Новости за 30.04.2018

If you can’t get enough of cute dogs, then go over to the PAWS Dog Shelter in Paphos on Saturday for its annual open day. It promises to be a fun day for the entire family from 10am until 3pm, with demonstrations, dog grooming and washing, stalls with lots to buy, tombola games, live music […]

Journalist and former government spokesman Akis Fantis has died from heart attack, it was announced on Monday. He was 74. Fantis was government spokesman during the administration of George Vasilliou, between 1988 and 1993. He was a member of Akel, worked for its affiliated union PEO, and wrote for Haravghi, Athlitiko Vima, and Empros. He […]

The supreme court on Monday annulled the election of Solidarity MP Giorgos Papadopoulos to parliament, after he had essentially inherited his seat from party leader Eleni Theocharous. Speaking after court, he said the decision was respected and he would liaise with other parties and his legal advisors on how to proceed. “From what we have […]

Cyprus-based ladies community choir Achord will welcome the Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir from Rhosllanerchrugog, North Wales to perform besides them for two performances this week. The link between the two choirs is that the musical director of Achord, Julie Edwards, also hails from Rhosllanerchrugog. So when she extended an invitation to Orpheus to tour […]

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold says he will not be intimidated by the hostile atmosphere at AS Roma’s Stadio Olimpico as he prepares for one of the biggest matches of his career. Liverpool take a 5-2 lead into Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second-leg in Italy where Roma must repeat their 3-0 comeback against Barcelona in the […]

Fourteen years after Cyprus joined the EU on May 1, 2004, membership of the bloc has not proven to be a catalyst for a solution to the Cyprus problem, former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has admitted, two months out of office. For years, Cypriots have been told, prior to and after accession that membership would […]

The leader of Italy‘s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement on Monday called for early elections in June, saying efforts to form a coalition government after last month’s inconclusive vote had failed. “At this point for me there is no other solution. We have to go back to the polls as soon as possible,” Luigi Di Maio said on […]

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said his side will look to attack Bayern Munich quickly in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg as they seek to remain on course for an unprecedented third consecutive European Cup. Real hold a 2-1 lead after the first leg in Germany last week, however the Frenchman insists the […]

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Monday that if the Greek Cypriot side was ready to accept the Guterres framework without changes, it could be announced as a strategic package agreement. In a brief tweet Akinci said “If the Greek Cypriot side is ready to accept the #Guterres framework as it is, without any […]

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Monday that if the Greek Cypriot side was ready to accept the Guterres framework without changes, it could be announced as a strategic package agreement. In a brief tweet Akinci said “If the Greek Cypriot side is ready to accept the #Guterres framework as it is, without any […]

The 43-year-old Oscar-winning actor has been a staunch campaigner for the environment for many years, creating The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998. The Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi was discovered at the bottom of a waterfall in Maliau Basin, a remote nature reserve in Borneo. It was found by Taxon Expeditions, a firm set up to help untrained […]

Lawmakers said on Monday that a panel monitoring convicted paedophiles should be given greater powers to ensure these persons do not harm children again. MPs agreed on the need to bolster the legal framework governing the operation of the ‘Surveillance Authority of Sentenced Persons for Sexual Offences Against Minors’. The authority, as well as an […]

Ceremony will be held at Limassol Port on 3 May 2018   The new passenger terminal at DP World Limassol is set to officially open on 3 May 2018 with an inauguration event being held at 19:00. DP World Limassol’s cruise terminal will be inaugurated by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Cyprus, […]

Cyprus is looking to strengthen political and economic ties with Saudi Arabia, in a move not unrelated to the grand chessboard of regional geopolitics, daily Phileleftheros is reporting. Nicosia’s pivot towards Riyadh brings it into alignment with the pro-western nations in the Middle East, the paper said in an analysis piece following foreign minister Nicos […]

  Investigators have yet to declare the Nicosia double murder case shut pending the results of scientific tests to substantiate the claims of the four suspects currently in custody. Police are awaiting the results of tests on clothing and a knife, believed to be the weapon used in the brutal slayings of teacher Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, […]

There are a number of rewards credit cards out there, and each seems to offer the user something different. Some offer points rewards that you can spend in their online store or trade in for discounts. However, two of the most common types of rewards are frequent flyer points or travel rewards and cash back […]

The BMW 530e iPerformance is a sporty sedan that serves up the dynamic driving experience for which the brand is renowned, combined with the possibility of electric driving with zero local emissions. Its fuel consumption of 1.9 l/100 km equates to CO2 emissions of just 44 g/km. The BMW 530e iPerformance is the most innovative […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will challenge his Premier League kings to get even better next season. The newly-crowned champions racked up a century of goals on their way to a 4-1 win at West Ham and now stand on the verge of a record-breaking campaign. City, who will be presented with the Premier League […]

With their most high-profile building to be inaugurated this week by the president, THEO PANAYIDES meets an architect couple with one foot in art and the other in life Next Thursday, May 3, a long-awaited ceremony is due to take place in Limassol: the inauguration of the New Limassol Port Passenger Terminal, a wildly distinctive […]

The reggae music scene has never really been silent in Cyprus, but lately its sound is being promoted in festivals and performances that will make any kind of music fan sit up and take notice. The next step in perhaps winning over more fans to the reggae side of life, will come on Saturday at […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Monday he was open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, saying a “two-party solution” was likely in his first extensive comments on peace efforts since taking the job last week. “With respect to the two-state solution, the parties will ultimately make the decision. We are certainly open […]

The supreme court will examine an appeal in June over the Astrasol case, filed by the attorney general’s office after government services were found responsible for creating a ‘cancer cluster’ for people working and living near the now defunct shoe factory. In December, the Nicosia district court ruled that both Astrasol and the state were […]

Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 25 people on Monday, including eight journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber, officials said. Several hours later, a suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked foreign military forces in the southern province of Kandahar, killing […]

Britain‘s Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as her new interior minister on Monday, elevating the former banker to try to draw a line under an immigration scandal that has threatened the prime minister’s authority. Known for his passion for detail when he was business minister, Javid, who backed staying in the European Union, will take […]

President Nicos Anastasiades left for Alexandria, Egypt, on Monday to co-launch the Nostos initiative, a programme aimed at bringing Greek and Cypriots who have lived in Alexandria and their descendants back to the city. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will also attend the Nostros: The Return event. The initiative is […]