Новости за 18.01.2018

“Be my guest,” French President Emmanuel Macron told Britain on Thursday, saying he would welcome any move by Prime Minister Theresa May to stay in the European Union’s single market. But he added a warning – London’s prized financial centre could not enjoy the same level of access to the EU under May’s current Brexit […]

The post-mortem on a man who was found dead on Tuesday on a sofa in a Limassol hotel did not shed light on what caused his death, police said on Thursday. Authorities are now awaiting the results of toxicology and histopathology tests. The man was found dead on Tuesday afternoon on a sofa in a hotel that […]

Black-clad protesters in southern Athens have torn down a red sculpture shaped like an angel and broke its wings in a fresh act of violence against an artwork critics liken to Satan. Protests against the 8-metre high sculpture called Phylax, which in Greek means “guardian”, have ranged from throwing white paint and spitting at it […]

Larnaca district court refused bail on Thursday to an Israeli man accused of being involved in an organ trafficking ring. The suspect, Moshe Harel, 67, was arrested at Larnaca airport last month after two international warrants had been issued against him – one from Russia in December last year, and another by the international criminal […]

The ex-wife of Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Huseyin Ozgurgun hit back on Thursday, saying his claim he borrowed money from friends and relatives to settle his divorce was false. Dilek Karakuzu’s lawyer said that, “an inspection of the dates on which the funds were deposited and withdrawn shows that, at the time, there was as […]

Following its previous decision made in January, the regional council of Pyla will go ahead with the removal of any unlicensed billboards from the start of February. Vice president of Pylas regional council Antreas Kasenides told the Cyprus Mail this was an ongoing problem that the council aimed to put an end to. “These unlicensed […]

  The election campaign staff of Nicos Anastasiades has confirmed that no final nationwide rally will be held next Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, an Anastasiades staffer said an event is to take place in Nicosia on Tuesday, January 23, but it will “most likely” be a gathering of volunteers who worked for the […]

Macedonia’s must resolve a decades-long dispute over its name, implement judicial reform and build good relations with neighbouring countries to join Nato, the Western military alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. The country’s efforts to join Nato and the European Union have been been blocked by Greece, which says the name Macedonia implies […]

It’s a funny old world we live in – and, between the dramas and farcical moments of our everyday lives, we realise that much of what art holds up a glass to is what we, or those around us, have been through. Art, theatre and the cinema reflect on our times, on our circumstances and […]

Order of play on the main showcourts on the fifth day of the Australian Open on Friday (play begins at 0000 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding, third round matches unless mentioned): ROD LAVER ARENA Luksika KumKhum (Thailand) v Petra Martic (Croatia) Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) v 4-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 3-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) v 30-Andrey Rublev (Russia) […]

A Larnaca resident is galvanising philanthropists from all over Cyprus this weekend to rally round to help an elderly Cypriot man living in unsuitable conditions. Following a chance meeting with 73-year-old, Giorgos, Natacha Butenko realised the pensioner was in dire need of help. After visiting his home, to take him some clothes and discuss painting […]

The Animal Party announced Thursday that it would support President Nicos Anastasiades in the upcoming elections. They claim that during his time in office, Anastasiades was willing to listen and implement some of their proposals on key animal-related issues including the creation of an animal police unit and making the punishment of animal abuses harsher. […]

The construction of wavebreakers in a deadly stretch of sea of the Paphos coastline which has claimed around 15 lives in the last decade is to be completed before next summer, it was announced on Thursday. During his tour in Paphos to inspect a number of projects, Works and Communications Minister Marios Demetriades said that […]

Three people were killed in the Netherlands and three people died in Germany on Thursday as powerful winds toppled trees, blew trucks off the road and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport briefly suspended all air traffic on Thursday as gusts of up to 140 kph were recorded along the coast. At least […]

THE Larnaca district court on Thursday renewed the remands of two men from Limassol, aged 48 and 52, in connection with the illegal streaming network Dreambox. A third suspect, a 38-year-old man from Larnaca who was also arrested along with the other two last week, was released after his remand expired on Thursday following nine police […]

Catalonia’s fugitive separatists on Thursday sought to get around a Spanish government ban on voting via webcast in a regional leadership election by seeking to vote by proxy instead, paving the way for a new confrontation with Madrid. The region’s former leader Carles Puigdemont, who has been in Brussels since October to avoid arrest for […]

Fresh pre-trial objections were raised Thursday in the case relating to the alleged bribery of the former head of the Central Bank to turn the blind eye in the takeover of Laiki Bank by the late Greek businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos. The lawyer representing Michalis Zolotas, a Greek national thought to have acted as the go-between […]

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Huseyin Ozgurgun has broken his silence on questions over his fortune during his divorce trail, saying the money accumulated in his account was sourced from the sale of a property and loans by his family and friends. Ozgurgun’s withdrawal of €590,000 ($700, 000) from his bank account hit the headlines in […]

THE Paphos district on Thursday bore the brunt of rainstorms and strong winds, at times reaching gale force 8, as authorities issued a yellow alert. The met office said more rains and storms were expected today. In total 28 areas across the island – mostly in Paphos and Limassol – were at some point left […]

The met office issued a yellow alert on Thursday urging members of the public to be aware of the possibility of severely bad weather, as winds reaching as strong as gale force eight can be expected over the coming days. Rains and storms were expected between Thursday and Friday but the main characteristic would be […]

K Cineplex starts the year with new weekend operating hours at its Limassol venue. The cinema now operates from 17:00pm Monday – Friday and from 11:00am on Saturday and Sunday. The new operating hours will offer families and cinema lovers the opportunity to watch a wide array of movies from as early as 11:00 am […]

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said his concept of a wall along the US border with Mexico “has never changed or evolved,” contradicting comments made by his chief of staff. White House chief of staff John Kelly told Hispanic lawmakers during a Wednesday meeting that some of Trump’s immigration views during the campaign were […]

The presidential palace in Cyprus has been awarded two environmental certificates, the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the eco-label “Green Offices”, making it the only seat of government in the EU with such certification. Both certificates were awarded during a ceremony, at the palace, with those attending expressing hope that similar practices will be […]

Results from the Australian Open Men’s Singles matches on Thursday: 2nd Round 5-Dominic Thiem (AUT) beat Denis Kudla (USA) 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 26-Adrian Mannarino (FRA) beat Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-3 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 Maximilian Marterer (GER) beat Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 Tennys Sandgren (USA) beat 9-Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 6-2 […]

Police on Thursday briefly closed Vyronos Avenue in Nicosia as the National Guard unloaded old armour the outfit had used over the years as part of a decision to found a war museum. The fleet includes a Russian-made T-34 (on the left in photo), the National Guard’s main battle tank that saw action during the […]