Новости за 30.01.2018

People will be able to pay police fines with credit or debit cards as of Thursday, the force announced on Tuesday. According to the statement, card payment machines have been installed at all stations, the airports in Larnaca and Paphos, and the port of Limassol “as part of the modernisation framework, and to better serve […]

The government’s Consumer Protection Service has started a campaign into the safety of carnival costumes with the aim of protecting the public, especially children, from any dangers. It will last until February 16. During this time the service will conduct checks in over 80 retail stores to track down and withdraw any harmful products. It […]

A teenage girl, 16, died in Peyia on Tuesday evening, while out to dinner with her family, police said. According to authorities the British teen is likely to have died from an allergic reaction, and suffered from asthma. The girl was rushed first to a Peyia ambulance station and then taken to the Emergency Department […]

Diko will not support either candidate in Sunday’s presidential runoff, party spokesman Athos Antoniades said on Tuesday after a meeting of the party’s executive board. Saying any form of cooperation would mean “stepping back from their positions”, Antoniades said, “therefore, Diko cannot support Mr Stavros Malas, and cannot support Mr Nicos Anastasiades.” Asked if the […]

Environmentalists sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, claiming its recovery plan for the endangered Mexican wolf would instead lead to the extinction of one of North America’s most imperiled mammals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in November released a program it said would restore the Mexican wolf to sufficient numbers in Arizona, New Mexico […]

Three games kicked-off Round 22 of the Cyprus football championship on Tuesday evening, with Omonia hammering Nea Salamina 5-1. AEL also picked up three points with a 2-1 win over Olympiakos in Nicosia, while Ermis enjoyed a thrilling 4-3 away win over Alki Oroklinis. The action continues on Wednesday, with four more matches scheduled.

The highest paid officials in Cyprus are the attorney-general, his deputy and the judges on the Supreme Court with €12,049 gross salary plus allowances per month, only slightly lower than the president’s €12,817 including allowances, according to figures released by the Treasury. But, the AG and judicial officials monthly take-home is €8,417 after taxes and […]

The punk rock band Spoiled will show that February is not all to do with Valentine’s Day and getting dressed up for the Carnival, it is also a month of attitude, young spirit and the determination to play your music just because you enjoy it. Spoiled, a four-piece band of teenagers, will be joined by the […]

A UN special envoy urged Greece and Macedonia on Tuesday to seize on momentum in talks to resolve a name dispute straining relations for a quarter of a century, saying the two sides now appeared “energised” to reach an accord. Athens says Skopje’s use of “Macedonia” as its name could imply a territorial claim over the northern […]

The Republican Turkish Party (CTP)’s Tufan Erhurman was handed the task of forming a ‘government’ on Tuesday by Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and said they would be ready by the beginning of next week the latest. CTP, Peoples Party (HP), Democratic Party (DP) and Communal Democracy Party (TDP) have already agreed on forming a […]

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the release of a US list of Russian businessmen close to the Kremlin was an unfriendly act, but Moscow did not currently plan to retaliate. The US Treasury Department named major Russian businessmen in a so-called “oligarchs’ list” which was released earlier on Tuesday. The list, drawn up as part of […]

Saudi Arabia’s government has arranged to seize more than $100 billion through financial settlements with businessmen and officials detained in its crackdown on corruption, the attorney general said on Tuesday. The announcement appeared to represent a political victory for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who launched the purge last November and predicted at the time […]

Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, decided to refund losses sustained by 841 of its workers’ provident funds in the 2013 baking crisis at a cost of up to €23m, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported citing the bank’s chief executive officer (CEO) John Hourican. The bank’s decision is no longer linked to bank […]

The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the six-month mandate for the peacekeeping force in Cyprus Unficyp, urging all sides to renew their political will and commitment to a settlement under UN auspices. It said the status quo was unsustainable. The Council also urged that efforts be renewed to implement all remaining confidence-building measures and […]

In the first five days of narcotesting, police carried out nine checks and found that five of those tested had used drugs, they announced on Tuesday, a development they said was worrying. Deputy director of the traffic police Haris Evripidou told Cyprus Mail: “It is worrying that out of nine checks, five people were found […]

A Turkish football club has completed the country’s first ever transfer using the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Tuesday. Harunustaspor, a local amateur league club, signed 22-year old Omer Faruk Kiroglu for 2,000 liras ($531.70 worth of Bitcoin and 2,500 liras in cash, for a sum total of 4,500 liras, CNN Turk said. […]

The second presidential TV debate will take place on Wednesday night between incumbent Nicos Anastasiades and Akel-backed Stavros Malas. The debate will be broadcast from 8.30pm to 10.30pm from the Cybc studios. Five journalists will pose the questions to the two candidates. There will also be a segment where the two candidates will be given […]

A Syrian peace conference in Russia was marred by discord on Tuesday after the Russian foreign minister was heckled, an opposition delegation refused to leave the airport on arrival, and delegates squabbled over who should preside over the event. Russia, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was hosting what it called a Syrian […]

The University of Cyprus said its economic growth forecast for this year remained unchanged at 3.6 per cent, after the economy expanded in 3.8 per cent in 2017, the highest growth rate in eight years. Economic activity is expected to expand 3.7 per cent in the first half of the year before slowing down to […]

Manchester City have signed French central defender Aymeric Laporte from Spanish club Athletic Bilbao, the Premier League leaders said on Tuesday. British newspapers reported that City paid a club-record £57 million for the 23-year-old Laporte who has signed a contract until 2023. City coach Pep Guardiola wanted to add another centre back to his squad […]

The economic sentiment index rose by 3.3 points in January compared to December, to 122.2, marginally failing November’s all-time high, the University of Cyprus said. The improvement in economic sentiment was mainly on improved business confidence in services, the Economic Research Centre (ERC) of the university said on its website on Tuesday. Interviewed companies in […]

The central government’s deposits at the Central Bank of Cyprus fell to €427.3m at the end of December, from €870.3m in November, the bank supervisor said. Still, the central bank’s balance sheet size rose last month to €16.5bn, from €15.3bn in November, mainly on an increase of intra-euro claims by €1bn, to €9.2bn, the central […]

Kenyan authorities shut television and radio stations on Tuesday as supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga watched him take a symbolic presidential oath on the Bible in a Nairobi park in a direct challenge to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Odinga’s supporters say he is Kenya’s legitimate leader and Kenyatta’s election was neither free nor fair. Kenyatta’s […]

Catalonia on Tuesday postponed the election of a new regional president until further notice after Spain’s highest court said the sole nominee, separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, was ineligible while he remains a fugitive from justice in Belgium. Catalonia’s independence drive has sparked clashes with the Spanish government and judiciary, which say that any vote or […]

Six suspected attackers of Afrika daily and the Turkish Cypriot ‘parliament’ have been detained for one month pending trial. Police were looking for nine others in relation to the events, the court head. The jailed six were named as Umit Tas, Ahmet Turkmen, Bayram Ak, Mehmet Ipek, Oktay Guney and Abdulhadi Dogan. A group of […]