Новости за 13.12.2017

The House plenary approved on Wednesday, a resolution that condemns the US government`s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The resolution said that the action is contrary to the UN Security Council resolutions, poses serious risks for security in the region, and undermines efforts to resolve the Middle East issue. The House […]

Prime Minister Theresa May’s government was defeated on Wednesday, when lawmakers forced through changes to its Brexit blueprint that ministers said could endanger Britain’s departure from the European Union. In a blow to May, already weakened after losing her Conservative Party’s majority in a June election, the 650-seat parliament voted 309 to 305 in favour […]

Gareth Bale scored with his first touch after coming off the bench to strike the Real Madrid winner as the European champions survived a scare to beat local side Al Jazira 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the Club World Cup final. Al Jazira’s Brazilian forward Romarinho gave the Abu Dhabi team a shock lead in […]

The soaring numbers of stray dogs have prompted many volunteers go to great lengths to help animal shelters cope in any way they can. But 43-year-old Graham Shackleton is taking the great lengths notion quite literally by aiming to walk the 200-kilometre distance from Cape Greco, Famagusta to Ayios Georgios harbour in Paphos starting on […]

Postmodernism in literature saw minor characters in famous novels given a main part, baddies redeemed by having the reasons behind their behaviour unravelled and the weaving of characters from one story into another. So, the idea that Homer could actually join Santa Claus on his travels may be a stretch of the imagination for us adults […]

There were a couple of shocks in the first round of the Cyprus Cup this week. On Wednesday, second division Othellos Athienou eliminated first division Ethnikos Achnas 7-6 on penalties after the match ended goalless, while an even bigger shock took place on Monday when second division Ayia Napa beat AEL 2-1. In other games, […]

A 40-year-old worker was rushed to the Paphos general hospital on Wednesday morning with head and spine injuries sustained after falling from scaffolding while doing construction work on a building in Chlorakas. The man is currently in the hospital’s ICU. His condition is reportedly not critical. According to police, the man fell off around two-metre-high […]

Akel-backed presidential candidate Stavros Malas said on Wednesday that the outgoing government was blaming others instead of shouldering responsibility for the clashes at Monday’s match between AEL and Apoel. “It was only by luck that we did not mourn victims,” he said, accusing the government of inaction, reluctance, sloppiness and selective treatment over violence inside […]

    The state budget for 2018 was approved on Wednesday night after three days of debate in parliament. It garnered 30 votes in favour from Disy, Diko and Solidarity Movement each with 18, nine and three votes respectively. A total of 26 MPs votes against, namely Akel, Edek, the Green party, Citizens Alliance, Elam […]

  The state budget for 2018 was approved on Wednesday night after three days of debate in parliament. It garnered 30 votes in favour from Disy, Diko and Solidarity Movement each with 18, nine and three votes respectively. A total of 26MPs votes against, namely Akel, Edek, the Green party, Citizens Alliance, Elam and independent […]

The three-day parliamentary debate on the 2018 state budget is set to come to a close on Wednesday night after the bill is put to a plenary vote. It is expected to pass with the support of ruling party Disy which carries 18 votes and opposition Diko as well as Solidarity Movement with nine and […]

The Cyprus Football Players’ Association (PASP) has issued a statement expressing its disappointment at what happened on Monday night at the Tsirion stadium in Limassol, noting that the players have warned that “they will never again tolerate fighting between thugs at a football match.” They were responding to ugly clashes at the first division match […]

The state legal service has appealed a recent supreme court decision that said market manipulation cannot stand as a charge for four defendants in a case against Bank of Cyprus (BoC) relating to alleged mismanagement in the run up to Cyprus’ financial collapse which had annulled an earlier Nicosia criminal court decision According to the […]

The former deputy CEO of Laiki bank, shuttered in 2013 amid a banking crisis, told a court on Wednesday that the board should have been informed before the end of 2011 of the external auditors’ view that a writedown of the lender’s operations in Greece was certain. Questioned by the state prosecutor, Christos Stylianides said […]

The Nicosia municipal council headed by mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis delivered 523 Christmas packages on Wednesday for needy children of primary schools. The packages, which also include shopping vouchers worth €20,920 in total, were delivered during a ceremony to the headmasters of the schools, who will, in their turn, deliver them to the children and their […]

England’s hopes of clawing their way back into an Ashes series fast slipping from their grip will be put to the ultimate test at the WACA in Perth where the tourists have won only once in nearly 50 years. The WACA bore witness to the meek surrender of the 2013/14 series by Alastair Cook’s England, […]

Greece’s top court cleared the way on Wednesday for the extradition to the United States of a Russian man, also wanted in Moscow, suspected of having laundered billions of dollars in the digital currency bitcoin. A final decision on where Alexander Vinnik is extradited to now lies with the Greek justice minister, who steps in to […]

Muslim leaders condemned US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and called on the world to respond by recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who hosted the summit of more than 50 Muslim countries in Istanbul, said the US move meant Washington had forfeited […]

A motorcyclist died on Wednesday afternoon after a collision with a car in Nicosia. According to police, the accident took place at Tseri Avenue at around 2pm.   More later

Last month, after yet another derby game, I wrote about the ease with which dangerous and banned objects are smuggled into football grounds. Hardly a derby game goes by without flares being lit and firecrackers hurled onto the pitch, putting human lives in danger. All stakeholders are well aware of these problems tarnishing Cyprus football […]

British airlines will lose all flying rights the European Union has negotiated with third countries as well as those negotiated by individual EU states after Britain quits the bloc, the EU executive said in a note. In a notice to all airlines, a stark reminder of the risks facing the sector if there is no Brexit deal, […]

  The chairman of the island’s sports organisation (KOA) said on Wednesday a football fixture marred by crowd trouble should not have gone ahead because the stadium’s head of security knew, after seeing it on CCTV footage, that dangerous objects like flares and firecrackers had been smuggled through in an astonishingly efficient manner. Kleanthis Georgiades’ […]

Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar‘s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said. “Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman Zaw Htay said. “Not only your reporters, but also the policemen who were involved in that case. We will take action against those policemen and also the reporters.” He did […]

Singer and tribute act Mario Kombou is no stranger to the Paphos stage, but this time he will be swinging his hips with a very Christmassy feel. Kombou has been putting on Elvis tribute performances for over 20 years and his dedication to honouring the King was noticed by Donna Presley, Elvis’ first cousin, who has […]

The number of job vacancies fell 5.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2017, to 4,703, compared to the respective quarter of 2016, as the unemployment rate drops, the statistical service said. The drop in vacant positions in July to September was mainly on an annual 58 per cent reduction in the number of […]