Новости за 15.03.2024

Turkish Cypriot minor party Milletin Partisi leader Bertan Zaroglu on Friday rejected a proposal from ruling coalition party YDP leader Erhan Arikli that the two parties merge. Arikli had made the proposal on Thursday, but the suggestion was swiftly batted away by Zaroglu, who said it is “not possible” for...

Police at Paphos airport arrested a total of three people who were found to be in possession of forged passports on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Friday, Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said that at around 1.30pm, a 27-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife...

A seven-year-old girl is in intensive care after being involved in a car crash in Paphos on Thursday night, police said on Friday. Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said that at around 7.40pm on Thursday, a car driven by a 21-year-old man collided with a car driven by...

Police in Limassol announced on Friday they had arrested two people on Thursday for suspected money laundering. They said they had placed a property in the city under surveillance after it had been alleged that financial crimes were being carried out inside. At around noon on Thursday, a car pulled...

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night after having been found to be in possession of a total of 7.5 kilograms of cannabis. The man was pulled over in the Famagusta district for a routine traffic stop, when police discovered a “small amount” of cannabis in his car. A...

Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the U.S. which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would include women,...

Friday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy, with the possibility of isolated rain or even the odd storm during the day. There will initially be an increased chance of rain in the west and north of the island, with rain clouds set to progress towards the mountains and towards...

DP World Limassol recently stated that it is making significant strides in championing gender equality and women’s representation in leadership roles in the maritime industry. The company noted that since assuming management of the multi-purpose port and cruise terminal in Limassol in 2017, the company has actively promoted a culture...

The Producer Price Index for Industry in Cyprus recorded a decrease of 2.9 per cent in January 2024, mainly due to a decrease in the electricity supply sector. According to a report released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus this week, the index reached 122.5 points, with 2021 acting as...

The Bank of England will start cutting borrowing costs in the third quarter although 40 per cent of economists saw an earlier trim, according to a Reuters poll which showed it was more likely the first move is later than expected rather than sooner. That would put it roughly in...

UBS’s (UBSG.S) rescue takeover of Credit Suisse a year ago has created “new risks and challenges” for the Swiss economy, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday, the latest international forum to raise concerns about the deal. The acquisition may have safeguarded financial stability, but also raises...

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority “would not stand in the way” of moves to end Britain’s free banking model if lenders chose to offset rising regulation costs by charging fees for holding accounts, its CEO said. In remarks prepared for a speech later on Thursday, Nikhil Rathi defended the watchdog’s bid...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Thursday conveyed the message that the only possible path is the resumption of Cyprus issue negotiations from the point where they stopped in Crans-Montana, while meeting with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin. In statements after her meeting with the UN official at...

Although feeling duty-bound to pay lip service to the protection of the environment, Cyprus governments have traditionally shown scant regard for this. They routinely ignore the regulations and laws they have passed, admittedly under pressure from Brussels, to satisfy local communities, developers and interest groups. Securing votes invariably outweighs a...

Liverpool hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarter-finals 11-2 on aggregate while Bayer Leverkusen staged a dramatic turnaround to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against Qarabag. Liverpool were 4-0 up within 14 minutes thanks to goals by Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed...

Thousands in Israel took to the streets on Thursday in two separate protests, one demanding an immediate release of hostages from Gaza and another calling for drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the military. The protests were public displays of growing divisions in Israeli society and politics five months into the Gaza...