Новости за 30.05.2019

The government is said to have clinched a deal with the Aphrodite gas field stakeholders to modify the production sharing contract, with energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis expected to brief political parties next week. Daily Politis reports that the government has reached an agreement revising the production sharing contract (PSC) with...

Two mobile phone operators in the north have signed separate deals with an overseas telecoms company, it was announced on Thursday, part of efforts to link up the two communities via roaming. Meltem Onurkan Samani, coordinator of the bicommunal technical committees, was quoted as saying that Telsim Vodafone and North...

Children should not make life-changing choices too early when “gender identity is more fluid”, British novelist Jeanette Winterson said on Thursday in an intervention that could anger trans rights activists. Describing transgender children as “the new victims on the block” in terms of school bullying, the award-winning writer said she...

Outgoing justice minister Ionas Nicolaou struck a defiant note on Thursday, saying he was leaving the office with ‘a clear conscience’ and the conviction he served the post to the best of his abilities. Nicolaou, who earlier this month tendered his resignation after the furore over the police’s handling of...

England made a confident start to their Cricket World Cup campaign as they crushed South Africa by 104 runs in the tournament opener at The Oval on Thursday. Ben Stokes top-scored with 89 as the hosts made a competitive total of 311 for eight after being sent into bat. Jofra...

Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) are on Friday set to decide which industrial action to take in order to force the government to address their grievances. Over the past fortnight the power utility’s employees have been holding separate votes authorising their unions to take...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Thursday the government has no intention of postponing the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy), as various sides continued to grumble 24 hours before it kicks in, including ruling Disy. “I want to make it clear once more that the health ministry and the...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday scornfully rejected ‘disgusting’ talk among Democrats about launching an impeachment inquiry against him in the aftermath of the Russia probe, saying he did nothing to merit such an outcome. Talking to reporters on the White House South Lawn ahead of a trip to Colorado,...

The government is willing and ready to assume the responsibility to create a safe transfer hub in the complex region of the Middle East, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Addressing the final phase of the multinational exercise Argonaut/ESTIA at Larnaca port, Christodoulides said: “Cyprus, due to its geographical...

Three important players in U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-delayed Middle East peace plan met in Jerusalem on Thursday, but gave no hint about whether its rollout would be further postponed by Israel’s political turmoil. Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt met with Israeli Prime Minister...

An annual race around Yeronisos Island found off the Peyia coast in Paphos will take place on Saturday. The aim of the race, which is organised by local residents Kit and Sharon Whitehouse, is to celebrate the work the archaeologists have undertaken on the island and raise awareness about the...

The music and culture hub Technopolis 20 is getting ready for a busy summer season and has already released its agenda for June, which is dressed with jazzy tunes. Those concerts will be performed in the venue’s cosy garden, where an official opening is set to take place. Technopolis 20...

U.S. President Donald Trump praised the two most high-profile proponents of Britain’s departure from the European Union on Thursday, ahead of his planned visit to London at a time of political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May. Trump told reporters he had great respect for British politicians...

Novak Djokovic wasted little time beating Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to breeze into the third round of the French Open and stay on course to hold all four Grand Slam titles. The 32-year-old Serbian top seed, bidding to win his second French Open, was at his clinical...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that Cyprus efforts to remove the illegal restrictions imposed by Turkey on Cypriot-flagged ships would be intensifying as the Turkish embargo was a clear violation of international law. Anastasiades was addressing the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber in Limassol, in...

The United States will respond with military force if its interests are attacked by Iran, the U.S. Iran envoy said on Thursday as Arab leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss what they see as the threat from Tehran amid rising tensions. But U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook...

Tourist arrivals for summer 2019 are expected to record a slight decrease, remaining however around the same levels as last year, according to the president of the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta). Vasilis Stamataris told CNA that the decrease could be attributed to the competition with neighbouring countries, the...

Serena Williams breezed into the third round of the French Open on Thursday with a routine 6-3 6-2 win against Japanese Kurumi Nara, wasting no energy in her quest for a record-equalling Grand Slam singles title. The 10th seed, chasing a first major since the 2017 Australian Open, survived a...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected talk among Democrats about the possibility of launching an impeachment inquiry against him in the aftermath of the Russia probe, saying he did nothing to merit such an outcome. Talking to reporters on the White House South Lawn ahead of a trip to...

American author Naomi Wolf downplayed on Thursday several errors in her new book that set out to expose a buried story of gay persecution in 19th century Britain, arguing it was not a “social investigation” but a “cultural analysis of a mood.” Wolf’s book “Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization...

As has been reported many times in Cyprus Mail, landslide is not an insurable risk in Cyprus. I do not know what you mean by “the developer”. Southeast Pissouri is not a complex built by a developer. The District Administration zoned southeast Pissouri for development in c.1981. At that time...

Turkish Cypriot MEP-elect Niyazi Kizilyurek said Thursday he was a candidate in last Sunday’s elections as a European citizen living on the island and not because of his ethnic background and he would be representing the entire Cypriot people and other European citizens. Speaking a joint news conference with Akel...

The health ministry announced that the phones at the Nicosia general hospital will be temporarily disconnected on Saturday morning due to works to upgrade the system. The disruption will take place between 6am and 8am.  For emergencies during the period of time in question, members of the public may call...

Negotiations have finished with a deal. It’s just that the UK parliament cannot agree on what it wants. The withdrawal agreement is arguably the most important part. It arranges things for the short term. And to paraphrase Keynes, who cares about the long run? No-one lives in the long run....

  By Michael Holden WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was too ill on Thursday to appear via video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer said. The United States is seeking the extradition of Assange, 47, who was dragged from...