Alexis Galanos said on Friday. The municipality is also ready to deal with all possible moves by the Turkish side, he said. During a news conference, Galanos addressed recent news reports in the […]

THE heaviest fighting and shelling for months hit Hama province in northern Syria on Friday, a war monitor said, but there were diverging accounts of how the battle started. The clashes were accompanied by heavy bombardment, with dozens of shells and rockets being fired, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding that it had […]

Money was never the motivating factor for Neymar‘s record €222 million transfer from Barcelona, the world’s most expensive footballer said on his arrival at Paris St Germain on Friday. Before taking to the pitch at the Parc des Princes stadium to show off his skills and new PSG shirt, the Brazilian forward told reporters he had […]

A 37-year-old man was sentenced by the Nicosia criminal court to six years in prison on Friday after being found guilty for sexually abusing his wife’s 10-year-old niece. The suspect, who was found guilty in 22 counts relating to sexual offences committed between May 2015 and May 2016, was sentenced to six years for sexual […]

ONE of Germany’s last centre-left coalitions composed of the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens lost its one-seat majority in the Lower Saxony state assembly on Friday when Greens deputy quit the party, a state SPD leader said. The surprise move is a potential stumbling block for the SPD ahead of the September 24 federal election, […]

As part of a new Europol ‘postcard’ campaign, Cyprus police are urging Ivan Milovanovic, wanted since 2012 for armed robberies, to return to the island. The postcard is one of 21 that feature in Europol’s five-day campaign, launched on Friday, to remind members of the public across Europe of the faces of wanted people, and […]

Two Czech sides and a Danish one stand between Cyprus’ three representatives and a place in the group stages of the Champions League and Europa League. Apoel are drawn to play against Slavia Prague in the Champions League playoff round while the two Cyprus representatives in the Europa League playoff round, Apollon and AEK, managed […]

The World Boxing Association (WBA) has ordered world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to defend his title against Cuba’s Luis Ortiz, the organisation said on Friday. The 27-year-old Briton, who also holds the IBF and IBO titles, had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their April bout that Josua won via an 11th round […]

The number of foreign property buyers dropped 8.4 per cent in July to 87 compared with the respective month of 2016, the Department of Lands and Surveys said. From January to July, the total number of real properties that went into hands of non-Cypriots rose 1.2 per cent to 543 compared with the respective period […]

The level of non-performing loans dropped on a monthly basis in April by €48.4m, to below €23.2bn, or 46.1 per cent of the total, on a decline in corporate bad loans, the Central Bank of Cyprus said. Non-performing loans extended to non-financial corporations dropped in April by €57.1m, to €10.7bn, the central bank said in […]

Scottish side Aberdeen has launched an investigation into fan violence that broke out after the end of a Europa League qualifier in Larnaca which they lost 2-0 to Apollon Limassol and were disqualified. Two Scottish men were injured during the trouble, which saw visiting fans clash with stewards and riot police who used teargas to […]

Six Real Madrid players have made Uefa’s shortlist for the best footballers in each positional category who played in the Champions League last season, the sport’s European governing body said on Friday. Spanish champions Real, who won Europe’s elite club competition for the second year in a row, were awarded half the total slots on […]

Tensions flared briefly after a farewell reception held by departing UN special adviser Espen Barth Eide at the Ledra Palace hotel in the Nicosia buffer zone on Thursday night, when the diplomat went outside to address members of the bi-communal platform Unite Cyprus Now and reporters drew their ire by hijacking the session. Addressing the […]

The 64-year-old actor portrayed Stuart ‘Stu’ Dunmeyer in the 1993 comedy movie alongside Robin and in remembrance of the late movie legend, who tragically committed suicide in 2014 aged 63, Pierce has shared the fond memories he holds of his time working with the talented actor just days before the three year anniversary of his […]