Новости за 18.08.2019

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Leicester City in his first home match in charge on Sunday as a second-half header by Wilfred Ndidi cancelled out Mason Mount’s early goal on his home debut. Chelsea raced into a quick lead when the 20 year-old Mount, one...

Their contracts stipulate a salary of between €320 and €400 a month net, if they live with their employer, and a six-day working week. They cannot change their employer without obtaining a release form – from the very employer they want to leave. Welcome to the world of the domestic...

The season may be edging towards its end but Paphos will continue to dance to reggae beats as the Summer’s End Reggae party is coming up on August 31. After a successful event with live blues music, Yurts in Cyprus is hosting another music night, tackling a different genre. And...

By Dimis Michaelides At the heart of innovation lie forces that simultaneously oppose and complement one another. Like yin and yang, each has its benefits and drawbacks. Together they create value. The innovative leader must recognise and reconcile these forces. In contemporary organisations four paradoxes come to mind. First, top-down...

By Michael Nienaber Germany has the fiscal strength to counter any future economic crisis “with full force”, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, suggesting Berlin could make available up to 50 billion euros ($55 billion) of extra spending. With its economy on the brink of recession and borrowing costs...

While a No Deal Brexit would be bad for the UK, it would be worse for countries such as Cyprus, a leading UK hedge fund manager has said. Known as a maverick with the sharpest tongue in the City, Dr Savvas Savouri, who has Greek Cypriot parents, said Ireland, Lithuania...

By Charles Ellinas The recent pronouncements by Egypt’s Petroleum Minister, Tareq El Molla, demonstrate the confidence the country now has in its energy sector. It has truly turned the corner: record natural gas production, increasing LNG exports, surplus gas and electricity and lowest ever fuel subsidies. All major international oil...

By Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca Gibraltar refused on Sunday a U.S. request to seize the Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West, as the stationary vessel raised an Iranian flag ahead of its expected departure from the British territory. British Royal Marines seized the vessel...

In your article (Cyprus Mail, August 7) I read why a young UK alleged rape victim’s legal rights to Cyprus state protections were and continue to be violated under several international treaty obligations, to include articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and EU law. I agree. Indeed,...

A fire in the state forest adjacent to Lara beach has been brought under control, the forestry department announced on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out at 2.20 but thanks to the timely response of the fire service, the game service and the forestry department it was brought under control...

By Joanna Plucinska More than two dozen rescue workers are battling to help save two cavers trapped in a cavern in Poland’s Tatra mountains, the mountain rescue service said on Sunday, after a narrow tunnel was flooded with water, blocking their exit. A representative of the rescue service said it...

A series of works that has got underway aims to improve the life of the residents of Peyia, mayor Marinos Lambrou said on Sunday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Lambrou said the works included new road lighting at a cost of €430,000 throughout Peyia. The financial savings from...

By Ozay Mehmet Solving the Cyprus problem can only occur between equal parties, that is on equal political footing. Of course, no two individuals or groups are equal in all respects, but groups still can enjoy equal political status and all are equal before the law. It is worth remembering that...

The police and the Game Fund are investigating a case of hunting in a forbidden areas, the announced on Sunday. According to the police, a 27-year-old hunter from Limassol was spotted on Sunday morning hunting in a prohibited area of Panayia in the Paphos District. The Game Fund fined him...

Turkish authorities have seized a total of 330 migrants attempting to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, officials said on Sunday. The coastguard in the Kucukkuyu area of the western Canakkale province said it had conducted seven operations to pick up migrants trying to make the crossing since Saturday...

The University of Cyprus has been ranked among the 1,000 best universities of the world, according to the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The University of Cyprus was ranked in the 601-700 placing. The five top universities in the world were: Harvard University, Stanford University,...

The article “Welcome to the gig economy” (Sunday Mail, August 4) raises some interesting questions regarding the attitude of Cypriot nationals who are university graduates and those Cypriots intending to attend university. I imagine that the numbers of Cypriots going on to higher education has grown over the years, and...

That at times some people are trying to hurt our country’s reputation is a fact, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday referring to media reports implying a link between President Nicos Anastasiades, his law firm and the so-called Troika laundromat. “It is not about statements and counter statements. Answers...

By Farid Mirbagheri The escalating tension in the Persian Gulf could be a potential game changer for the entire region and possibly the world. On the one side stands the strongest country in the world prepared to use all its might to prevent the spread of political Islam in all...

An elderly swimmer was pronounced dead after being taken to Polis Chrysochous hospital late on Saturday afternoon. According to the police, the 73-year-old resident of Nicosia was swimming in the sea near the Latsi camping area. When his wife was unable to see him she called the coast guard, which...

By Kate Holton and William James Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in Ireland, official government documents leaked to the Sunday Times show. The Times said the forecasts compiled by...

We owe it to all those who fought during the invasion to stand united behind our leadership, which is demanding the resumption of negotiations to end Turkish occupation, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday. Speaking at the memorial of Ioannis Tsangari, Prodromou said President Nicos Anastasiades has to deal...

Around 17,000 hunters were estimated to have taken to the countryside on Sunday as the hunting season began as fire warnings remain high. According to the Game Service the number of birds shot during the 2018-19 hunting season rose by 203 per cent, largely due to an increase in the...

By Gwynne Dyer Things have got so complicated in the Middle East that the players are no longer just stabbing each other in the back. They are stabbing each other in the chest, in the groin, behind the left ear – anywhere that comes to hand. Friends and allies one...

By Tom Westbrook and Lukas Job Thousands of protesters, most clad in black, gathered under a downpour for an anti-government rally at a Hong Kong park on Sunday, in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub. The turnout for the rally could...