Новости за 13.02.2019

By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin A suicide bomber killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, state media said, in a southeastern region where security forces are facing a rise in attacks by militants from the country’s Sunni Muslim minority. The Sunni group Jaish al Adl (Army of Justice), which says it […]

By Colin Packham Australia will reopen a controversial detention centre for asylum seekers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday after an embarrassing defeat in parliament that allows migrants in offshore camps to receive medical care in the country. The opposition Labor party and independents voted to amend hardline immigration laws to give doctors the […]

Residents of the Pyrga and Kornos warned MPs on Wednesday that they would take legal measures if a building permit is given to operate an asphalt producing plant in their area. Discussion of the impact of the plant on residents’ health continued at the House environment committee for the second time. Outside parliament, residents, including […]

By Corina Pons and Angus Berwick Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress named new temporary boards of directors to state-oil firm PDVSA on Wednesday, in an effort to wrest the OPEC nation’s oil revenue from President Nicolas Maduro. An increasingly isolated Maduro lashed out at the congress leader Juan Guaido, saying in an interview that he would face […]

    The medical association (CyMA) on Wednesday insisted that it was Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou who prepared a document attributed to them as a proposal aimed at striking an agreement with the government over their participation in the National Health Scheme (Gesy). Ioannou, however, reiterated that this was not the case, and that he […]

In the case of a no-deal Brexit, British citizens currently residing in Cyprus will be able to continue residing and enjoying the same rights as provided for in Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, the government said on Wednesday. The government informed the UK government of its decision on British citizens’ rights after the UK […]

With two concerts already under its belt this month, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra has four more classical music concerts in store, ranging from chamber music to evening concerts. This coming weekend, on February 16 and 17, in Nicosia and Limassol, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra plays With the sound of winds – Mussorgski and Michaelides. Five […]

The European Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is looking into the out-of-court settlements made by the Bank of Cyprus with people who acquired convertible bonds, the House ethics committee heard on Wednesday. Central bank representative Stelios Giorgakis told MPs the SSM had asked them to review potential risks from pending legal cases following a recent furor […]

Inter Milan have stripped leading scorer Mauro Icardi of the team captaincy and handed it to goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. Inter did not give an explanation for the change, which it announced on its Twitter feed, and it did not immediately reply to emailed questions about the switch. Argentine forward Icardi […]

  A Cypriot student at Durham University in the UK who was sacked last year from the university’s philosophy journal after a comment he made on Twitter was considered to be transphobic, has been de-platformed from a ‘free speech’ event which was due to take place Wednesday night at the University of Bristol. Angelos Sofocleous, 24, […]

At the Bogorodica border crossing with Greece, Macedonian workers on Wednesday placed stencils on road signs bearing their country’s official new name, the Republic of North Macedonia, making a first step in implementing a landmark deal with Athens. Greece and Macedonia agreed on the new name last June and Athens lifted its 27-year veto on […]

Drivers with the Limassol bus company Emel have given a deadline until the end of the month to have their salary cuts and benefits restored or they will take industrial measures, they said. A letter has been sent to the transport and labour ministries given a warning of possible strike measures. Sek and Peo unions […]

Police charged a 39-year-old owner of a convenience store in Limassol after the electricity authority (EAC) reported that he had used €33,000 worth of electricity over 7.5 years without paying for it. The EAC had discovered the ‘theft’ in October last year and reported the man to police on Tuesday. They told police he had […]

Starting the year with the East Safari Rally, on 16-17 February  For yet another year, PETROLINA supports the world of motor sports by sponsoring the PETROLINA Racing team in the 2019 Cyprus Rally Championship. Once again, the Team is made up of 6 racing crews, led by two-time champion Simos Galatariotis, Alexandros Tsouloftas, Christos Demosthenous, […]

President Nicos Anastasiades told semi-government boards on Wednesday they needed to be more timely in submitting their budgets to the House because parliament had warned they would not approve overdue budgets. He said he thought parliament’s position was justified and urged the boards to comply. The comment was part of a brief speech he gave […]

By Maria Caspani NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – A wire fox terrier won “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday, emerging as the top dog among nearly 3,000 barking, tail-wagging competitors. The animal, named King, captured the most coveted prize at the two-day event at Madison […]

Building contractors on Wednesday condemned the 24-hour strike by around 15,000 construction workers, asking them to come back to the negotiating table, while unions threatened to escalate the measures without further discussion. The protesting workers met at the Peo premises in Nicosia and Paphos and the premises of Sek in Limassol, Larnaca and Famagusta. They […]

The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said on Wednesday. The move is part of a crackdown against money laundering after several scandals hit EU banks in recent months. […]

Aigaia School of Art and Design is an officially accredited, private Institution of Higher Education, specialising in art and design in Cyprus. Aigaia is registered with and accredited by the Ministry of Education in Cyprus and with Pearson Education in the UK, offering accredited programmes of study. Studying in this creative and unique educational environment, […]

Opera lover or not, Maria Callas is a name that is instantly recognisable. Considered the most influential opera singer of the 20th century, Callas left behind a legacy of classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, with her musical and dramatic talents leading to her being hailed as La […]

  The citizenship-by-investment scheme’s contribution to economic growth in the past three years was just 1.2 per cent of 13 percentage points, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said Wednesday, as the cabinet approved changes to the programme, which has been criticised by the EU as lacking transparency. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, Georgiades said the scheme […]

An elderly man who was in serious condition in Nicosia hospital after falling from a height of three metres last week has died, reports said on Wednesday. Yiannis Ioannou, 76, fell while he was laying tiles in a block of apartments in Kato Paphos at around 11.30am on Friday. The 76-year-old was first taken to Paphos […]

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Many foreign students who attend universities in the north of the island feel let down, ending up indebted or worse, according to a damning BBC news report on Wednesday. The report quotes a student from Nigeria who said she left behind her husband and two small children after being told by an agent she could […]

THE WAY THINGS ARE Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou I never thought I’d write about ‘it’ but a call from a friend in Dublin set me off. He updates me on births, deaths and marriages in the home town plus whatever else is on the chat menu, listens patiently to my woes and gives me courage to […]