Новости за 09.06.2018

By Peter Michael Migrant support group Kisa said on Saturday that police exceeded all limits of discrimination when they arrested and detained a migrant woman, who allegedly stole a few slices of ham and a plate of pasta. The woman, 29, was remanded for two days by the Nicosia District Court, while police confirmed she […]

Thousands of Irish women shed their inhibitions and their clothes on a secluded beach fifty kilometres south of Dublin on Saturday for a world-record setting “skinny dip” to raise funds for a children’s cancer charity. Lucia Sinigagliesi, the Guinness World Records official that adjudicated the naked swim, said that 2505 women spent at least five […]

All history lovers and those who are enchanted by the medieval should jump at the chance to join the special guided tours of the new temporary exhibition under the title Nicosia: The Birth and Growth of a Capital. Byzantine – Medieval Period at the Leventis Municipal Museum. The free tours in Greek, which will take […]

World number one Simona Halep ended years of heartache to clinch her first Grand Slam title with 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory over American Sloane Stephens in the French Open final on Saturday. The popular Romanian, who had lost three major finals before Saturday, showed signs of nerves at first but recovered to outclass her 10th-seeded […]

Germany was selected to  host the 18th World Cup tournament amid accusations of corruption and bribery.

By Peter Michael Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Saturday he would take the initiative to find a solution after his ministry sent out a note verbale to foreign embassies in Cyprus regarding visits to ancient sites in the north, which reports said sparked anger among the diplomatic community. A note verbale is a diplomatic […]

U.S. President Donald Trump and Group of Seven leaders had a bitter exchange over trade tariffs, ratcheting tensions at a summit that he planned to leave early on Saturday before talks on climate change and the health of oceans. The six-plus-one tone of the gathering in Quebec means the leaders from Canada, Britain, the United […]

The fire service extinguished four fires set by individuals in Paphos on Saturday, authorities said. The fires hit an area between Peyia and Kathikas, two areas in Chlorakas, and the industrial area in Paphos, on Saturday morning, the fire service said. The largest fire was in Peyia and Kathikas, where flames burnt 4,000 square metres […]

Tasos Simillides, 49, was remanded for two days by the Limassol District Court on Saturday after police raided his home on Friday night. The suspect was remanded on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, money laundering, and manipulation of personal data. Authorities said that they dealt with Simillides in the past, and that he was arrested […]

U.S. President Donald Trump planned to leave the summit of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Saturday before it discussed climate change and the health of oceans, underlining fractures in the G7 exacerbated by U.S. trade tariffs. The six-plus-one tone of the gathering in Quebec means the leaders from Canada, Britain, the United States, […]

David Pocock returned to test rugby with a bang on Saturday to help Australia to a 18-9 win over Six Nations champions Ireland in Brisbane and give the Wallabies a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The openside flanker, who sat out the 2017 season on a sabbatical, scored Australia’s second try in the 72nd […]

The decision on missing persons in Cyprus, adopted recently by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, contains positive elements but is also missing some important points, said Nestoras Nestoros, the Representative of the Greek Cypriot side to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). The issue was discussed Thursday morning, at a meeting of the Committee of […]

Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan Markle, now known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attended the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony on Saturday, the first time the couple have attended the Queen’s birthday celebrations together. About 1,000 soldiers marched to House Guards Parade in Whitehall, central London, as part of the […]

A Catholic priest who worked as a diplomat at the Vatican’s embassy in Washington was indicted on Saturday on charges of possessing child pornography in the United States and Canada. A Vatican statement said an investigation found that Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, who was arrested in the Vatican in April after he had been recalled, […]

The 17th World Cup had a number of differences from the previous tournaments.

Iraqi police said on Saturday that a 20-year-old Iraqi man had admitted to the rape and murder of 14-year-old Susanna Feldman in Germany, where the case has stoked the immigration debate. The Jewish teenager from Mainz near Frankfurt was found dead on Wednesday in a wooded area in Wiesbaden, near a refugee centre where the […]

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own. The militants said foreign forces would be excluded from the ceasefire and that operations against them would continue. […]

The courtyard of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation will once again give us the chance to enjoy an open-air concert, while giving artists a stage on which to showcase their talent. On Wednesday the foundation will host its second event of the Faneronemi Festival 18. After opening with a music event, A Sea of […]

An 80-year-old woman was in critical condition on Saturday after being hit by a car a day previously. The woman was hit while walking in Nicosia but did not appear to need medical treatment. After a few hours she felt unwell, police said, and she was taken to Nicosia general hospital where doctors diagnosed head […]

By Peter Micheal Titina Loizidou, a Kyrenian refugee, said that the return of her property has always been the goal, in a comment made Saturday on the latest developments at the Council of Europe’s Ministerial Committee, while another refugee, Nicolas Skourides, has been met with delays to construction of his home in his restored property […]

Pope Francis, addressing top oil company executives, said on Saturday that the world must convert to clean fuel. “Civilisation requires energy but energy use must not destroy civilisation,” he told the group at the end of a two-day conference in the Vatican. He told them that climate change was a challenge of “epochal proportions”, adding […]

Where do you live? In Nicosia with my two daughters Sofia and Maya. Best childhood memory? Walking to a deserted beach in Scarborough with my brother. Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? Wagamamas. Anything Thai. Wouldn’t eat snails. What did you have for breakfast? […]

Vienna is one of the cities being considered as the venue for a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Saturday. Putin said last month that the proposed summit between him and Trump was not working out for now and was beset […]

A yellow weather alert was issued by the Meteorological Service for Saturday as temperatures are set to reach 41C inland. The warning is in effect from noon until 5pm. In a statement, the health ministry called on the public to be “particularly careful” during those times, and to follow the news for any further updates. […]

The Limassol-Nicosia motorway was re-opened after being closed for two hours on Saturday morning, following a car accident injuring eight people, police said. Police said that the at approximately 6:20am, a pick-up truck crashed into a four-door car near the exit for Kotsiatis.  The two in the pick-up were seriously injured in the crash, while […]