Новости за 22.06.2018

Very little is being said and done on the international stage over the islamization of the north, President Nicos Anastasiades said in an interview, days before Turkey goes to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections. Speaking to Lifo.gr, a Greek publication, Anastasiades said the crux of the matter in Turkey’s is that whoever is […]

Two types of frozen chicken were recalled from the market on Friday after they were found to contain salmonella. According to the ministry of health, one is frozen chicken gyro of the D Koumantaris Fresh Products. The production date is 29/01/2018 and the expiration date a year later. The product is wrapped in plastic and […]

Lawmakers on Friday voted into a law with an overwhelming majority, a harmonising bill over the quality of petrol and diesel on the market aimed to promote energy from renewable energy sources. As a result, fuel prices are expected to hike in 2020. A total of 35 MPs voted in favour and three against, the […]

A 90th-minute goal by Xherdan Shaqiri secured Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Serbia in a blistering-paced World Cup Group E match in Kaliningrad on Friday, putting them in a strong position to go through to the knockout round. Shaqiri latched on to a pass in his own half with Serbia’s players pushed up and carried […]

A 54-year-old man Serbian hitman wanted for his suspected involvement in a murder from 2016 was extradited to Cyprus and remanded for five days on Friday. An international arrest warrant had been issued against him and another Serbian national after appear to have been hired to kill an underworld figure, Alexis Mavromichalis, aka ‘Alexoui’. The […]

Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 on Friday to revive their hopes of advancing into the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia, as striker Ahmed Musa dramatically marked his return to the team with two fine second-half goals. The result left both sides, and struggling Argentina, still in the hunt to go through from Group […]

All jazz fans will be following the winding old streets to get to the Square of Old Aglanjia next week to be part of the most exciting jazz festival in Nicosia, the AglanJazz festival. The two-day festival, running on Tuesday and Wednesday, will start at 8.45pm on Tuesday with a performance by the Glafkos Kontemeniotis […]

The Co-op bank on Friday froze the savings accounts of a number of its customers with non-performing loans in a bid to force them to come to an agreement with the lender regarding their dues. The bank said it had frozen term deposit accounts of people who owed money but were not servicing their loans. […]

A Greek Cypriot man was sentenced to five years in prison in the north after being found guilty of drug ‘import’ and trafficking, it was reported on Friday. Constantinos Christoforou was arrested last December along with two other people during a sting operation while in his car in the parking lot of a hospital in […]

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20 per cent tariff on all European Union-assembled cars coming into the United States, a month after the administration launched an investigation into whether auto imports pose a national security threat. “If these Tariffs and Barriers are not soon broken down and removed, we will be placing a 20% […]

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), a body supervising accounting firms, said that its new board of directors held its first meeting on Thursday, a day after its annual general meeting. Chairman Marios Skandalis, the head of compliance of Bank of Cyprus, and vice–chairman Stavros Pantzaris, a managing partner of accounting firm […]

Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough in a conflict that has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, sources familiar with the efforts said. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged a swift military operation to take […]

The defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Friday they look forward to further developing and enhancing trilateral defence collaboration. After the second Trilateral Defence Meeting held in Larnaca, the ministers of the three countries issued a joint statement saying that Cyprus, Greece and Israel share a close and intimate relationship which stems […]

Brazil got two goals in stoppage time to give them a deserved 2-0 win over Costa Rica in a tense World Cup Group E encounter on Friday. Philippe Coutinho stabbed home from six metres out in the 91st minute and then Neymar volleyed a second six minutes later to get the five-times world champions up […]

The British High Commission (BHC) said on Friday a settlement of the Cyprus issue would require tough choices and compromise, as it welcomed the UN decision to conduct consultations with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities to determine whether there were grounds for the resumption of talks. In a statement released a week after UN […]

Staff at 15 Joannou and Paraskevaides Group construction sites in Saudi Arabia are refusing to work over the company’s failure to pay their salaries since February, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Workers had warned the company, J&P Overseas, that they would not return to work after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which ended Wednesday, unless the […]

A group of scientists of the Molecular Genetics Thalassaemia Department of the Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) is developing a new method for the treatment of Mediterranean anaemia (beta thalassemia) using molecular genetic tools, according to a statement released on Friday. According to the statement, the institute’s gene therapy and gene modification research unit […]

President Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival in Sunday’s presidential election have both pledged to send millions of Syrian refugees home, responding to growing unease among voters about the number of migrants in Turkey. More than 3.5 million Syrian refugees who fled conflict in their country are living in Turkey and their presence has become an election […]

Italy on Friday urged Malta to take in a ship carrying more than 200 rescued migrants as the new government pressures European partners to shoulder more of the burden of immigration from North Africa. The Dutch-flagged ship run by the German charity Mission Lifeline was seeking a nearby European dock, a day after anti-immigrant Interior Minister […]

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local news – in audio form. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week: The British High Commissioner outlines what expats need to do to ensure their status after Brexit; We talk to […]

Akamas community leaders and landowners handed a memo to Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday protesting the cabinet’s reversal of a previous decision to compensate landowners who are unable to develop their property. The memo, signed by the community leaders of Neo Chorio, Droushia, Androlikos and Kathikas, will be forwarded to President Nicos Anastasiades and […]

A topsy-turvy Group E could be thrown into further disorder when Serbia and Switzerland clash on Friday in a contest that could put one team on the brink of advancing to the knockout round. A group that was supposed to see mighty Brazil at the top instead has Serbia, the lowest ranked in the pack, […]

In Limassol, the right lane from Ayia Thekla street to Siafis street will be closed until July 7 because of road works linking the coast road with Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, the department of public works said on Friday. While the road is closed to traffic the antiquities department will carry out excavations. The department of […]

A fire is raging just north of the Monagrouli area in Limassol with firefighters at the scene trying to battling the flames under difficult circumstances. The situation is becoming exceedingly difficult due to strong winds fanning the flames. Efforts are made to prevent the fire, which broke out at around 2pm, from reaching farms in […]

 Brazil might have made a slow start to their World Cup campaign but things are looking up, with feline fortune-teller Achilles predicting a win against Costa Rica hours before kick off in St Petersburg on Friday. Five-times champions Brazil have struggled to get out of the blocks and were held 1-1 by Switzerland in their opening Group E […]