Новости за 01.11.2018

THE Paphos hospital’s accident and emergency department was on skeleton staff from 12.30pm to 2.30pm on Thursday, the first day of strike measures announced by doctors to protest understaffing at the unit, an action the competent minister says was unfounded. Doctors working at the hospital’s A&E department said on Thursday they would call off their […]

THE vessel leased by ExxonMobil to drill for gas off the coast of Cyprus was on Thursday en route to the island. The Stena IceMax drillship, flying a United Kingdom flag, was scheduled to arrive off Limassol on Monday, November 12. According to marinetraffic.com, a ship tracking website, late on Thursday the ship had just […]

POLICE on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old man from Limassol in an ongoing investigation into a child pornography case. The man was detained for questioning in connection with the prior arrest of a 20-year-old from Nicosia, who on Monday was remanded in custody on suspicion of illegal possession and distribution of child pornography. Police searched the […]

THREE former senior officials with the Cyprus Cooperative Bank (CCB) are taking legal action seeking to have the entire investigation into the bank’s demise declared invalid. Former CCB board chairman George Hadjinicola, former board member Giorgos Kittos, and former CEO Nicholas Hadjiyiannis, have jointly filed a lawsuit against the state, where they allege that one of […]

A national council meeting has been scheduled for November 12 so that President Nicos Anastasiades can brief party leaders over the latest developments in the Cyprus problem. Prior to the council meeting, Anastasiades will address the public on Tuesday to inform them about the idea for a decentralised federation as a model for reuniting the […]

THE Bank of Cyprus (BoC) confirmed on Thursday reports that it would stop issuing American Express cards, due to a change in the policy of the US-based company. All 100,000 BoC clients that are holders of American Express cards will be given new Mastercard or Visa cards. The head of the BoC Credit Card Centre, […]

THE Joannou family, representing half of Joannou & Paraskevaides Overseas Ltd that went into liquidation last month, said on Thursday they have filed a law suit against their business partners demanding the return of over €20m owed to cover part of their obligations to workers on construction projects in Saudi Arabia. The squabble between the […]

AHEAD of the first hunting foray for native pray, the Game Service warned hunters to take all necessary measures and observe the law, especially since it was now stricter. According to the service, usual offences during outings like hunting without a permit or hunting in banned areas, were punishable with spot fines starting from €2,000. […]

Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday he wanted to pull the Czech Republic out of a United Nations migration deal and would discuss this with his governing coalition partner, news website idnes.cz reported. He spoke a day after Austria said it would follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of the UN […]

TWO footballers playing for top division side Alki have asked police to investigate whether recently discovered heart problems that forced them to quit the game were a result of intravenous injections containing unknown substances administered to them by the club officials during the previous season. Panayiotis Frangeskou, 27, and Panayiotis Loizides, 23, were forced to […]

There is something about running and enjoying the view, but that will not be the point in an upcoming event as the Run in the Dark movement stages its first experience in Cyprus, on November 14. The man behind the movement is Mark Pollock, who competed in a variety of ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains […]

THE cabinet decided on Thursday to conduct a study into the efficacy of setting up a ferry line linking Greece and Cyprus. Shipping deputy minister Natasa Pilidou announced the decision following the cabinet meeting in the morning. The potential of connecting Greece and Cyprus via ferry is considered something especially positive both for people who […]

Britain’s serious crime agency began an investigation on Thursday into Brexit backer Arron Banks and one of the main groups which campaigned to leave the European Union over the true source of million of pounds in loans. Separately, the Electoral Commission said it had found serious offences in the funding of the Leave.EU campaign since […]

Authorities in the north are seeking a man in connection with the brutal murder of a 45-year-old woman who was stabbed to death at a home where she worked, reports said on Thursday. Fatih Cıkrıkcı is suspected of stabbing his ex-girlfriend Gulbahar Ulutan, 13 times on Wednesday morning at the house in Kioneli where she […]

Faced with massive opposition from sporting institutions over its plan to play a regular season game between Barcelona and Girona in Miami, La Liga has launched a petition to garner mass support for its troubled project. The Miami match between Girona and Barcelona would be the first game to take place as part of a […]

  Maria, a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) that was found sick in Limassol, was released back into the sea after more than two months’ treatment, the fisheries department announced on Thursday. Maria, who weighs around 87 kilogrammes, was taken to the fisheries department’s marine aquaculture station at Meneou that also operates a sea turtle rescue centre, after it was discovered […]

England coach Eddie Jones sprang a surprise on Thursday by naming Mark Wilson at number eight for Saturday’s test against South Africa as he opted for a new-look back row combination boasting only six international starts between them. With regular number eight Billy Vunipola injured and Nathan Hughes suspended, Jones had been expected to go […]

The United Kingdom and the European Union have made progress on a deal to give London’s dominant financial centre basic access to EU markets after Brexit, two British officials said, but no agreement has yet been clinched. The deal being discussed would be based on the EU’s existing system of financial market access known as […]

A 54-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of trafficking close to 64 kilos of cannabis, found in a warehouse in Limassol the previous day. The drugs were seized during a large-scale police operation at the Ayios Athanasios industrial estate. The suspect was present at the warehouse when the […]

Asylum seekers must be taught that Germany has zero tolerance for sex crimes, its migration commissioner said, following widespread shock over the rape of an 18-year-old woman that led to the arrest of seven Syrians. “The perpetrators must be brought before a court and punished severely,” Annette Widmann-Mauz, minister of state for migration, refugees and […]

The Joannou family of Joannou & Paraskevaides Overseas Ltd that went into liquidation last month said on Thursday they have filed a law suit against their business partners demanding the return of over €20m they owe to cover part of their obligations to employees that were working on construction projects in Saudi Arabia. In response […]

French police arrested more than 100 people after gangs of masked youths stormed through Paris suburbs and the centre of Lyon on Halloween night, authorities said on Thursday, following a message on social media calling for a “purge” against police. Police fired teargas overnight at hundreds of youths who barged through the city centre of […]

What is Europe actually? Rimini Protokoll contrasts this abstract idea of Europe with the individuality of a private apartment. Fifteen people become part of a performance in a living room that interweaves personal stories and the political mechanisms of Europe. Home Visit Europe is a performance you can put in your hand luggage – big […]

Yet another recent distinction for the University of Nicosia has been the selection and inclusion of the university in the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO), with a permanent member of the scientific committee being professor Constantinos Fellas, vice-chancellor of academic personnel and research. At the 10th congress of the European space agency working with Nasa, […]

Exports of halloumi soared to 28,000 tonnes last year, but cheesemakers fear trade could slow down after Brexit and have called for government measures. Halloumi’s growing popularity abroad is largely attributed to the increasing awareness of the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. A hot summer across Europe also boosted sales as halloumi is a […]