Новости за 12.03.2019

Opposition party Diko reiterated on Tuesday its demand for the resignation of Finance Minister Harris Georgiades over a damning report on the collapse of the co-op bank, otherwise there was a risk of political instability. In a statement following discussion of the report on Tuesday evening, the party said the country’s credibility was at risk […]

Cyprus said Tuesday it has suspended all flight operations of all Boeing Model 737-8 MAX and 737-9 MAX aeroplanes inside its airspace. The ban came to force at 9pm. The island said it was complying with an EU-wide suspension issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency after the accident involving an Ethiopian Airlines plane […]

The bill establishing a Solidarity Fund will be brought to the House plenum by the end of the week, MPs said on Tuesday. “One way or another, the bill will be voted on this coming Friday,” chair of the House finance committee Angelos Votsis told reporters. The legislative proposal is a joint effort by the […]

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan Britain’s parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to quit the European Union for a second time on Tuesday, deepening the country’s worst political crisis for generations, 17 days before the planned departure date. Lawmakers voted against May’s amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks […]

Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou underlined on Tuesday the political importance of the value placed by the United States on trilateral cooperation among Cyprus, Greece and Israel and the country’s interest in it. He said the US wants to reinforce the co-operation with its presence as the three countries constitute a guarantee of stability and security […]

A 48-year-old woman, a senior member of the Turkish Cypriot Republican Party (CTP), was arrested in the north on Monday in connection with possession of a book that is banned in Turkey, written by leader of the Kurdish Workers’ Party, the PKK. Bengul Garginsu, who is of Kurdish origin, has been remanded in custody for […]

The European Union’s aviation safety agency EASA suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing’s 737-8 and 737-9 aircraft following Sunday’s deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. “EASA has decided to suspend all flight operations of the two affected models,” the agency said in a statement. EASA said it was “suspending all flight operations of all […]

House speak Demetris Syllouris on Tuesday welcomed the new child deputies and thanked the outgoing ones who have successfully served their two-year term. The outgoing deputies of Children’s Parliament have worthily represented the pupil world but also benefited from their two-year stint as they have matured through their participation in public affairs, Syllouris said. The […]

US Democrats have poured into the 2020 presidential race, lining up to join what has quickly become a crowded field of challengers vying for the party’s nomination to face President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee. A diverse group that includes six US senators have either launched campaigns or formed exploratory committees to begin raising […]

Police on Tuesday seized around 16 kilos of cocaine that was sent from overseas using a courier company and arrested a 25-year-old man who showed up to collect it in Larnaca. The bust followed a tip from a European country that two packets containing drugs would be arriving in Cyprus on Tuesday, drug squad chief […]

A 35-year-old man pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday of the death of a British tourist hit by a car in Peyia in June, in what authorities believe was a deliberate assault following an altercation. Demetrios Elidzides, a Georgian national, also denied an attempted murder charge. The defendant was formally charged anew on Tuesday […]

Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to research published on Tuesday by researchers from Cyprus and Germany. Small particle pollution caused 8.8 million extra deaths in 2015 – almost double the previously estimated 4.5 million – the research, which called for urgent action to stop burning fossil fuels, showed. The […]

The Cyprus Oscar Wilde Festival is in full swing and another four events are lined up, inviting the public to discover all things Wilde. Along with a documentary screening about marriage equality in Ireland on Tuesday, a film screening on the last days of the Irish poet on Wednesday and a children’s workshop on Saturday, […]

Islamic State faced imminent defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday as hundreds of jihadist fighters and their families surrendered and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said the battle was as good as over. The besieged enclave of Baghouz is the last shred of territory held by the jihadists who have been driven from roughly […]

Talks aimed at recalibrating the revenue-sharing agreement for the Aphrodite gas reservoir appear to be going well, reports said on Tuesday. Daily Politis said progress was made during the latest round of negotiations held last week between the government and the consortium (Noble Energy, Delek, Shell) holding the concession on Aphrodite. The paper reported that […]

Four men who attempted to rob a jewellery shop at noon on Tuesday on a busy street in Larnaca fled when they were seen by people near the shop. According to a police announcement, the men, one of whom was holding a knife, entered the shop at 1.40pm but left without taking anything when they […]

Britain’s exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s newly won assurances on her divorce deal failed to win over the main Brexit faction in her Conservative Party hours before a vote in parliament. In a last-ditch bid to plot an orderly path out of the Brexit […]

Cyprus and Greece have the third and fourth lowest fertility rates in the EU with 1.32 and 1.35 births per woman, a Eurostat report published on Tuesday revealed. In 2017, France (1.90 births per woman) was the member state with the highest total fertility rate in the EU, followed by Sweden (1.78) and Ireland (1.77). […]

Furniture, bedding and decoration The first store of the most famous Danish chain of furniture, homeware and decoration, is coming soon to Cyprus, at the Nicosia Mall. Its name is JYSK (Yoosk), and it is where Cypriot consumers will now be able to acquire everything for the home, in the renowned Scandinavian standards of quality. […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the European Union had made far-reaching proposals to Britain on Brexit to ease its concerns and this was the final offer. British lawmakers are to vote later on assurances agreed between the EU and British Prime Minister Theresa May late on Monday on the Irish backstop arrangement, but […]

Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to research published on Tuesday that called for urgent action to stop burning fossil fuels. Researchers in Germany and Cyprus estimated that air pollution caused 8.8 million extra deaths in 2015 – almost double the previously estimated 4.5 million. The World Health Organization (WHO) […]

Almost three tonnes of recyclable materials were collected by volunteers after the carnival parade in Limassol according to Friends of the Earth of Cyprus, organisers of the collection. A total of 23 volunteers took part in the operation which lasted four hours and covered a distance of about 2.5 kilometres with the volunteers following the […]

Coffee with the Doctor – Deep Thoughts on Cyprus is the title of a new book on Cypriot politician and physician Dr Vassos Lyssarides, who was a central figure in the island’s politics since its independence. Author Demetra Molyva will present her latest book next Monday at the Cyprus Union of Journalists House in Nicosia. […]

The government on Tuesday criticised Turkey for preparing the ground for an alternative settlement to the Cyprus problem after the Turkish Foreign Minister tweeted that all options were on the table for a permanent solution. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s tweet on Monday that he had met with UN envoy Jane Holl Lute caught Nicosia […]

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou The dictionary describes the word femininity as ‘having the quality of being feminine’. Feminism it says is ‘the principle that women should have the same rights and chances as men’. Buffoon, it tells me is a ‘rough and noisy fool.’ I was searching through old photograph albums […]