Новости за 04.02.2018

Teenager Erika Mihaylova Naydenova, 14, from Bulgaria who had been reported missing from her Nicosia home since Thursday, is back home safe and sound police said on Sunday. Police said the girl returned to her home on Sunday and is in good health.

Exit polls on Sunday accurately predicted President Nicos Anastasiades’ re-election as president. As soon as the polling stations closed at 6pm, five major TV stations aired their exit polls. Anastasiades was re-elected with 55.99 per cent of the vote, giving Akel-backed independent candidate Stavros Malas 44.01 per cent. State broadcaster CyBC’s exit poll had showed […]

Heads of state and other European officials were quick to congratulate President Nicos Anastasiades winning a second term on Sunday. He received congratulatory messages from French President Emmanuel Macron, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime-Minister Alexis Tsipras, and Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Tsipras said he hoped Anastasiades’ new term would “contribute decisively to a […]

Pianists Ivelina Ruseva and Veselinka Ivanova will give us some piano pearls in Paphos on Saturday when they perform piano miniatures for four hands by Bach, Boccherini, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelsohn, Grieg, Weber, Debussy and more. Ivanova completed her studies at the Bulgarian State Conservatory in Sofia. Since 1983 she has been teaching piano, chamber […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) will continue negotiations on forming a government on Monday because they still have differences on some issues, a senior SPD member said. The conservatives and SPD had set themselves a Sunday deadline to agree on renewing the “grand coalition” that has governed since 2013, but […]

Independent presidential candidate Stavros Malas, who ran and lost for the second time on Sunday, congratulated his rival, incumbent Nicos Anastasiades and said although the result was disappointing, it was the will of the people and should be respected. In his address after the runoff election was over, Malas thanked those who believed, supported and […]

Independent presidential candidate Stavros Malas, who ran and lost for the second time on Sunday, congratulated his rival, incumbent Nicos Anastasiades and said although the result was disappointing, it was the will of the people and should be respected. In his address after the runoff election was over, Malas thanked those who believed, supported and […]

Harry Kane scored his 100th Premier League goal from the penalty spot in stoppage time to snatch a point for Tottenham Hotspur in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Mohamed Salah capitalised on a mistake from Eric Dier to put Liverpool in front in the third minute, taking his tally to […]

In total 73.9 per cent of registered voters cast their ballot on Sunday in the second round of the presidential elections. Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades was re-elected with 55.99 per cent of the vote, giving Akel-backed independent candidate Stavros Malas 44.01 per cent. Overall turnout, which was announced every few hours, was slightly higher than that […]

The Greek band Imam Baildi will share its unique urban blend of old Greek Music with new orchestration, production and remixing techniques for one performance on the island on Saturday. The band – Orestis and Lysandros Falireas, Alexis Arapatsakos, Giannis Diskos, Periklis Aliopis, Lambis Kountourogiannis, Stelios Provis, MC Yinka, and Rena Morfi – captivate the […]

Luka Milivojevic’s second-half penalty secured a point for Crystal Palace as they recovered from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw at home to fellow strugglers Newcastle United on Sunday. Mohamed Diame gave Newcastle the lead from a corner midway through the first half when he slotted the ball in at the far post […]

Israel granted legal status on Sunday to a previously unauthorised outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a Palestinian shooting attack last month that killed one of its residents. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision to retroactively authorise the 50-family outpost of Havat Gilad was meant to “allow the continuation of […]

Police urged members of the public who have fallen victims to burglaries to go through photos the force has  posted on social media of stolen goods found recently following the arrest of eight people believed to be members of a burglary ring. The items which police believe are stolen goods, were found during a search […]

The New England Patriots band will break up after Super Bowl and they have every intention of going out on a high note when they take on the underdog Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s National Football League championship game. Playing in their third Super Bowl in four years the Patriots success could be their dynasty’s demise […]

Classically-trained cellist, Cretan Lyra performer, improviser and composer Yiorgos Kaloudis will perform a concert in Nicosia on Saturday as part of a programme that will make us discover and experience art emotionally. Under the name Innovating Tradition – From Bach to Live Looping, Kaloudis will combine classical music with electronic sounds. He will do this […]

Police on Sunday afternoon urged drivers heading to and returning from Troodos to be especially careful due to increased traffic in the area. Following the recent plunge in temperatures and snowfall, many people travel to Troodos on the weekends. On Sunday police said that due to the large number of visitors to the mountain resort […]

Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and governance are sorted out, IOC President Thomas Bach warned on Sunday. Speaking in Pyeongchang ahead of next week’s Winter Olympics, Bach said the IOC was “extremely worried” about how the sport was […]

An Amtrak passenger train collided with a CSX Corp freight train near South Carolina’s state capital on Sunday, killing at least two people on board and injuring at least 70 in the railroad’s third fatal crash in as many months. Amtrak Train 91 was carrying 139 passengers and eight crew members to Miami from New […]

Voter turnout in the presidential elections increased 2.3 per cent compared to last week by 3pm, chief returning officer Kypros Kyprianou said on Sunday. Only a few hours before polls closed, 53.2 per cent had cast their vote, up from 50.9 per cent last Sunday. The largest increase in voter turnout was observed in Limassol […]

Polls re-opened at 1pm on Sunday in the runoff presidential elections with a slightly increased voter turnout compared to the first round last week. By 12pm, a total of 32.6 per cent had voted, up from 30.2 per cent last Sunday. The largest increase in voter turnout was observed in Limassol with 4.6 per cent […]

New Cyprus negotiations under UN parameters could only begin when Greek Cypriots change their mentality and are willing to share power with their counterparts in the north of the island, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. In an interview with Kathimerini published on Sunday, Cavusoglu also said that Block 6 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic […]

Britain will press for a bespoke deal with the European Union to ensure both frictionless trade and the ability for the country to negotiate trade deals with other countries, Interior Minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday. “We want to have a bespoke agreement. Now we’re not going to surrender before we have that battle,” Rudd […]

The Larnaca district court on Sunday today issued a five-day remand for a 19-year-old suspected of mugging a tourist in the town on Saturday night. According to police, shortly after 6am on Sunday, they received a call that there was an injured person on Archbishop Makarios Avenue in Larnaca close to a nightclub Officers found […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her conservatives faced tough negotiations with the Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday as they seek to form a coalition government and it was unclear when the two blocs would be able to wrap up the talks. More than four months after a national election, Europe’s largest economy remains in political […]

Ryanair on Sunday announced a new Paphos route to Amman in Jordan, which will operate four times weekly from the end of March, as part of its Summer 2018 schedule. The new Paphos-Amman route will go on sale from Monday from €19.99 for travel in April and May, which are available for booking until midnight […]