Новости за 03.02.2019

MANCHESTER CITY 3 ARSENAL 1 Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick led Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday and back into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool. The victory put the pressure on Liverpool ahead off their trip to West Ham United on Monday. Juergen Klopp’s side have 61 […]

Two teenage girls who fell 300m into a gorge while sledging in Troodos had to be rescued by the police on Sunday morning. Police were informed about the accident at 11.30 in the morning, and a helicopter unit was immediately dispatched. Police and a member of the air response team who was off duty but […]

By Greg Torode, Rupam Jain and Abdul Qadir Sediqi US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the United States’ longest war, but the pivotal issues of a ceasefire and the militants sitting down with the Afghan government are far from being resolved. Areas in which both sides […]

Immediate measures need to be taken in the justice system, Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Sunday in interviews with three papers. Public confidence in the judiciary and its bodies will be restored when the necessary measures are taken to correct what is wrong now, but have also emerged in the past, he said in an […]

A week away from the concert, the Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre is nearly sold out for The Scorpions – known for such heavyweights as Winds of Change, Rock You Like a Hurrican and Still Loving You – but there are still some tickets available. This is not the first time the band has performed in […]

  By Kylie MacLellan British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would seek a “pragmatic solution” to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union when she tries to reopen talks with Brussels. With less than two months until Britain is due to leave the bloc on March […]

By Esra Aygin ONLY two years after the devastation and division of 1974, when nobody could dare dream of it, the 28-year-old Mustafa Akinci imagined a single, united Nicosia. In the 14 years he served as the Turkish Cypriot mayor of the divided capital from 1976 to 1990, he pioneered cooperation with his Greek Cypriot […]

The horizon is defined as the line ahead that connects the Earth with the sky; the unique intersection of what is and what can be; the point of reference that opens new possibilities… new adventures; and what connects two different worlds: reality and dreams. When these two worlds collide, exceptional things happen. Connecting two worlds: […]

Cyprus will set up a General Secretariat on European Affairs with the aim of improving coordination of authorities on EU matters and the country’s participation in the EU. According to the Cyprus News Agency a decision is expected to be taken within the next few weeks by the Council of Ministers. The Secretariat will comprise […]

By Patricia Jordan The weather we had in January will probably continue into February, hopefully bringing more rain to swell the reservoirs, with not quite such devastating effects as last month! There may even be more snow in Troodos. This may delight the skiers but not those who have to live there. When the snow […]

Representatives from both sides in the Yemen conflict met on a ship on the Red Sea on Sunday in a U.N.-led push to implement a stalled troop withdrawal from Yemen’s main port of Hodeidah as agreed at December peace talks, a U.N. official told Reuters. The United Nations is overseeing the implementation of a ceasefire […]

Talks on the Cyprus problem must start immediately, President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to tell UN envoy Jane Holl Lute when he meets her later on Sunday, according to Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides. Anastasiades will meet Lute at 6.30 on Sunday afternoon, while a second meeting will be held at the same time on Monday, […]

Wanderlust hits many of us, especially after the holidays and with all of those January flight sales it’s hard not to be tempted to buy a ticket. But for those staying put, an upcoming concert series seeks to take music fans on a journey to France and Argentina. Musical duo Christos Zenios on saxophone and […]

Police arrested two people aged 18 on Saturday in connection with a case of illegal possession and supply of drugs and illegal earnings from criminal activity. On Saturday afternoon after securing a warrant members of the Drugs Squad searched the home of an 18-year-old in Nicosia, where they also found a second 18-year-old. During the […]

It would be irresponsible for the European Union to refuse to reopen negotiations over Britain’s exit deal, British trade minister Liam Fox said in an interview aired on Sunday. British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is seeking changes to the Withdrawal Agreement she agreed with Brussels last year in order to win the […]

By Dimis Michaelides Develop your creative skills, for your business and for yourself Why make creativity a top priority in the personal and professional skills you would want to develop? There are in fact plenty of good reasons arising from very sensible questions. Why is creativity important for your business? Innovation is impossible without creativity […]

Three people are being sought in Larnaca following the arrest of 42-year-old man believed to be involved with a criminal gang. According to the police, on Friday a 55-year-old internet café owner and a 53-year-old café owner in Pyla reported to police that on the previous evening ten to 12 people had come to their […]

Alfonso Cuaron was named best director by his peers on Saturday for his semi-autobiographical film Roma, cementing his front-runner status ahead of the Oscars in three weeks time. In one of the last major Hollywood ceremonies before the February 24 Oscars, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awarded its top prize to the Mexican director […]

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides leaves for Brussels on Sunday where he will take part in the EU-Arab League Summit on Monday. According to a foreign ministry announcement, during the Summit foreign ministers will discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the EU and the Arab League and will exchange views on international and regional developments including […]

Every communal building must have a management committee, which is elected in a general meeting of the owners of the units and constitutes a legally established entity responsible for the management and administration of the communal areas. The management committee (MC) has the rights, duties and powers provided in the Immovable Property Law, regulations which […]

Two men were injured on Saturday night, one critically, when they were attacked by two others from the same country who also stole money and a mobile phone from one of them. According to police, at around 9pm the two men, from India one a 27-year-old workers the other a 22-year-old student, were taken to […]

British officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union next month, two Sunday newspapers reported. “These emergency evacuation plans have been in existence since the Cold War, but have now been repurposed in the event […]

A massive police operation to rescue 21 people who were lost on the Troodos mountains as of Saturday afternoon came to a happy ending on Sunday morning when the 17 children and there four guides were declared safer and well although a volunteer and a police officer were injured in the rescue attempt. According to […]

Pep Guardiola believes his Manchester City players are ready for the challenge as they enter a crucial week in the title race. The champions face crunch Premier League clashes with Arsenal, Everton and Chelsea in the coming eight days. City go into the period, which begins with the Gunners’ visit to the Etihad Stadium on […]

LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp admits midfielder Naby Keita has plenty of improvements to make but he is not concerned by his slower-than-expected adaptation to English football. The Guinea international arrived in the summer, 12 months after the Reds paid £53million to buy him RB Leipzig, and the nature of his game was such he was […]