Новости за 01.11.2017

British defence secretary Michael Fallon quit on Wednesday saying his conduct had fallen below the high standards demanded of his position, the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal in parliament. A growing number of women and men working in Britain’s parliament have complained of inappropriate behaviour by lawmakers, largely prompted by sex abuse allegations […]

An Uzbek immigrant suspected of killing eight people in New York City by crashing a truck through a crowd on a bike path followed online plans from Islamic State and left a note saying the militant group would “endure forever,” police said on Wednesday. Police said they had interviewed Sayfullo Saipov, 29, who is in […]

By Evie Andreou The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered the government to pay almost €8,000 in damages plus costs to a former judge who was fired by the Supreme Court in 2006 after being found guilty of disciplinary offences following an allegedly unfair trial. The court ruled in favour of lawyer Costas Kamenos, […]

Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman responded on Wednesday to an allegation of sexual harassment by a teenage intern on a film set more than 30 years ago. “I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. I am sorry,” Hoffman said […]

By Angelos Anastasiou A legislative amendment proposed by the House interior committee to reduce sewerage fees in the Paphos and Nicosia municipalities was arbitrary and did not take into account the sewerage boards’ real needs, Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said in a statement. According to the relevant law, sewerage fees are levied by municipalities in […]

Spain’s Rafa Nadal made sure he would top the ATP rankings at the end of the season when he beat South Korea’s Chung Hyeon 7-5 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. Nadal, who has never won the tournament, was a break behind in the opening set before stepping up a […]

By George Psyllides Backing the controversial project with links to the president that will cause major environmental disruption, the head of Pera Pedi village said small sacrifices must be made if a development will take place in a mountainous area. The matter sparked a fierce debate after it emerged that land belonging to President Nicos […]

There are no easy solutions Cyprus wants to become an energy hub and to exploit its natural wealth, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said on Wednesday. He was addressing the 5th Energy Symposium hosted by the Southeastern Europe Energy Institute and Financial Media Way, in Nicosia. Lakkotrypis said that if Cyprus wished to complete the puzzle of […]

By Bejay Browne THE mayor of Paphos proposed a number of steps to further strengthen ties with China and the Chinese community at a meeting held at Paphos town hall on Tuesday night. “Phedonas Phedonos met with Ambassador of the Republic of China in Cyprus, Huang Xingyuan, to discuss a number of ideas related to […]

For all those who didn’t manage to catch the local film The Story of the Green Line by Panicos Chrysanthos at commercial cinemas in March, there will be another chance to do so on November 8 at Apothiki 79 in Larnaca. As its title suggests, the film tells the history of the buffer zone in […]

Due to roadworks in the old centre of Kaimakli, a suburb of Nicosia, which aim to rejuvenate the area, Grigoris Afxentiou and Diogenous streets will be temporarily closed to traffic from Monday to Thursday next week, the Nicosia municipality announced on Wednesday. According to a statement, Grivas Digenis street from the junction with Grigoris Afxentiou […]

By Angelos Anastasiou If the intensive care unit at the Nicosia General Hospital is not operating according to international standards, it should be closed down and needs should be covered from elsewhere, Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Wednesday, in response to criticism that the unit is perilously understaffed. Pamboridis was responding to heavy criticism […]

The Olympic flame arrived in South Korea on Wednesday to begin its journey towards the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, lighting the blue touchpaper on a winter sports spectacular that organisers say will help promote peace on the Korean peninsula. Flown in from Athens following a handover ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium, which hosted the first modern […]

By Stelios Orphanides The chairman of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) said that competing financial sectors were behind reports in international media linking the island to money laundering. “As our gross domestic product relies mostly on services, tourism and finance, this causes (suspicion) that money laundering may be done here,” said […]

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday signed an amendment to the so-called electoral law in the north, which is expected to come into force after it has been published in the ‘official government gazette’. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, following a session with party officials in Akinci’s office on Tuesday, the Turkish Cypriot […]

By Evie Andreou The transport ministry said on Wednesday it bore no responsibility for the non-payment of salaries for staff at the Paphos bus company Osypa, who went on a two-hour strike over the government’s decision to withhold the state’s subsidy to the company to compensate for mutually-acknowledged earlier overpayments. Employees of Osypa on Wednesday […]

With 2,000 runners across the age spectrum participating, the ALPHAMEGA “Run As One” race was held on Sunday (October 22nd), which was part of the CSR programme “Child, Nutrition & Health”   Christoforos Protopapas from Dro.Me.A Racing and Maria Yiavasi from Keravnos landed first place at the Half-Marathon of the 2nd ALPHAMEGA “Run As One” […]

Media outlets that make public sensitive information regarding fatal road accidents before the families of the victims are informed will be named and shamed, the Cyprus Media Complaints Commission (press council), announced on Wednesday. The commission held a meeting last week with media representatives, and press officers of the police and the fire service to […]

Two years after militants killed 130 people in coordinated attacks across Paris, France officially ended a state of emergency, replacing it with the introduction of a new security law which critics say undermines civil liberties. The new anti-terrorism law, effective from Wednesday, gives police extended powers to search properties, conduct electronic eavesdropping and shut mosques or other […]

A lawyer for dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, due to appear in a Spanish court this week to answer charges relating to Catalonia’s push for independence, said he would not return to testify but could answer questions from Belgium. If Puigdemont fails to appear before the court, an arrest warrant could be issued that would […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Excavation work to retrieve the remains of 31 victims of a bomb dropped during the first leg of the invasion of the northern part of Cyprus by the Turkish air force on July 20, 1974, at the location where the Nicosia General hospital has since been built started on Wednesday. According to […]

On Monday 30th October, during a prominent night at the Gala dinner of Baker Tilly International’s World Conference, in Amsterdam, Baker Tilly in South East Europe was awarded with the title of Member Firm of the Year. This award recognises the exceptional commitment to the network and developing practices locally and internationally through financial performance […]

Atletico Madrid, despite twice coming within inches of Champions League glory in the last four years, have experienced an emphatic fall from grace this season and are on the brink of a humiliating exit from the group stage. While in past years Diego Simeone’s side out-muscled continental heavy weights such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and […]

Cyprus’s public debt is deemed sustainable and will continue the downward path it entered in 2015, in all four sensitivity analysis scenarios, the finance ministry said. In the basic scenario, the government debt, which fell to a revised 107.1 per cent of economic output last year after peaking at 107.5 per cent in 2015, is […]

Antonio Conte’s return to Italian football on Tuesday proved such a chastening experience as he watched his Chelsea side dismantled by AS Roma in the Champions League that he worries they could be set for a “very difficult” season. A downbeat Conte said he and his players all had to take responsibility for the 3-0 […]