Новости за 28.04.2018

RAFAEL Nadal booked a place in the Barcelona Open final by breezing past David Goffin 6-4 6-0 on Saturday with his 18th successive claycourt win and 400th overall on the surface. World number one Nadal will meet Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in today’s showpiece when he will target a record-extending 11th title in Barcelona a week after claiming the […]

By Kyriaki Christodoulou Archaeologists from both sides of the Cyprus divide who work on exhumations with the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) are living in hope. They hope that more people will come forward with information on where remains might be buried, they hope that they can identify as many sets of remains as possible, […]

The Point Centre for Contemporary Art often gives the chance to view art a little bit differently, while learning about the new developments in contemporary art. The centre will continue doing just this on Monday when the latest collaboration project between Greek artist Christos Delidimos and performer Nancy Stamatopoulou will be presented along with a […]

TURKEY’S Tayyip Erdogan unofficially kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday, vowing to defeat the secularist opposition in “historic” snap elections that he has called for June. Although yet to formally declare his candidacy, Erdogan held what was effectively his first campaign rally in the coastal city of Izmir, the stronghold of the secular CHP […]

Limassol city centre was buzzing on Saturday during this year’s Street Life Festival, which turned the popular streets of Saripolou and Athinon into works of art. Walls, pavements and abandoned houses became the canvas and the inspiration for street and graffiti artists from all around the world.  Hand in hand with the artworks, street performers strutted their stuff and traders […]

The battle for the top four in the Premier League may go to the final day after Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Saturday by Stoke City whose point may not be enough in their own scrap against relegation. With Liverpool still to visit Chelsea, who trail them by nine points with two games […]

A 29-year-old man was remanded in custody by the Nicosia court for eight days on Saturday in connection with the death of an elderly woman who was found bound and gagged at her home in Aglandjia last week. The suspect was arrested on Friday after police were tipped off about the sale of a laptop […]

GREECE on Saturday approved a deal with the United States to upgrade dozens of its F-16 fighter jets at a cost of roughly €1.2bn, a measure the bailed-out country said would not harm its future fiscal progress. The potential deal to overhaul the aircraft came to light during a visit by Greek Prime Minister Alexis […]

Fans of The Lord of the Rings will know the phrase “not all those who wander are lost”. The musicians taking part in the Alonisma Project also know the meaning behind the saying, and to prove it they will perform in Paphos on Monday. The four musicians from different cultures and backgrounds, Andrea Romani on […]

Cyprus` tripartite partnerships aim at serving broader common goals that will eventually lead to the strengthening of stability, peace and prosperity in the region, House President Demetris Syllouris has said. Syllouris was speaking at the 5th Assembly of the Heads of Parliaments of the member states of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the […]

Larnaca airport was shut down for some 40 minutes on Saturday morning after a trainer plane veered off the runway into a field after landing. No one was injured in the 9.40am incident. The small aircraft had just landed and it was taxing on the runway when the pilot apparently lost control and ended up […]

Where do you live? Split between Cyprus and Luxembourg, living with my multiple selves and my significant other Best childhood memory? My mum Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? It has to be Pantopoleio behind Thoc. There is going to be a dramatic end […]

Turkish authorities have detained 63 people suspected of links to a network accused of orchestrating a failed coup and were hunting for 40 others on Saturday, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Officials said some of the suspects had worked as matchmakers – finding spouses for followers of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the […]

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides travels to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, for a working visit at the invitation of his counterpart Adel Al Jubeir. A press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two ministers will discuss bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem, the relations between EU and Saudi Arabia and regional issues. He returns […]

Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old British toddler whose grave illness drew international attention, died early on Saturday, his family said. Alfie had a rare, degenerative disease and had been in a semi-vegetative state for more than a year. After a series of court cases, doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool removed his life support […]

Two suspects denied any involvement on Saturday in the brutal double murder of a teacher and his wife that took place in Nicosia last week. The pair, a man, 23, and a 22-year-old woman, were remanded in custody for eight days in connection with the murder of Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, 60, and his wife, Dina Sergiou, […]

Two suspects denied any involvement on Saturday in the brutal double murder of a teacher and his wife that took place in Nicosia last week. The pair, a man, 23, and a 22-year-old woman, were remanded in custody for eight days in connection with the murder of Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, 60, and his wife, Dina Sergiou, […]

Two suspects denied any involvement on Saturday in the brutal double murder of a teacher and his wife that took place in Nicosia last week. The pair, a man, 23, and a 22-year-old woman, were remanded in custody for eight days in connection with the murder of Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, 60, and his wife, Dina Sergiou, […]

The justice ministry said it was satisfied with the report of the European Commission on the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), regarding Cyprus, saying the conclusions noted a significant improvement. “The findings of the CPT Report states clearly the significant improvement recorded in a series of sectors concerning the […]

On Monday join the annual United Musical Vibes concert in aid of the Hope for Children CRC Policy Center and enjoy an evening of music. The concert, at Strovolos Theatre in Nicosia at 7.30pm, will bring talented young musicians and choir members together in a special musical celebration. Students participating in United Musical Vibes range […]

Stoke City will hope that the Liverpool they face on Saturday is the team that wobbled alarmingly in the final 10 minutes of their Champions League semi-final against AS Roma, not the one that dismantled the Italians over the previous 80. Nothing is ever clear with Juergen Klopp’s side who ended up kicking themselves after […]

Two games are taking place in the Cyprus football championship on Saturday, Doxa Katokopias hosting Ermis (5pm) and Anorthosis at home to AEL (7pm). The title decider between Apoel and Apollon will take place on Sunday at the GSP in Nicosia and kicks-off at 7pm.

THERE is a serious problem with illegal fly-tipping in one of the main tourist areas of Paphos, according to residents and holidaymakers. The practice has now got out of hand, posing a health hazard and also a fire risk as dry, hot weather approaches, say worried residents. Pauline Puttock, 55, contacted the Cyprus Mail in […]

MANY were surprised to see Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos walking into the presidential palace for a one-to-one meeting with President Anastasiades last Monday. Although reports suggested that Papadopoulos would be briefed about the president’s dinner with Mustafa Akinci, this was not the main agenda of the meeting.  They met to agree a loose form of […]

WITH reference to a recent article by you, George Koumoullis, regarding the visit of the minister of education to the headquarters of the Elam party, the exchange of views he had with its leaders and the comments he made afterwards. I admired the clarity of your thoughts as well as the strength of your arguments. […]