Новости за 09.02.2018

Blame Cinderella for the notion that balls can only be attended by people of high society. Setting the record straight will be the eighth Charity Vienna Ball on March 3 in Nicosia, when anyone who loves ballroom dancing and a great social event can dance the night away. The Vienna Ball has become known as one […]

A 45-year-old motorcyclist was severely injured on Friday in Ayia Napa after he collided with a car entering a petrol station. The accident happened at around 2:20pm when a pensioner, aged 73, was making a right turn towards a petrol station on Tefkrou Anthia street but ended up blocking the way of the motorcyclist. The […]

Turbulence on US financial markets which is spreading to other regions may well be an indication of an impending worldwide economic slowdown, two people familiar with the matter said in separate interviews on Friday. The sell-off, which started last week on the New York Stock Exchange and led The Dow Jones Index on Thursday to […]

Diko on Friday ousted eight more members who supported other candidates in the presidential elections, as an additional eight were referred to the disciplinary board facing expulsion. According to a statement from the party, the eight had supported other candidates in the two-round elections that saw incumbent Nicos Anastasiades win re-election and party chairman Nicolas […]

A 56-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing two eight-year-old boys was on Friday referred for trial to the Paphos Criminal court. The suspect is to remain under custody until the commencement of the trial on March 5. Two reports were filed against the suspect last year in relation to sexually abusing minors, one in October […]

Ancient tombs believed to be from the fifth century BC were discovered in the community of Deneia in Nicosia district during roadworks, community leader Christakis Panayiotou said on Friday. According to Panayiotou, the tombs were discovered last week. The area is filled with ancient sites and the antiquities department had been notified before digging began […]

Government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said Friday the president was not having problems forming a new cabinet and reiterated that the aim was to have one of broad social acceptance. Speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, Christodoulides sought to allay rumours there were problems with the finance ministry portfolio after Minister Harris Georgiades told the […]

The ‘bar association’ in the north condemned threats made against a judge in the case of six people facing charges in connection with demonstrations outside the Turkish Cypriot newspaper Afrika. According to media reports from the north on Friday, a team of lawyers and the head of the ‘bar association’ Unver Bedevi stood outside court […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is keen end his barren run against Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Sunday but warned it will be far from a straightforward task for his team. The Portuguese failed to record a victory in six Premier League matches at Newcastle across two stints as Chelsea manager, recording three […]

The 45-year-old actress – who shot to fame playing Sydney Bristow in spy drama ‘Alias’ from 2001 to 2006 – will take the lead role in eight-part HBO show ‘Camping’, which is being written by Lena Dunham and her fellow ‘Girls’ executive producer Jenni Konner and is based on a British series by Julia Davis. […]

A post-Brexit transition is “not a given”, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Britain on Friday, saying London had raised “substantial” issues with the adaptation period as proposed by the bloc. Barnier, speaking to journalists in Brussels after the latest round of negotiations with British envoys, said he was surprised by London’s position and […]

A 40-year-old man was found guilty of attempted manslaughter on Friday after he tried to kill his partner’s 16-year-old son. Paphos criminal court is set to convene for the case again next week, when the two sides will litigate for the sentence. He will remain in custody until then. The man, of Jordanian origin, was […]

Two people were killed and 55 wounded in a twin bombing inside a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, medics said. Two weeks ago about 35 people died in another twin bombing at a mosque in Benghazi, the second-largest city in the country. Friday’s explosions occurred during prayers at a small mosque […]

Company registrations in January rose by 13 per cent to 1,198 compared with the same month in 2017, the Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver said on Friday. The number of applications for company names rose by an annual 20 per cent last month to 2,591, the department said in an emailed […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer to face a firing squad than be jailed. However, the firebrand leader notorious for his defiance of international pressure questioned whether the ICC had jurisdiction to indict him over the […]

A decrease of more than 10 per cent in the number of fires in Cyprus was recorded from 2016 to 2017, the fire services announced on Friday. The decline was due to their aggressive firefighting, the services said at a press conference. However, despite the reduction in the number of fires more than nine out […]

Rain Pryor admitted her seven-times married father was progressive and sexually open, but dismissed claims from producer Quincy Jones – that were corroborated by his widow Jennifer Lee Pryor – that he had once bedded the late ‘Godfather’ star. She wrote on Facebook: “Daddy did NOT have relations with Brando. “There were no trips to […]

As part of an effort to develop the next generation of supercomputers Cyprus became the fifteenth country to sign a European declaration on high-performance computing (HPC) this week, the European Commission said in a statement on Friday. According to the commission, supercomputers are at the core of major innovations in many areas such as personalised […]

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local news – in audio form. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week: Young refugees from Africa share their hopes and experiences in a documentary; The problem of plastic waste – and […]

The US House of Representatives joined the Senate early on Friday morning in approving a bill to end an overnight federal shutdown, sparing Republicans further embarrassment and averting serious interruption of the government’s business. The stopgap funding and budget measure, approved by a 240-186 House vote, will go next to President Donald Trump. The White […]

One person was killed and 37 wounded by a twin bombing inside a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, medics said. The blasts occurred during Friday prayers at the small mosque located in the Majouri district, residents said. The devices appear to have been activated remotely using a mobile phone, according to […]

Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk returns to the club who sold him in a world record fee for a defender on Sunday in the Premier League still unsure as to who will partner him at the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence. Van Dijk has experienced a mixed start to his Liverpool career since joining for 75 […]

The Royal Commonwealth Society Cyprus Branch is organising the screening of three films from Commonwealth countries at the Cine Studio in Nicosia on the next two Tuesdays of the month. The first screening during Commonwealth Films Days will be the Indian biographical sports film Mary Kom on Tuesday. The 2014 film follows Mary Kom, the […]

The Winter Olympics sparked to life in a vivid, colourful ceremony of fire and ice in South Korea on Friday, and the diplomacy was just as choreographed in the stadium where leaders from nations that are sworn enemies sat close together. South Korea, which is using the Pyeongchang Games to break the ice with North […]

US President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to make “significant compromises” for peace with the Palestinians, even as they accused one of his Middle East envoys of bogging down diplomacy with what they see as pro-Israel bias. The Palestinians were outraged by Trump‘s Dec 6 recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, […]