Новости за 30.11.2017

Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen next year with no let-up in African civil wars, near-famines in conflict-ridden regions and the threat of Islamist violence, a Geneva-based think-tank predicted in a report published on Thursday. The report by Acaps, a non-profit venture that supports humanitarian aid workers with daily monitoring and analysis of 150 countries, […]

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook the city of Paphos on Thursday afternoon. No injuries or damage to property were reported, police said. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake – measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale – was detected at 5.50pm. Its epicentre was located at 47km southwest of Paphos.

Mortar under a slab at the heart of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre dates to the era of Roman Emperor Constantine, confirming historical accounts of the discovery of the place where Christians believe Jesus was entombed, researchers say. According to historical accounts, Constantine – who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity – discovered […]

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday he will be formally requesting that the Tax Department hand over to him data on the tax returns of politically exposed persons (PEPs) from the year 2008 to the present day. Discussion continued at the House watchdog committee over whether PEPs were hiding assets abroad, in the wake of […]

Everton have named Sam Allardyce as their manager on an 18-month contract, the Premier League club said in a statement on Thursday. Former England boss Allardyce stepped in to save Crystal Palace from relegation last season but resigned before the start of the new campaign. “Everton can confirm the appointment of Sam Allardyce as the club’s new manager on […]

The European Union has agreed a financial settlement with Britain, a senior EU official told Reuters on Thursday, under which London has committed to paying a set share of EU budgets after Britain has left the bloc. Following reports of British offers in recent days, EU negotiators have insisted publicly that work is continuing on […]

A former interior ministry official appears to have been in cahoots with the companies which ultimately won the contracts for the Paphos and Koshi landfills, a witness in the ongoing trial said in court on Thursday. Thasos Neocleous, former director of technical audit at the audit office, was testifying for the prosecution in the trial, […]

Due to asphalt-laying works, Lekotheou Avenue in Makedonitissa, Nicosia, will be closed from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, the department of public works has announced. The avenue will be closed for works between 7pm on Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. Traffic in the area will be diverted via adjacent roads. The public is urged to […]

A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Thursday told jurors in a federal court in New York that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally authorised a transaction on behalf of Iran. Reza Zarrab is cooperating with US prosecutors in the criminal trial of a Turkish bank executive accused of conspiring to evade US sanctions against Iran. At […]

You might want to book this one early – because, with the music being so fresh and the beer being so cool, the Aphrodite Rock Brewery Christmas Party featuring live music by singer Aimie Flack is likely to sell out fast. For those who have a love/hate relationship with Christmas, the two-course meal together with […]

Lawmakers have decided to postpone discussion of a government bill allowing the cultivation, distribution and provision of medical cannabis until the House reconvenes after the January 2018 presidential elections. MPs decided to roll over the discussion into 2018 as there was not enough time to put the proposed legislation to the plenum this year because […]

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides suggested criminal offences may have been committed in the process of housing the Larnaca land registry in its current building during discussion of the issue at the House watchdog committee on Thursday. Michaelides voiced his conviction in a letter sent to the attorney-general on Wednesday, speaking of a massive scandal. “The picture […]

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Music producer Russell Simmons said on Thursday he was stepping down from his fashion and production businesses after a screenwriter said in a column in the Hollywood Reporter that Simmons sexually assaulted her in 1991. Jenny Lumet, the screenwriter daughter of the late movie director Sidney Lumet, in a Thursday Hollywood Reporter column accused Simmons of forcing himself on her in […]

Turkish prosecutors said on Thursday they were investigating allegations that President Tayyip Erdogan’s family moved millions of dollars abroad to avoid taxes, saying there were doubts about the authenticity of documents behind the claims. The chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accused members of Erdogan’s family earlier this week of […]

Actions to upgrade and improve huge swathes of Paphos are being co-ordinated by local authorities, after they decided to take action to improve facilities and beautify town and village centres. Mayor of Geroskipou, Michalis Pavlides told the Cyprus Mail that the municipality is working with the municipalities of Paphos and Peyia and twelve villages of […]

MEP Eleni Theocharous will be getting an extra police guard after her personal website was attacked by a Turkish hacker group earlier this month, reports said. According to news outlet Sigmalive, Theocharous, who also heads the Solidarity Movement, had asked for an increase in her guard following the incident. The outlet said her request was […]

The Cyprus medical association (CyMA) on Thursday slammed media reports that recently launched negotiations between the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on its participation in the National Health Scheme (Gesy) are expected to be tough as CyMA is demanding more than double the annual salary for doctors than the state agency. According to daily newspaper Phileleftheros, […]

US President Donald Trump is considering a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with his boss over North Korea and other issues, senior administration officials said on Thursday. Tillerson would be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, known as a Trump loyalist and foreign policy hard-liner, within weeks under […]

The White House has developed a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has had an increasingly tense relationship with President Donald Trump, and replace him with CIA director Mike Pompeo within weeks, senior administration officials said on Thursday. Under the plan, Republican Senator Tom Cotton would be tapped to replace Pompeo at […]

Senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives urged the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday to refrain from drawing red lines on policy issues that could complicate exploratory talks to form a stable government. Merkel is struggling to find a coalition partner after her centre-right bloc bled support to the far right in a Sept […]

Shortly before the most fairy-tale holiday of the year arrives, ALPHAMEGA Hypermarkets and MITSIDES company presented on Tuesday (28/11) the creation of the sweetest recipe, made with dreams and wishes for children battling cancer or similar conditions. For the 2nd consecutive year, ALPHAMEGA Hypermarkets and the MITSIDES company invite us to smile with optimism and […]

World champions Germany expect nothing less than a fifth World Cup triumph in Russia next year, with coach Joachim Loew pointing to an abundance of player choices as his main weapon. The Germans are reaping the healthy rewards of their 15-year-old youth investment plan with more than three dozen high-calibre contenders vying for a place […]

A wild lentil plant from Cyprus, as well as wild relatives of the grass pea and fava bean are among more than 70,000 seeds which have recently been sent from the UK’s Millennium Seed Bank to Lebanon. The Millennium Seed Bank at Kew is the world’s largest wild plant seed bank but, according to research […]

President Nicos Anastasiades met on Thursday with a delegation of Accept LGBT Cyprus to discuss issues concerning the community, including gender recognition, discrimination in the work place and homophobic and transphobic rhetoric. The group expressed hope that a bill on gender recognition which would allow transsexuals to choose their gender would be completed by the […]