A Turkish court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Monday for killing 39 people in a gun attack at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day, 2017, Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek national, was handed the equivalent of 40 life sentences without parole for...
A Brazilian man was deported on Monday Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said, despite having a signed civil partnership with a Cypriot. The two men, Enzo (from Brazil) and Kevork (from Cyprus) were both inmates at the central prison in Nicosia, where last January they were the first couple in prison...
A 26-year-old cyclist is in critical condition at Nicosia General, after hitting a car in Strovolos on Monday afternoon, police said. According to authorities the cyclist hit into a car driven by a 28-year-old at 3:15pm on Prodromou Street. The cyclist was critically injured and rushed by ambulance to Nicosia...
Six naked, or near-naked, demonstrators gathered early Monday morning in downtown Rochester, in upstate New York, wearing “spit hoods” over their heads in solidarity with Daniel Prude, a Black man who died there in March days after police put a mesh hood over his head as he knelt naked and restrained...
Greece plans to acquire arms, boost its armed forces and revamp its defence industry, the government’s spokesman said on Monday, as tensions with NATO ally Turkey over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean grow. Greece, which emerged from its third international bailout in 2018 and has been struggling with the...
According to Julie: “Ama is a silent film. It tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestions. I wanted to share my biggest pain in this life with this film. For this is not too crude, I...
By Evie Andreou and Peter Michael Cyprus will send a team to Beirut in the next two days to consult with officials, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday, as five boats with migrants from Lebanon have attempted to seek entry in recent days. Nouris also said Cyprus will ask...
Gesy, unless managed properly, could share the same fate as the now defunct Co-operative Bank, Christodoulos Angastiniotis, head of the chamber of commerce and industry (Keve) has said. Angastiniotis, during an interview with Insider magazine, said that when the proper, full picture is given on the public healthcare expenditure, it...
Demonstrators damaged seven of South African drug retailer Clicks Group’s shops on Monday and forced others to close during protests over what they said was a racist advertisement posted on its website. The advert by TRESemmé, a Unilever Plc brand, showed an image of African black hair which it described as “dry and...
Demonstrators damaged seven of South African drug retailer Clicks Group’s shops on Monday and forced others to close during protests over what they said was a racist advertisement posted on its website. The advert by TRESemmé, a Unilever Plc brand, showed an image of African black hair which it described...
Cypria is organising another Fine Arts Sale, to be held on the evening of September 15 on the Roof Terrace of the Costas and Rita Severis Visual Arts Center in Nicosia. “Our primary concern is the protection of the public and this is why we preferred the auction to take...
Greece has registered at least nine cases of coronavirus in the overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos so far, a migration ministry official said on Monday. Last week, the facility was placed under quarantine after authorities confirmed that a 40-year-old asylum-seeker had tested positive for coronavirus. “So...
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday air-conditioning units cannot be installed in schools even though the school year was delayed one week due to unseasonal high temperatures. Students were meant to return to school on September 7, but after meetings with teachers’ unions, parents and other government officials last...
A 76-year-old man died on Monday from coronavirus and one new case was announced by the health ministry, bringing the total to 1,510. A total of 2,049 tests were processed over the last 24 hours, the ministry said. According to the ministry, the 76-year-old, who had with underlying health issues,...
The spectators learn about the rarest ancient plants of the same age as the primitive animals, finding themselves in the thick of the yew-boxwood forests. The cycle of films in 360-degree format transfer the viewer to the amazing places of our country. The unique format of the shooting evokes the...
The government plans to submit a bill on juvenile offenders that among others, provides for separate legal procedures for minors, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Monday. Yiolitis was speaking before the House human rights committee, which was briefed about the operation of the island’s only correctional facility and the...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will continue to support Cyprus with new investment, possibly involving broadband companies, the national road system or the Vasilikos Power Plant said President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer on Monday after his meeting with Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides. The president of EIB...
World number one Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified in the U.S. Open fourth round on Sunday after striking a line judge with a ball following a point during the first set of his match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Djokovic was becoming frustrated after failing to take the opening set...
