Новости за 25.03.2019

Originally, the season was called ‘springing-time’: a reference to plants ‘springing’ from the ground (as opposed to fall – the original term for autumn; turns out the Americans have this one right! – when gravity kicks in). Then it was shortened to ‘spring-time’. And now we have spring! But it’s not just the greenery that’s […]

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – British lawmakers will on Monday have the opportunity to vote on up to three proposed changes to Prime Minister Theresa May’s next steps on Brexit, the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, said. Those include a proposal to change the rules of parliament on Wednesday in order to […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) – Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a visit to the United States. Netanyahu had threatened strong retaliation for the long-range rocket salvo amid accusations from […]

We’re nowhere near reaching our renewable energy targets and the reasons for the delay defy common sense   By Charles Ellinas A renewables roadmap for Cyprus was the title of a comprehensive roadmap published in 2015 – but still very valid – by the inter-governmental International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), of which Cyprus is a […]

After two years playing at Jazz festivals, venues and music schools, Junkey Moneywise, a progressive/modern jazz trio from Nicosia, presents a series of shows called Awakening in the island’s major cities, starting in Paphos. Awakening is the musical result of this two-year journey and it is entirely made up of original compositions of the band, […]

By Preston Wilder It’s an astonishing week at the Cyprus multiplex; I’ve never seen anything like it. All three new releases – Us, Dragged Across Concrete and Vox Lux – are bizarre, ambitious, boldly conceived, downright arty films that would challenge even a sophisticated big-city audience, let alone the adolescent superhero fans who tend to […]

ATHENS, March 25 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Turkish jets buzzed his helicopter as he was flying on Monday to a Greek island to mark the anniversary of the 1821 uprising against Ottoman rule, but Turkey said there was no attempt to intercept his flight. “They forced the helicopter I was on […]

Believe it or not, there’s only one week left of March. April will soon be here with hopefully even warmer weather and a spring cultural agenda. Rialto Theatre has set up another eventful month with plays, concerts, festivals and screenings lined up. April 4 will highlight the common cultural tradition of countries in the same […]

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has reiterated his determination to do his utmost in order to provide a peaceful future to all Cypriots and the region, expressing at the same time hope that Turkey will also rise to the occasion and show the necessary political determination to reach an agreement on the Cyprus problem. President Anastasiades […]

By Preston Wilder I assume ‘Us’ also means ‘US’, though not in the highly specific way of Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning debut Get Out. “Who are you people?” the monsters are asked at one point, and reply: “We’re Americans” – but the subtext isn’t totally clear, except in the sense of a (literal) underclass becoming “untethered”. […]

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has said that no struggle can succeed without unity, stressing that everyone’s goal is to rid Cyprus of the Turkish occupation and to reunify the island. He was replying to questions after a service in Phaneromeni church, in Nicosia, on the occasion of the anniversary of March 25, 1821, which signaled […]

By Annette Chrysostomou The buffer zone is an area of opportunities, or at least this is what Andros Karayiannis, mayor of Dherynia, believes. He probably knows better than most, as 75 per cent of the community’s land is in the demilitarised zone patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. The municipality is all for using […]

Whether you have tattoos from your head to your toes or don’t have one drop of ink under your skin, the Cyprus International Tattoo Convention is an event everyone should experience at least once. Held at the Carob Mill in Limassol, lots of tattoo artists, tattoo enthusiasts, and the tattoo curious will gather next weekend […]

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, outlined Cyprus’ vision to establish an organization of security and cooperation in the region, speaking on Sunday in Washington, during a discussion held in the framework of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference. He said that Cyprus’ vision is to create a regional security and cooperation organisation, with […]

By Andonis Vassiliades The UK is in a political and socio-economic crisis of its own making In the aftermath of speaker of the British parliament John Bercow’s intervention, which amounted to throwing a grenade in the ensuing Brexit proceedings by ruling that a third vote on Theresa May’s deal would be unprecedented and unacceptable, Brexit […]

A new initiative to help budding journalists will get underway in Paphos in April with those attending learning reporting skills from well-known writer Andrea Busfield. Former newspaper journalist and editor Busfield said the programme is an opportunity for youngsters considering journalism as a possible career to gain essential journalism skills, as well as gathering a […]

Greece’s Ambassador in Nicosia Ilias Fotopoulos has said that the Cyprus problem remains the biggest challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean region, in a message on the occasion of the anniversary of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire, that began on 25 March 1821. “In the region of the Eastern Mediterranean, the biggest challenge remains […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he will cut short his trip to the United States after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people. An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said the projectile was fired from Gaza, an enclave controlled by the militant Hamas group, and Netanyahu said Israel would respond forcefully. […]