Новости за 17.07.2018

Apoel have been knocked out of the Champions League in the first qualifying round, exiting the competition after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Lithuanian champions FK Suduva. Apoel won Tuesday’s second leg 1-0 at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, but it wasn’t enough after losing last week’s first leg 3-1 in Lithuania. Mickael Pote opened […]

The UN Security Council welcomed on Tuesday the decision to appoint Jane Hol Lute as the UN secretary general’s consultant on the Cyprus problem. Following a meeting with the head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar, the security council’s spokesman Olaf Skug said that the council supports her efforts and those of Unficyp, and that the council […]

Teachers’ unions said they would protest again following an inconclusive meeting with Education Minister Kostas Hambiaouris on Tuesday. Following an emergency meeting held after their meeting with Hambiaouris, the three teaching unions Poed, Oelmek, and Oltek said a new protest would be held and that each would hold board meetings on Monday July 23 to […]

Christopher John Barron, 72 and a Larnaca resident, was found dead on his balcony near the Makenzie area on Tuesday, police said. According to authorities, there was no foul play related to his death. Barron’s body was found in a state of decay and he may have died due to health issues. He had been […]

Two siblings from the United States have been praised in Cyprus for their efforts to help a local NGO that aims to combat human trafficking. The girls, Hunter and Sophia Petmecky, are twin sisters aged 12 from Los Angeles. They sought to do some volunteer work and got in touch with the NGO Cyprus Stop […]

A meeting held between unions of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank and the lender’s administration to discuss the implementation of the deal with Hellenic Bank on Tuesday produced no breakthrough, a union representative said. “At the previous meeting we held, we asked for clarifications which they didn’t give us today,” said Elysseos Michael, who represented SEK […]

Nicosia district municipalities said on Tuesday that, as of September, there will be a raise in rubbish collection fees following the closure of the Kotsiatis landfill and transfer of management of the capital’s domestic waste to the Koshi waste treatment plant in Larnaca. The district’s mayors said in a press conference that the raise will […]

Very few musical instruments are as sexy, bluesy and so perfectly made for dancing as the saxophone. Showing us that just one instrument can be all this will be Max the Sax on Sunday in Larnaca. The Australian born musician will get those feet dancing with his high-energy performance, mixing electric dance beats with funky jazz […]

A British caver who helped rescue 12 boys from a Thai cave said on Tuesday that he has been approached by British and American lawyers and will seek legal advice after Tesla CEO Elon Musk directed abuse at him on Twitter. “I’ve been approached by British lawyers, American lawyers. I haven’t decided what to do […]

Breast cancer charity Europa Donna Cyprus on Tuesday said a sum of money embezzled has been returned after cooperation with police. The organisation realised that a sum of approximately 10,000 euros was missing after a regular audit. The money had come from donations and the sales of products and the charity immediately called the police. […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempted to discredit the widely held perception that the day he spent with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, was detrimental to the United States. “While I had a great meeting with Nato, raising vast amounts of […]

The land on which two of Nicosia’s Hilton hotel’s tennis courts are standing has been returned to its owner the forestry department after the two sides agreed to end the lease contract following disputes over rent, an official said on Tuesday. The two tennis courts have been out of bounds to hotel guests since Monday. […]

Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou and EU Commissioner for Security Union, Julian King, on Tuesday called for collective action to address threats facing the EU. King, who is visiting Cyprus to discuss terrorism, cybercrime and organised crime, said member states were on the front line in facing threats and underlined that measures taken collectively should reflect […]

Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld says he was motivated to impress at the World Cup to prove that his prolonged exclusion from Tottenham Hotspur’s first team last season was “unjustified.” The 29-year-old played a majority of Tottenham’s matches in the opening stages of last campaign before a hamstring injury disrupted his season and, despite declaring himself […]

If socialist Edek truly wants to help Dherynia, it ought to arrange for a meeting at the town hall to learn about the problems it’s facing instead of organising a protest against the opening of the crossing, Mayor Andros Karayiannis said on Tuesday. The move by Edek to distribute flyers to all Dherynia homes inviting […]

Japan and the European Union signed a wide-ranging free trade deal on Tuesday that both sides hope will act as a counterweight to the protectionist forces unleashed by US President Donald Trump. The ambitious trade pact, which creates the world’s largest open economic area, comes amid fears that a trade war between the United States and […]

The use of gene editing technologies to alter the DNA of human embryos could be morally permissible as long as the science and its impact on society is carefully considered, a British ethics panel said on Tuesday. Experts from the UK’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics said that while the law should not currently be changed […]

By Stelios Orphanides Central Bank of Cyprus governor Chrystalla Georghadji, who had been criticised for remaining silent in recent months when events unfolded around the Co-op, made a surprising comeback in the press stirring another controversy by arguing that she was being undermined. Hours later, she tried to walk back parts of her comments. It […]

A Turkish court has ruled to keep in custody two Greek soldiers who were detained in Turkey in March, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Tuesday, in a case which has escalated tensions between the two neighbouring Nato allies. Greece says the soldiers crossed into Turkey by mistake while following the trail of suspected illegal migrants. […]

The cabinet has given the go-ahead for the construction of a mall in Larnaca, the city’s mayor Andreas Vyras said on Tuesday. The Metropolis Mall has been in the pipeline for months. The cabinet approved the company’s plans earlier in July. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, Vyras said the next step would be the municipality […]

Dozens of Syrians approached the Israeli frontier on the Golan Heights on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to seek help or sanctuary from a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive, before turning back after a warning from Israeli forces. Tens of thousands of Syrians have arrived near the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in the past […]

With the World Cup in Russia now over, the Cyprus Mail – in cooperation with our sponsors Fonbet – are delighted to announce the three winners of our iPhone X competition. We asked our readers to vote on who they believed would be crowned FIFA world champions, and our winners for predicting France are: Nicholas […]

Health authorities have warned the public not to eat a specific brand’s frozen mixed vegetables because they are contaminated with a bacteria that causes food poisoning. The products have already been recalled and withdrawn by the company, but authorities say some packages may already be in the hands of consumers. Iceland’s frozen mixed vegetables, 900g, […]

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides met on Tuesday in Brussels with High Representative Federica Mogherini, with whom he exchanged views on current developments in the Cyprus problem, in the light of contacts the UN Secretary-General`s special envoy will carry out with all parties concerned in the coming days. They also talked about the crucial role the […]

By Stelios Orphanides The number of tourist arrivals in June rose 8.2 per cent to 511,073 compared to the respective month of 2017 on a strong performance of the UK market amid signs of fatigue shown by secondary markets, the statistical service said. The number of visitors from the UK, traditionally Cyprus’s largest source of […]