Новости за 15.05.2018

A groundbreaking ceremony for Cyprus’ new casino-resort will be held on June 8, according to the Melco Resorts and Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho. At a presentation of their new casino Morpheus for Cypriot journalists visiting Macau, Ho said: “A week before the Morpheus opens we are going to have a ground breaking in Cyprus and […]

Greece’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at making asylum procedures simpler and faster and to ease overcrowding on its island refugee camps. Five camps on Greek islands close to the Turkish coast hold more than double their capacity, government figures show, and have been mired in violence over living conditions and delays in […]

Travel agents from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have expressed great interest in Paphos, the town’s tourism board said on Tuesday. A delegation from Paphos consisting of the head of the tourism board and hoteliers are heading to the three countries later in the month to participate in a series of presentations […]

The recent rise in fuel prices at the pump appears to be reasonable and thus no intervention is needed on the part of the government, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis told MPs on Tuesday. Lakkotrypis dismissed a proposal that he issue a decree enforcing a temporary price ceiling. For their part, ministry officials said that market […]

Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan not to go too far in his crackdown on those believed to be behind a failed 2016 coup attempt, speaking after a meeting in London marked by human rights protests. Rights campaigners have accused May of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses […]

Muslims in Paphos are calling on authorities to speed up ongoing upgrading work in the area of the Paphos Mosque, which has almost ground to a halt, saying it is affecting their ability to pray and gather together at special times, including Ramadan which will start on Wednesday. A member of the committee of the […]

From masks and mugs to tea-bags and even condoms, royal fans can get their hands on all sorts of memorabilia to commemorate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming wedding. The names and faces of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and his American fiancée adorn merchandise in shops across the British town of Windsor, where the couple will […]

Police said on Tuesday said they are searching or the whereabouts of eight people believed to be involved in the murder last February of Ernest Leonides, 47, in Limassol after a Georgian man was arrested last week. The eight suspects are: Lasha Okmelashvili, 33, from Georgia; Aleksi Gambarashvili, 29, from Georgia; Piruz Kavleashvili, also known […]

France’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron was prepared to respond to U.S. moves in the Middle East, marking a sharp departure from the warm relations on show during Macron’s visit to Washington last month. To date, Macron’s best buddy approach to President Donald Trump has produced little practical influence on his […]

Commissioner for humanitarian affairs Photis Photiou on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the interest of young couples in resettling in the Karpas peninsula. Photiou was briefing the House refugee committee on issues concerning the enclaved, where he outlined a number of incentives that have been given by the government to encourage young people whose families come […]

A planned strike by doctors will go ahead as planned on Wednesday, while Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou met the Cyprus medical association on Tuesday to discuss the quality of healthcare. The strike is set to begin at 10am and last for two hours. The health ministry called on the public not to go to state […]

Already pressured by the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran faces a major test in managing Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a formidable opponent who beat Tehran’s longtime allies to achieve a shock victory in Iraq’s parliamentary election. But if Tehran overplays its hand by squeezing Sadr out of a coalition government dominated by its […]

Ten-year-old Stavros Giorgallis’ funeral was held on Tuesday at 2:30 at the church of Ayios Epiphanios in his home village of Alethriko. The boy died on Friday after falling while playing basketball at school. He was rushed to Larnaca General after the fall, where doctors at the A&E department ran tests and conducted an X-ray. […]

Freddie Mercury may not be with us anymore, but tribute act Gary Goodmaze will prove that the show must go on in Paphos when he reminds us of the man who made Queen a legendary band, for two performances during the weekend. Goodmaze, from East End London, started his career as a stand-up comedian. During the […]

Government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said he expects the economy will expand this year by around 4 per cent before returning to full employment conditions in “two or three years”. “It is the thirteenth consecutive quarter since the first quarter of 2015 that the has economy grown,” the economist-politician told reporters in Nicosia on Tuesday, hours […]

MEP Eleni Theocharous on Tuesday appeared to shoot herself in the foot by implying that the seat she won in the European Parliament in 2014, running on the Disy ticket, was hers rather than the party’s. In an impassioned letter – made public – addressed to Disy chief Averof Neophytou, Theocharous said she agreed with […]

Turkey told Israel’s ambassador to leave the country on Tuesday after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians during protests on the Gaza border against the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Turkey has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s response to the Gaza protests and the embassy move, recalling its ambassadors from […]

A police officer shot at ten days ago in Limassol was taken out of intensive care in Israel on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The officer, Giorgos Georgiou, 37, was airlifted to Israel the day of the shooting, which has seen four suspects being taken into custody. According to the ministry, there was an improvement […]

The Limassol district court on Tuesday issued an eight-day remand order for three suspects held by police in connection with a shooting incident in Limassol 10 days ago, which saw a police officer critically wounded. The three, a 31-year-old Greek Cypriot, a Bulgarian, 35, and a Slovakian woman, 33, were arrested the day after the […]

B2Kapital Cyprus Ltd, which entered an agreement with Hellenic Bank to acquire €145m of loans more than four months ago, said that it received the green light from the supervisor. The Central Bank of Cyprus granted B2Kapital, a subsidiary of Norway’s B2Holding Group, licence number 115.1.34.6 allowing it to operate as a credit acquiring company, […]

For the  second year in a row, OPAP Cyprus will be the big supporter of the Cyprus Red Cross Society, it was announced during a press conference marking the national fundraising that started on May 8 (World Red Cross Day) and will continue until May 29. The fundraising aims at strengthening the social and humanitarian programmes of […]

If you are interested in getting your hand in trading on the stock market and investments, you want to learn as much as you can about everything. Have you heard of CFD trading then? If not, it is time to learn. A Contract for Differences, or a CFD for short, is quite popular in the […]

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into a complaint from a Limassol farmer who said officers violently beat him up and shot at him while he slept in his car. Chairman of the independent authority investigating complaints against police (Iaiacap) Andreas Paschalides told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday that two criminal investigators have […]

Businesswomen and Leaders Gather in Paphos on 4 May To Attend The 3rd Creative Women Conference. Nearly 40 international speakers came to the island of Cyprus for the 3rd Creative Women International Conference which took place 4 – 5 May at the Elysium Hotel in Paphos. A large number of hands-on workshops, inspirational speeches and panel […]

European economic growth is strong, mainly thanks to domestic demand, but governments are not taking sufficient advantage of the good times to reduce their debt and implement reforms, the International Monetary Fund said in a forecast on Tuesday. The IMF forecast that growth in advanced European economies, mainly the euro zone, would slow to 2.3 […]