Новости за 29.03.2024

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that economic problems are not addressed with superficial proposals, referring to a recommendation made by Akel for taxing bank profits, underlining his readiness to discuss feasible proposals within the framework of fiscal discipline. Speaking at the conference organised by the Central Bank to promote...

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is appealing directly to supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who was the last major opponent to Donald Trump before she withdrew from the race earlier this month. “Nikki Haley voters, Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote,” Biden said in a social media...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a four-day detention order against a 33-year-old man in connection with the theft of electric cables belonging to the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) in Kantou village worth approximately €2,800. An EAC technician notified local authorities about the incident on Tuesday. Investigations ruled out...

Costume maker and professional cosplayer Ahmet Mamali won first place in ‘Best Craftsmanship’ at this year’s Middle East Film and Comic Con held in Abu Dhabi. Mamali’s costume paid tribute to Jango and Boba Fett from Star Wars, a character played by actor Temuera Morrison in ‘Star Wars: Episode II...

Theatre lovers in Cyprus have plenty to enjoy this season as local productions are touring, be it amateur shows or established theatre companies. Most of them are in Greek – as is the norm in Cyprus – but once in a while comes a production for English-speaking audiences comes along...

Healthcare was at the forefront of discussions between Health Minister Michael Damianos and Greek Deputy Health Minister Marios Themistocleous during the latter’s official visit to Cyprus on Friday. Damianos highlighted the close healthcare ties between Cyprus and Greece, aiming for further consolidation. “We discussed upcoming collaborations in transplants between Cyprus...

Around 250 seconded nurses are being forced to perform other duties in addition to or instead of their own jobs, leaving hospitals short of nurses, nurses’ union Pasyno chairman Christos Christodoulou said on Friday. Christodoulou was addressing the House finance committee and explained that nurses are the largest single profession...

Opposition party Akel accused President Nikos Christodoulides of “only caring about his public image” on Friday. The party was reacting to the government’s latest round of economic measures aimed at alleviating the cost-of-living crisis, and were less than impressed with the result. They said Christodoulides “has no idea what the...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties are resisting pressure to lift exemptions of religious students from military duty, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s struggles to preserve his coalition and spread the wartime burden across society fairly. With a March 31 deadline looming for the Israeli government to come up with legislation to resolve...

CBC governor Constantinos Herodotou on Friday addressed the “Digital Financial Literacy: the Way Forward” conference, held by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The conference aimed to explore the multifaceted dimensions of digital financial literacy, acknowledging both the challenges and opportunities arising from the increasing use of digital technologies in...

The Republic of Cyprus “can offer solutions to European, international, and regional problems,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking to students in Athens, Christodoulides spoke about the “Amalthea” plan – Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza – among other things. “Cyprus knows tragedy very well, and that was the...

The Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) recently completed a survey revealing that the district has a capacity of approximately 20,000 beds, across 6,000 self-catering accommodation units, which includes villas, houses, and apartments. According to a statement by Etap, these 20,000 beds are evenly distributed, with about 50 per cent in...

Turkish Cypriot social media journalist Serdinc Maypa appeared in court on Friday, accused of violating people’s right to privacy. Maypa, who had gained a large social media following in the north by publishing his findings and making accusations on Facebook and Instagram, was the object of five separate complaints made...

By Alexandra Shkuratova In the spin off show Berlin, the Netflix series that follows the iconic character from Money Heist, viewers are taken on a journey into Berlin’s past before the famous heist. Pedro Alonso shines once more as Berlin, exuding confidence and charisma in his performance throughout the series....

Where do you live? All around Cyprus. No kidding, it depends on the day, as the last past months I chose to live a nomadic life between Nicosia and my hometown of Paphos, where I either stay at friends or siblings’ houses, but always with the company of my four-legged...

The all-new LBX, the compact SUV raising the standards in its class, and setting the bar even higher for Lexus, was unveiled recently at Nicosia’s Lexus Centre. The new Lexus crossover impressed media representatives with its refined design aesthetics, high luxury, subtle refinements and technological excellence, promising to make every...

The Cyprus Pulmonology Society on Friday sounded the alarm over high levels of dust in the atmosphere. Increased levels of dust have been blown northwards towards Cyprus from the Sahara in recent days. The society said that “in the case that dust descends to ground level, people who suffer from...

A total of 34 bicommunal business ventures have applied for this year’s Stelios Foundation Bicommunal Business Awards. The businesses, all of which are fronted by one Turkish Cypriot and one Greek Cypriot, are competing for ten prizes worth a total value of €200,000. The €200,000 will be split between the...

Earlier in March, Leptos Group offered a dynamic presence at the prestigious event, MIPIM 2024, held in Cannes on the French Riviera. MIPIM is the world’s premier real estate and urban planning event, bringing together industry professionals, investors and decision-makers, covering every aspect of the real-estate industry, from planning to...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras kicked off his re-election campaign on Friday with a video on YouTube. Vyras, who became mayor on New Year’s day in 2017, said that he had begun an “ambitious effort which has been full of challenges” when he was first elected. He said he had made...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has decided to maintain the countercyclical buffer rate at 1 per cent, with effect from June 2, 2024. According to a statement by the CBC, “in accordance with the Macroprudential Supervision of Institutions Laws from 2015 to 2022, it deemed it appropriate to keep...

Cypriot football giants Apoel on Friday unveiled its plans for the new stadium it is set to build. The stadium will be located in the village of Kokkinotrimithia and will have an initial capacity of 14,669 seats, with an eventual planned expansion to 19,269. Of that capacity, there will be...

The PwC Cyprus Foundation participated for the second consecutive year in an initiative that sought to promote financial literacy among the youth, held during Global Money Week, which took place from March 18 to 24, 2024. This collaborative effort was organised jointly by the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth...

Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital Manila on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Around 20,000 Filipino and foreign tourists flocked to San Pedro Cutud village in Pampanga province to witness this annual display of devotion, which the Roman...

Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria’s Aleppo province early on Friday, stepping up its campaign against Iran’s proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza. Israel has ramped up airstrikes Syria against both the Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since...