Новости за 09.12.2017

By Evie Andreou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that infrastructure projects amounting to more than €1bn were in the process of being implemented following suggestions by local authorities. During the inauguration of the new town hall at Ypsonas in Limassol, the president said that the reform of local government was among his administration’s top […]

The capital will host two musical performances next week by two men who have dedicated their lives and talents to decorating the world with beautiful sounds. First up will be classically trained pianist and composer Uriel Herman from Israel, who will perform on Thursday at the Windcraft Music Centre. The pianist brings the jazz and […]

Tottenham Hotspur emerged from their recent slump to demolish Stoke City 5-1 at Wembley in the Premier League on Saturday. One win in five games had dropped Tottenham out of the title race, and out of the top four, but once Ryan Shawcross’s first-half own goal had given them the lead they proved unstoppable. Son […]

By Evie Andreou Suspended senior state attorney Eleni Loizidou is suing daily Politis seeking damages of  between €500,000 and €2m, claiming that the media outlet breached her right to privacy and her right to the protection of personal data, it emerged on Saturday. Loizidou, formerly head of extradition requests and de facto number-two at the state’s legal […]

Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed two Palestinian gunmen on Saturday after rockets were fired from the enclave, in violence that erupted over President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Gaza militants launched at least three rockets towards Israeli towns from the Gaza Strip – which is controlled by the Islamist group Hamas […]

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that Iraqi forces had driven the last remnants of Islamic State from the country, three years after the militant group captured about a third of Iraq’s territory. The announcement comes two days after the Russian military announced the defeat of the militants in neighbouring Syria, where Moscow is […]

Seventy-eight-year-old Sotiris Panayiotou who was in critical condition at the Limassol general hospital after he was hit by a car last month, died on Saturday. Panayiotou was hit on November 19 by a car driven by a 25-year-old woman while he was crossing the Limassol to Erimi bypass, between the roundabouts of Ayios Athanasios and […]

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte said his side were no longer in the Premier League title race after they lost 1-0 to West Ham United on Saturday, leaving the champions 11 points adrift of runaway leaders Manchester City who play on Sunday. Marko Arnautovic scored his first goal since he joined West Ham in July after […]

West Ham United put a fresh dent in Chelsea’s fading hopes of retaining the English title on Saturday when they beat the Premier League champions 1-0, thanks to a first goal for Marko Arnautovic since he joined West Ham in July. Arnautovic swapped passes with Manuel Lanzini on the edge of the Chelsea penalty area […]

Thousands of people lined the streets of Paris on Saturday as a convoy of 700 Harley Davidson motorcycles escorted the white coffin of late French rock and roll giant Johnny Hallyday to a memorial service attended by French stars and politicians. Hallyday’s hearse drove the length of the famous Champs Elysees from the Arc de […]

British voters will be able to change the terms of the country’s relationship with the European Union after leaving the bloc if they don’t like the final Brexit deal, senior cabinet minister and pro-Brexit lawmaker Michael Gove said on Saturday. Britain and the EU achieved “sufficient progress” in Brexit negotiations on Friday to allow them […]

By Evie Andreou THE HOUSE plenum has unanimously voted two bills aiming to harmonise national legislation with that of the EU as regards services offered to travellers and safeguarding the rights of consumers buying package deals. MPs also unanimously voted for the abolition of the previous legislation on organised trips and tours and voted the […]

Japanese photographer Masahiro Usami has travelled to Paphos, where he was invited by the organisers of the European Capital of Culture Pafos2017 to capture the lives of its people through his lens. The large-scale photographs, the result of this invitation, will be displayed at Ibrahim’s Khan as of Thursday at 7pm. The photographs were taken […]

Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades is most likely to comfortably win the 2018 presidential elections with more than half the votes, according to the results of a poll announced on Antenna TV on Friday night. According to the second poll carried out by CMRC Cypronetwork Ltd, on behalf of Antenna TV, Anastasiades is expected to lead the […]

Firefighters in Southern California were under pressure on Saturday to contain six raging wildfires, which have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee, before fierce winds are expected to strengthen again. Forecasters predict wind gusts to increase in intensity by Saturday night, challenging the 8,700 firefighters who have been […]

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my wife Irene and my two daughters Veronica and Isavella. Best childhood memory? Oh! I got lots of them. One would be my first Lego playset. Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? My favourite restaurant […]

Thirty-four years after leading Brazil’s Gremio to the world club title as a player, Renato Portaluppi has a chance to do the same as a coach. A lot has changed, however, since Renato’s two goals gave Gremio a 2-1 extra-time win over Hamburg SV in 1983. Back then, the title was settled by single match […]

Lewis Hamilton wants to equal Juan Manuel Fangio’s five Formula One world titles but doubts he will have the staying power to try and match Michael Schumacher’s record seven, even if he cannot rule it out entirely. The Mercedes driver, talking to reporters in Paris before a gala awards evening at the Palace of Versailles […]

A car was destroyed and two others were extensively damaged on Saturday morning by a high-powered explosion in the parking lot of an apartment building in Paphos. According to police, the explosion occurred at around 7am on Yiaros street on a car owned by one of the building’s residents who lives permanently in Paphos. The […]

Painter Nikos Papaloukas will present his latest work under the name Urban Transformations in Paphos tonight. The paintings on canvas and a series of stainless steel and Plexiglas sculptures which make-up this collection, illustrate how place and the human form – in the broadest sense of the word – have been elements on the artist’s […]

Round 15 of the championship will take place over three days starting on Saturday, with the Cyprus FA scheduling the most exciting ties, Omonia vs Apollon and AEL vs Apoel, for Monday, largely due to the two visiting teams’ European fixtures. Over the weekend, the game between second placed Anorthosis and vastly improved Alki stands […]

Chelsea must beat West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday to capitalise on points dropped by rivals in Sunday’s Manchester derby, defender Cesar Azpilicueta said. Champions Chelsea, who are 11 points behind leaders Manchester City, could go level with second-placed Manchester United with a win at West Ham’s London Stadium in the lunchtime kickoff. “The […]

Presidential candidate Giorgos Lillikas on Friday presented 20 proposals for a safer road network, a reduction in fatal accidents and an increase in the quality of life of people. He noted that, according to the most recent data, Cyprus is ranked 10th in the fatal road traffic accidents among EU countries with a very high […]

IT WAS very peculiar to see Presidents Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Tayyip Erdogan discussing Greece and Turkey’s differences in front of the television cameras. They were sat next to each other on a sofa with their respective associates on their sides, and instead of exchanging diplomatic pleasantries, from the word go, the Treaty of Lausanne was […]

The supplementary state budget for 2017 was passed on Friday by the House, even as opposition parties accused the government of timing the vote for maximum impact ahead of next month’s presidential elections. The budget, designed to introduce an additional €271 million for spending, was approved with 25 votes in favour, three against and 19 […]