Новости за 21.02.2018

THREE beaches in Ayia Napa and Protaras have been included in the 25 best beaches of Europe by Trip Advisor. Fig Tree beach in Protaras, was also ranked number 13 among the best 25 beaches in the world. It is also the fourth best beach in Europe, according to 2018 travellers’ choice. The other two […]

Real Madrid came from behind to win 3-1 at neighbours Leganes on Wednesday, despite coach Zinedine Zidane resting Cristiano Ronaldo, as they climbed into third place in the Liga standings for the first time since Dec. 2. Leganes defender Unai Bustinaza gave the home side the lead in the sixth minute by cashing in on […]

Transparency International, the global anti-corruption watchdog, promoted Cyprus to rank 42 in its 2017 Corruption Perception Index from 45 the year before as the island improved its score from 55 to 57. Cyprus was placed on the same rank with the Czech Republic, Dominica and Spain, just below Latvia and the Caribbean island-state of Saint […]

Two men were remanded in Limassol on Wednesday for eight days in connection with the smuggling to Cyprus of 5.3 kilos of cannabis. The case concerns the smuggling of the package through the post last November. Greek customs had found the Cyprus-bound package at Athens airport. After informing police on the island, the package was […]

CSKA Moscow became the first team to reach the Europa League last 16 after an Alan Dzagoev goal gave them a 1-0 second-leg home win over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday following last week’s goalless stalemate in the Serbian capital. Livewire Dzagoev sealed the contest on the stroke of halftime with a simple close-range finish […]

Britain wants to discuss the length of any post-Brexit transition period with the European Union, but believes that around two years should be enough time to prepare “new processes” and “new systems”, according to a draft paper. Prime Minister Theresa May hopes to seal a deal with the EU on a transition period in March this […]

Six men in the north were sentenced on Wednesday to between two and six months in prison for the attacks last month against Afrika newspaper and the Turkish Cypriot ‘parliament’ According to Turkish Cypriot media, the head of Turkey’s ruling party – AKP – supporters from the Hatay province in southern Turkey, Mehmet Ipek was sentenced […]

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, will visit Cyprus in the next week, sources from the UN Secretariat said. The aim of the visit is to monitor the implementation of the strategic review of UNFICYP that was decided by the Secretary-General and ratified through the Security Council resolution 2389 which renewed Unficyp’s mandate in January […]

Aris have been relegated to the second division after a 1-0 home defeat to Olympiakos on Wednesday evening in Limassol Romeu Torres scored the only goal of the game after 63 minutes. Aris will join Ethnikos Achnas in the second division next season, with the third side to be relegated not yet decided.

The US supreme court on Wednesday ruled that Americans injured in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize ancient Persian artefacts from a Chicago museum to satisfy a $71.5 million court judgement against Iran, which they had accused of complicity in the attack. The justices, in an 8-0 ruling, upheld a lower court’s decision […]

If you feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you hear there is the chance to see a mash-up of some of the biggest musicals in the world, then get ready for goosebumps on Monday and Tuesday in Limassol. The Diastasis vocal group, dance group and childrens’ choir will be responsible […]

Cyprus Cup – Last 16, second Leg Doxa 1 Omonia 1 Aggregate: 4-3 Karmiotissa 1 PAEEK Kyrenia 0 Aggregate: 2-5 Pafos FC 2 Paralimni 0 Aggregate: 4-3 Apoel L Ermis L

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Wednesday inaugurated, Open House, a new shelter for adult victims of human trafficking. Open House, which is part of the programmes of Cyprus Stop Trafficking non-governmental organisation, will provide shelter and support to victims, when they leave the state shelter. “It aims at offering a family environment to the victims […]

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Wednesday likened the UN to Pontius Pilate, and hinted at possible fallout when it comes to relations with Britain over their tepid responses to Turkey’s blockade within the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Using unusually strong wording in an interview with CNA, the outgoing foreign minister said Nicosia would now […]

Golfers will be able to take a universal handicap to courses around the world from 2020 in a shake-up of the system announced by organisers. Developed by The Open organisers The R&A and the United States Golf Association, the new system aims to streamline the current formats which are administered by six existing handicapping authorities […]

Dozens of teenage survivors of the second-deadliest public school shooting in US history marched on Florida’s capital on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to ban sales of assault rifles of the sort used to kill 17 students and educators last week. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, became the latest school targeted by a […]

Greece’s parliament started debate on Wednesday on whether to investigate 10 politicians, including former prime ministers, over allegations of bribery by the Swiss drugmaker Novartis. Court officials say staff at the firm are alleged to have bribed Greek doctors and politicians. Novartis has said that, if an investigation finds that its managers acted unethically, it […]

Α 28-year-old man from Limassol is in critical condition after the straddle carrier he was driving at the Limassol port on Wednesday fell to its side, trapping him inside the cabin. The accident occurred at around noon, police said, when the vehicle suddenly fell to its side, while the 28-year-old was test driving. He was […]

Α 27-year-old man from Limassol is in critical condition after the straddle carrier he was driving at the Limassol port on Wednesday fell to its side, trapping him inside the cabin. The accident occurred at around noon, police said, when the vehicle suddenly fell to its side, while the 27-year-old was test driving. He was […]

Bank workers’ union Etyk said that it may resort to strike action to protest the dismissal of an unspecified number of Cyprus Cooperative Bank employees not servicing their non-performing loans. “Our organisation was surprised to discover that the administration of the Co-op fired workers over problems with their accounts,” related to non-performing loans, the bank […]

A senior US diplomat met Lebanon’s foreign minister on Wednesday in Beirut as part of a US shuttle diplomacy effort to resolve tensions between Israel and Lebanon over a border wall and energy drilling in disputed waters. Disputes over Israeli construction of the border wall, Lebanon’s start of oil and gas exploration at sea and […]

Researchers this week announced they had found the genetic cause of rare blood vessel disorder arteriovenous malformation (AVM). They found four faulty genes which are also involved in the growth of many cancers. One of the patients involved in the research is British-born Greek Cypriot teenager Nikki Christou, 13. She has an AVM on the […]

President Nicos Anastasiades called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to return to the negotiating table provided they end the violation of the republic’s sovereign rights inside its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In a written statement issued on Wednesday, amid a standoff over natural gas exploration offshore Cyprus, Anastasiades said the Turkish arguments were neither […]

The council of parliamentary political party leaders on Wednesday unanimously condemned Turkish actions within Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and supports the government’s effort to protect the Republic’s sovereign rights and the unimpeded continuation of energy plans, government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said. Christodoulides was conveying the council’s decision after the meeting under the chairmanship of […]

The ‘Annihilation’ actress pointedly announced the “all-male nominees” at the prestigious ceremony and she admitted she had chosen her words carefully because she wanted to make a point that female filmmakers had been snubbed without “disrespecting” the nominees who had made the shortlist for the accolade, which went to ‘The Shape of Water’s Guillermo del […]