Новости за 03.11.2017

A Spanish judge has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former councillors, all currently in Belgium, the High Court said in a statement on Friday. Puigdemont left for Belgium after Catalonia’s regional government was sacked by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hours after the Catalan parliament made a […]

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who left Spain for Belgium after his government was sacked following a declaration of independence, said on Friday he was ready to stand in a snap election in the region next month. Puigdemont ignored a court order to return to Spain on Thursday to answer charges of rebellion, sedition and […]

Parliament on Friday approved a bill imposing 19 per cent VAT on the sale of building land, fulfilling an EU condition some 10 years after the original deadline. The bill passed with the votes of 26 MPs from Disy, Diko, Solidarity, and the Green Party. Eighteen MPs from Akel, Edek, Elam, and one MP each […]

The decision of the Nicosia general’s intensive care unit (ICU) doctor who handed his resignation effective mid-November to stay on until year-end, in order to help his colleagues cope, did little to prevent the state doctors’ union from once more attacking the health ministry on Friday. The departure of four doctors from Nicosia general’s ICU […]

If you are not familiar with German Expressionism in cinema, or if you know what it is all about and would like to be reminded of the artistic genre, The Shadows, German Expressionism in Cinema and its Legacy exhibition will give you a rounded expose. The exhibition, organised by the Evagoras and Kathleen Lanitis Foundation […]

The United Nations team that has been tasked with conducting a strategic review of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) briefed President Nicos Anastasiades on its mandate and heard the government’s views, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Friday, following a meeting at the Presidential Palace. “They are at the stage of investigation, we explained […]

By Angela Moon and Eric Auchard Shoppers surged into Apple Inc stores across the world on Friday to buy the new iPhone X, signalling stronger demand for the 10th anniversary version of the premium smartphone than the last two iterations. Investors and analysts took the swell of interest, alongside the company’s better-than-expected sales forecast for the upcoming […]

US authorities have informally told Cyprus they are interested in sending officials to the island to conduct investigations into Paul Manafort’s case as part of a third request for legal assistance, two sources familiar with the matter said. The authorities have signalled their interest in sending officials to Cyprus to interview implicated persons, including lawyers […]

The House plenum on Friday voted unanimously for a law amendment to ensure that someone who signed up for organ donation when they were alive cannot have their will overturned by relatives upon death. The bill has been passed with the aim of increasing the number of post-mortem donors. as Cyprus is last in Europe […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was unsure whether his top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, would remain in his post for the rest of Trump’s term in the White House and was “not happy” that some State Department staff were not supporting his agenda. In an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News late Thursday, Trump […]

The House plenum on Friday voted for a draft law stating that 2017 sewerage charges should not exceed those for 2016. In cases where charges that exceed the 2016 fees have already been paid the additional amount will be refunded to residents next year. The draft law was tabled by Disy, Diko, Edek, Solidarity, Elam […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he hoped a U.S. peace initiative would work and praised President Donald Trump for taking a fresh approach to bringing the Israelis and Palestinians back to negotiations. For at least two decades, the goal of U.S.-led diplomacy has been a ‘two-state solution’, meaning an independent Palestinian state […]

The University of Cyprus said that it revised its economic growth rate forecast for this year to 3.6 per cent from 3 per cent in July, citing an improved labour market and leading indicators. “Real economic activity in Cyprus is expected to continue to expand strongly in 2017 and 2018,” the university’s Economic Research Centre […]

Cyprus has slipped eight spots to 53 in the overall rankings of the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report. Last year, Cyprus scored an overall average of 72.12 across 10 topics – starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts […]

A South African Cypriot man was found guilty on Thursday of the murder of his wife two years ago, and could receive a life sentence, the South African newspaper Times Live reported. Christopher Panayiotou, 31, had been a prime suspect for the murder of his wife, Jayde, 29, who went missing from outside her home […]

Forget cage fighting, boxing and world titles – Irishman Conor McGregor’s next goal is to build a financial empire and eclipse Real Madrid football icon Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest-paid athlete in the world. The 29-year-old UFC lightweight champion told Reuters of his ambition in an exclusive interview ahead of the premier of “Notorious”, […]

UEFA have charged Marseille defender Patrice Evra with violent conduct after a scuffle between the player and a club supporter before a Europa League game at Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal, European football’s governing body said on Friday. Evra was sent off after he appeared to aim a kick at a fan’s head at the side […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may meet next week at an Asian economic summit amid strains over sanctions against Moscow, the Syria conflict and the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. The Kremlin on Friday said talks were under way to set up an encounter at […]

Just 48 hours before this weekend’s Premier League clash with Chelsea, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho appeared in a Madrid court on Friday to testify in front of a judge regarding charges surrounding tax evasion to the tune of 3.3 million euros between 2011 and 2012. The case relates to the Portuguese’s image rights when […]

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has opened up about the injury problems that almost cost him his career. Stemming from an ankle fissure sustained in Spain’s friendly against Chile in September 2013, the two-time European Championship winner then went under the knife in 2015 to cure a knee issue. However, the ankle problems persisted and numerous […]

President Nicos Anastasiades has called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots “must abandon all the unacceptable positions we’ve been hearing during the past several days” and work constructively “to terminate the occupation and reunite our country.” Addressing the opening ceremony of a seminar in Nicosia to mark 150 years since the inauguration of the central […]

Police are trying to locate the person who abandoned a new-born baby boy on Friday outside the old Limassol hospital. According to the head of the Limassol CID, Ioannis Soteriadis, the baby, who is alive and well, was found by a nurse wrapped up in a blanket, abandoned on a chair outside the office used […]

A new-born baby boy was found abandoned outside the old Limassol hospital on Friday noon. According to reports, the baby, which is alive, was found by two ambulance drivers outside the old hospital – which operates as an outpatient clinic – on one of the chairs used by patients while waiting to be examined. The […]

The number of registered unemployed dropped in October 22 per cent compared to the respective month of 2016 to 26,436, the lowest since December 2010, the statistical service said. The seasonally adjusted number of people without a job registered at the district labour offices fell last month an annual 17 per cent to 31,228, which […]

A boat full of refugees – including a two-day-old infant and 174 men, women and children – arrived in Kato Pyrgos from Antalya, Turkey, at lunchtime on Friday. The vessel was spotted at 12.30pm some 10 nautical miles off Pyrgos and one hour later was towed to Kato Pyrgos. 35 of the arrivals are women, […]