Новости за 20.11.2018

Hundreds of hotel workers went on the march on Tuesday in Nicosia to protest a bill before the House that, according to unions, abolishes all provisions of existing employment legislation in the sector and will lead to massive layoffs. Unions say the new bill, to which they had no input, would abolish the obligation of […]

Who would bring a suitcase full of olive oil to Portugal, one of the world’s biggest producers of the stuff? Police at Lisbon airport were already suspicious of one passenger before they discovered 24 bottles of extra virgin olive oil marked as Argentinian-made in his luggage. “We had information that the man could be a trafficker, […]

Lawmakers and trade unions on Tuesday began discussing various proposals for the establishment of a national minimum wage, ostensibly aimed at raising people’s living standards. Three separate bills have been tabled to the House labour committee, while the government said it is initiating studies – with technical support from the EU – on designing a […]

While the majority of Cypriots believe the euro is favourable for the EU as a whole, just 47 per cent think using the currency is good for Cyprus, a Eurobarometer survey published on Tuesday showed. Cypriots were optimistic about the euro for the EU as a whole, as 65 per cent viewed the currency as […]

British actress Millie Bobby Brown, the teenage star of hit drama series “Stranger Things”, was named as the youngest-ever goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ children’s agency UNICEF on Tuesday, planning to address bullying and poverty. The 14-year-old actress, who was the youngest person to make Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential […]

The wait for the Nicosia Mall ends tomorrow Nicosia Mall makes the ordinary extraordinary with the beginning of an incredible era in shopping, dining and entertainment. The largest shopping center in Cyprus, opened its doors to members of the press, offering a preview of its remarkable its remarkable spaces for the first time. Visitors had […]

Just days before the House heath committee is set to begin an article-by-article discussion of the regulations concerning the work framework of personal and specialist physicians as well as their fees within Gesy, political parties on Tuesday denied they were trying to sabotage the new health system. As the dispute over the future of private […]

The government is consistently working on building a society focused on children and granting them tools to shape future society, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday at an event to mark International Children’s Rights Day. Anastasiades attended the event at the offices of the Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba and said the government was working […]

Poland‘s government said on Tuesday it would join a growing list of mainly ex-Communist European countries planning to snub a UN pact on regulating migration, as Slovakia’s leader said he also had reservations. Approved in July by all 193 UN member nations except the United States, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration […]

A Turkish Cypriot man was remanded for three days by a court in the north for allegedly deceiving a Greek Cypriot couple into giving him €30,000 after he promised to help them sell their property in the north to Israeli buyers, Yeni Duzen reported on Tuesday. The suspect was arrested by authorities in the north […]

The transition away from oil to natural gas remains the greatest challenge for the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), its chairman said on Tuesday. Andreas Marangos was presenting the organisation’s activity report for 2017 at a press conference in Nicosia. Despite taking a slight hit in its profitability last year, the state-run power corporation increased […]

Love, life and theatre intertwine as Thoc’s latest production takes to the stage from Friday. The life of the romantic hero with the most famous nose in world theatre comes alive for the first time on the Cypriot stage. The Cyprus Theatre Organization (Thoc) will put on the masterpiece Cyrano de Bergerac by top romance […]

Cyprus’ macroeconomic outlook is positive with growth expected to reach 4 per cent in 2018 and 3.9 per cent in 2019, Hellenic Bank said on Tuesday. In its review for the fourth quarter of the year, Hellenic’s department of economic research said the island’s phase of recovery from the 2013 collapse has passed and the […]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday urged Turkey to swiftly process the legal case of the ex-head of the pro-Kurdish opposition, saying his pre-trial detention had gone on longer than could be justified. Selahattin Demirtas, former co-chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and one of Turkey’s best known politicians, was sentenced […]

Bright, cavernous and promising shopping for all, the Nicosia Mall will open its doors to the public on Wednesday morning with more retail space than any other shopping centre on the island. Located on the outskirts of Nicosia, with new roads also set to open on Wednesday morning, the new location has 140 shops over […]

The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to give her whole family citizenship to start a new life in Europe. Saiful Mulook told a news conference in Frankfurt that Bibi was now free but she and her family needed a passport to leave the […]

The leader of Turkey’s nationalist party compared Saudi leaders to Osama bin Laden on Tuesday and said the net was closing around Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder last month of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The comments by MHP leader Devlet Bahceli, a parliamentary ally of President Tayyip Erdogan, amounted to the fiercest Turkish criticism […]

Netherlands captain Virgil Van Dijk has revealed why he consoled referee Ovidiu Hategan at the end of Monday’s 2-2 draw with Germany in Gelsenkirchen. Following the final whistle, Van Dijk – who scored a 90th-minute equaliser that secured the Dutch a place in the Nations League Finals – was seen speaking to Hategan and putting […]

Italian magistrates on Tuesday accused the Doctors without Borders (MSF) charity of illegally dumping toxic waste at ports in southern Italy in what MSF said was an attempt to halt migrant rescue efforts by other means. Magistrates ordered the MSF-operated ship Aquarius, which has picked up thousands of migrants since 2016, to be impounded but […]

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the University of Cyprus on November 8 with the Terra Cypria Foundation and BirdLife Cyprus. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the rector of the University of Cyprus, Constantinos Christofides, on behalf of BirdLife Cyprus by Menelaos Charalambides and on behalf of Terra Cypria by Lefkios Sergides. […]

Israel plans to consult with the US government over a decision by home-renting company <AirBnB Inc> to remove listings in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday. Palestinians who want to establish an independent state in territory including the West Bank that Israel captured in a 1967 war welcomed […]

“Our life passes in change. And ever-shrinking the outer diminishes”, writes poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke, inspiring Haritini Kyriakou’s next artistic work. Haritin’s latest work tells of the transformation that occurs when exploring the limits of “feeling” and of truly sensing. The artist seems to summarise the theme of her last solo exhibition entitled […]

As was expected, main opposition Akel said Tuesday it would never accept a solution to the Cyprus problem with Nato guarantees and troops on the island. “Nato’s involvement in the solution puts Cyprus and its people before new adventures and dangers,” party spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said. “Akel, which is the main axis and the main […]

A 15-year-old pupil from Paphos was rushed to Nicosia general hospital on Tuesday after losing consciousness in class due to a suspected brain haemorrhage. He was initially taken to Paphos emergency room and from there to Nicosia due to the severity of his condition following a CT scan. The boy is being examined by neurosurgeons […]

A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia had nearly six kilogrammes (13.2 lbs) of plastic waste, including 115 cups, in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday. The 9.5-metre (31.17 ft) whale was found in waters near Kapota Island, part of the Wakatobi National Park, south east of Sulawesi, the park […]