Новости за 07.02.2020

French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist militants in Mali in three separate operations on Thursday and Friday targeting al Qaeda and Islamic State-linked groups, France’s armed forces said. France, the former colonial power in a number of West African countries, has about 4,500 soldiers in the region in its...

Parliament on Friday narrowly voted in favour of a €60 million government guarantee to a private company overseeing the building of a 50MW solar power farm. The project is funded by the European Investment Bank under the NER300 plan which pushes for greater renewable energy production. Akel MP Stefanos Stefanou...

A school headmaster who reportedly claimed that the Soviet Union also played a role in the Holocaust prompted the Russian ambassador to storm out of a Holocaust remembrance event earlier this week, Politis reported on Friday. The headmaster in question is Loizos Sepos who last September courted controversy when he...

The police are searching for 28-year-old Alexis Mouzourides in connection with the suspected abduction of a 19-year-old woman and her 10-month-old baby, authorities announced on Friday evening. Police confirmed that a possible abduction case is ongoing in Limassol after a man forcibly entered a car with a 19-year-old woman and...

A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by Democratic lawmakers alleging President Donald Trump’s overseas business dealings violate the U.S. Constitution’s anti-corruption “emoluments” clauses. Reversing a lower court judge, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said a group of more than...

It’s a bit of a strange time of year, the post-Christmas blues have worn off but the events scene is in a bit of a limbo until the carnival festivities pick up. But, there are still several parties and live music performances going on this weekend to let loose. Coming...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday rubbished suggestions he favoured partition of the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), questioning who stood to gain from revisiting such an “unfounded claim”. The issue emerged during Thursday’s TV debate between the leaders of ruling Disy Averof Neophytou and main opposition Akel Andros Kyprianou. Kyprianou...

The president announced on Friday he wanted to create a new deputy sports ministry, as part of a wider effort to tackle corruption in Cypriot football. President Nicos Anastasiades chaired a meeting on Friday morning to address the ongoing match fixing scandal. His proposal to create the new institution –...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) said on Friday that it feared increases in charges at Limassol port will erode the competitiveness of the shipping industry. According to the CCCI the charges, valid from February 1, are “arbitrary and excessive”. “Management companies in the Limassol port have imposed...

Pep Guardiola poured cold water on the idea of Manchester City signing Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in the close season on Friday, saying he would prefer the Argentine forward to finish his career at the Spanish club. Messi has been linked with a move away from the Camp Nou at the...

Parliament on Friday upheld a presidential veto and amended a law allowing phone tapping affording authorities a vital weapon in crime fighting, which police had been demanding for years. “All the sides compromised, and we arrived at a result,” Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said afterwards, welcoming parliament’s decision. “This law...

The House plenary session on Friday approved the creation of a deputy ministry for research, innovation and digital strategy, to be launched on March 1. “In recent years, Cyprus has taken very important steps in research and innovation and several policies and programmes have been implemented by the government to...

Kleftiko and Cypriot melodies or ‘voices’ are among six new registrations included on the list of national  announced by Unesco and the cultural services of the education and culture ministry on Friday. The six new items were chosen from a list of 201 applications submitted by stakeholders and communities. The...

By Prudence Wade 2019 put the climate emergency front and centre, and that’s likely to continue being the case. The news stories can be overwhelming, whether it’s seeing footage of the bushfires in Australia, or the World Bank predicting the Maldives could be completely submerged by 2100 due to rising...

International students at English-language universities face the issue of the language barrier. Communication and writing challenges can be difficult to overcome. In particular, many students find it complicated to compose an essay without having experience in writing in their non-native language. To develop more solid skills and be able to...

The defence ministry confirmed on Friday reports in French media that that it has purchased 240m euros worth of military equipment from France. The reports originated from the French newspaper La Tribune. An announcement from the defence ministry stated that the procurement of arms is simply part of upgrading the...

Former Larnaca mayor Andreas Louroudjiatis, three state officials and a private company were found guilty of corruption on Friday in relation to the operation of two waste management plants in Larnaca and Paphos. Two other defendants and a company were acquitted. The court adjourned for February 14 when the state...

When scientist Peter Soroye first saw the figures showing estimated bumblebee populations in North America had fallen by nearly 50% in a single generation, he thought it must be a typo. He checked the numbers – the result of a long-term analysis of bumblebee populations published in the journal Science...

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants his next fight to be in London in June and Tottenham Hotspur’s 62,000-seater stadium is the most likely venue, promoter Eddie Hearn said. Briton Joshua, 30, defeated Mexican-American Andy Ruiz Jr in a December rematch in Saudi Arabia to win back his IBF, WBA,...

Nicosia Municipality said Friday it has stopped work to shore up a dilapidated building at Paphos Gate after its crews were repeatedly harassed by Turkish troops. Work to support the crumbling building, which housed the iconic Spitfire coffeeshop, had started earlier this week under the supervision of UN peacekeepers. “Unfortunately,...

Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air will launch flights from Larnaca to Yerevan on June 1, Armenian state news agency Armen Press announced on Friday. The flights to and from Zvartnots airport will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. While the new route offers a new summer destination to...

Cyprus is ranked fifth in the EU when it comes to differences in pensions between men and women, a Eurostat report revealed on Friday. In 2018 women in the EU aged over 65 received a pension that was on average 30 per cent lower than that of men, while in...

A passenger plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing at the Russian-controlled Hmeimim Air Base in Syria on Thursday to avoid coming under fire from Syrian air defences, Russia said on Friday. The Syrian forces were responding to Israeli strikes on targets in Syria, Defence...

Archbishiop Chrysostomos has returned from the USA where he underwent cancer treatment, it was announced on Friday. The Church primate returned late on Thursday and was visited at the archbishopric on Friday by well-wishers. Chrysostomos travelled to the US on January 27 to undergo specialised treatment following the completion of...

By Tracy Roth-Rotsas The Grillhouse Projekt on Limassol’s Makarios Avenue is small but the owners make brilliant use of the space, their inventiveness allowing seating for well over what you would expect should fit or could fit inside. Directly opposite the entrance is a large open kitchen, from which delicious...