Новости за 16.04.2018

Two men, aged 70 and 69, were found dead on Monday, one in Nicosia, the other in Larnaca. The 70-year-old according to the police, was located unconscious on the ground floor of an apartment building in Strovolos early in the afternoon. He used to go there to pick up old cables and electric appliances from […]

The pound pushed past the $1.43 mark on Monday and approached a post-Brexit referendum high as investors’ focus shifted to data that could cement expectations of a May interest rate increase and away from Britain’s military intervention in Syria. Traders also cited a seasonal rise in inward capital flows. Foreign companies increase dividend payments to […]

  By Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Theresa May defended on Monday her decision to launch air strikes against Syria, answering criticism over her bypassing of parliament by saying lawmakers could now hold her to account. May, who has regained confidence after winning support for her tough stance on Syria and Russia, said she was […]

After Syrian forces bombed the town of Douma earlier this month in an attack the United States says involved chlorine gas, Washington and its allies launched missile strikes as punishment. The retribution has changed little in the course of the seven-year civil war, but the alleged poison gas attack did. Rebels had held the stronghold […]

Edon, the youth wing of communist Akel, staged a demonstration outside the heavily fortressed US embassy in Nicosia on Monday night to protest against air strikes on Syria at the weekend, some of which were launched from the British base at Akrotiri. Main opposition Akel has accused the government of being complicit in the air […]

The leaders of the two communities, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, held a frank and open exchange of views the UN said on Monday after the two men met for dinner for the first time since talks collapsed in Switzerland last July. The aim of the meeting – hosted by UN […]

The leaders of the two communities, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met on Monday night for dinner for the first time since talks collapsed in Switzerland last July. The aim of the meeting – hosted by UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar at the chief of mission’s residence in […]

To all bands out there, or to anyone who was thinking about forming a band, a chance to perform, get recognition and win a bit of money is just around the corner at the Big Splash Band Competition Cyprus that will run later in the year. The Big Splash Band Competition has been running annually […]

While there has long been an inevitability about Manchester City’s fifth top-tier league title in English football, even manager Pep Guardiola probably never envisaged the ease with which it would ultimately be achieved. Despite their recent slip up chief pursuers Manchester United, City look on course to register more points (current record is 95) and […]

The government on Monday announced the launch of a long-term industrial strategy policy, aiming to double industry’s share of gross domestic product by the year 2030. The strategy was unveiled at a colloquium in Nicosia under the rubric ‘Designing the industry of the new era’. “Our main objective, in implementing our new policy in cooperation […]

If you have missed the smooth voice of Barry White and his romantic persona, they will be brought to life again via the sound and stage presence of A-Kay, who will present his tribute act on the island for the first time as of Wednesday. Coming straight from the UK, A-Kay will show why he […]

Conditions did not permit an accurate calculation of the losses inflicted on Laiki by the EU’s decision to write-down Greece’s debt in 2011 and the lender’s reduction in goodwill, an expert witness testified in court on Monday. Senior Bank of Greece (central bank) official Michail Michalopoulos said by June 30, 2011 there had been no […]

Groups and organisations from both sides of the divide called on Monday on the island’s two leaders to live up to the expectations of Cypriots and reconvene a negotiation process that would lead to an agreed solution. The Bicommunal Peace Initiative – United Cyprus – that brings together more than 70 organisations working for peace […]

The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria and said Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence on the ground. Moscow immediately denied the charge and blamed delays on retaliatory U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria at the weekend. In […]

The education ministry announced on Monday that afternoon classes in all-day primary schools and kindergartens will be cancelled on Tuesday due to the 24-hour strike by teachers who take those classes. Although teachers of afternoon classes at high schools have declared they too will go on strike, the ministry insisted that these classes would not […]

The labour inspection department announced on Monday the launch of a webpage providing real-time radiation measurements in the island’s atmosphere. The page is available in both Greek and English and provides users the available data at each district. https://radiation.dli.mlsi.gov.cy/

  UK media reports about ‘terrified Britons’ ready to ‘flee Cyprus’ in the run-up and immediate aftermath of air strikes on Syrian government targets from the RAF base at Akrotiri early Saturday were described as scaremongering by officials on Monday. British tabloids spoke to a number of potential holidaymakers and people who have relatives living […]

The Larnaca to Nicosia highway near Koshi was re-opened to traffic after being closed for around three hours on Monday afternoon due to an accident. The road was closed to traffic at around 1.45 pm after a car overturned on the motorway. The driver has been taken to Nicosia general hospital by ambulance. There were […]

The Larnaca to Nicosia highway is temporarily closed due to an accident at Kochi near Lymbia, police announced at 4pm on Monday. At around 1.45pm a car overturned on the motorway. The driver has been taken to Nicosia general hospital by ambulance. There were no passengers in the vehicle. Drivers have been warned to leave […]

The proportion of babies born out of wedlock has increased more than eightfold in Cyprus since 2000, from 2.3 per cent to 19.1 per cent in 2016, Eurostat data published on Monday show. Back in 1986 just 0.5 per cent of babies were born out of wedlock in Cyprus, rising only to 1.5 per cent […]

The Cabinet on Monday approved the hiring of 66 nurses for six months in public hospitals to reduce waiting times at first aid departments and waiting lists while increasing afternoon working hours. The government estimates that the extra staff will allow an additional 2,500 surgical interventions and 5,000 outpatients examinations to be carried out in […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May will face criticism on Monday for bypassing parliament to join weekend air strikes against Syria, with some lawmakers calling for a potentially damaging vote on her future strategy. May, who has regained confidence after winning support for her tough stance on Syria and Russia, will make a statement to parliament […]

Manchester United must recover quickly from their shock 1-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion as they try to seal a second-placed finish in the Premier League and an FA Cup triumph, midfielder Juan Mata has said. United’s first loss at home in the league since December handed the title to rivals Manchester City with five […]

British expat residents, tourists and officials in Paphos launched scathing attacks on the tabloid British media on Monday after ‘scaremongering’ reports in sections of the press that tourists were fleeing the island in fear of their lives and that others were cancelling their holidays. “This is utter nonsense and there is no need to panic,” […]

Police on Monday were investigating how the electricity authority (EAC) were apparently conned into paying thousands of euros to a hacker who pretended he was from a foreign company that did maintenance work at the Vasilikos power station. The story was reported by daily Politis, which said the conman had hacked the maintenance company’s systems […]