Новости за 24.05.2018

Police on Thursday asked the public to assist in tracking down a man suspected of a burglary of a house taking place in Limassol on January 31. Police are seeking Givi Kutchasvili, 27, a Georgian national. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact their nearest police station, call Limassol CID at 25805057 or the […]

  Pro-migrant group Kisa staged a protest outside the interior ministry on Thursday in a show of solidarity for a family of Syrian Kurds who have been seeking Cypriot citizenship for years. The family of Hassan-Janbali, stateless Kurds from Syria, have since May 14 gone on a hunger strike, and since May 21 have commenced […]

Britain told the European Union on Thursday it will demand the repayment of up to 1 billion pounds ($1.34 billion) if the bloc restricts its access to the Galileo satellite navigation system, Europe’s version of GPS. A senior EU official quickly dismissed the threat, saying there was no basis to any such demands. The person […]

Newly re-elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday that blaming him for Venezuela’s economic meltdown was a “stupid simplification,” but pledged to boost oil production and open dialogue with business leaders. But with no specifics and some of the promises repetitions of previous vows, few expect that Maduro will make significant changes to the […]

Pakistan dominated the first day of the opening test after bowling out England for 184 and battling to 50 for one in overcast conditions at Lord’s on Thursday. England captain Joe Root won the toss but apart from a gritty 70 by Alastair Cook, his batsmen failed to show the necessary application as Mohammad Abbas […]

Housing is a major problem for asylum seekers in Cyprus, and some of them, even families with children, may remain homeless for some time, a study commissioned by UNHCR Cyprus and conducted by the University of Nicosia has shown. The study was presented by Associate Professor of Social Work Stefanos Spaneas on Thursday.  According to […]

At least eight women have accused actor Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior or harassment while working with them on film sets or at promotional events, CNN reported on Thursday. CNN said it spoke with 16 people as part of its investigation into the 80-year-old actor, some of whom also alleged inappropriate behavior by Freeman at […]

The Turkish government’s quick-fix economic packages has called the continued health of the economy into question and this is reflected in the recent slide in the lira, the head of Turkey’s main business lobby group TUSIAD said on Thursday. The ruling AK Party government has introduced a series of incentive packages for certain sectors including […]

Most of us will be heading to the beach for the long weekend, but for those who prefer a trip to the mountains and a brisk walk with a bit of socialising on the side, the Cyprus Strollers walking group will be heading to the Troodos forest area this Sunday for their last walk of […]

By Andria Kades A new EU regulation, the reason members of the public have been receiving a slew of emails and text messages recently, comes into effect on Friday. It has been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web. The pan-EU law aims to give EU citizens […]

The Kremlin said on Thursday it was sceptical about Yulia Skripal’s first media appearance since she and her father Sergei were poisoned by a nerve agent in England, saying it was unclear if she had been talking of her own free will. Skripal, who survived the March attack that Britain blames on Russia, told Reuters […]

A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis and which was recalled in Europe amid safety concerns is in any case not available on the Cypriot market, the ministry of health said on Thursday. The ministry was reacting to local press reports about the drug Zinbryta (daclizumab beta), recalled earlier this month by the European Medicines […]

A primary school teacher in Limassol has been reported for allegedly sexually harassing a student but the state has been unable to do anything but transfer him to another school, according to Disy MP Efthymios Diplaros. In a press conference on Thursday, Diplaros said he sought to make public two cases he was aware of, […]

By George Psyllides Following an intense public spat with the education minister after the death of a 10-year-old boy who had been injured at school, primary education teachers’ union Poed took a step back on Thursday saying it would focus on health and safety in schools. Poed chairman Phylios Phylactou said teachers had been unjustly […]

By Evie Andreou State doctors and the health minister have put their differences aside for now to resolve the problems plaguing public hospitals, the head of union Pasyki, Soteris Koumas said on Thursday. Following a meeting with the minister, Constantinos Ioannou, the head of the state doctors’ union Pasyki, said that the two sides would […]

By Evie Andreou A 49-year-old man from Iraq, holder of a passport issued by the Netherlands, was remanded on Thursday by the Larnaca court for five days for allegedly tricking two men from Cyprus into giving him €23,000 in total to arrange for them to carry out construction work in Iraq, which never happened. The […]

Three men are to stand trial on suspicion of participating in the bombing of a car belonging to the mother of the mayor of Paphos last Christmas. The trial is scheduled to begin before the Paphos criminal court on June 29. The three suspects are aged 20, 26 and 30. According to the police, the […]

By Annette Chrysostomou Of all Europeans, Cypriots have the highest rate of overweight and obese children, 43 per cent of both boys and girls, the latest figures of the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed. The research, which included 300,000 children between the ages of 6 to 9 clearly shows Mediterranean countries, which are famous for […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, citing Pyongyang’s “open hostility,” and warned that the U.S. military was ready in the event of any reckless acts by North Korea. Trump wrote a letter to Kim to announce his abrupt withdrawal […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, even afterNorth Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test site. Trump announced his abrupt withdrawal from what would have been a first-ever meeting between a serving U.S. president and a North Korean […]

Former champions Red Bull can scoop the jackpot in Monaco this weekend as they celebrate the team’s 250th Formula One race start. The most glamorous grand prix on the calendar, with its historic track winding past the 19th century casino and along the harbourside, could favour Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. “We don’t head into […]

  A Turkish national who escaped prison in the north on May 1, but was arrested on Wednesday in Paphos, was remanded by the court for five days on Thursday, along with a childhood Turkish Cypriot friend who provided him shelter. Yilmaz Gumus, 45 had been sentenced to 16 years in prison by a British […]

France built their 1998 World Cup-winning squad around a rock-solid defence but 20 years on they could do just the opposite, with their dazzling array of creative, attacking talent ready to make all the difference at the 2018 edition. Such is Les Bleus’ firepower up front that manager Didier Deschamps even has the luxury of […]

A missile system from the 53rd anti-aircraft brigade of the Russian Armed Forces was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, prosecutors investigating the disaster said on Thursday. The airliner was hit by a Russian-made missile on July 17, 2014, with 298 people on board, two-thirds of them Dutch, […]

North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test site on Thursday, media reported, as part of steps that have reduced tension on the Korean peninsula and raised the possibility of a summit with the United States. North Korea has conducted all six of its nuclear tests at the […]