Новости за 16.05.2019

Ruling Disy is expected to lead with main opposition Akel tailing close behind but almost one third of voters remain undecided, according to the latest poll on the European elections. The results of the poll, carried out by Noverna Analytics & Research on behalf of Omega TV, showed that just 10 days before the elections, Disy […]

Celebrities, red carpets, luxury yachts and late, late nights: as one of the biggest events in the cinema calendar, the glamorous Cannes Film Festival is the place to be on the French Riviera every May. But what do you do when your luggage also includes a stroller and your travel companion is a baby? Aurelie […]

New Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou, has called on Cypriot banks to invest in technology and staff training to speed up due diligence checks on lawful transactions for anti-money laundering (AML). There were many examples where businessmen opt to carry out their lawful transactions in other countries due to delays in the Cyprus banking system, […]

Limassol criminal court has acquitted all the defendants in one of the criminal trials concerning dodgy loans granted at the former Ayia Fyla cooperative bank. Two businessmen, an administrator at the bank, and a bank loan officer were facing charges of irregularities, bribery, fraud, and illegal gains. After hearing a total of 76 witness accounts […]

A court in the north of Nicosia on Thursday cleared two journalists who had faced up to five years in prison on charges of insulting and defaming Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan. Sener Levent, the editor of Turkish-language daily Afrika, and the paper’s reporter Ali Osman Tabak were on trial for “insulting a foreign leader” after […]

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast off Central America shook buildings in El Salvador and Nicaragua’s capital Managua on Thursday, prompting people to evacuate, but there were no initial reports of major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck some 39 kilometers (24.2 miles) west-southwest of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua, at a depth […]

Facebook said on Thursday it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups and events linked to an Israeli-based firm due to what it called “inauthentic behaviour” targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. The move is part of wider efforts by Facebook to address concerns over privacy lapses and hate speech […]

Opioid use has reached crisis proportions not only in the United States but also in Canada and some European countries, as prescription opioid painkillers have become much more common, the OECD club of wealthy nations said on Thursday. So far the opioid epidemic has focused largely on the United States, where the OECD said nearly […]

Around 6,000 people will benefit from the increase of €4.2m in the budget allocated for the provision of aid to persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses that was approved on Wednesday by the council of ministers, labour minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Thursday. The annual budget rise will see a 30 per cent increase in […]

Relationships can be hard, everyone knows that. In Stella Kapezanou’s first solo exhibition, opening May 19, she explores the labyrinth of human affairs and presents it in a series of colourful artworks. The Greek artist is known for composing ironic, often bizarre paintings, drawing inspiration from capitalistic western societies and materialistic lifestyles. Stella’s work focuses […]

Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a timetable for her departure in early June after the latest attempt to get her Brexit deal approved by parliament, the chairman of her Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee said on Thursday. May has promised to step down after her Brexit deal is approved by lawmakers but has come […]

England captain Harry Kane has been included in Gareth Southgate’s squad for June’s Nations League finals despite an ankle injury, the Football Association said on Thursday. Kane, who has not played since sustaining the injury in Tottenham’s Champions League win over Manchester City on April 9, faces a race against time to be fit for […]

The second clean-up campaign for 2019 has already started, the Nicosia municipality announced on Thursday. The free collection of trimmings and other large items of waste began on May 13 and will be completed on July 17. Residents should place items they want to be picked up outside their homes two days before the collection […]

Some bars make you mellow and heavy and ready for a good heart-to-heart, and others make you feel like you’re sitting on a chair of thorns every time you sit down to take a breather from all the dancing. Square bar in Nicosia is of the latter variety, with the thorns in this case being […]

Boris Johnson, Britain’s former foreign minister and a prominent campaigner to leave the European Union, said on Thursday he will be standing as a candidate to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as Conservative leader, the BBC reported. May has said she will step down before the next phase of Brexit negotiations although she has not […]

The UK Foreign Office said on Thursday it had called Turkey not to drill in the area off Paphos where it has positioned its drillship Fatih because the area “where sovereignty is under dispute”. In a brief statement, the Foreign Office said the UK was  following developments in the Eastern Mediterranean with concern. “We would like to […]

Filmmaker Ladj Ly urged French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday to watch his thriller about a chaotic police patrol, in the running for the top award at Cannes, as an insight into France’s “yellow vest” street protests. Set in a Paris suburb, “Les Miserables” tells the story of three policemen who scramble to cover their […]

This year’s FA Cup will have the lowest average attendance for the competition in the last decade. Manchester City and Watford meet in Saturday’s final, which is set to be played in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley. Even if that is the case, though, the average crowd in this year’s tournament will be […]

A fire broke out on Thursday noon in the Kampia area, endangering the Natura-2000 protected forest of Machairas. The fire was spotted from a forestry department observatory, and was placed under control 10 minutes later, though the flames had already burnt 200 square metres of private land lined with fruit trees. Extinguishing the fire took […]

Leaving the normal concept of an art exhibition – namely, one that displays a number of pieces – briefly behind, the Island Club hosts a single piece of art from May 18 until June 22. A hand-crafted, painted fabric will be in the spotlight, displayed in various styles, on the wall, on the floor, rolled […]

Turkey’s violation of the Republic’s sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) prevents the resumption of peace negotiations, president Nicos Anastasiades told the UN special envoy to Cyprus on Wednesday night. In a phone call on Wednesday night with Jane Holl Lute the president stressed that the EEZ violation undermines attempts to foster an […]

Despite our mighty Moufflons (did you know the national team holds the world record for most consecutive international rugby union wins?) rugby is not a popular sport here on the island. Football and basketball are the be-all and end-all in Cyprus, volleyball and handball are runners-up, and motor sports and sailing get the occasional mention […]

By Robin Emmott, Alissa de Carbonnel and Conor Humphries The European Union has launched a coordinated fight against fake news ahead of this month’s European Parliament elections, but officials acknowledge there are limits to what can be achieved against a danger barely recognised a few years ago. The risk is “very high”, said Lutz Guellner, […]

A Limassol petrol station has been slapped with a €20,000 fine by the consumer protection service for supplying customers with fuel of unknown origin under the Lukoil label. The fine was imposed for unfair commercial practices under the relevant 2007 law. According to Thursday’s announcement the owners of the petrol station, on Makarios avenue in […]

Manchester City have been referred to an independent judicial chamber following an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday. UEFA had opened an investigation into City over potential breaches of its break-even rule in March after German publication Der Spiegel reported the club’s Abu […]