Новости за 31.01.2020

Paphos municipality on Friday said reactions to the construction of a bar-restaurant on Sodap beach were unjustified, arguing that the project has all the necessary licenses. The announcement came after reactions from parties and organised groups against the construction of the facility. The Greens, Akel, the Chlorakas cultural environmental association...

Germany on Friday confirmed a seventh case of coronavirus, identifying the victim as a man who works at a company in Bavaria where five other workers had earlier tested positive. Earlier on Friday, authorities identified the sixth victim as the child of a male employee at the same company, car...

Archbishop Chrysostomos’ operation at the Carolina Medical Center in the US was a successful one, his doctors announced on Friday. The archbishop’s office cited Dr Dionisios Vrochides, who carried out the operation on Friday, as saying that all the cancer tissue was cauterised. The archbishop is expected to be discharged...

By Menna A. Farouk Egypt has detained a retired doctor after the death of a 12-year-old girl on whom he performed female genital mutilation (FGM) sparked anger among women’s rights activists. The victim’s parents and aunt took her to a private clinic where she underwent the illegal procedure, also known...

Drivers found to be driving under the influence of drugs, are found to be way over the alcohol limit or exceed by far the speed limit will have their licence taken away immediately, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Friday. He was speaking after a meeting of the road safety...

A Chinese man suspected of having the coronavirus has been hospitalised in Nicosia general, the ministry of health tweeted on Friday night. The man, of Chinese origin who is permanent resident of Cyprus, returned to the island in the last couple of days and was scanned at the airport and...

Dionysos Theatre’s new production The Woman In Black has recently opened in Nicosia. Based on the book of the same name, which was published in 1983 by English author Susan Hill, it will be on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the end of February. The book follows the story...

The Foreign Ministry on Friday said the country is fully prepared for Brexit and special care will be taken to safeguard the rights of British citizens in Cyprus, according to the withdrawal agreement. “Cyprus has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the UK”, the foreign ministry said in a statement, “and...

The education ministry will task a special committee to hand over the repatriated artworks from the north to their rightful owners, the ministry announced on Friday. The bi-communal technical committee was in charge of the exchange of 219 artworks and audio-visual material by Greek Cypriot artists left in Varosha since...

Famagusta district court on Friday fined a 52-year-old man €9,300 for illegally trapping 64 wild birds. The man, from Avgorou, Famagusta, was found guilty of poaching after 11 nets and two hunting bird sound machines were found in his possession on May 25, 2018. The defendant also had 64 wild...

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the start of the dialogue between the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and private hospitals will be signed on Monday, it was announced on Friday. The MoU will be signed after private hospitals’ association Pasin officially approved the deal with the government thus paving the...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticised Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations for not speaking out against the U.S. Middle East plan which he said endorsed the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands. Erdogan, who has positioned himself as a global champion for Muslim causes, said Arab nations’ stance...

Russian frigate Admiral Essen arrived in Limassol on Thursday and is scheduled to leave the port on Saturday afternoon. The Russian warship, based with the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol, is in Cyprus for refueling, Russian news agency Tass reported on Friday. “As part of the Russian navy’s operational mission...

Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday and said the infected people were Chinese citizens who had been quarantined. The two cases were discovered in different parts of the country, one in Tyumen region in west Siberia, the other in Russia’s Far East, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana...

Three new Mediterranean seals (monachus monachus) were born last year, boosting Cyprus’ seal population to 19, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Friday. The ministry said it was an “incredibly important event for our island as the births come for the first time in decades.” The three newborn seals are...

The leaders of the two communities will meet on Monday to be briefed about the best ways of cooperation to tackle the coronavirus, it was announced on Friday. According to a presidency announcement, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will meet at the Ledra Palace hotel on...

Dominic Thiem won the new-generation battle with Alex Zverev 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(4) to reach his first Australian Open final on Friday and set up the ultimate test against Melbourne Park maestro Novak Djokovic. In an enthralling semi-final featuring a rain interruption, a lighting failure and a plenty of drama...

The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday with a mixture of joy, anger and indifference, casting off into the unknown in one of the biggest blows yet to Europe’s attempt to forge unity from the ruins of World War Two. The EU’s most powerful leaders, German Chancellor Angela...

Berlin-based Palestinian artist Jumana Manna works primarily with film and sculpture. Her work explores how power is articulated through relationships, often focusing on the body and materiality in relation to narratives of nationalism and histories of place. Three of her films created between 2010 and 2013 will now be screened...

A total of 836 people were booked for various traffic offences during an eight-hour traffic campaign in the Larnaca district, it was reported on Friday. According to Larnaca traffic police chief Haris Hadjiyiasemi, the campaign, which was carried out on Wednesday, paid special attention to the five categories which are...

The citizenship application filed by the Saudi owner of jet used by President Nicos Anastasiades on various trips should have been rejected because it did not meet the criteria, the audit service said on Friday. Through the citizenship by investment scheme, the Saudi owner and 38 other individuals – family...

Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides has once again called on anyone who is in possession of useful information about corruption and bribery in Cypriot football to report to the authorities to help them investigate. Savvides also urged Omonia Nicosia’s president Stavros Papastavrou, who has been at the forefront of the latest...

Members of the cast of Paul Lambis’ full-length feature, 74, recently attended an informative meeting held at the Royal Apollonia Hotel in Limassol. The movie will feature an international cast from Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA and South Africa. Set against the backdrop of the 1974 Turkish...

By Lauren Taylor At the beginning of the new year, millions of us vow to get healthier and fitter, which will usually involve getting our heart rates up with some extra cardio, whether that’s running, walking, cycling or swimming. And this is excellent for boosting heart health, lowering blood pressure...

MarineFields Holding is a Cyprus based company led by industry experts and their mission is to provide instant data sharing between all connected actors. MarineFields won the SMART4SEA E-Navigation Award for its innovative platform Perseus. In an era of digitalization & connectivity MarineFields aims to provide one interface for instant data...