Новости за 21.11.2017

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri made an unexpected trip to Cyprus on Tuesday evening and met President Nicos Anastasiades. Attaching photographs, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides tweeted that Anastasiades and Hariri had a “warm and fruitful meeting”. “Breaking news: Warm and fruitful meeting of Cyprus President [Nicos Anastasiades] and Prime Minister of Lebanon [Saad Hariri] […]

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri made an unexpected trip to Cyprus on Tuesday evening and met President Nicos Anastasiades. Attaching photographs, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides tweeted that Anastasiades and Hariri had a “warm and fruitful meeting”. “Breaking news: Warm and fruitful meeting of Cyprus President [Nicos Anastasiades] and Prime Minister of Lebanon [Saad Hariri] […]

Hoping to raise thousands for charity, an adult panto will get underway in Polis Chrysochous on Wednesday evening ahead of four further shows in Paphos. Peter Pants is the latest offering from Premier Electric, a British owned electrical shop with stores in Paphos and Limassol, and follows in the wake of three years playing to […]

President Donald Trump, who has raised eyebrows by mulling his power to pardon as investigators probe possible ties between his 2016 election campaign and Russia, used his authority in a less controversial way on Tuesday to “pardon” a Thanksgiving turkey. Joined by his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron, Trump entered the Rose Garden for […]

Almost 90 per cent of Cyprus’ exports, as well as over 80 per cent of imports, to and from European Union member states are done by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), data published by Eurostat on Tuesday showed. According to Eurostat, SMEs account for an overall 98 per cent of companies trading goods within the […]

Social welfare and the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) scheme cost €479 million in 2015 and 2016, the Audit Service announced on Tuesday. In its annual report containing the findings of the Labour Ministry’s institutional audit for the two years, the agency found that in addition to various social welfare spending totalling €220 million for 2015 […]

  Authorities were investigating white flares spotted in the South Atlantic overnight, as urgency grew on Tuesday in the search for a missing Argentine navy submarine amid worry that its 44 crew members could be running out of oxygen. Searchers found an empty raft floating in the ocean, and noticed white flares from a distance. […]

Police sergeant Chrysostomos Christou, a member of the three-person team investigating a case of market manipulation involving four former Laiki Bank top officials, was the first witness called to the stand on Tuesday as the trial began. Defendants in the trial are Laiki’s then-managing director Efthimios Bouloutas, his deputy Panayiotis Kounnis, non-executive vice-president Neoclis Lysandrou […]

Before the Christmas rush really sinks its teeth into our schedules, Dro.Me.A racing together with the Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) gives runners the chance to get out and participate in a friendly race to promote healthy living. The race, on December 2 at 10am at Athalassa National Park in Nicosia, is the annual […]

Municipalities called on the government on Tuesday to provide assistance for the maintenance of public areas in refugee housing estates, despite that the majority of the properties now belong to private individuals, as local authorities are unable to cope. A delegation of the Union of Municipalities (UoM) attended the House refugee committee which was discussing […]

Lebanon marks its independence on Wednesday with its sovereignty as compromised as ever by the agendas of foreign states that have shaped its history since the French mandate ended in 1943. The crisis ignited by Saad al-Hariri’s sudden resignation as prime minister is unprecedented even by the standards of a country where loyalties have been […]

The creation of conditions for stability and confidence is a prerequisite for reinvigorating the economic activity in Cyprus, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Tuesday addressing the Reintroducing Ourselves, New Beginning conference in Nicosia. “This cannot be achieved with words but with specific moves and initiatives such as the continuation of prudent and responsible public […]

Capital Intelligence, the Limassol-based rating company, said that it affirmed Hellenic Bank’s B+ financial strength rating and placed it on positive outlook citing an expected decline in bad debts resulting from economic recovery. “The financial strength rating is primarily supported by very strong liquidity and sound capital adequacy,” Capital Intelligence said in an emailed statement […]

US prosecutors have charged an Iranian-based hacker with penetrating the network of cable TV provider HBO and stealing episodes and plot summaries for unaired programs including “Game of Thrones,” then threatening to release the data unless he was paid $6 million. The cyber attack surfaced over the summer as HBO was running a new season of […]

Poland reacted coolly to a warning it could incur fines for continuing to log in the Bialowieza forest, a Unesco World Heritage site, saying on Tuesday its actions were lawful. The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) said on Monday Poland would be fined €100,000 a day if it did not stop large-scale logging in the […]

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday gave his full support and commitment to the 1,619-km undersea EuroAfrica Interconnector cable that will connect the electricity grids of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece with Europe. El-Sisi made his declaration during a meeting with the Chairman and CEO of the EuroAfrica Interconnector Nasos Ktorides in Nicosia during […]

Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe‘s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman. The 93-year-old had clung on for a week after an army takeover and expulsion from his own ruling […]

Staff at Bank of Cyprus’ restructuring and debt collection unit on Tuesday announced a two-hour warning strike for Friday to protest the lender’s intention to outsource. According to bank workers union Etyk, the strike will take place between 12.30pm and 2.30pm. In a circular, the union threatened to escalate its measures across the group “since […]

Russia’s meteorological service said on Tuesday it had measured pollution of a radioactive isotope at nearly 1,000 times normal levels in the Ural mountains, the first official Russian data supporting reports that an accident had taken place. The data appears to support a report by the French nuclear safety institute IRSN, which said on Nov 9 a […]

Turkish Cypriots said on Tuesday they were not bound by any agreements struck by the Republic, accusing the government and the Egyptian administration of usurping power through unlawful means. In a written statement, the so-called foreign ministry of the Turkish Cypriot breakaway state said the Republic was engaging in unilateral acts without taking into account […]

Fifa’s ethics watchdogs have banned three former football officials from Guam, Nicaragua and Venezuela for life as part of efforts to address widespread corruption in the sport, the world football governing body said on Tuesday. The latest officials to be hit by Fifa bans are Richard Lai, the former Guam Football Association president and a […]

Since Friday evening, and moments after the Omonia vs Apoel football game ended, social media was flooded with comments condemning the actions of a section of the Apoel and Omonia fans during the game. The Apoel fans had lifted a banner disputing events and deaths that occurred at the Athens Polytechnic (Polytechnio) in November 1973, […]

Everton striker Oumar Niasse became the first Premier League player to be charged with “successful deception of a match official” on Tuesday after diving to win a penalty in a match against Crystal Palace on Saturday, and could be banned for two games. The Senegal international threw himself to the ground after minimal contact from […]

The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the trilateral partnership among their nations, primarily in the areas of energy, security and counter-terrorism, tourism, technology and innovation. According to the Joint Declaration of the Fifth Trilateral Summit, held in Nicosia, President Nicos Anastasiades, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and […]

Co-operation between Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt is expanding to benefit the countries and the region in general, their leaders said on Tuesday following the fifth trilateral meeting between them. Speaking at a news conference after the meeting, President Nicos Anastasiades said the three countries were a model of co-operation. Anastasiades said the three leaders discussed […]