Новости за 13.02.2018

Tourism Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday that 2018 is expected to be the third consecutive record year for tourism arrivals. He was addressing the annual conference of the Hoteliers’ Association Pasyxe, where members set a goal of gradually reaching five million tourist arrivals per year. Lakkotrypis said that following last year’s record 3.6million tourists, […]

Construction companies have been banned from using scantily clad women to publicise cladding and other products at one of Britain’s largest trade shows, the latest in a series of business and sports events to stop using female models. UK Construction Week said on Tuesday it had released a new code of conduct to promote greater […]

The Northern League, a key partner in the coalition expected to win next month’s parliamentary election, would aim to pull Italy out of the European Union if Brussels refused to re-negotiate fiscal and immigration rules, its economics chief said. The eurosceptic League is the principal ally of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia in a centre-right […]

A teenage girl who became a hero to Palestinians after she was filmed slapping and kicking an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank appeared in an Israeli military court on Tuesday for the start of her trial. Ahed Tamimi, 17, has drawn international attention following her arrest after the Dec. 15 confrontation with an Israeli […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Cyprus not to “overstep the mark” in the eastern Mediterranean, after Ankara sent warships to interdict a vessel exploring for natural gas over the weekend. Speaking to members of his ruling AK Party in parliament, Erdogan said Turkish warships and security units were monitoring developments in the region. […]

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that among the government’s top priorities is providing a solution to the long-standing problems concerning the maintenance of the Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital building. In his address at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the renovation of the hospital, Anastasiades said that the government will […]

Two men were remanded in custody for eight days in Limassol on Tuesday in connection with obtaining over €2 million under false pretenses from the owner of a construction company who had been promised favourable loan restructurings and other arrangements relating to VAT debt and property acquisitions. The pair, 44 and 64, are being investigated […]

You don’t have to go out to enjoy a show and dinner tomorrow to celebrate your love for your partner, music and life, you can wait until Friday or Saturday when Europe’s leading tribute to George Michael, Andrew Browning will be making us dance again in Paphos. For fans of the Colosseum Restaurant, Browning won’t […]

The cabinet approved pay rises for a second group of public-sector health professionals, which will take effect from the beginning of next year, the workers’ union said on Tuesday. According to the head of Pasydy civil servants’ union Glafkos Hadjipetrou, the cabinet, in its latest two meetings, approved pay scale upgrades for physiotherapists, radiologists, occupational […]

Greece sent an official complaint to Turkey on Tuesday, its foreign ministry said, after a Turkish vessel collided with a Greek coast guard boat off disputed islets in the Aegean Sea. The Greek coastguard said in a statement that the incident took place at Imia, known as Kardak in Turkish, at about midnight on Monday. […]

A nun whose recovery from decades of debilitating back pain was declared a “miracle” by the Catholic Church spoke on Tuesday of the day she stood up, removed a brace from her gnarled foot and walked normally. For half her life Bernadette Moriau, 78, had suffered from acute sciatic nerve trouble that made it hard to walk, […]

House prices continued their quarterly recovery for the fifth consecutive quarter in July to September and rose by 0.4 per cent compared with April to June, the Central Bank of Cyprus said. Compared with the third quarter of 2016, house prices rose in July to September by 1.4 per cent, the central bank said in […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost a legal bid on Tuesday to persuade the British authorities to drop any further action against him for breaching his bail conditions when he walked into the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012. Assange, 46, fled to the embassy after skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden to face […]

A 32-year-old Latvian woman was remanded for eight days on Tuesday in connection with the murder of Ernesto Leonides, 47, in Limassol last week. The case has spanned into a web of arrests and wanted persons. Leonides, a Greek national of Georgian extraction, was shot at a restaurant in broad daylight on Thursday. Police issued […]

German luge queen Natalie Geisenberger defended her Olympic gold medal in the women’s singles in style on Tuesday as her nation extended its stranglehold over the event to 20 years. The 30-year-old policewoman roared home to victory ahead of silver medal-winning compatriot Dajana Eitberger, claiming her third Olympic title with a flawless pair of runs […]

A plane crash near Moscow on Sunday which killed all 71 people on board could have been caused in part by instruments showing incorrect speed, the TASS news agency quoted investigators as saying on Tuesday. The instruments could have malfunctioned because sensors had iced over, said the Russia Interstate Aviation Committee, which is investigating the […]

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Tuesday he is not concerned about his future as his side prepare to face Paris St Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie which could determine whether he continues at the club. The Frenchman became the first coach in the Champions League era to […]

Israel will face “more surprises” should it again attack Syrian territory, Damascus said on Tuesday, after Syria’s air defences shot down an advanced Israeli warplane during the fiercest flare-up between the old foes in 36 years. The F-16 jet was hit over northern Israel on Saturday as it returned from a raid on a Syrian position blamed […]

A security incident at Britain‘s parliament on Tuesday was triggered by the discovery of a package containing white powder which was later found to be non-harmful, the lower house of the legislature said. Separately, police said counter-terrorism officers were investigating the incident and an office in parliament, to which the package had been sent, remained closed. […]

Four years ago British short track skating hope Elise Christie crashed or was disqualified in all three events at the Sochi Olympics, blaming everyone but herself along the way, and it was deja vu in Pyeongchang on Tuesday after another final disaster. Christie, the 500 metres world record holder who set two Olympic records over […]

A number of civil society organisations in the north sent a joint letter to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday asking him to restore the ‘presidency’s’ image of impartiality, following his response to the attack on Afrika daily. A crowd of angry demonstrators on January 22 attacked Afrika after the daily likened Turkey’s Afrin […]

In future the names of legal and auditing companies that arrange citizenship for foreign investors will be made known to the interior committee. However, MP Pavlos Mylonas has added a further request that the committee should make it clear if anyone involved in politics owns such companies. The subject of granting citizenships was brought up […]

President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Tuesday the composition of his new government, which includes four fresh faces and four women. The president appointed Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides as head of the foreign ministry and kept Finance Minister Harris Georgiades in the same post. Lawyer Savvas Angelides has been appointed defence minister, teacher and education ministry […]

President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Tuesday the composition of his new cabinet, which includes four fresh faces, The president appointed government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides as head of the foreign ministry and kept Finance Minister Harris Georgiades at the same post. Lawyer Savvas Angelides has been appointed defence minister, teacher and education ministry official Costas Hambiaouris […]

President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Tuesday the composition of his new cabinet, which includes four fresh faces, The president appointed government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides as head of the foreign ministry and kept Finance Minister Harris Georgiades at the same post.