Новости за 19.01.2020

Liverpool moved 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 14th-minute Virgil van Dijk header and a stoppage-time strike from Mohamed Salah gave them a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. Juergen Klopp’s side, chasing their first league title in 30 years, also...

The risk of an accident leading to a hot incident is increasing By Charles Ellinas Despite 2020 starting with some positive developments, the East Med is a region in turmoil. Turkey is determined to make its presence felt through unsustainable claims, aggression and intimidation. The latest is the Turkey-Libya agreement....

The steady improvement of relations between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia was underlined during a meeting on Sunday in Riyadh between Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and his counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. An announcement from the foreign ministry said the two ministers discussed bilateral relations. They also discussed ways...

Foreign powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday to shore up a shaky ceasefire in Libya, but the meeting was overshadowed by blockades of oilfields by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar that could cripple the country’s crude production. Haftar, whose self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) is bearing...

The contentious debate over constructing high-rise buildings in Paphos has been reignited, as a Cyprus-based architect’s firm released one of their latest tower designs to the public. Their initial design is for a 22-floor multi-storey, and if ever given the go ahead – at present most unlikely – it would...

By Gina Agapiou A stolen sports car united Cypriots from both sides of the divide this week in a quest to find the yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and identify the thieves. A young man ‘Marios’ (not his real name) had his pricey sports car stolen on Tuesday night by three...

Lebanese first responders treated more than 330 people for injuries during several hours of clashes between security forces and protesters that rocked central Beirut on Saturday night. It was the highest toll on the most violent night since largely peaceful protests erupted across Lebanon in October. As the country sinks...

Energean’s proposal to supply gas to the Cyprus through a pipeline from Israel remains in force, the company said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Energean has received letters from the Energy Regulatory Authority of Cyprus (Cera) regarding the evaluation of applications submitted by the company for...

By Niki Charalambous Nearly 5,000 trees have been planted in Nicosia in the last six months after a citizen’s group launched a project to combat climate change and make the capital greener, inspiring people across Cyprus to follow suit. Islandwide, a little under 100,000 trees have been planted in the...

By Nicholas Karides Last month the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm bestowed its international award, the Nobel Prize, on economists, physicists and chemists in recognition of academic, cultural and scientific advances. Next month at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences...

By Mark Gleeson England were seven wickets away from winning the third test on Sunday after reducing South Africa to 44 for three in their follow-on on the fourth day, still trailing by 246 runs. Rain delayed England’s bid for a 2-1 series lead but they managed four wickets, for...

Police on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old footballer in connection with investigations into two matches that saw unusual betting activity, the force said on Twitter. The police have received five reports from the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) regarding suspect games and have said they are determined to stamp out the phenomenon....

By Huizhong Wu and Sophie Yu China will step up efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays as a rise in confirmed cases fanned fears the virus could spread to other countries. The National Health Commission said on Sunday departments should work...

A 51-year-old man was found by police on Saturday evening to have been drink driving, when a breathalyser test showed he was almost 12 times over the limit, police said on Sunday. Chief of Larnaca traffic police Haris Hadjiyiasemi said the man from Rumania, a resident of Dromolaxia, where he...

The poor air quality which left players fighting for breath at Melbourne Park last week, and the extreme heat which disrupted the tournament in the past, will become the new norm if sports do not do more to address climate change, a report released on Monday said. The Australian Open,...

Ways to create a safe environment for all concerned were discussed on Sunday during a meeting between chairman of the Cyprus Football Association George Koumas and the referees’ association. The meeting followed a decision by the CFA to call off all league matches this weekend after referees announced on Friday...

Olive branches were thrown into the sea on Sunday by Greek and Turkish Cypriots who wanted to send a message of peace. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, representative of the group Tryfonas Tryfonos said the event under the name Citizens Initiative for Peace was organised in Paphos to send...

By Cleopatra Kitti There can’t be many women in Cyprus who don’t feel a deep sense of unease about the case of the British teenager sentenced last week for supposedly lying about being gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists in the resort town of Ayia Napa. The investigation of...

Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, has accused his daughter of “cheapening” the British royal family, in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace said Prince Harry and his wife would no longer be working members of the monarchy. The palace announced on Saturday that the couple would...

The main road from Paphos to Polis Chrysochous has reopened following its closure earlier this month when some of it collapsed. According to the police, after intense work by the Department of Public Works the road is now open. In a Facebook post, Minister of Transport Yiannis Karousos, referred to...

A car fire in Larnaca on Sunday morning that caused extensive damages to the vehicle was arson, police said. At around 5.45 on Sunday morning a fire broke out in a car parked outside the home of its owner on Ali Tete street in the Turkish Cypriot quarter of Larnaca....

By Ulf Laessing and Humeyra Pamuk Countries at an international peace summit for Libya struggled on Sunday to draw eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar back into diplomacy, days after he quit talks and his allies shut down more than half of Libya’s oil output. Haftar, whose forces are bearing down...

By Christos Panayiotides The other day I met a friend whom in previous years I would have called a nationalist. I directly posed the question: Is Turkey a beast? I was honestly surprised by his response, which was the one I would have provided but not the one I was...

By Alper Ali Riza As US president you are not supposed to blackmail foreign powers that unless they dig up dirt on your political opponents back home you will withhold military assistance. And if Congress decides to investigate whether you have engaged in such nefarious activities you must not obstruct...

Court case seeks restitution for losses out of the public purse By Elias Hazou A little-reported-on filing to the administrative court made by a former supreme court judge, no less, may potentially force the state to either shell out billions in restitution to Greek Cypriot refugees for loss of use...