Новости за 30.09.2017

Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 victory over an out-of-sorts Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Having been knocked down into second place by Manchester United’s win over Crystal Palace earlier in the day, Pep Guardiola’s side jumped back ahead of their city rivals on goal difference thanks […]

The process aimed at a solution of the Cyprus problem will be resumed, President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday night in a TV address to mark Cyprus Independence Day. Independence will be celebrated on Sunday, October 1 with a military parade, while the President said the failure to reach an agreement at […]

If you love star gazing and you find that your imagination travels skyward, then you will be thrilled to find out that the Paphos Astronomy Club’s meeting on Thursday will include a presentation by someone who is fascinated with capturing perfect images of stars and planets. Paphos Astronomy Club member and astronomy photographer Rob Willdridge […]

Manchester United provisionally went top of the Premier League after Marouane Fellaini scored two goals either side of Juan Mata’s opener and Romelu Lukaku’s record-equalling strike in a 4-0 rout of Crystal Palace on Saturday. Mata fired United ahead in the third minute and Lukaku netted in the 86th for his seventh goal in his […]

US President Donald Trump blamed Puerto Ricans on Saturday for the slow pace of relief from the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Maria, saying his government, which has come under fire for its response, was doing an “amazing job.” Trump took to Twitter early on Saturday to fire back at the mayor of San Juan, […]

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres’ claim of a “historic opportunity missed in Crans-Montana” flies in the face of President Nicos Anastasiades’ narrative of how close a solution was in Switzerland, particularly during the July 6 dinner, Akel said on Saturday. Ever since the Conference on Cyprus collapsed, Anastasiades has maintained that a solution was never […]

The United States is probing North Korea to see whether it is interested in dialogue and has multiple direct channels of communication with Pyongyang, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday. The disclosure came as Tillerson expressed hope for reducing tensions with North Korea, which is fast advancing toward its goal of developing […]

I always thought steak houses were dominated by men, men eating nothing but meat. So it was a relief upon stepping into Andria steak & grill restaurant that women were also seated at tables celebrating with their menfolk. Chef Stelios Nicolaides and his brother Marios first opened 15 years ago in Coral bay as a […]

Harry Kane’s stunning September continued with two goals in a 4-0 Premier League win at promoted Huddersfield Town on Saturday. Kane, who netted 13 goals for club and country this month including a Champions League hat-trick at Apoel Nicosia, opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a confident finish after robbing Town defender Chris […]

The conclusions of the latest European Commission and European Central Bank review of the Cyprus economy were the most positive ones since 2013, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Saturday. The European Commission and the European Central Bank on Friday concluded their third post-programme review of Cyprus’ performance and in a press release called on […]

Wales hooker Scott Baldwin has apologised after being bitten on the hand while trying to pet a lion in South Africa, causing him to miss Ospreys’ defeat to the Cheetahs in their Pro14 match on Friday. The 29-year-old was described as “stupid” by Ospreys coach Steve Tandy after suffering the wound, which needed stitches, during a pre-match […]

Two cars worth €18,000 were completely destroyed and houses were damaged in a fire early on Saturday at Livadia, Larnaca, which police said was set deliberately. According to a police report, around 2am Saturday the fire service was notified of two cars burning outside a house in Livadia. Men from the Oroklini fire station and […]

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said a transition period from the European Union after Britain’s exit from the bloc in March 2019 must not last more than two years. In an interview with The Sun newspaper on Saturday, on the eve of the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference, Johnson detailed four “red lines” for […]

The Foreign Minister of Paraguay Eladio Loizaga has reaffirmed the country’s support for a settlement to the Cyprus problem and referred to the importance of contributing to peace through its participation in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNFICYP. Loizaga held a meeting this week with Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Republic […]

Within the frame of the Kypria International Festival, the Centre of Performing arts MITOS will present the theatrical performance Oda Ki Ekia (Here and There) in Limassol on Wednesday and Thursday, and in Nicosia on October 8. The play, loosely based on the Chronicles of Cyprus by mediaeval historian Leontios Machairas, concentrates on a travelling […]

Spanish police have occupied the Catalan government’s communications hub on the eve of a banned independence referendum which Madrid is attempting to thwart, the regional authority said on Saturday. Tens of thousands of Catalans are expected to vote in a ballot that will have no legal status as it has been blocked by Spain’s Constitutional […]

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton put on a stunning display to seal pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday as his Formula One title rival Sebastian Vettel suffered a disastrous qualifying session and will start last on the grid. The Briton, who leads Vettel by 28 points in the overall standings, set a time […]

Onetime “Trial of the Century” defendant OJ Simpson could be freed as early as Sunday from prison in Nevada, where he has been held since 2008 for a botched robbery, but the time and place of his release remain secret, his plans largely unknown. Simpson, 70, won his freedom from a Nevada parole board in […]

The firm belief that an historic opportunity was missed in Crans-Montana has been expressed by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his report on the latest round of Cyprus talks. In it, details of which were released on Saturday, the Secretary General reaffirms the readiness of the United Nations to assist the sides when […]

A restaurant owner in Ayios Theodoros will be fined by police over 36 boiled songbirds found in the kitchen on Friday night, a police report said. According to the report, policemen on Friday night raided two taverns in Ayios Theodoros to check for songbirds. During the search, in one of the taverns 36 songbirds were […]

Where do you live? With my partner Arjen. I spend approximately half the time in the house my family was renting as refugees after the Turkish invasion in North London. We later purchased the house. It’s full of family history. The other half we spend in the house where my father was born, in Kedares […]

A 30-year-old woman from Larnaca was rushed to hospital with head injuries on Friday after being struck by a car driven by a 74-year-old man. According to a police report, at around 9:50pm on Friday the pensioner was driving near Mackenzie beach when he struck the woman who was crossing the street on a zebra […]

President Mr Nicos Anastasiades received congratulatory messages from his USA and Russia counterparts, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of the anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cyprus. In his message, Trump extended “best wishes to the people of the Republic of Cyprus as you celebrate the 57th anniversary of your […]

This lovely Labrador has rescued people after the earthquakes in Mexico, becoming a new hero for the country.

Art lovers make sure your calendar is clear for the weekends of October as the Cyprus Open studios and the artist associated with the project, will be welcoming us into their art studios for a tour of their work and the chance to get the artists up close. After the success of the 2016 event, the […]