Новости за 26.01.2024

The north is to recommence its Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday, following an announcement by its ‘health ministry’. The ‘ministry’ said booster vaccinations would be available to those over the age of 65 years old and those with high-risk chronic diseases. The list of diseases included underlying lung, kidney, heart,...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Friday evening called a meeting of the north’s political leaders, with the meeting believed to have been held in advance of United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s arrival in Cyprus. The meeting was attended by ‘prime minister’ and ruling coalition party UBP Leader Unal...

Carmen is Georges Bizet’s most famous opera, renowned all over the world. Bringing it to Limassol is The Met: Live in HD, a programme that broadcasts operas straight from New York. A live transmission of Carmen will be screened at Rialto Theatre on Saturday evening with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina, making...

The block on Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, wherein one of their parents is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, will now have their applications for Republic of Cyprus citizenships processed. Previously, Turkish Cypriots who had one parent who was from Turkey had seen their citizenship applications blocked if...

The government will take decisions on halloumi during a wide-ranging meeting with all stakeholders after February 21, when an EU Court is expected to issue its decision over the halloumi appeal, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Friday. She described a productive meeting had been held with sheep and goat...

Turkish Cypriot butchers on Friday called on the north’s ‘government’ to act as consumers desert them to buy cheaper meat in the Republic. They staged a protest at the north’s slaughterhouse, slaughtering two lambs. After the protest, the north’s butchers’ association said the ‘government’ must take “urgent measures” and “find...

Britain’s King Charles went into hospital on Friday to have planned treatment to address an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said, joining his daughter-in-law Kate who is recovering from surgery. The king was pictured arriving with his wife Queen Camilla at the private London Clinic in west London, where Kate, the...

Tesla (TSLA.O) has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new mass market electric vehicle codenamed “Redwood” in mid-2025, according to four people familiar with the matter, with two of them describing the model as a compact crossover. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on a post-earnings call on...

Friday’s proceedings of the inquest looking into the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa in 2005, saw forensic pathologist Dimitra Karayianni determining in her testimony that strangulation was the cause of death. Karayianni is the first witness brought forward...

Daniil Medvedev fought back from the brink to defeat Alexander Zverev 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 on Friday in a thrilling semi-final and reach the Australian Open title clash with the third seed gunning for his second Grand Slam trophy. Having suffered heartbreak at Melbourne Park in back-to-back final defeats...

The value of deposits in the Cypriot banking system experienced a substantial monthly increase of €346 million in December 2023, reaching a total €52.2 billion, according to a report released on Friday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). At the same time, the total value of loans in the...

The Larnaca criminal court imposed a four-year prison sentence on a 31-year-old man on Friday after finding him guilty of illegal drug possession with the intent to supply to others. According to a statement released by the police, “the 31-year-old was arrested on October 16, 2023, when, during a check...

Where do you live? In Larnaca with my person and my dog What did you have for breakfast? I don’t eat breakfast. I don’t have this healthy habit ( ???? ) Describe your perfect day A day with no worries, being creative with my other half Best book ever read?...

Sessions, the series of queer happenings that has taken over the State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL in Nicosia over the past year, will open its doors for the last time on Saturday. For the closure of the series, a film will be screened and the book/catalogue of Sessions...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday spoke about the possibility of a “Great Sea Interconnector” with the United Arab Emirates’ Deputy Foreign Minister and a delegation of the country’s Taqa investment fund. Speaking after the meeting, his press office’s director Viktoras Papadopoulos said the possibility was discussed alongside “a series of...

payabl., one of Europe’s leading PayTechs, on Friday announced that it was granted an Electronic Money Institution licence (EMI licence) by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), which will be passported throughout the EEA. Limassol-headquartered payabl. was originally established in 2011. Aside from Cyprus, the company has offices in Germany,...

The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by South Africa. While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war in Gaza,...

Giving peace a chance – 24/7 and 365 days a year – is an army of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers across the world. May 29 happens to be a celebration of the important role these Bravehearts play. The first UN peacekeeping mission, ‘UN Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO)’ began operations in...

Lawyers across the country held a one-hour protest outside district courts on Friday, over the mess which has beset the e-justice system. This is the second protest this week, where lawyers said they were fed up with the failures surrounding the e-justice system, which collapsed on its first day of...

A doctor, who was found guilty of indecent acts, will have to now appear in front of a disciplinary board of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA), which could strip him of his medical licence, it emerged on Friday. Speaking to CyBC, the head of the ethics committee at CyMA, Michalis...

Attesting to its commitment toward continually improving its systems and practices, and with the main objective being the best price-quality ratio, Lidl Cyprus stood out in this year’s Supply Chain & Logistics Awards. These awards highlighted and rewarded businesses based on their contribution, as well as their efforts to integrate...

It’s the nightmare every parent fears but dares not imagine: the revelation that your baby was switched at birth with someone else’s. This is where the harrowing journey starts for the affluent Kennish family and single mother Regina Vasquez when they find out their daughters were accidentally swapped at birth...

The ‘TRNC’ has a right to 462,000 square kilometres of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) including continental shelf, territorial waters and maritime areas of jurisdiction, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said. Tatar made the claim during a speech at an energy summit in the north where he called for...

A California river cleanup turned up an unexpected discovery: homeless people living in caves dug into the riverbank. Police in Modesto, California, reported on Tuesday that they were collaborating with the volunteer group Operation 9-2-99 in removing trash from the Tuolumne River over the weekend when they discovered the cave...

eBay Inc (EBAY.O), will cut about 1,000 roles, or an estimated 9 per cent of its current workforce, the e-commerce retailer said on Tuesday. “While we are making progress against our strategy, our overall headcount and expenses have outpaced the growth of our business,” eBay CEO Jamie Iannone said in...