Новости за 20.03.2024

Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland‘s prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party. “I am resigning as president and leader of Fine Gael effective today and will resign as the Taoiseach (prime minister) as soon as my successor is able to take up that...

The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase out smoking among young people by banning tobacco sales for future generations. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, if passed unamended, will be one of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws and prevent children turning 15 this year...

The flow of tourists travelling from Israel to Cyprus is expected to be restored to last year’s levels within the next month, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) chairman Charis Papacharalambous said on Wednesday. Papacharalambous was evaluating the forthcoming high season on the occasion of the Acta’s 70th anniversary and...

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has initiated a comprehensive operation aimed at identifying assets, income and companies owned by Israeli nationals in Cyprus that should be subject to Israeli taxation, according to a report published by Israeli news outlet Globes. Driven by the necessity to address revenue shortfalls and as...

THE WAY THINGS ARE After getting into and out of Suits, I was happy to find on Netflix an actor I like, Nathan Fillion, and his female co-workers in The Rookie. I like stories about the law, crime and court cases argued with twists and turns. Suits eventually lost me....

An Iranian national believed be linked to a terrorist group targeting Israeli interests is to be deported, after his appeal was rejected at an administrative court. Police on Wednesday could not specify if he was linked to a foiled terrorist attack which emerged in December. The court decision identifies the...

Everyone is looking to get rich quick, and memecoins provide the perfect avenue for this endeavor. Crypto is naturally volatile, but meme projects amp this up to the maximum, and in just a few weeks, an investor can turn four figures into six. Now becoming increasingly ingrained in the on-chain...

Efforts to transform Cyprus into an innovation-led economy resulted in a partnership combining technology and sports Cypriot football club Pafos FC is poised to revolutionise the way its players train and perform on the field by partnering with i-BrainTech, a sports technology company specialising in athletic brain training. It should...

A total of 64 kilograms of meat smuggled from the Republic was found and seized by police in the north on Tuesday night. The meat was found in a house in the village of Yerolakkos with the house’s owner, a 63-year-old man, who was arrested. Police investigation into the matter...

–Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump drew outrage from the White House, Democrats and leaders of Jewish groups for saying Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats hate their religion and Israel. “Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion, they hate everything about Israel and they should be ashamed of themselves,” said Trump,...

Cyprus’ Construction Materials Index experienced a decrease of 2.23 per cent during the first two months of 2024, when compared to the same bimonthly period from the previous year, reflecting a moderation in material prices within the construction sector. According to a report released on Wednesday by the Cyprus Statistical...

The Commissioner for State Aid Control Stella Michaelides on Wedneday published her decision on a scheme for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs), titled “Circular Economy Project in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”, according to which the total amount for aid granted has been set at €400,000. At the same...

Federal Reserve officials left their policy meeting in late January in search of “greater confidence” that inflation was on a sustainable downward path, a notably squishy standard they set for determining when the US central bank might start cutting interest rates. Instead, they’ve have been buffeted by services prices roaring...

A lieutenant colonel from the ‘TRNC security forces command’ was arrested in connection with the ongoing “fake diploma scandal”, it emerged on Wednesday. The lieutenant colonel appeared in court on Wednesday morning and was remanded in custody for two days, with the Turkish Cypriot police believing the doctorate he obtained...

A total of 7,500 new voters have been registered for the forthcoming elections in June, Electoral Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he explained that a total of 569,086 people are currently registered to vote in Cyprus, of whom 557,578 are on...

The electricity authority (EAC) were handed a €28,000 fine on Wednesday following the conclusion of investigations into the death of a worker in 2018. The fine relates to the death of 42-year-old father of three Georgios Georgiou, who fell four metres to his death from an elevated work platform, also...

Paphos police arrested a 43-year-old man on Wednesday suspected of breaking into a warehouse in Kissonerga and stealing tools worth thousands of euros. The arrest follows reports by a local resident of two separate break-ins, with tools valued at a total of €3,500 stolen. Assistant police director Michalis Nikolaou said...

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man, after he presented a fraudulent credit card at a restaurant, police said on Wednesday. The man was arrested on Tuesday, when a 44-year-old restaurant owner said that the man refused to pay his bill with cash after it emerged, he had used a...

A regular visitor from Sweden has been honoured with the title of ‘Tourism Ambassador of Ayia Napa’, in recognition of his 25th visit to the popular Cypriot resort town. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Municipality of Ayia Napa, the honoree is Nils Ove Hallin, who has...

Fans gave Simona Halep a warm welcome back to tennis at the Miami Open on Tuesday in her first match back from a doping suspension but the Romanian received a frostier reception from former world number one Caroline Wozniacki. There were plenty of cheers and chants of “Si-Mon-ah. Si-Mon-Ah” from excited flag-waving...

Restoration works at the historical Arif Bey aqueduct near the village of Afania have been completed, the Turkish Cypriot co-chairman of the Bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage Ali Tuncay said on Wednesday. In a post on Facebook, Tuncay explained that while the exact date of the aqueduct’s construction is...

Prior to his departure for Belgium on Wednesday, President Nikos Christodoulides has reiterated “Cyprus’ strong backing for the new enhanced strategic partnership between the EU and Egypt”. In an interview with Egyptian news outlet Al-Ahram, Christodoulides stressed Cyprus’ commitment to honour the recently signed Strategic Partnership Agreement between Egypt and...

Police seized a total of 4,000 litres of fuel which had been illegally transported from the north in the back of a van, it emerged on Wednesday. Having seen the van travelling from the north into the Republic, police performed a roadside search, uncovering a second fuel tank inside the...

Following a major refurbishment last year, Firis has reopened in the centre of Konia just outside Paphos. Unless somebody directed you there, it would be hard to find, and it was certainly not on my radar until a friend’s recommendation. The large open-plan building is beautifully designed to represent both...

Cyprus has fallen four places to 50th in this year’s annual World Happiness Report, which was released on Wednesday. The report includes data from 143 countries across the globe, with Cyprus having fallen in the rankings for a second successive year, having ranked as high as 41st place two years...