Новости за 26.11.2018

  By Andrew Osborn and Natalia Zinets Ukraine on Monday imposed martial law for 30 days in parts of the country most vulnerable to an attack from Russia after President Petro Poroshenko warned of the “extremely serious” threat of a land invasion. Poroshenko said martial law was necessary to bolster Ukraine’s defences after Russia seized […]

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had read parts of a U..government report projecting that climate change will cost the country’s economy billions of dollars by the end of the century, but he does not believe the economic impacts will be devastating. “I’ve seen it, I’ve read some of it, and it’s fine,” […]

A 72-year-old woman died on Monday afternoon a few hours after being hit by a car while trying to cross a street in Paphos. Myrofora Aresti was hit by a car driven by a 47-year-old woman while crossing a street in Episkopi village in Paphos. The accident occurred at around 1pm. Aresti was transferred to […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries, a day after U.S. authorities shut the country’s busiest southern border crossing and fired tear gas into the crowd. U.S. officials reopened the crossing at the San Ysidro port of […]

By Kylie MacLellan and William James Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Monday that Britain would be thrust into the unknown if parliament rejects the Brexit deal she has negotiated with the European Union, as lawmakers from all sides lined up to criticise the agreement. Under the deal secured with EU leaders on Sunday, Britain […]

Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday personally began the demolition of a luxury villa illegally built in Rome by the city’s most infamous mafia clan. Wearing a white hard hat, Salvini, who heads the League party, boarded a digger and knocked a small chunk from the roof of the villa before the Italian army […]

Lawmakers on Monday harangued the government for not doing enough to support vulnerable people as housing becomes ever more unaffordable due to rising rents. MPs were shown data, according to which rents in Cyprus were comparable to – sometimes even higher than – some of the most expensive cities in Europe, like Amsterdam and Barcelona. […]

The government on Monday presented a bill amending the purpose of the law governing the operation of the Solidarity Fund, so that its objective is limited to providing relief to legacy Laiki depositors and bank bondholders whose investments were wiped out in the 2013 bail-in. In the new bill, recapitalising banks and financing the state, […]

  Any rejection of a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) will lead only to partition and not some imaginary ‘decentralised federation’, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said on Monday. Kyprianou was speaking at a news conference four days after he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Turkey. He has remained silent however on the content […]

  Any rejection of a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) will lead only to partition and not some imaginary ‘decentralised federation’, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said on Monday. Kyprianou was speaking at a news conference four days after he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Turkey. He has remained silent however on the content […]

Political parties on Monday called for universal respect for the law after a group briefly blocked the Dheryneia crossing on Sunday calling for the closing of all crossing points. The call from Akel and Sisy came after some 50 people, members of a group calling themselves the ‘Non-party Initiative for the Closure of Checkpoints’ blocked […]

LGS Handling, a subsidiary of the Louis Group, celebrated ten years of operation at a beautiful event held on Thursday November 22 at the Hilton Park hotel in Nicosia. The event was attended by journalists, and LGS Handling partners who attended the presentation of the company’s profile and range of services. The guests were welcomed […]

The 12 labours of Hercules are rapidly becoming 13, Larnaca mayor said on Monday in a wry reference to the ancient mosaics of the ancient Greek hero uncovered in the town two years ago that he says have caused havoc to the lives of residents ever since. A solution must be found mayor Andreas Vyras […]

The number of Turkish Cypriots travelling from the UK to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north has fallen almost 18 per cent since the start of the year while the number coming in to the island via Larnaca and Paphos has jumped 4.2 per cent in the same period, reports in the north said on […]

Energy companies Total and ENI have applied for an exploration licence in block seven of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone, the energy ministry announced on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said the application will be examined in the next few days and a proposal will then be submitted to the cabinet. Last October, the government […]

By Paul Stewart Stabbed to death in a pub brawl at the age of 29, atheist, homosexual, state spy: Christopher Marlowe’s life is as incredible as some of his great on-stage creations, not least Dr Faustus. Whether reality matches this legend is another matter. Marlowe was arrested for having atheist views but was murdered before […]

President Emmanuel Macron warned his cabinet on Monday that violent protests against diesel tax hikes in France risked unnerving foreigners and pressed his government to respond to the concerns of voters. Police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters who trashed restaurants and shop-fronts and set wheelie bins ablaze on […]

A final decision about whether or not cars will be allowed on Eleftheria square once it fully opens to the public will be made by the city council in December, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Monday. The original plan envisaged the use of the square by vehicles, but if a solution with only pedestrians […]

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou The house I lived in before my current home was freezing in winter and when I turned on the taps, it was as though I had drilled into frozen deposits beneath Mars for water. In summer I may as well have been living in a tropical sweat […]

Foreign ministry deputy permanent secretary Marios Ieronymides will travel to Saudi Arabia to speak to Cypriot employees of J&P Overseas who have been left in limbo after the construction company went into liquidation. In a statement, the ministry said Ieronymides was expected to fly to Saudi Arabia on Monday to have contacts with the Cypriot […]

  The government said on Monday it will not be scrapping the controversial sports fan card but it will look into amending provisions to reduce certain offences included in the wider law from criminal to disciplinary. The announcement was made by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou following a meeting with the football association (CFA) and the […]

Only a multifaceted, holistic communications strategy can sensitise and change the profile of Cypriot drivers whom, according to a study, are impatient, careless, irresponsible, always in a hurry and rude, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Monday. So far this year, 48 people have died as a result of 45 traffic collisions. In the past […]

Four Turkish soldiers were killed and another wounded on Monday when a military helicopter crashed in a residential area in Istanbul during a training exercise, officials said. The helicopter went down in the Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, on the eastern edge of the city’s Asian side, in an area of apartment buildings. It had been […]

By Bejay Browne Nominees from towns around Cyprus have been announced for the annual Hearts of Gold awards, now in its eleventh year. Members of the public nominated deserving children and adults, and a panel of philanthropic judges are voting in each of the four categories, choosing a winner and an honorary mention. Awards Patron, […]

A Chinese university said on Monday it will immediately launch an investigation after an associate professor released videos on YouTube claiming to have edited the genes of twins born earlier this month and defending the ethics of his work. The Southern University of Science and Technology in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen said it […]