Новости за 21.02.2020

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have decided not to use the word “royal” in their branding after they start a new life in Canada. The decision follows weeks of talks between the couple and the British royal family about how they will present themselves to the world in...

A second suspect, serving five consecutive life sentences in the central prison for a 2012 shooting in Ayia Napa, was arrested and remanded on Friday suspected of being the mastermind in gangland shooting in the town last week. The shooting last Sunday, left four people critically injured and targeted local...

Police on Friday denied accusations made in daily Haravghi that they dragged their feet over a football corruption case that they were aware of as far back as 2016. Responding to the newspaper’s report, police said they had carried out their work at the time and investigated the case as...

Parliament on Friday postponed a vote on regulations increasing the number of state officials allowed to use a government car outside officer hours. The vote on the regulations was postponed at the request of ruling Disy. House finance committee chairman, Diko MP Angelos Votsis, said discussion of the regulations had...

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday, giving incentives to public-sector employees to apply for early retirement without any reduction in their benefits, negating the January 2013 law forcing them to take a reduction. The ruling Disy-backed bill was passed by 32 MPs, and applicants who qualify will...

European Union leaders appeared no closer on Friday to agreeing on the bloc’s long-term budget as poorer countries fought back in talks against “frugal” member states’ vow to rein in spending. Setting the seven-year budget is always a tug of war, but it is fiercer than ever this time because...

Roads to Troodos were closed on Friday evening due to snowfall, while heavy rain on the Limassol-Paphos motorway caused flooding in some spots, prompting police to issue a warning to drivers. Motorists are asked to drive at low speeds, keep a safe distance between other vehicles, and keep their headlights...

Archaeologists said on Friday they had discovered an ancient cenotaph that almost certainly commemorated the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, buried in the heart of the Italian capital. The small chamber containing a simple sarcophagus and round stone block was originally found at the start of the last century beneath the...

Former top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide and Cypriot EU Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides were among the speakers at an event Titled ‘Women in Diplomacy’ organised by the foreign ministry on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing declaration for women rights....

The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 US presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump‘s re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week. US intelligence officials told members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee in a classified...

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Friday warned that Turkey’s actions, but also those of some within the Turkish Cypriot community could have an impact on the EU funding they receive. He was referring to what President Nicos Anastasiades told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their meeting on...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal against a defamation by Conor O’Dwyer, a British man who has been involved in a lengthy court battle over a property he bought in the Famagusta district in 2005. O’Dwyer was also ordered to pay a €3,000 in legal fees. He had...

The United Nations warned on Friday fighting in north-west Syria could “end in a bloodbath” and it called again for a ceasefire, while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russian-led Syrian government offensive in the region. Syrian troops backed by Russian air power have been battling since December...

A Muslim convert has admitted plotting to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral in the name of the Islamic State terror group. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, was snared by undercover officers last year as she planned to plant two explosive devices in central London, one at the historic cathedral and one at...

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle docked on Friday morning in Limassol port. After its arrival, French Lieutenant Marc Aussedat, commander of the Task Force 473 of which the carrier is part said he was pleased with the hospitality in Cyprus, “which has always been a partner of the French...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is jailed in Britain fighting extradition to the United States for espionage and computer hacking, may seek asylum in France, his lawyer Eric Dupond-Moretti said on Friday. Dupond-Moretti told Europe 1 radio that Assange‘s legal team would be in contact with French President Emmanuel Macron to make...

The European student card, an initiative of Cypriot MEP Lefteris Christoforou, will come into force in 2021, he announced on Friday. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency, Christoforou expressed satisfaction that after five years of intense effort and after numerous meetings with EU commissioners and technocrats in Brussels,...

Cyprus and Norway are preparing to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy issues, that will contain provisions for the exchange of expertise in relation to the national hydrocarbons fund among other issues, it emerged on Friday. The news emerged as Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide was in...

By Abi Jackson Recently, unable to drift off one night, my mind darting with thoughts, I decided to try something different. After a few slow breaths, I began rhythmically tapping the top of my head, then above my eyebrows, and below my eyes – all the while repeating aloud: “Even...

The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement on February 29 at the end of a week long period of violence reduction in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Taliban said on Friday. Afghan, international and Taliban forces will observe the reduced violence period beginning at midnight (1930 GMT), an Afghan...

The Shipping Deputy Minister, Ms Natasa Pilides participated in the European Shipping Week, held in Brussels between 17-21 of February 2020. Ms Pilides met privately with the European Commissioner of Transport Ms Adina Vălean, where she had the chance to discuss current issues regarding the European and International shipping industry....

A 35-year-old man was jailed on Friday in Larnaca for 15 days after he was found guilty of various traffic offences including drink driving. The court also suspended the man’s licence for three months. Police said he was caught in September 2019 after crashing into a barrier and a road...

From March 3, corporate customers will pay for their cash deposits   By Kyriacos Iacovides NEGATIVE interest rates by which a bank charges for cash deposits will be imposed on corporate customers by the big Cyprus banks from the beginning of next month. Individuals are safe as these will apply...

Once again our ‘man about town’ suggested we try this establishment; ‘they have lobster ravioli’ said he, which surprised me; I was expecting ostrich or bush-meat. Ivory suggested something thick-skinned; I was intrigued. The restaurant is on Iasonos Street, brightly lit, and very warm, which was most appreciated on a...

With Stinky Thursday (or Tsiknopempti) gone, the carnival season is officially upon us. Dozens of masquerade parties are about to take over the island’s nightlife scene blasting Latin and other sounds from every corner. Nearly every bar hosts an annual carnival party and this year’s choice is bigger than we...