Новости за 23.10.2017

  By Maher Chmaytelli US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived on Monday in Iraq, hours after the government rebuked him for calling on it to send home Iranian-backed paramilitary units that helped defeat Islamic State and capture the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk. Iraq is one of the few countries allied closely to both the […]

After wowing audiences in Germany, the Stavros Lantsias Trio is ready to do the same in Nicosia on Saturday and in Limassol on Sunday with an original performance fit for anyone who appreciates music in all its forms. The Stavros Lantsias Trio is made up of pianist and composer Lantsias – who will be playing […]

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides has climbed to top spot of the world laser rankings for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old has 985 points, 15 more than Briton Nick Thompson in second. “Another dream has become reality this year,” he said. “It reflects my course this year and how successful 2017 was.” Kontides […]

Cyprus is an important and reliable partner of Russia, prime minister of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev said on Monday during a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades in Moscow. Speaking through an interpreter, Medvedev said important bilateral documents will be signed during Anastasiades’ visit which was also a good opportunity for them to exchange views. […]

Cyprus’ rate of absorption of European Union funds for the 2014-2020 financial period is relatively low, though still on a par with other EU countries, MPs heard on Monday. At this stage in the period, the island has absorbed around 13 per cent of the funds – close to the average of several other EU […]

Artist Leontios Toumpouris and Floricienta Iuvenalis will come together on Friday in Nicosia to present their joint work under the name The Troubadours of Desire. The two artists will present a narrative on desire in which rituals, fiction, history and mythology are entangled. This is done via an installation in the form of an altar, […]

An underage victim of sexual abuse was made to physically go through a police line-up of suspects and point out the perpetrator without any measures to conceal the victim’s identity, MPs said on Monday. The complaint had been made to the House human rights committee, which immediately tabled the matter for discussion. From a cursory […]

Juergen Klopp‘s spluttering Liverpool team faced a barrage of criticism in the British media after Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur which one observer predicted would be the worst defensive display of the season by any top-tier side. The normally assured German has seldom had to deal with such negativity in his two years at Anfield […]

The threat from North Korea has grown to a “critical and imminent level” and the United States, Japan and South Korea must address the matter, Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera told his US and South Korean counterparts in talks on Monday. Onodera’s remarks underscored the deep concern in Tokyo after North Korean weapons tests, including test firing missiles over Japan, as […]

Opposition MPs on Monday expressed concern over government legislation aiming to sell state land amounting to almost two million square metres. The matter was discussed at the House interior committee, where MPs were handed a list of 37 land plots. But the government failed to also submit a report justifying why the tracts are to […]

The widow of a US Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump “made me cry even worse” in a condolence telephone call when he said that her husband “knew what he signed up for.” In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sergeant La David T. […]

  The latest statistics suggest a bright future not just for Cyprus’ economy but also for the local primary economic sector, which shows annual leaps of growth, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said on Monday. In his address to a news conference marking the start of an awareness campaign for the European Union’s common agricultural policy […]

Dubai‘s ruler has pardoned a British man a day after he was sentenced to three months in jail for touching another man at a bar, a legal advocacy group said on Monday. Jamie Harron, an electrician working in Afghanistan, was convicted for public indecency after being accused of touching a German man’s behind in a […]

A 40-year-old dog trainer was remanded in custody for two days by a Limassol court on Monday after 35 stray canines left in his care vanished, police said. The case was reported to the authorities by an animal welfare group which had paid the man €8,500 as a down-payment to look after the animals for […]

Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after they dropped into the relegation zone following Sunday’s 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal, the Premier League club said on Monday. Dutchman Koeman took over 16 months ago and spent a significant amount of money overhauling the squad in the last transfer window, but Everton have won two out […]

Former Miss UK Rachelle Noon has been fined by a British court for trying to cheat an insurance company by faking an illness on holiday in Cyprus it was reported on Monday. According to the Daily Mail, the 28-year-old model was ordered to pay thousands of pounds to tour operator Thomas Cook after a judge […]

The 28 European Union states failed to agree in a first round of talks on Monday on a reform of the bloc’s labour rules that poorer countries say are essential to uphold fair competition. The case pits wealthier countries against poorer peers keen to preserve current rules that allow their citizens to work elsewhere in […]

Police are investigating an anonymous letter filed with the Audit Service claiming that several ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors were bribed on a regular basis by a private hearing centre, technical audit chief Andreas Hasapopoulos said on Monday. Speaking on the state broadcaster CyBC’s morning talk show, Hasapopoulos said the anonymous letter included copies […]

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has welcomed Zinedine Zidane’s comment that he was a “complete player” and said the Real Madrid manager’s compliment will give him more confidence. Zidane praised the 24-year-old Kane before Spurs’ 1-1 draw in the Champions League against Madrid last week. “I always feel there’s stuff I can improve upon, I will never stop trying […]

Catalonia said on Monday it was confident all officials including police would defy attempts by Madrid to enforce direct rule on the region, in an escalating dispute that has raised fears of unrest among Spain’s European allies. The Spanish government has invoked special constitutional powers to fire the regional government and force a new election to […]

Another unflattering account of Theresa May at dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker has appeared in a German newspaper and sparked a Twitter spat between aides past and present to the British prime minister and EU chief executive. After a summit last week at which EU leaders sought to build trust with May to try to speed […]

We would all love to have a healthier and more fulfilling life but some of us need a bit of a push and some friends to join in the fun of making it happen. This is where the Cyprus Third Age meeting comes in on Saturday. The Cyprus Third Age (C3A) will hold a free […]

Mercedes joined a select group of teams to have won the Formula One constructors’ championship for four years in a row on Sunday and recognised it as their toughest title yet. With an unassailable lead of 147 points with 129 remaining from the final three races, Mercedes joined Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull who racked up similar streaks […]

Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to protect the environment. The 12, with a combined population of almost 80 million, said they would promote walking, cycling and the […]

Cyprus was among the seven best achievers in the European Union last year in producing a fiscal surplus and remained the member state with the fifth highest government debt as a percentage of economic output, the European Commission’s statistical office said. The island generated last year a fiscal surplus of €82m or 0.5 per cent […]