Новости за 21.07.2018

Greek singer and lyricist Dionysis Savvopoulos has been in the business of making music for 50 years now, and he isn’t thinking of going into retirement any time soon. His musical journey continues with a performance in Larnaca on Wednesday. Savvopoulos started out in the music world half a century ago with his debut album To […]

UN envoy, Jane Holl Lute, is due to hold meetings in Greece, Turkey, the UK and the EU after her meetings on Monday with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Saturday. “We have one wish and goal, and that is that through these meetings, with all […]

Spain’s conservatives took a swing to the right on Saturday, less than two months after being ousted from office, as they elected a traditionalist to succeed former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as leader. Pablo Casado beat Soraya Saenz de Santamaria – who served as Rajoy’s deputy during his six-plus years in office – by 1,701 […]

Russia’s foreign minister told his US counterpart on Saturday that a woman arrested in the United States on accusations she was a Russian agent had been detained on “fabricated charges” and should be released. Sergei Lavrov made the comments about Maria Butina in a phone call to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was […]

Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel put Ferrari on pole position for his home German Grand Prix on Saturday after title rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes broke down on track in dramatic fashion. The pole, in a track record time of one minute 11.212 seconds, drew a huge roar from the crowd on a damp day at […]

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton suffered a major setback to his German Grand Prix hopes on Saturday after stopping on track, and then trying to push his car, during a dramatic qualifying session. The Briton stepped out and leaned across to steer as marshals gave a helping hand, before giving up the battle as the […]

A fire that broke out in Kamboi tou Igoumenou, Paphos area at approximately 10am was extinguished an hour later on Saturday, police said. The fire broke out close to the Evretos dam close to the village of Trimithousa. According to police, three firetrucks were called in from the Polis area to put out the blaze. […]

The Greek and the Greek Cypriot side can head towards any new round of negotiations under better conditions than those prepared by the previous UN envoy Espen Barth Eide, Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias said on Saturday. “We are heading [to negotiations] with the proposals of the very serious UN Secretary General, as he expressed […]

A German court has issued an arrest warrant for a German-Iranian man suspected of carrying out a knife attack on a bus in the northern city of Luebeck but there is no indication that it was a terrorist attack, police and prosecutors said on Saturday. Police said the 34-year-old German citizen wounded 10 people in […]

The consortium Exxon Mobil-Qatar Petroleum is expected to receive the necessary offshore drilling licences in the coming days, reports said on Saturday. Phileleftheros newspaper reported that on July 30 the environmental licence is expected to be examined and approved. The licence deals with the two drillings that are set to take place in the eastern […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Africa on a four-nation visit seeking deeper military and economic ties. His visit comes as the US, the country’s rival in a bitter trade war, shows little interest in the world’s second most populous continent. This is Mr Xi’s first trip abroad since he was appointed to a […]

A non-profit organisation offering donated holiday homes to injured or traumatised military personnel is short of properties this year, due to the increase in tourists holidaying in Paphos. The Military and Retired Cyprus Holidays for Heroes (March) is in desperate need of properties this year, in particular a three-bedroom villa with a pool and a […]

The ‘Initiative for Freedom of Expression’ called on Saturday for the board of the Journalists Union to officially reject a glossary proposed by the OSCE which suggested Cyprus problem-related terminology which could be deemed mutually acceptable to both sides. The glossary, which was presented last week, called ‘Words that matter: a glossary for journalism in […]

Tragedy will once again rear its ugly head on stage, with three performances of Alcestis by Euripides. As part of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, the play is presented by the Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble and directed by Paris Erotokritou. The first performance takes place in Nicosia at the Skali in Aglantzia on Monday, […]

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a senior Roman Catholic bishop in Honduras on Friday, following allegations of financial and sexual impropriety against the cleric. Bishop Juan Jose Pineda Fasquelle announced the pontiff had accepted his resignation in an open letter, saying his departure would allow him more time for prayer and personal development. “If […]

Where do you live? I live in Paphos Best childhood memory? Watching the world go by while travelling on a train to Italy Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? Any good Cypriot Taverna – I like the whole ethos of fresh ingredients and home cooking What food would you turn your nose up at? […]

A 29-year-old woman in Paphos was arrested on Friday night after she swore at an officer for giving her an alcohol breath test. According to authorities, the woman, a British permanent resident of Cyprus, was stopped by police, while she was driving on Spyros Kyprianou Avenue in Paphos. A breathalyser test revealed 97mg in her […]

Paphos police arrested a 42-year-old man suspected of having broken into and stealing from a hotel apartment on Friday morning, authorities said on Saturday. According to police, at approximately 9:45am a 32-year-old woman reported that upon her return to her apartment, she found the man. Police were called to the scene and arrested the man […]

Hermes Airports Ltd and Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Ltd (ICR Cyprus) have signed a commercial agreement for two areas at Larnaca airport to be used as a “satellite casino” . According to a joint press release, the first location to be allocated is situated in the departures area, accessible only to departing passengers, whilst the second […]

Hermes Airports Ltd and Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Ltd (ICR Cyprus) announce the signing of a commercial agreement with which the airport operating company provides ICR Cyprus with two specific locations in the terminal building of Larnaka Airport in order to create a “satellite casino” in the city of Larnaka. According to a joint press […]

Watching a good film this month doesn’t have to mean a trip to your local cinema. Try, instead, watching one outside, with the stars for lights and the sounds of real life as an extra soundtrack. Nicosia has the Summer Movie Marathon, the Famagusta district has the Protaras Summer Film Festival, and from tomorrow Limassol […]

Israel and Hamas have agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, said on Saturday. “With Egyptian and United Nations efforts it has been agreed to return to the era of calm between (Israel) and Palestinian factions,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Reuters. […]

The lawyer of the father of a baby who had a life-saving operation in Israel in 2013 after the minister of health stepped in, is appealing his arrest to the supreme court and the ombudswoman, requesting that the government allow the family to stay in Cyprus on humanitarian grounds. John (Sanjeev) Dhull, 36, from India […]

The row between Athens and Moscow, over the expulsion of two Russian diplomats and barring of entry to another two, appears to be escalating. On Thursday, Moscow announced that the scheduled visit to Athens in September by foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was cancelled, on the dubious grounds that the time was no longer suitable. Meanwhile […]