Новости за 09.02.2020

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not an ‘Islamist’, in the extreme sense of the word. He doesn’t wear a suicide vest, he doesn’t behead people, he doesn’t even go around holding one finger up in the air to signify his hatred of those who fail to acknowledge the One...

A veteran five-piece funky blues band from Greece will be on the island next week for two shows that are sure to thrill blues enthusiasts. Blues Cargo with their funk, R&B and jazz colourings are set to deliver foot-stomping performances on Friday at Limassol’s Ravens Music Hall and Saturday at...

This week the Soloneion bookshop hosted a musical event on its premises for the first time, one of the many changes the shop has undergone over the years. On Friday and Saturday, the shop presented the musical gathering “Cyprus-Crete-Ireland: islands and movement”. It is just one sign of the many...

Here are the latest developments in the new coronavirus outbreak: * China raised the death toll to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic, as authorities made plans for millions of people to return to work on Monday after an extended Lunar New Year break....

By Alper Ali Riza Dr Li Wenliang, the Chinese medical doctor who warned friends and family on social media of the latest outbreak of coronavirus flu in Wuhan City in China and was detained and reprimanded for spreading rumours, died of overexposure to the virus last Thursday. He died a...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Sunday that people in the north did not support annexation by Turkey and said the slogan that ‘Cyprus is Turkish’ belonged in the past. In a written statement hours after his spokesman Baris Burcu issued a statement in his defence following calls for...

A new yellow alert was issued by the met office on Sunday, warning of extremely low temperatures. The alert comes into force from 11pm Sunday until 8am Monday. The lowest temperature, -10C is expected on the highest Troodos peaks. Inland temperatures will drop to around zero and between 1C and...

By George Koumoullis ON January 30 Turkey’s foreign ministry issued an announcement proposing the suspension of all energy-related activities in the seas around Cyprus until the settlement of the Cyprus problem. In other words, Turkey proposed a moratorium until June to create a more favourable climate for the negotiations due...

Cyprus’ energy strategy is being pursued as planned, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. He also said that it was good will without preconditions that would dictate whether there would be a new  dialogue for a Cyprus solution. Following a mass to celebrate Feast Day of St Maron in Nicosia,...

Negotiations at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in the summer of 2017 brought both sides in Cyprus to the brink of a settlement, according to former Assistant UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman. At the same time, he said, whether for the Greek Cypriots it be Turkey and Cyprus’...

Meet Kokos, the feathered survivor who has old Nicosians crowing with delight By Nick Theodoulou KOKOS the bicommunal cockerel has brought new life into a sleepy corner of Nicosia’s old town and amassed a flock of supporters. The curious case of Kokos is thought to have sprung up about a year ago when he...

Turkey has purchased a third drillship, Sertao, according to reports on Sunday. Two of Ankara’s drillships, Yavuz and Fatih are currently operating in and around Cyprus. According to CNA, Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) acquired the Sertao at auction in Britain for $37.5 million. The drill was built in South Korea...

A British man has tested positive for coronavirus in Mallorca, the second case of the fast-spreading new virus to be confirmed in Spain, the Spanish National Centre for Microbiology said on Sunday. The patient is one of four members of a British family taken into observation in Mallorca on Friday...

US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Francis Fannon has warned that everyone in the region will lose if the conflict over who will control the biggest share of the hydrocarbons pie continues. Fannon, who was in Cyprus earlier in the week, in an interview with Kathimerini on Sunday,...

Last Thursday’s TV clash between Disy leader Averof Neophytou and Akel general-secretary Andros Kyprianou, has triggered a new ongoing confrontation between President Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the main opposition party. Both the president and his spokesman have denied the allegation raised by a journalist during the TV debate,...

Unilateral Israeli steps to annex West Bank land would endanger U.S. support for such plans, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday Israel had begun drawing up maps for annexing land in the West Bank, which Palestinians seek for a...

US pop star Meghan Trainor has come a long way from her breakout single All About That Bass in 2014. As she releases her hotly-anticipated third album Treat Myself, Lucy Mapstone speaks to the singer-songwriter about what to expect from her latest offering, how she’s changed since shooting to fame...

This year, bids are bids are expected to be launched for a slew of projects in the Paphos area, Transport and Public Works Minister Yiannis Karousos announced. The minister was speaking at the annual dinner of construction contractors in Paphos late Saturday where he mentioned the construction of the roundabout...

Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey’s provocations in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone will be discussed during a meeting Defence Minister, Savvas Angelides, will hold with his Israeli counterpart, Naftali Bennett, in Tel Aviv. Angelides, who travels to Israel on Monday, will also discuss with Bennett ways to further enhance...

The treasury is preparing reaction scenarios should the Supreme Court uphold the ruling of the Administrative Court on the unconstitutionality of cuts in salaries and pensions of civil servants and the public sector at the time of the financial crisis, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides was quoted as saying on Sunday....

A 48-year-old man was arrested late on Saturday after allegedly assaulting a doctor at Paphos A&E while drunk, police said on Sunday. They said an emergency call was received around 8pm on Saturday night and an ambulance was sent to the coastal road in Kato Paphos to transport a man...

All roads to Troodos except Prodromos-Troodos have now been opened to traffic, police said. Due to heavy frost, all roads to Troodos had been closed to traffic from early morning until around 11.30am, when police announced most were now open. Also the following roads are still only open to 4X4...

Nicosia police arrested a 23-year-old man for possessing child pornography on Saturday, authorities said. According to police, officers from the cybercrime unit received a tip from Europol and conducted an investigation at the 23-year-old’s home, after receiving a court-ordered warrant. Police said their information showed the 23-year-old uploaded files depicting...

Mazda this week celebrated its 100th anniversary with a ceremony at its Hiroshima headquarters that starts a year of events during which the company will remember its past and look to the future. And with a history in Europe that spans more than half-century, the celebrations will continue at the...

As car security systems become increasingly sophisticated, thieves are targeting car parts instead, including alloy wheels. One method to deter wheel thieves is to use locking nuts, one on each wheel, which require a special adapter, or key, to loosen. But even these are vulnerable, leading Ford engineers to harness...