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Protesters heckle Greek defence minister Cyprus

Protesters heckle Greek defence minister

July 20th, 2018 Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has been dogged by protesters during events he has attended in Cyprus as part of memorials to mark the 44th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. A number of arrests were made. The protesters are part of a group, Drasis Kes, an organisation comprising Cypriot students who study in Greece and appear...
The EU's future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal Opinion

The EU's future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

July 20th, 2018 My visit to Brussels last week during the NATO annual conference was nothing short of bewildering and dismaying. Trump’s rampage against our most trusted and faithful allies sent shivers throughout the city, especially in the halls of the European Parliament where I spent considerable time talking to officials from different...
News podcast: 150 forest fires per year in Cyprus Cyprus

News podcast: 150 forest fires per year in Cyprus

July 20th, 2018 The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local news – in audio form. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week: Women's groups are demanding that they be included in the Cyprus peace process; There are more than 150...
President unveils Noratlas aircraft in honour of Greek commandos [V] (Update 2) Cyprus

President unveils Noratlas aircraft in honour of Greek commandos [V] (Update 2)

July 20th, 2018 An aircraft, similar to the Noratlas transport plane which was shot down by friendly fire during the 1974 Turkish invasion, was unveiled on Friday by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, in a sombre ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. In his address, Anastasiades said the new Noratlas, dedicated to the Greek...
Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar over Helsinki summit World

Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar over Helsinki summit

July 20th, 2018 President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump's failure to publicly confront Putin at their first summit for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 election. Four days after Trump...
Our View: Government must not give in to teachers’ union bullies Our View

Our View: Government must not give in to teachers’ union bullies

July 20th, 2018 THE DISPUTE between the teaching unions and the education minister seems destined to drag on for a while with neither side prepared to budge from their respective positions. This was made evident after Tuesday’s informal meeting intended to ‘break the ice’ after weeks of squabbling. There was deadlock said the minister Costas...
Kazakh Olympic medalist skater stabbed to death World

Kazakh Olympic medalist skater stabbed to death

July 19th, 2018 Denis Ten, an Olympic bronze medallist figure skater, was stabbed to death on Thursday in his native Kazakhstan. Police in Almaty said Ten, 25, was knifed during a struggle with two men he had caught trying to steal the mirrors on his car. Police have opened a murder investigation. The International Skating Union (ISU), the sport's...
Electricity consumption lower so far this summer compared with 2017 Energy

Electricity consumption lower so far this summer compared with 2017

July 19th, 2018 Demand for electricity has been lower this summer compared with the same period in July 2017, spokesman for the transmissions system operator Giorgos Asikalis said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said maximum demand for this year so far, peaked on July 16 reaching 1035MW whereas last year, peak demand was on July 3...
Akinci: Greek Cypriot side unwilling to listen Cyprus Talks

Akinci: Greek Cypriot side unwilling to listen

July 19th, 2018 By Andria Kades The Turkish Cypriot side remains committed to finding a solution to the Cyprus problem however Greek Cypriots are unwilling to listen and have hindered efforts to resolve it, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Thursday. In a televised address marking the 44th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion on July 20...
‘Baby Zoe’s’ father arrested by immigration, despite valid work permit Cyprus

‘Baby Zoe’s’ father arrested by immigration, despite valid work permit

July 19th, 2018 By Bejay Browne THE father of a baby who was treated in Israel in 2013 in a life-saving operation after the minister of health stepped in, has been arrested for a second time in Paphos, under circumstances which his lawyer called ‘shocking.’ John (Sanjeev) Dhull, 37, from India, was arrested in Paphos on Wednesday morning, when...
Our View: Edek’s specious argument for not opening the Dherynia crossing Our View

Our View: Edek’s specious argument for not opening the Dherynia crossing

July 19th, 2018 UNDER the leadership of Marinos Sizopoulos, the so-called socialist party Edek has seen its support steadily decline and is now grouped with the rest of the small, nationalist parties that stand for a hard-line on the Cyprus problem and little else. The votes in the rejectionist pool are limited and there are too many parties fighting...
Woman, 60, dead after boat with five on board capsizes (Updated) Cyprus

Woman, 60, dead after boat with five on board capsizes (Updated)

July 18th, 2018 A 60-YEAR-OLD woman died on Wednesday after a small vessel she was in with another four people capsized off the Xylofagou coast near the red cliffs. Niki Christofidi, from Lythrodontas had been on the boat with her husband and son as well as two other relatives, as part of a family outing. They had departed from Ormidia, passed...
Woman wins right to religious privacy from state's prying eyes Cyprus

Woman wins right to religious privacy from state's prying eyes

July 18th, 2018 By Elias Hazou A female dentist has become the first Cypriot citizen to have had removed from state records any reference to her religious creed. Elena Milioti argued that this information constituted sensitive, personal data about herself and that therefore the state should delete this data from all its records. Last month,...
Nissi beach is worth €28m, 13th in world’s ‘most valuable’ Cyprus

Nissi beach is worth €28m, 13th in world’s ‘most valuable’

July 18th, 2018 Cyprus’ Nissi beach is worth £25m (approximately €28m), according to a study carried out by UK based Canvas Holidays. Making its way across British press on Wednesday, the findings showed that out of the world’s 15 most popular beaches, Venice Beach in California topped the list with a value of £2.39bn (approximately...
Thirty migrants confirmed dead off north coast, some still missing (Update 3) Cyprus

Thirty migrants confirmed dead off north coast, some still missing (Update 3)

July 18th, 2018 By Andria Kades Thirty people died when a boat carrying 150 migrants sank off the coast of northern Cyprus, some 25 kilometres off Yialousa, early Wednesday and rescuers were still searching for 17 others, Turkish officials said. According to Turkey’s coast guard, 103 migrants were rescued by boats and helicopters of the Turkish...
New yellow weather alert for Wednesday, cooling centres open Cyprus

New yellow weather alert for Wednesday, cooling centres open

July 18th, 2018 The met office on Wednesday issued a yellow warning as the temperature inland was expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius. The warning concerns the hours between 11am and 5pm. The maximum temperature in the mountainous areas and the western coast is expected to rise to 32C, and 35C in the south, east and northern coastal...
UN says global fight against AIDS is at "precarious point" Health

UN says global fight against AIDS is at "precarious point"

July 18th, 2018 Complacency is starting to stall the fight against the global AIDS epidemic, with the pace of progress not matching what is needed, the United Nations warned on Wednesday. The United Nations' HIV/AIDS body UNAIDS said in an update report that the fight was at a "precarious point" and while deaths were falling and treatment rates...
Over 34,000 visit Limassol casino in first three weeks Cyprus

Over 34,000 visit Limassol casino in first three weeks

July 18th, 2018 Over 34,000 people from 41 different nations visited within the first three weeks of operation Within the first three weeks of operation, over 34,000 visitors from 41 different countries visited Cyprus Casinos (C2), the first licensed casino in the Republic , while more than 6,000 visitors have registered to become members of the C2...
New York Times under fire for 'homophobic' cartoon of Trump and Putin [V] Americas

New York Times under fire for 'homophobic' cartoon of Trump and Putin [V]

July 18th, 2018 A viral cartoon depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as gay lovers has been condemned as "homophobic", with mental health charities warning it sent a negative message to vulnerable young LGBT people. Activists said the satirical animation in the New York Times implied homosexual relationships were shameful or laughable, echoing...
Our View: Cyta needs to watch out with an aggressive new player in town Cyprus

Our View: Cyta needs to watch out with an aggressive new player in town

July 18th, 2018 The announcement that South African telecoms group MTN has agreed to sell its Cyprus operations to Monaco Telecom SA should sound alarm bells at state-controlled Cyta and for all the politicians and union bosses who blocked government plans to privatise it. Monaco Telecom, part of NJJ holdings which operates telecommunications...
Education Minister and teaching unions hit impasse, teachers to protest again Cyprus

Education Minister and teaching unions hit impasse, teachers to protest again

July 17th, 2018 Teachers’ unions said they would protest again following an inconclusive meeting with Education Minister Kostas Hambiaouris on Tuesday. Following an emergency meeting held after their meeting with Hambiaouris, the three teaching unions Poed, Oelmek, and Oltek said a new protest would be held and that each would hold board meetings...
Larnaca’s new mall gets green light to move forward Cyprus

Larnaca’s new mall gets green light to move forward

July 17th, 2018 The cabinet has given the go-ahead for the construction of a mall in Larnaca, the city’s mayor Andreas Vyras said on Tuesday. The Metropolis Mall has been in the pipeline for months. The cabinet approved the company’s plans earlier in July. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, Vyras said the next step would be the municipality giving...
Film review: Escape Plan 2: Hades* Film Review

Film review: Escape Plan 2: Hades*

July 17th, 2018 By Preston Wilder Looks like action-movie overload this week, with Skyscraper and Escape Plan 2: Hades leading the new releases – though in fact there’s a difference. Skyscraper is a mega-budget, big-studio behemoth, hitting its marks boringly and professionally. This, on the other hand, seems to have been made by a cadre of...
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