Новости за 08.01.2024

A total of 26 irregular migrants were safely brought ashore by police after being spotted off the coast of Ayia Napa on a small boat on Monday morning. Aboard the boat were 15 men, two women, and nine children, of whom two are unaccompanied. The boat was spotted at around...

Birmingham City appointed Tony Mowbray as their manager on Monday after sacking former England captain Wayne Rooney last week. The Championship (second tier) side said the 60-year-old had agreed terms on a two-and-a-half-year deal and would take training for the first time later on Monday. He will be Birmingham’s third...

The University of Cyprus is set to host the 14th annual session of  Harvard University’s Institute for World Literature (IWL) from July 8 to August 1, 2024. The collaborative event will bring together scholars, academics, and literature enthusiasts worldwide for a dynamic four-week programme. The University of Cyprus will serve...

The sheep and goat farmers’ coordinating committee expressed dissatisfaction on Monday with decisions taken in their absence at last week’s presidential meeting with cheesemakers over halloumi production. The farmers also expressed approval of the fact that President Nikos Christodoulides responded to their calls for a meeting with them, which has...

Traffic cameras are set to be installed at the junction that saw four people killed in a traffic accident on New Year’s Day, the transport minister said on Monday. The decision was announced by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades following a meeting with experts from the department of public works, where...

The CTP, the largest opposition political party in the north, was set to introduce a bill in ‘parliament’ on Monday to legalise conscientious objection. Turkish Cypriots are required by law to complete military service, which ordinarily lasts 15 months. The concept of conscientious objection is not currently recognised in the...

The European Central Bank (ECB) approved the appointment of Petros Christodoulou as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Hellenic Bank Board of Directors, with immediate effect. Christodoulou replaces Christos Themistocleous’ who was acting chairman since the beginning of July and remains a member of the board. Christodoulou, born in 1960, has...

Nicosia mayoral candidate Nikos Tornaritis was given a display of support on Sunday by his backer, Disy, as he toured central streets of the capital with its leadership. The walkabout ended at Faneromeni church as part of an event to launch his candidacy. During the event, Tornaritis stopped to discuss...

If anyone is looking for a top investment pick for January, three cryptocurrencies lead the way – Borroe Finance ($ROE), Arbitrum (ARB), and Tron (TRX).  As Arbitrum One hit a landmark in TVL, the TRX founder shifted millions of USDT to Binance.  In contrast, $ROE is turning heads among whale...

Roads in the north are set to be included in Google Street View, while its profile on Google Earth and Google Maps will also be boosted. The news comes following the signing of a protocol between ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli and Fact Innovation and Technologies director Sadi Yolgecen and will...

Hospitalisations of patients with Covid-19 have increased by almost in a third in the last week, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Monday. Charilaou was speaking to CyBC radio and said that a total of 90 people are currently in hospital in Cyprus as a result of having contracted Covid-19,...

In the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies, VanEck envisions a positive outlook for Bitcoin (BTC) in 2024. VanEck anticipates the approval and growth of spot Bitcoin ETFs, asserting that Bitcoin is poised to reach a new all-time high by late 2024. On the other hand, InQubeta (QUBE) and the Graph (GRT)...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Paphos for an investigated case of forgery, circulation of a forged document and impersonation. According to police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou, on Saturday, shortly after 3.20pm, a man bound for Rome presented himself at the departures desk of Paphos airport with a French identity...

A robotic lander built by a private company was bound for the moon on Monday in an attempt to make the first U.S. lunar soft landing in half a century, after launching to space aboard a new Vulcan rocket debuted by a joint venture of Boeing BA.N and Lockheed Martin...

In December, the Cyprus Statistical Service (CSE) reported an inflation rate of 1.6 per cent, slightly below Eurostat’s harmonised consumer price index, which recorded 1.9 per cent. This positions Cyprus with the sixth lowest inflation rate in the Eurozone, notably below the bloc’s average of 2.9 per cent in December,...

The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) has announced a positive development for pensioners across the island, as legislation came into effect on January 1, ensuring a 3.89 per cent increase in the basic part of pensions for beneficiaries of the Social Insurance Fund. Beginning with the most significant change, the...

Manchester United will have goalkeeper Andre Onana available for their FA Cup third-round match against Wigan Athletic, manager Erik ten Hag said on Thursday, following talks to delay his departure to the Africa Cup of Nations. United play third-tier Wigan on Monday and Cameroon have a friendly scheduled for Tuesday...

Four ministers out as reshuffle announced One week after announcing a cabinet reshuffle on Monday President Nikos Christodoulides announced four ministers had been replaced. Effective from Wednesday, Vasilis Palmas will take over from Michalis Giorgallas as defence minister; Maria Panayiotou from Petros Xenophontos as agriculture minister; Marios Hartsiotis from Anna...

ALCO Filters has renewed for one more year its collaboration with Vladimiros Tziortzis, the Cypriot racing driver of Italian Academy Motorsports who will also compete in 2024 in the Nascar Whelen Euro Series championship in the EuroNASCAR PRO category. “ALCO Filters has been a loyal supporter of rally racing since...

In today’s episode, a meeting to discuss how to improve road safety in Cyprus, following a tragic New Year accident that killed four people from the same family, will be held later Monday. Meanwhile, party leaders from Diko, Edek, and Depa will meet President Nikos Christodoulides this week to discuss...

This year citizens will vote to elect their representatives at the local level who will undertake the implementation of the reform in their department, municipality, community and district. Leaders of the new local government authorities must respond to their mission, exercise powers and responsibilities to strengthen democracy at the local...

Events in Nicosia this month are also taking place in its museums, bringing adult and child visitors closer to artistic collections, temporary exhibitions and local culture. Throughout the month’s weekends, CVAR Severis Foundation will host several activities that young children can participate in and learn about art through crafty initiatives....

Deputy Minister of shipping Marina Hadjimanoli is on Monday travelling to Japan to hold a series of meetings with ship owners, executives of shipping companies, financial institutions and shipyards. The visit is part of intensive efforts to promote and strengthen the Cypriot registry and Cypriot shipping in general, in adition...

In the third quarter of 2023, Cyprus experienced a notable increase in its current account deficit, reaching €517 million, compared to €399 million in the same period last year, according to preliminary data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. The deficit, reflecting the excess of imports over exports, as...

Famagusta CID and drug squad (Ykan) on Sunday arrested a man for possession of a weapon and cannabis in Larnaca, while later in the day another man, who appears to be an accomplice, was arrested after he was found in possession of cannabis oil. According to police spokesman Christos Andreou,...