Новости за 20.03.2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Republican senators on Wednesday that Israel will continue its efforts to defeat Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, senators told reporters after he addressed a party lunch. “He’s going to do what he said he’s going to do. He’s going to...

An anti-racism event took place Wednesday afternoon in the old city of Nicosia. The event was organised on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed annually on March 21 by the Alliance Against the Far Right, Fascism, and Racism. Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot...

Food products are sold online which have been produced at uninspected facilities, warned the consumer protection service and health services of the health ministry on Wednesday. In a joint announcement, the two services draw consumers’ attention to the potential risks associated with purchasing food items from sources lacking proper regulatory...

Before the UK left the EU, private schools around the island prepared their students to study there. But they now have to look further afield The number of EU students enrolling in British universities has more than halved since its withdrawal from the European Union in 2016, with noticeable declines...

Α series of concerts with three exceptional musicians from Cyprus, Greece and Hungary will tour three cities presenting original compositions. Audiences in Paphos, Limassol and Nicosia can enjoy unique musical evenings in early April. Grigoris Theodoridis (double bass), Attila Gyárfás (drums) and Christos Yerolatsitis (piano) will reunite after almost a...

The passage of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda may be delayed until at least next month after the upper house of parliament defeated the government and reinstated a demand for greater protections. The government wants to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who arrive...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, launching a tour of the Middle East to try to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war as increasing strain showed in Washington’s relationship with its ally Israel. In Gaza, where hopes were dashed for a ceasefire in the...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met with the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag on Wednesday ahead of the senior officials meeting on the humanitarian sea corridor. The Cypriot minister also held meetings with the Chief of Staff for the US National Security Council, Curtis Reid and the...

Following its recent launch, the Spring, Dacia’s first all-electric model, is now in its second generation. More attractive than ever, with an all-new exterior and interior design, always in line with Dacia’s new design identity, the Spring remains the most economical all-electric car in Europe. The model’s impressive value for...

Pleas continued to be made to disregard civil service evaluations for 2023, as civil service head Elena Oikonomidou Azina said on Wednesday that discussions in parliament about the new civil service evaluation system were occurring without any data. Azina spoke during a session of the House finance committee and was...

MPs failed to make headway on Wednesday over the controversial capital statements that politically exposed persons are expected to publish. Despite months of discussions, lawmakers are still trying to agree who should be required to disclose their assets when taking office. During a session at the House ethics committee, MPs...

Full of surprises, as promised, since its launch, the MyPetrolina app continues to reward its loyal customers for their transactions, while also providing them the opportunity to win one of two Nissan X-Trail e-power vehicles, each valued at €46,100. From March 14 to June 6, 2024, the public can use...

A discussion around the possible introduction of legislation to criminalise the non-consensual use of personal images with erotic or sexual content, commonly referred to as revenge porn, took place on Wednesday during a House legal committee meeting. Following the meeting, Akel MP Giorgos Koukoumas said that the article-by-article debate on...

Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday met with the president and members of the board of directors of Eurobank Holdings, during which he underscored the significance of attracting foreign investments for the government of the Republic of Cyprus. He also extended a warm welcome to the recent business activities...

The death of a 27-year-old man in Kyrenia on Sunday may have been caused by a physical altercation in which he was involved the previous week, it was heard in court on Wednesday. The man, named Onur Kayabasi, suddenly fell ill and died on Sunday, being pronounced dead at 6.55pm...

Service dogs and dogs belonging to low-income pensioners and welfare recipients may soon be exempt from the dog licence fee, following the passage of a bill through the House environment committee on Wednesday. The bill in question pertains to an amendment to Article 4 of the law on dogs, which...

A brand-new group exhibition of local and Italian artists opens in Limassol this week exploring the role of women in love and war. Held at the Cornaro Art Centre, the Feminine Episteme: The Frontiers of Love and War exhibition officially opens on Friday, March 22, inaugurated at 6.30pm with an...

Almost a year into her post, the education minister is keen to see schools become more inclusive and public universities to offer courses in English Upgrading the island’s education systems through the modernisation of schools both public and private and making them contemporary and inclusive has been one of the...

A huge sculpture, named The Shell, was unveiled by Limassol tourism board (Etal) on Wednesday to enhance the Limassol beach experience. The artwork features a young girl with a shell to her ear listening to the ocean. Placed in Pareklisia, it stands against the blue sea, attracting visitors to take...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the “provocative statements” by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, describing them as evidence of an ongoing threat to the Republic. With this year marking 50 years of the occupation, Erdogan’s statements “are an insult to the victims of Turkish atrocities” the ministry said in...

The Audit Office called again on the government to evict people found violating letting agreements for Turkish Cypriot properties on Larnaca’s Mackenzie beach. This opposes the plan of Turkish Cypriot property custodian, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, who said the government would sign new lease contracts with businessmen who had been...

Scientists have identified a giant water bug, known as the toe-biter, along the shores of Cyprus. The species, known to inhabit lakes and slow-moving freshwater, had never been recorded on the island before, although established populations are known in neighbouring Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Turkey and Israel. Experts have...

Two men aged 28 and 19 were jailed on Wednesday for the transportation of 125 illegal immigrants by boat last November in the Famagusta area. Famagusta district court sentenced the 28-year-old to two years and the 19-year-old to four years in prison for assisting illegal entry to the Republic, participating...

The Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) has had all its bank accounts frozen, it emerged on Wednesday. According to Politis, the accounts have been frozen by a decree obtained by the lawyer of Evdokia Loizou, the former CyBC employee who won compensation for an occupational illness she contracted – encephalitis –...

Levels of amphetamine and methamphetamine are on the rise in wastewater in Cyprus, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) said on Wednesday. The EMCDDA was presenting its latest wastewater analysis statistics, taken from analyses of water in 88 European cities in 24 different countries, with the...