Новости за 11.01.2024

Lawmakers on Thursday excoriated the government for having gone along with a French initiative that would have let authorities to spy on journalists in new EU legislation coming down the pipe. “Today we have documented that the government did consent to the surveillance of journalists with the use of spyware,”...

Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the United States, Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions. The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks...

Injured Palestinians pour into al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip as exhausted medics try to help casualties from Israel’s ground assault and bombardment. Doctor Khaled Abu Awaimer said the hospital was running out of medical supplies and that many of the remaining medics had themselves been displaced already...

State officials blatantly looked the other way to allow a Limassol fish farm to operate illegally for 15 years, and it is only now being investigated for money laundering allegations, high-level corruption and potentially criminal offences, MPs heard on Thursday. In a tumultuous session at the House audit committee, tones...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday issued a ruling permitting the government spokesman and the undersecretary to the president to be present at sessions of the cabinet, provided they absent themselves during the decision-making part of the session. As the state’s legal counsel, the attorney-general had taken recourse to the...

Melodies, rhythms and sonic journeys fill the island’s nightlife scene as more live music performances are coming up. Musicians from around Cyprus are getting ready to host evenings of foot-tapping – some head-banging – music. Here are a few options. Nicosia has several music happenings this weekend, and gigs are...

By Jean Christou The budget of the Cyprus Addiction Treatment Authority has been increased by €600,000 for 2024 MPs heard on Thursday. However, some raised concerns that several addiction prevention programmes had been cut back in recent years. The authority’s executive director, Constantinos Stylianou, was asked by the House health...

The newly formed cabinet convened for the first time on Thursday, ratifying the new deputy ministry position for European Affairs and approving a lump sum to subsidise low-income individuals for their rent. Cabinet also appointed the new board for the financial ombudsman’s office. Welcoming the new ministers and deputy ministers,...

Much-respected Lania-based artist Michael Owen passed away on January 4 after being badly injured in a car accident just before Christmas. Known principally as a landscape painter and regarded as Cyprus’ leading watercolourist, he was 85 and still painting. A naturalised Cypriot, Michael was born in Northumberland, UK. He started...

A Chinese man who was on the Interpol Red list was declared persona non grata in the north on Thursday after attempting to apply for ‘citizenship’. The man, aged 54, who is named Yanxi Xia and also known as Arman Kaya, was placed on Interpol’s list after being accused in...

Junior Achievement Cyprus (JA Cyprus) is launching its JA StartUp, which is aimed at fostering business ideas and innovation among university students in Cyprus, for the fifth consecutive year. It provides students with the practical experience to develop, operate, and navigate the challenges of running their own business. Open to...

Nigeria will allow striker Terem Moffi to play for French club Nice at the weekend before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but Cameroon are blocking teenager Regis Mughe from turning out for Marseille after he refused a call-up to the finals. The two contrasting approaches come in...

Jadon Sancho has re-joined Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United, both clubs confirmed on Thursday, bringing an end to the attacker’s exile from football over a disciplinary issue. United will pay a portion of Sancho’s wages during his loan, according to reports in British media. The England international joined...

Pyrgou Vakis Law Firm, recognised as a Top Tier Firm by The Legal 500 EMEA, is pleased to announce the promotion of two lawyers to partner as of January 2024. The new partners, Georgia Papa and Nota Pelekanou, represent a variety of practice areas. Papa is a corporate and commercial...

An amount of €5m has been allocated by the government to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint. The support measure aims at encouraging businesses to reduce greenhouse emissions and was given the green light by the Commissioner of state aid, Stella Michaelidou at the end of last month. The funding...

Elam have been declared a terrorist organisation in the north, following the publication of the north’s annual list of illegal terrorist organisations on Thursday. They were one of several Greek Cypriot and Greek organisations declared illegal terrorist organisations in the north this year, with far-right student union Efen and Greek...

As it continues its significant and long-standing support for the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society, Lidl Cyprus is backing two major charity concerts aimed at financially aiding the Society, on Saturday, January 20, at Nicosia’s Strovolos Municipal Theatre, and on Sunday, January 21, at Limassol’s Rialto Theatre. These special charity concerts will...

The rise of NEAR Protocol has become a key turning point in the dynamic world of digital currencies. This blockchain platform, with its groundbreaking approach and escalating popularity, is reshaping how investments are viewed in the cryptocurrency sector. Meanwhile, Cyprus is carving out its niche as an influential figure in...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday defended his evidently loaded speech during the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet and commissioners. During Wednesday’s ceremony, he told new appointments: “close your ears to the sirens, all kinds of sirens. That’s what I do.” It was perceived as a dig, in which he...

By Clio Doyle When I started my podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, in the spring of 2021, I felt that I was simultaneously helping to invent, and trying to catch up to, the academic discipline of Taylor Swift studies. Though there wasn’t much published on reading Swift as literature, I...

To delve into the sustainable ethos of Atterbury Europe’s proposed Mall of Limassol in Cyprus, we speak with Head of Developments Roux Gerber and local Development Manager Polys Tsiartziazis, exploring how this grand vision aligns with a greener future. Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword for Atterbury Europe – it’s the...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Thursday that there are two separate states in Cyprus and there is no need to try things that had been tried repeatedly. Opening the largest mosque in the north, Yilmaz said: “There are two sovereign independent states [in Cyprus], and everything that will...

Britain’s departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6% so far – an annual cost of 140 billion pounds – London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Thursday, with the shortfall seen reaching 10% by 2035. Khan, a member of the opposition Labour Party, which...

Harlan Coben has written an exhaustive number of novels and Netflix seems hell bent on bringing many of them to the small screen with varying degrees of success (they have been spread around differently speaking markets). But the platform’s latest foray certainly seems to have had the cash thrown at...

The ongoing clashes between Attorney General George Savvides and Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides will be discussed at the parliamentary institutions committee, where two of the country’s top officials will be called upon to answer accusations of acting outside their remit. The severity of the spats have become so apparent that...