Новости за 03.01.2020

U.S. authorities and major cities saw no imminent threats on Friday from potential Iranian retaliation over a U.S. air strike that killed Tehran’s most prominent military commander, but New York’s mayor said his city was bracing for an attack like never before. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the...

The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region, the Pentagon said on Friday. Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani,...

A demonstration is being organised outside the Famagusta district court on Tuesday in support of a British teen being sentenced for public mischief, after alleging she was gang-raped this past summer in Ayia Napa, the non-governmental organisation Kisa said on Friday. Kisa called on people to gather outside the court...

Afrobeat, psychedelia, Latin-flamenco and spiritual jazz aren’t music genres the island gets to hear very often and it’s exactly these type of tunes that DJ Vanesha likes to showcase. Though fairly fresh on the local DJ scene and in her early twenties, Vanesha Pillay has already played at some of...

Italy’s far-right League leader Matteo Salvini, looking to avoid trial for alleged kidnapping, has defended his decision to detain migrants on a coastguard boat last July, saying the move had been backed by the whole government. Salvini was interior minister at the time and had pledged to curtail mass immigration...

The ministry of foreign affairs has issued guidance for Cypriot citizens in Australia, due to the raging bushfires, with the situation expected to worsen, as high temperatures and gale winds are forecast. The ministry said that some areas were in a state of emergency and evacuations continue. Citizens or visitors...

I hope the British Foreign Office do raise their concerns directly with the Cypriot authorities because everything but fairness happened. If she were a Cypriot girl, those Israeli boys would not have survived their night back at the hotel let alone a trip back home to Israel. But, because she...

Around 2,000 people donated blood over the holidays, it was announced on Friday. From December 20 to January 2, a total of 2,336 people offered to donate blood but only 1,996 passed the medical test. Registered blood donors reached 75,148 last year, the government announcement said, donating 63,948 units of...

One victim has died and several others have been wounded on Friday after a knife attack in Villejuif city near Paris, a mayor in the area, Vincent Jeanbrun, told France’s BFM TV. The attacker was shot dead by French police, according to BFM TV. The attack took place in a...

Real Madrid’s joint-record signing Eden Hazard has no chance of returning from his ankle injury in time for the revamped Spanish Super Cup, coach Zinedine Zidane has said. “He is 100% ruled out of the Super Cup, when we get back (from Saudi Arabia) we hope we’ll be able to...

The EastMed pipeline accord has positive and negative aspects, said Nicos Rolandis, who served both as minister of commerce, industry and tourism and minister for foreign affairs in the past. Rolandis, who was the pioneer who initiated efforts and pursued strongly the issue of the offshore oil and gas reserves...

Transport minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday told trade unions representing workers of the Larnaca bus company Zenon they will be paid their December salaries, thus avoiding an indefinite strike they had called to start on Wednesday. Workers said if they were paid by Tuesday the strike will be called off....

The problem is that the patients are currently demanding test referrals from their personal doctor – and the doctors are sanctioning them regardless of medical need rather than refuse them. Refusing tests would risk the patient exercising the option to select a different personal doctor (subject to minimum period) and thereby reduce the doctor’s...

Severe weather conditions in the Troodos region have made nature trails in the mountains dangerous, the forestry department announced on Friday. The department called on people not to use them at the moment as landslides and snowfall in the Troodos region have made them hazardous and could possibly cause disorientation...

An employment tribunal has ruled that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and is therefore protected by law. Jordi Casamitjana said he was sacked by the League Against Cruel Sports after raising concerns that its pension fund was being invested into companies involved in animal testing. He claims he was unfairly...

The planned construction of the EastMed pipeline “is a response to Turkish challenges in the area,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday. In an interview with ERT, he said Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan “is an unpredictable leader with an agenda that goes beyond the aspirations of leaders who would...

A 50-year-old woman from Larnaca was remanded for two days on Friday on suspicion of stealing €5,000 under false pretenses. According to police, the suspect visited a bank and managed to withdraw €5,000 from a bank account she was not the holder of. The bank tellers later realised the mistake...

Dangerous times for our region as a whole. Whatever Erdogan touches or approaches turns into devil’s spoils. In spite of Turkeys great and commanding efforts of accepting such a great number of Syrian refuges whereby Turkey and its people should have been thanked every minute, this miserable warmongering Erdogan has...

2020 is finally here and by now, most people have their New Year resolutions all jotted down, but is that practice a thing of the past? An upcoming event teaches how to achieve your goals and manifest your dreams, not just by merely writing them down but by creating a...

The Limassol municipality is taking emergency measures to address the problems created by torrential rains on Thursday and Friday, especially in the centre of the town, with Limassol Mayor Nicos Nicolaides visiting the areas most affected by the floods on Friday morning. “We are constantly taking emergency measures, interventions. One...

A Turkish private jet operator said on Friday that ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used two of its planes illegally in his escape from Japan, with an employee falsifying lease records to exclude his name from the documents. MNG Jet said it had filed a criminal complaint over the incident, a day after...

Artifacts from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine period were found during the first archaeological survey by Graz University in Amargeti, Paphos, the department of antiquities announced on Friday. The first campaign focused on a general analysis of the cultural landscape of Amargeti as well as on intensive field walking...

Attractive package includes tax free salary, free shared accommodation in Dubai and other benefits Nicosia, 3 January 2020: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is looking for Cypriot candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team. The Dubai-based airline is holding a Cabin Crew recruitment Open Day in Nicosia on...

Measures have been set in place to ensure the safety of visitors to Asprokremmos and Yermasoyia dams as they are both set to overflow. According to the police and the Water Development Department the road above the Asprokremmos dam has been closed since Thursday and will remain so for as...

Former supreme court president Demetrios Hadjihambis is making a claim for loss of use of his property in the north, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. He appealed on December 31 to the administrative court to claim damages for loss of use of the property he owns in Ayios...