Новости за 17.09.2017

The mysteries of outer space will be incorporated into the design of the first purpose-built observatory in Cyprus, according to the architects for the proposed project. Architects Nicodemus and Elena Tsolakis, whose design has won the planning permission for the astronomical research centre in the Troodos mountain range, have been inspired by science fiction movies, […]

Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to go 28 points clear at the top of the Formula One world championship after Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel was caught in a first corner collision. The Briton, fifth on the grid with Vettel lining up on pole position, cashed in on both the […]

CHELSEA 0 ARSENAL 0 Arsenal produced a vastly-improved away performance to draw 0-0 with Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. After defeat at Stoke City and a thrashing at Liverpool, Arsene Wenger’s side hit the post through Aaron Ramsey and had Shkodran Mustafi’s headed goal disallowed as they had the better of […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a doctored video of himself taking a golf swing and hitting former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, who then stumbles as she boards a plane. Clinton had been back on the Republican president’s Twitter feed in recent days as she promoted “What Happened,” her new book about the […]

By Jean Christou We’ve heard it before. Just another routine romance scam. You shake your head and wonder why people send money to strangers they meet online in what’s obviously a set-up. It’s easy to dismiss an email asking for your bank details or one telling you that you’ve won the lottery. Romance scams are […]

By Jean Christou   Far from being a phenomenon that an internet savvy populace should be attuned to in 2017, romance scams are on the rise across the globe in what has become an industry worth billions, and Cyprus police warn that “it is developing fast”. Six weeks ago an American man alerted the Sunday […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election for as early as next month to take advantage of his improved approval ratings and disarray in the main opposition party, government and ruling party sources said on Sunday. Abe’s ratings have recovered to 50 percent in some polls, helped by public jitters over […]

Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson was accused by cabinet colleagues on Sunday of “backseat driving” on Brexit after setting out his own vision of the country’s future outside the European Union. Only days before Prime Minister Theresa May is due to speak in Italy about Britain’s planned EU departure, Johnson on Saturday published a 4,300-word […]

A 71-year-old man died in hospital on Sunday after being involved in a road accident in Nicosia on Saturday afternoon, police said. The victim, was riding a moped on Nicosia’s Dighenis Akritas Avenue when at the junction of Dimitsani Street, he was hit by a car driven by a 36-year-old man. The pensioner was taken […]

Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on Sunday it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement. The last Palestinian legislative election was held in 2006 when Hamas scored a surprise victory, which laid the ground for a […]

Six of the original 14 suspects remanded in the the case of the alleged fraud of EU-funded programmes at the technical university (Tepak) and the Oceanography Centre of the University of Cyprus (UCy) were re-remanded by the Limassol court on Sunday for another five days. The six suspects, included a 57-year-old former CEO of the […]

The Cyprus problem will be discussed during a meeting between the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias on Sunday in New York. According to a UN source, Guterres expects to listen to the views of the parties involved, before activating anew his good offices mission for Cyprus, after the Conference […]

A group of Cypriot airline passengers were stuck in Izmir, Turkey over night when their Jet2 flight was diverted there on its way from Manchester to Larnaca, Politis reported on Sunday. According to the report, there was a problem with one engine and the plane at to land at Adnan Menderes Airport. The flight had […]

Akel general secretary Andros Kyprianou on Sunday accused President Nicos Anastasiades of playing games with the hope of the Cypriot people for a solution and reunification, and also slammed the government’s economic policies. Speaking before the party’s Pancyprian Congress, Kyprianou said “the days of the Anastasiades-Disy government would go down in history as the era […]

Bank of Cyprus’s chief executive John Patrick Hourican said that he is beginning to grow impatient with those borrowers who are able to repay their debt but opt not to do so, as the bank, having completed its post crisis shrink-to-strength strategy now wants to grow. Hourican who was commenting in an interview with the […]

A 53-year-old female co-op bank employee from Limassol who was being sought for allegedly stealing more than €100,000 from the account of a customer, was arrested early Sunday, police said. The suspect was managing the bank account of a 61-year-old woman, herself a former employee of the bank. When the 61-year-old realised that €102,000 was […]

Passengers were evacuated from a British Airways airplane at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Sunday morning “for a security reason”, an airport official said. Flight BA303 was due to take off and fly to London’s Heathrow airport when the plane was evacuated, the official said. “The incident is being dealt with,” the official […]

A second man has been arrested over Friday’s bomb attack on a London underground train that injured 30 people, police said. The 21-year-old man was arrested in the west London suburb of Hounslow just before midnight on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police force said in a statement. He was detained under Britain’s Terrorism Act and taken […]

Paphos police are investigating a case of assault against a Romanian man, 36, who was badly beaten late Saturday by some compatriots over financial differences. According to police, they received a call around 11.45pm that the victim had been assaulted and he was taken to Paphos hospital where he was diagnosed with multiple fractures and […]

Striker Wayne Rooney will receive the warm welcome he deserves as a Manchester United “legend” when he returns with Everton to Old Trafford, manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday. Rooney moved back to his boyhood club at the start of the season after 13 successful years at Manchester United. The 31-year-old former England captain won […]

Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man. Several hundred people gathered near Washington University after dark as the main rallies and marches […]

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte reckons Arsenal have the squad to fight for the Premier League title despite their erratic start to the season as the two sides prepare for Sunday’s London derby at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have not lost at home against Arsenal since 2011, but suffered two 2-1 defeats to their rivals in May’s […]

GKN Driveline revealed an all-new electric axle concept at the 67th Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) this week. The new eAxle is called ‘eTwinsterX’ and offers three key advantages over conventional electric drivelines. Starting with the design, the integrated coaxial format means that the electric drive (eDrive) unit is significantly smaller than other systems with […]

DESPITE the triumphant opening in front of big crowds of the Nicolas 2018 campaign headquarters in the former PWC building in downtown Nicosia, all is not well in the party of principles and high ideals, Diko. While preparing to follow in his father’s footsteps poor old Junior faces a minor rebellion from within his own […]

PRESIDENTIAL candidates and their teams, no matter how hard they try, are proving unable to breathe any life into the debate on the Cyprus problem with which they are so familiar and comfortable. They are repeating the usual platitudes, but these get little coverage by the media which know that the public is not interested […]