Новости за 23.06.2018

A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Toni Kroos gave holders Germany a 2-1 win over Sweden on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16. Kroos curled in a superb strike from an indirect free kick to grab the three points for the four-times world champions who are now level […]

President Nicos Anastasiades has not changed his position as to what type of settlement solution the Greek Cypriot side is seeking, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday. In a written statement, Prodromou said that “the position of the Greek Cypriot side and of President Anastasiades as regards the form of the solution we seek, […]

With social media now at our fingertips we may think that communication is easy but the reality is so much different, especially in the work place. That is why Toastmasters will run an event during which participants will have the chance to learn from experienced Toastmasters from all over Europe. Everyone wishes to be a […]

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton roared back to form on Saturday to put his Mercedes on pole position for the first French Grand Prix in a decade. Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas, who had gone top moments earlier, had to settle for second — just 0.118 of a second slower — as the Silver […]

Two people were slightly injured on Saturday when their vehicle was involved in an accident involving another car and a bus in Protaras, in the Famagusta district. The accident occurred at around 2pm when a rental car with the two people inside, hit another vehicle in the opposite lane as the driver attempted to turn […]

PEO trade unionist Pambis Kyritsis accused employers’ associations on Saturday of arrogance following their objections to demands of Co-operative Bank employees for compensation of up to €200,000 for voluntary retirement. Employers and trade unions continued to cross swords on Saturday with the former insisting that bank unions cannot demand this much in compensation for staff […]

Police arrested eight people on Friday night during a raid on an establishment in Limassol where electronic gambling was believed to be taking place. Members of the police crime prevention unit located 12 computers in the establishment which are believed to have been turned into electronic gambling devices. In the shop were a 31-year-old woman […]

Sweden’s preparations may have been hit by illness and injury but team captain Andreas Granqvist still believes that his side can score a first competitive win over Germany since 1958 to send the defending champions home early from the World Cup. While fans back home celebrated the traditional Swedish holiday of Midsummer’s Eve with pickled […]

A 20-year-old man was remanded for six days on Saturday by the Famagusta district court for the alleged possession of counterfeit money. He was arrested after he was caught paying with a fake €50 bill at a pub in Ayia Napa on Friday. An employee at the pub reportedly realised the bill was fake and […]

Five Greek soldiers were slightly injured on Saturday morning when the tank they were in overturned during an exercise in Nicosia. According to the National Guard General Staff, the accident occurred at around 8.50am during the Nikitis-Demetra exercise at the Xyntous firing range in Ayia Marina Xyliatou when a tank of the Greek military force […]

Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastassiadou said she has given instructions for road works to stop on Fridays and on weekends after congestion observed on Friday on the Nicosia Limassol motorway due to works. In a tweet late on Friday, the minister apologised for the hardship experienced by motorists due to the road works being carried out […]

Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital although scores of people were wounded, officials and witnesses said. The attack was launched by an unidentified assailant moments after 41-year-old prime minister, a former soldier who took office in April, finished his speech to tens of […]

Critics of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system were handed ample ammunition when Serbia were somehow denied what appeared a blatant penalty in their defeat to Switzerland on Friday. Serbia fell to a 2-1 loss in Kaliningrad with Xherdan Shaqiri snatching a last-minute breakaway goal, but it could have been very different had Aleksandar Mitrovic […]

A programme for bilateral military cooperation was signed on Friday during a meeting in Nicosia between Defence Minister Savvas Angelides and British Minister of State for Armed Forces Mark Lancaster. According to an announcement, Angelides and Lancaster discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of security and defence, and the security situation in the […]

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia, I’m married and we have a 5 year old son. Best childhood memory? Going up to the Troodos mountains for picnics with my family. Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? I really like Akakiko. One of […]

The sounds of Ireland and Scotland will mingle in the air in the centre of old Nicosia this coming Thursday when the Faneromeni 18 festival will bring us musical narrations with popular storyteller Marina Katsari and musicians Loic Blejean and David Faure Brac from France. The storytelling performance, which will take place in the grounds […]

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio will take charge of his side for the 50th time when they side face South Korea at the World Cup on Saturday and his past record suggests there is every chance he will field his 50th different line-up. The old rule of not changing a winning team does not apply to the cerebral […]

A ‘What’s New’ in Cyprus flashed across my screen revealing a gleaming, cavernous dining room in a familiar area that once housed the legendary Abu Faysal. The carnivores will recognise the site as it was previously occupied by Zebra, whose proprietors had a very limited vegan menu. As I have been campaigning for an increase […]

A 32-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested early on Saturday in Limassol after officers discovered assault weapons and €14,000 in cash in his car. Officers of the Limassol crime prevention unit stopped the car of the suspect at around 3.30am for a routine check. During the search, brass knuckles, a pair of handcuffs, a folding […]

The UN Secretary-General’s report on the efforts to reach a solution in Cyprus circulated late on Friday as an official document. One small change was made in the final report compared to the unofficial one that was given to the members of the UN Security Council on June 15. The change concerns paragraph 10 of […]

The 21st Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival will continue tomorrow with Israel’s entry, which will invite us into a journey of discovery. The internationally acclaimed Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pallak dance group will present the piece Icetree, choreographed by the famous Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak, who have gained awards in many countries around the world. […]

Patients receiving lifesaving dialysis treatment at Paphos general hospital’s renal unit have vowed to take dynamic action against what they say are cramped and dangerous conditions and bureaucracy and red tape holding up plans for a new space, for which funds have already been allocated. Most of the patients being treated at the renal unit […]

There were two public protests on Wednesday. In the afternoon, led by the mayors of Larnaca and Livadia, hundreds of residents, accompanied by deputies, protested because of the big delays in moving the oil and gas storage units from the seafront east of the town. In the morning, people from nine villages surrounding the Vassilikos […]

There were two public protests on Wednesday. In the afternoon, led by the mayors of Larnaca and Livadia, hundreds of residents, accompanied by deputies, protested because of the big delays in moving the oil and gas storage units from the seafront east of the town. In the morning, people from nine villages surrounding the Vassilikos […]