Новости за 22.01.2020

WORLD renowned composer Marios Elia is working on an oratorio dedicated to the mothers of missing persons which will premiere on July 20 at the Presidential Palace during the annual event to mark the anniversary of the Turkish invasion. The piece, ‘Ponemenes Panayies’ (Weeping Madonnas), was commissioned by the government....

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday has announced it would cut all funding to five second division clubs in connection with the Uefa notices on suspicious betting activity concerning some of their fixtures. Following a decision by CFA’s sports judge Aristotelis Vryonides, clubs Ermis Aradippou, Digenis Morphou, Onisilos Sotiras,...

The transport ministry on Wednesday announced that the cost for the construction of the new parliament building and the archaeological park nearby will reach €95 million. The estimated amount covers all studies and project supervision, the construction of the new building and the archaeology park and maintenance for 10 years....

The government on Wednesday essentially confirmed a media report suggesting Turkey had somehow obtained studies carried out by Italian energy firm ENI prior to drilling for natural gas in an offshore field off Cyprus’ south coast. In an interview with Greek state broadcaster ERT, government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said the...

Cyprus Cup Round of 16 results on Wednesday: First Leg: Apollon 1-0 Apoel Second Leg: Karmiotissa 0-1 AEK Aggregate 0-4 Doxa 1-1 E.N Paralimni Aggregate: 3-1

Two long-awaited bills – one on phone tapping, the other making it easier for landlords to evict tenants – will be tabled to the House plenum this week, MPs said on Wednesday. Both bills were supposed to be tabled last week but were sent back to the House legal affairs...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday highlighted his country’s close relations with Cyprus, pointing out how it had hosted thousands of Jews after the Second World War and how it is now Israel’s favourite holiday destination. Speaking after their meeting in Jerusalem, the two presidents stressed the close relations between...

At least eight people have been killed as Storm Gloria has rampaged across eastern Spain, unleashing winds of up to 144 kmh (90 mph) and waves up to 13.5 metres (44 feet) high, officials said on Wednesday. Three people remained missing four days after Gloria began pummelling the region with torrential...

The UN High Commission for Refugees on Wednesday called on the authorities to effectively address the shortcomings of the state support system for refugee women following the murder of a Syrian woman this week. She had been identified by the organisation as a potential victim of domestic violence when she...

A 55-year-old woman from Paphos locked herself in her house on Wednesday afternoon for several hours with her eight-year-old son and daughter refusing to let the social welfare service take the children. The social welfare services have custody of the two children. After several hours of refusing to let her...

The British Council is marking its 80th anniversary with a series of events this year, it announced on Wednesday. The organisation, which has been working with Cyprus since 1940, will mark the anniversary with events celebrating cultural relations and exchange between the UK and Cyprus, and the collaborative role the...

A recently discovered painting by British artist LS Lowry has sold for more than £2.6 million after 70 years in the hands of one of the pioneers of DNA research. The Mill, Pendlebury depicts an industrial landscape in the north west of England and was painted by Lowry in 1943....

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou met with state health services (Okypy) representatives at the Limassol general hospital on Wednesday morning to discuss the issue of overcrowding in public hospitals in Limassol and Paphos. Ioannou said he was aware of the current overcrowding and challenges faced by hospitals and patients, adding that the meeting...

By Georgia Humphreys It’s a cliche we know all too well; you feel a bit restless, and decide you’re in need of a new look. So, you book a hairdresser’s appointment. That’s how, after a few years of being a brunette (my natural hair colour), I ended up trying out...

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister dismissed allegations that the crown prince may have been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos as “absurd” on Wednesday, seeking to head off a dispute that could damage the kingdom’s reputation. Cybersecurity experts hired by Bezos, the world’s richest man,...

Order of play on the main showcourts on the fourth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (play begins at 0000 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): ROD LAVER ARENA Garbine Muguruza (Spain) v Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia) Laura Siegemund (Germany) v 2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) Not before 0300 GMT Egor Gerasimov...

Highlights of the third day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday (times AEST; GMT+11): 2230 FEDERER COASTS INTO THIRD ROUND Third seed Roger Federer, chasing a record-extending 21st Grand Slam title, has reached the third round at Melbourne Park for the 21st...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday the information he was seeking from the ombudswoman was not available through her publicly available reports and he was waiting to see whether Maria Stylianou-Lottidou would submit it to parliament, as per its request. The two independent state institutions have been engaged in a...

Cyprus’ trade deficit recorded an increase during the first ten months of 2019, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Wednesday show. In particular, for the period spanning from last January to October, the total imports amounted to €6,866.3 million, compared to €7,367.2 million recorded throughout the same months...

Third seed Roger Federer hit winners at will in an imperious display as he cantered into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-4 6-1 thumping of Serb Filip Krajinovic on Wednesday. Starting his second-round match at around 2100 local time on Rod Laver Arena, the six-time...

Paphos police arrested a man after he reportedly assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest early on Wednesday. According to police, officers found the 44-year-old Paphos resident behaving suspiciously at 1.40am in Archbishop Makarios avenue in Mesa Chorio. The man, who appeared to be drunk, spat at police officers and...

On Wednesday the weather will be mostly clear, with temperatures rising to 15C in most areas, and around 4C in the mountains. Nights will remain chilly, as temperatures are expected to drop to 5C inland, 7C in coastal areas and -3 in Troodos, where snow has reached a depth of...

A fireball was sighted flying across the sky over Cyprus late on Tuesday night, the Cyprus Astronomy Organisation (CAO) reported on Wednesday. They are currently ruling out a meteorite, but say it could be a meteoroid, pieces of stone-like or metal-like debris which travel in outer space. The light from...

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou I watched The Kominsky Method on Netflix, starring Michael Douglas as a thrice married acting coach and Alan Arkin as a recently widowed agent in the same professional sphere. Both run into old flames that reignite emotions from the past. Douglas is...

The government on Wednesday essentially adopted a media report suggesting Turkey had somehow obtained studies carried out by Italian energy firm ENI prior to drilling for natural gas in an offshore field off Cyprus’ south coast. In an interview with Greek state broadcaster ERT, government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said the...