Новости за 25.11.2017

AS THE number of reported domestic violence instances increase in Cyprus, professionals are hoping to educate teachers and pupils on how to spot the signs and what action to take to help, according to the head of the Paphos domestic violence shelter. The association for the prevention and handling of violence in the family- Spavo- […]

Manchester United saw off a determined Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 on Saturday to reduce Manchester City’s lead at the top of the Premier League to five points, while the three teams below them all dropped points. Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1-1 at Anfield while Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit stalled with a home draw against West […]

Manchester United stayed on the tail of Premier League leaders and arch rivals Manchester City after a Lewis Dunk own goal gave them a laboured 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday. United’s 32-year old wing-back Ashley Young let fly from the the edge of the penalty area in the […]

Manchester United stayed on the tail of Premier League leaders and arch rivals Manchester City after a Lewis Dunk own goal gave them a laboured 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday. United’s 32-year old wing-back Ashley Young let fly from the the edge of the penalty area in the […]

France moved one step closer to a 10th Davis Cup title when Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Ruben Bemelmans and Joris De Loore 6-1 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 to give the hosts a 2-1 lead in the final against neighbours Belgium on Saturday. The French pair, in their first competitive match together, were down a […]

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah’s positions that “affect our Arab brothers or target the security and stability of their countries”, a statement from his press office said. The statement did not specify which countries he meant. Hariri announced his resignation from his post on Nov […]

Every year the No_Body Festival/ Moving On festival opens up a world of dance for audiences in Nicosia for two days, and this year the door to where dance is king will be open next weekend. The ninth festival of its kind, organised by Dancehouse Lefkosia and Dance Gate Lefkosia-Cyprus, will host 20 artistic groups […]

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday unveiled measures aimed at educating the public and schoolchildren about sexism and violence against women and improving police support for victims. During his campaign Macron, who won the presidential election in May, promised to rethink sexual politics and gender equality, which he made a national cause for his five-year mandate. The Harvey […]

The European Banking Authority (EBA) expects that the increase in coverage ratios in Cyprus may lead to a higher reduction in non-performing loans (NPLs) in the coming quarters, something that was also observed in banks of other European countries. In its Risk Assessment Report for November, the EBA says that an analysis of the short […]

Valtteri Bottas denied quadruple world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton the final pole position of the Formula One season on Saturday, leading a Mercedes one-two in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying. The pole was the Finn’s second in a row, after Brazil two weeks ago, and fourth of the campaign. Hamilton had been aiming for […]

Catalonia’s former leader challenged Spain and the European Union to respect the result of Catalan regional elections in December, saying Madrid would have to end direct rule if separatists win. Speaking from Belgium where he fled earlier this month, Carles Puigdemont said the vote was the most important in Catalonia’s history. “Will you accept the results of […]

A court in the UK will this week hold a preliminary hearing relating to a lawsuit filed by 35 Greek Cypriots who claim they were tortured by the British during the Eoka struggle to end colonial rule and unite with Greece. The hearing will start at around 10am on Tuesday. The suit followed an official […]

Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday. No group has claimed responsibility, but Egyptian forces are battling a stubborn Islamic State affiliate in the region, […]

David Moyes has praised West Ham United’s supporters after a 1-1 draw with Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday, the first match at London Stadium since the Scot took over as manager. While the fans expressed dissent in Moyes’s first game in charge at Watford last weekend – holding up signs slamming the […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel set her sights on forthcoming talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) as a path to forming a stable government in Germany and rejected new elections after three-way coalition talks collapsed last weekend. Merkel’s fourth term was cast into doubt when the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) walked out of talks with her conservative […]

Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with Barcelona until 2021, the Liga leaders confirmed, ending speculation the five-times world player of the year could leave the club he has spent his entire career for free next June. “FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi signed on Saturday morning a new contract that will keep the Argentine […]

Mexico‘s government has created a marine park the size of Illinois in the Pacific, the largest ocean reserve in North America for the conservation of giant rays, whales and turtles, including dozens of species endemic to the area. Mexico‘s President Enrique Pena Nieto designated on Friday the Revillagigedo Archipelago, located some 390km southeast of the […]

Two underage Bulgarian sisters whom their family reported as missing from their home in Limassol since November 14 have been found and are well. Pamela Anatolieva Plamenova, 17, and Renia Natolieva Plamenova, 14, had been staying at a friend’s house. Reports said the welfare services have been notified about the case.

Where do you live? I live ‘in the World of Mikis Theodorakis’ at the moment! That’s the title of my new album! With my special guests Zülfü Livaneli, Maria Farantouri & George Perris! (And I am really proud and grateful for this!) Best childhood memory? Water slides and playing in my grandfather’s fields. He came […]

President Nicos Anastasiades said Saturday it was the Turkish Cypriot side that needed to change its approach in the reunification talks and not the Greek Cypriots who could not accept security conditions involving Turkey post solution. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Skouriotissa, Anastasiades likened Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s attitude to that […]

Britain has only 10 days left to deliver on all three areas of its divorce terms with the European Union if London wants to start talks on a transition period after Brexit and a future relationship, the chairman of EU leaders Donald Tusk said. “We need to see progress from UK within 10 days on […]

The K-Cineplex screens in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos will once again present the magic of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet tomorrow with a recorded screening of a performance of Le Corsaire (The Pirate). With more than 120 dancers on stage, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky brings the ballet in three acts to life. As Ratmansky deals with the […]

An early morning blast caused by a gas cylinder placed deliberately outside a home in Anavargos, Paphos, caused extensive damage to the house and vehicles parked nearby, police said. The explosion took place at 5.35am on Saturday, outside a house occupied by a 25-year-old man and his mother. Police determined that the blast had been […]

A 63-year-old woman reported to police that a hooded man snatched her purse and beat her outside her home in Nicosia on Friday evening. The woman said she had just parked her car at her home at around 7pm when she was attacked by a man wearing a hood. The robber snatched her bag and […]

A fire in a hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort city of Batumi killed 11 people, an official said on Saturday. “Unfortunately, 11 people were killed and 19 were injured in a fire,” Giorgi Gakharia, Georgia’s interior minister, told reporters. The fire started late on Friday on one floor of the Leogrand hotel and spread […]