Новости за 26.03.2024

Minister of Interior Constantinos Ioannou, in a written statement on Tuesday said the country’s immigration policy had received recognition and praise, showing it was on the right track. Referring to recent comments by vice-president of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, during his visit to the island last week, Ioannou said...

Students at Tepak have developed an app to help foreign drivers adjust to driving in Cyprus. The simulation is designed to enable tourists and others to get used to driving on the left-hand side of the road prior to their arrival and incorporates “game-like” elements, according to its creators. “Do...

From tragic to comic, leading ballet dancers will play them all. SARA DOUEDARI meets the Principal Dancer of the Vienna State Ballet, who has journeyed from an island more often celebrated for its historical sites than its ballet traditions Born in Nicosia, a place where ballet opportunities are limited, Ioanna...

Estonian President Alar Karis is embarking on an official visit to Cyprus from Tuesday for three days. He will commence his visit with an official welcome ceremony at the presidential palace, followed by a private meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. Both leaders will then make statements to the media about...

Police in Limassol were investigating the circumstances which led to a 12-year-old taking the family car for a joy ride and crashing it. According to the police, the incident happened on Monday in Limassol, after the boy took his father’s car around 10.30am and crashed it into a telecommunications authority...

An application to construct a photovoltaic (PV) park in a reforestation area has been rejected it emerged on Tuesday, in a case which is expected to set a precedent for others of similar nature.  The rejection of the application for the particular PV park in Maroni, in the Larnaca district, was...

QuickPay is constantly evolving and becoming even easier to use as it adapts to the daily needs and wants of existing and new Bank of Cyprus customers. Now, a new feature called “Split the Bill” has been added to the smart services. Users can share the amount of their joint...

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was on Tuesday given a chance to continue his fight against extradition to the United States after the High Court in London said the U.S. needed to provide more assurances. U.S. prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial on 18 counts, all bar one under...

President of the federation of leisure centre owners (Osika) Fytos Thrasyvoulou on Tuesday said that restaurants and bars in Cyprus were teeming with customers during both three-day weekends, encompassing Green Monday and March 25. He noted that, all over Cyprus, hospitality venues were about 80-90 per cent full. Even more...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said that the green taxation will begin by the end of 2024, addressing what he described as “a misconception” that it would start on April 1. “Because people are under the impression that the green taxation will start on April 1, I want to confirm...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that announcements will made later in the day over further Cyprus-US cooperation on sanctions, following more sanctions issued on the matter a day ago. Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting, the president said that new sanctions were imposed by the US on Monday, adding...

Police on Tuesday determined that a double-cab vehicle was destroyed by a fire outside of a petrol station in Parekklisia in an act of arson. The fire was put out and examinations carried out revealed that it was started maliciously. Police located the owner of the vehicle who said that...

Israel accused Hamas on Tuesday of posing “delusional” demands in indirect negotiations on a Gaza truce, saying in a statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office that these showed the Palestinian militants were not interested in a deal. In the Qatari- and Egyptian-mediated talks, Hamas has sought to parlay any ceasefire...

The individual circumstances of member states should be considered when working towards EU climate goals, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Monday. She was attending the European Union’s Environment Council, which brought together environment ministers to discuss a number of issues intersecting with the EU’s 2040 climate target. Ministers held...

Baltimore‘s 1.6-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and vehicles plunged into the river early on Tuesday after a ship collided into a support pylon, officials said, and rescuers were searching the water for survivors. A live video posted on YouTube showed the ship ploughing into the bridge in darkness. The headlights of vehicles could be seen...

Officials from the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police’s specialist anti-bird trapping unit said on Tuesday that more resources have been dedicated to combating the issue than ever before. Members of the Community Action Team (CAT) revealed that during the poaching season affecting songbirds and thrushes, police officials boosted their numbers,...

The State of Israel must immediately comply with the UN security council resolution, which demands an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Akel said on Tuesday. The party submitted a draft resolution to parliament following the UNSC resolution on Monday, saying “[the] Christodoulides government and a majority of the Parliament...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday stressed the necessity to fully commit to the United Nations Charter after his meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Murat Nurtleu in Astana, adding that a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem proposed by the Turkish Cypriot leadership “cannot be accepted.” He also thanked Kazakhstan...

The British Council proudly hosted the Partners in Excellence: Annual Awards for Loyalty Programme Achievements event at Pavilion Hall in Nicosia on March 20, 2024. This prestigious occasion, dedicated to honouring and celebrating the exceptional accomplishments of our esteemed exam partners, saw an impressive turnout with more than 100 people...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) imposed a number of fines for a variety of violations during March, pertaining to two entities, worth a total of €76,500, spread across three distinct decision announcements. Firstly, the commission announced that it decided to impose an administrative fine totalling €25,000 on Treefund...

Police have launched an intense clampdown on organised crime, the force’s spokesman Christos Andreou confirmed on Tuesday, following reports in local media. For a period of 60 days, police will step-up night patrols, with around 200 officers on motorised patrol late at night and into morning hours. A 16-page plan of...

By Richard Boxall The weekend’s cricket featured another 40-over win for Everest and a big win for the Lions in the Sri Lankan ‘derby’ match. Everest CC is the only club that has decided to play only in the 40 Over league and not the T20, and so far this...

In today’s episode, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has some thoughts that could pave the way for the resumption of Cyprus talks, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Elsewhere, the President also said that he is planning and discussing with the cabinet about new measures or extending measures in place already...

The next tournament in the Cyprus Sevens Championship will be held on Saturday 30 March at Happy Valley, Episkopi. For security reasons, all spectators must pre-register and bring valid ID to gain entry. The deadline for registration is 15:00 on Wednesday 27 March. It’s set to be another epic day...

By Simon Demetriou Why does art matter? “If you don’t know about object-oriented ontology, I’m not sure you can have a conversation about contemporary art,” says one gallerist early on in Bianca Bosker’s account of her immersion in the New York art world. Well, that rules me out. And, I...