Новости за 30.09.2018

Francesco Molinari fittingly took the glory as Europe regained the Ryder Cup from the United States in dominant style on Sunday, the Italian beating Phil Mickelson to post the point needed to reach the winning total. Mickelson conceded the 16th hole after firing his tee shot into the water with Molinari on the green to […]

By Dimis Michaelides How can innovation offer a path to peace? This question was asked by two young entrepreneurs in Cyprus, Burak Doluay and Steven Stavrou, who created CyprusInno, a web-based platform offering Cypriot innovators and entrepreneurs the chance to connect. CyprusInno offers entrepreneurs access to potential partners, employees, advisors, investors, incubators, accelerators and more, […]

WHEN Disraeli, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and Queen Victoria’s favourite politician, gained financial control of the Suez Canal, he needed a base where he would ensure the safety of his investment. He had yet to occupy Egypt, so he entered into an extraordinary arrangement with the Ottoman Sultan— regarded by many as ‘the […]

Actions aiming to reverse or abolish the right of access are considered to be illegal violating the right of possession of a property and the owner of the dominant property in favour of which the right of access works is protected on the basis of the civil offence of unlawful interference and nuisance. Similar protection […]

A total of €334,000 was given by the ministry of labour for the financial support and partial operating costs of nine voluntary organisation in Paphos during 2017, the minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday. She also referred to five programmes that operate in Paphos that offer services to the elderly on a daily basis, which […]

By Kiyoshi Takenaka Danny Tamaki, the son of a U.S. Marine and Japanese mother, was elected governor of Japan’s Okinawa island on Sunday on an anti-U.S military presence platform, defeating a candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc, domestic media reported. Tamaki defeated Atsushi Sakima who ran with the support of Abe’s Liberal […]

By Euripides Evriviades and Stephen Lillie This weekend marks the centenary of the Allied Forces victory at the Macedonian (or Salonica) Front during World War I, which hastened the collapse of the Western Front and the ultimate victory of the Allies over Germany. While for much of Europe, the 100th anniversary commemorations of the end […]

Storms, rain and hail hit various areas of Nicosia on Sunday afternoon in localised bad weather that also kept the fire brigade busy. Starting from around 2pm a storm moved from the Kokkinotrimithia area towards the centre of Nicosia. The heavy rain, strong winds and hail of up to 2cm then moved away towards the […]

Valtteri Bottas moved aside to let Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton win the Russian Grand Prix and surge 50 points clear in the Formula One championship on Sunday with five races remaining. The victory was a landmark 70th for the Briton, who is well on his way to a fifth title and is now 21 wins […]

Beaches in Larnaca are to be improved with open air gyms, children’s play areas and courts for volleyball and tennis, the Tourist Development Agency (Etap) of Larnaca said on Sunday. In a written statement, Etap said that the summer season that has just ended was crowned a success “because our efforts along with the local […]

In a previous article in the Sunday Mail (Brexit losses and benefits) you wrote: “We note that a number of British nationals (including those of Cypriot origin) are applying for a Cypriot passport in order to bypass the restrictions that the British might have regarding (in our opinion) the acquisition of real estate, the Cyprus […]

Two women intimately involved in the Northern Ireland peace process have been advising women in Cyprus on how to take a more active role That peace is all about doing the hard things, among them stepping into the shoes of the other side, two women from Northern Ireland know only too well. They also know […]

Turkey must demonstrate the necessary will to end the pain and suffering of all relatives of the missing, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Photis Photiou said on Sunday at the funeral of Nicos Pyros, who has been missing since 1974. “The responsibilities of the Turkish side on the issue of the missing are huge,” Photiou said at […]

Three people were reported missing in Greece on Sunday after swirling winds and torrential rain brought flash floods in several parts of the country. A rare type of tropical storm known as a Medicane began on Saturday and has so far mostly affected areas on the island of Evia, east of mainland Greece, and the […]

“The universe is a pretty big place,” as Carl Sagan once remarked. “If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.” The Drake Equation is gradually filling out, and it’s looking good for the existence of life, the rise of intelligence, and the likely number of civilisations elsewhere in the universe. There’s even […]

Thirty three migrants – 25 men, two women and six children – were found walking between the villages of Limnitis and Pyrgos after having entered the Republic from the occupied areas on Sunday. According to the police, the migrants had landed in the area by boat and were on foot when they were apprehended. The […]

A crossing point in Dherynia cannot be opened by one side only, an informed source told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday as the Turkish Cypriot side has yet to meet agreed obligations. In the last few days the Turkish Cypriot press has reported that it will open the crossing point on Monday, but to […]

Police were on Sunday afternoon still trying to find a man, separated from his wife, who tried to snatch their young baby from her and flee. According to the Cyprus News Agency, at around 10am the man being sought stopped a moving car in Strovolos, Nicosia, in which his wife, their baby and his mother […]

A man separated from his wife tried to snatch their young baby from her and flee, it was reported on Sunday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the incident happened in Strovolos, Nicosia and the man also hit his wife, who he is separated from. Police reportedly found the man and the child at his […]

By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James Prime Minister Theresa May called on her party on Sunday to unite behind her plan to leave the European Union, making a direct appeal to critics by saying their desire for a free trade deal was at the heart of her own Brexit proposals. At the start […]

By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James Critics of Theresa May’s Brexit plans stepped up their efforts on Sunday to force the British prime minister to change tack on leaving the European Union, setting the tone for one of the worst-tempered conferences for her Conservative Party. Her former foreign secretary and former Brexit minister […]

A new political party will be formed on October 21 when the Democratic Line-up (Dipa) has its first meeting. It will be set up by former members of Diko who left the party over ways in which political decisions were taken and its stance on the Cyprus problem. According to Politis, the October meeting will […]

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday that rebel group Failaq al-Sham has started withdrawing its forces and heavy arms from a demilitarised zone in northwest Syria. The group is the first to comply with a requirement to leave a demilitarised buffer zone set up by Turkey and Russia to avert a Russian-backed […]

By Christos P. Panayiotides The question sprang to my mind when I read the special report compiled by the internal audit service of on the state’s revenue service or tax department). The 40-page report covering the year ended 31 December 2016, was released last week and its contents have been extensively covered by the press. […]

Police will launch a week-long road safety campaign on Monday making sure people are wearing seatbelts and children are correctly travelling in car seats. This will be the sixth campaign so far this year aimed at reducing the number of injuries and deaths in traffic accidents. The aim of the campaign is to increase awareness […]