Новости за 05.03.2020

Britain is moving into the second of four phases in its plan to tackle the spread of coronavirus, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday, as the UK recorded its first death of a patient and confirmed cases rose. Britain has so far registered 115 cases of the coronavirus known as...

The government said Thursday it will ready a plan of action by early next week to tackle the growing influx of migrants, while the defence minister asked the European Union for support. The migrant waves featured prominently at a session of the national council, chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades. Government...

The release of public data to the public “is a big step towards the modernisation of the country”, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said at the “Open Data Day” event on Thursday. “Publishing important public data will give a boost to Cyprus and will fuel its progress, especially when it comes...

Starting this year, a mobile theatre group will be giving performances to parts of the island with limited cultural access, the Cyprus theatre organisation (Thoc) announced on Thursday. A professional acting group will be touring the island to provide high-standard performances in remote areas. The initiative was introduced in the...

Political leaders on Thursday called for tougher action against Turkey’s moves to reopen Varosha, with Diko bringing back the late Tassos Papadopoulos’ proposal for the recognition and opening of the town’s port in exchange for Turkey returning the fenced-off town. President Nicos Anastasiades briefed the national council on the government’s...

Authorities in the north arrested on Thursday a man who is wanted in the south in connection with the February 23 murder of a Pakistani national in Nicosia. Mohamad Al-Shalal, a 27-year-old from Syria, has been detained by Turkish Cypriot authorities for an unrelated offence – illegal entry into the...

Hearings in the Focus corruption trial involving the former governor of the central bank, have been postponed to later this month. Proceedings were set to resume on Thursday, but the Nicosia criminal court adjourned until March 23. The case will continue with two key defendants – Michalis Zolotas and Michalis...

Two men denied charges on Thursday in connection with the attempted murder of a 40-year-old in Nicosia on November 20, 2017. Alexis Mavromichalis, aka Alexoui, 42, and Slovakian national Miroslav Balazovjech, aka Dydi Rudolf, 41, were formally charged on March 5 in the attempted murder of Panicos Panayiotou in Ayioi...

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled. Judge Andrew McFarlane said he accepted as proved a series of allegations made by Mohammed’s former wife, Princess Haya bint...

The week-long shuttering of four crossing points is being extended for three extra days, the government said on Thursday but in a rare intervention that was embarrassing for the Greek Cypriot side, the UN in veiled diplomatic language appeared to censure the closures that were implemented last Saturday. But the...

Police on Thursday confirmed two more persons were arrested and charged with participating in an illegal gathering over the closed-checkpoints’ protest in Nicosia last Saturday amidst calls that they should turn their attention instead to the march by Apoel fans on Wednesday evening over possible inflammatory speech. In the meantime,...

US Senator Elizabeth Warren, the liberal firebrand who emerged as a top Democratic contender for the White House on the strength of an anti-corruption platform backed by a dizzying array of policy proposals, ended her campaign on Thursday, according to a source close to her campaign. A former bankruptcy law professor...

While the majority of political parties on Thursday supported the government’s move to close crossing points on the grounds of protecting the public health and not having enough staff to do so, not all were buying that as the real reason, saying the problem could have been solved with better...

Greece said on Wednesday that 21 people linked to man who had tested positive for coronavirus after they all visited Israel and Egypt had themselves become infected. The new cases brought the total in Greece to 31, and health ministry official Sotiris Tsiodras said a significant rise was expected in the coming weeks....

Vehicle operators at Limassol port staged an impromptu strike on Thursday, demanding full overtime pay for a bank holiday they had been asked to work in January. The strike affected one freight vessel. Unions said the strike was in response to the container terminal operator Eurogate’s decision not to pay...

Britain and the European Union have “very, very serious” differences about their future relationship but an agreement is still possible, the EU’s Brexit negotiator said on Thursday after a first round of talks following their divorce. Dozens of EU and UK officials have been discussing the post-Brexit relationship in Brussels...

Three people were arrested early Thursday for drug possession and possession with intent to sell in Limassol. Police found two teenagers aged 17 and 19, in car at a Limassol parking spot a few minutes after midnight. An initial search in the car revealed about 32 grammes of cannabis, while...

The number of jobless people dropped 13.9 per cent, or 4,131, year-on-year in February, to 25,620, the statistical service (Cystat) said on Thursday. Cystat said the decline was attributed to the sectors of trade (a decrease of 607), construction (603), public administration (434), accommodation and food service activities (396), manufacturing...

Women are to form human chains across the island on Friday for gender equality and to protest against domestic violence as part of the events organised ahead of Women’s Day on March 8. An initiative group called It is Time urges all women in Cyprus to strike for an hour...

The government has installed thermal cameras at Larnaca and Paphos airports to scan passengers for coronavirus symptoms, but it is not planning to use them at crossing points because they would not be effective, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. “We have installed one thermal camera at Larnaca airport...

Established in 1953, Sykaminia Café is one of the oldest cafés in Paphos and remains popular with both locals and tourists as a warm welcome is guaranteed. Many people discover it while wandering through the old town, or driving past and noticing the inviting stone frontage. Although there are a...

The EU Court of Justice ruled against Cyprus on Thursday over its failure to ensure that all urban areas of more than 2,000 inhabitants have adequate collection and treatment systems for wastewater, as required under EU rules. The case was opened in July 2017 and, despite the European Commission sending...

The United Arab Emirates has coordinated the evacuation of Arab nationals from Wuhan City in China. The evacuees will be received at the newly established Emirates Humanitarian City in the UAE, and will undergo medical testing and monitoring to ensure their health and safety. The move follows the directions His...

A free public service to provide forecasting and early weather warning to enhance the safety and quality of life and environmental protection in the region was introduced on Thursday. The first transnational service to calculate atmospheric and meteorological data in Cyprus but also in the wider Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean...

A 20-year-old man on Thursday was remanded for four days in Paphos on suspicion of stealing two tree cutting machines. The young man was arrested on Wednesday following a complaint by a Paphos resident arguing his house was broken into the same day between 6.30am and 3.30pm. The burglars stole...