Новости за 16.04.2024

Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed. The roads on which the forestry department is carrying out widening works are included in the main road network, which...

Israel’s war cabinet was set to meet for the third time in three days on Tuesday, an official said, to decide on a response to Iran’s first-ever direct attack, amid international pressure to avoid further escalating the conflicts in the Middle East. Military chief of staff Herzi Halevi had promised...

A British woman reported she had been left in intensive care after a 1.5m long snake bit her while she was in Cyprus, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Sam West, from Shifnal, in Shropshire, was on the island to celebrate her 40th birthday. As she was about to take part...

There is no problem with the amount of gas found in cylinders, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday after conducting an investigation into them after receiving complaints. The association started the investigation on April 10 after complaints over the actual weight of gas in the 10kg gas cylinders. The...

The Audit service on Tuesday raised concerns regarding deferments granted to young men who would otherwise have been conscripted into the National guard. In a report on the matter, it referred to “gaps” in procedures for granting deferments, and also said that some of those granted were not included in...

Construction of the first new refugee homes will begin in July, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, during a House refugee committee session. Ioannou updated the committee on the ‘Ktizo’ launched by the government earlier this year after dozens of refugee apartment buildings and homes were deemed unsafe. In...

The iconic Boeing 727 of Olympic Airways, abandoned at Ellinikon Airport after its last flight in 2001, is now to acquire its own home. The historic aircraft, purchased in 1968 by Aristotle Onassis for the Olympic Airways fleet, will adorn Vouliagmenis Avenue, giving the opportunity for the public, especially young...

Rural areas across Cyprus are to receive “ultra-high-speed” fibreoptic internet networks, Digital Policy Deputy Minister Nikodemos Damianou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the launch of a €35 million government project to expand fibreoptic coverage to “areas where there is no investment interest from the market”, he said the government plans...

Israel is still imposing “unlawful” restrictions on humanitarian relief for Gaza, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, despite assertions from Israel and others that barriers have eased. Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip triggered by Hamas’ deadly cross-border attacks on Oct. 7 has turned much of the Gaza...

Freedom24 was proud to support the Cyprus Closed Chess Championship, which ended in Limassol on April 14. The month-long event, held at the Elias Beach Hotel, was a milestone in the country’s fast-developing chess landscape. Olga Milko, Freedom24’s Business Development Director, congratulated the participants and wished them further success in...

An oft-dismissed medical problem affecting mostly women is finally being addressed by a Limassol practitioner. SARA DOUEDARI finds out more  Ten per cent of women in the western world are estimated to suffer from a condition that has received very little recognition from the medical world, but that is changing...

The ferry service to Greece has met with enormous success, “exceeding all desired expectations,” Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli. The Cyprus-Piraeus ferry will start its third year of operations at the end of next month. During last year’s operating period, 7,407 passengers and 455 pets travelled on the Cypriot-flagged ship...

To enhance and raise awareness among businesses on issues related to cybersecurity, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), in cooperation with the Digital Security Authority (DSA), co-organised the second “Cyber Security Weekend” from April 12 to 14, 2024, in Larnaca. According to a statement released on Tuesday by...

Cyprus participated in an international police operation that led to the arrest of nine people involved in the Juicyfields Ponzi scheme, police announced on Tuesday. The scheme attempted to gather investments through social networks for growing medical cannabis. “A joint investigation conducted by several European law enforcement authorities, supported by...

British lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on moves by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes. Though expected to be approved, Sunak’s plan to impose some of the world’s strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some members of his governing Conservative Party including...

AstroBank on Tuesday released its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2023, reporting a profit after tax of €30.4 million, while also marking a Return on Equity (RoE) of 13.9 per cent, compared to a profit of €12.2 million and RoE of 6.2 per cent in the previous...

Over 25,000 people have registered to vote in Cyprus for the first time ahead of June’s elections, Elections Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he said a total of 25,914 new voters had registered. Of those, 12,868 are Cypriots, including 103 of...

A 42-year-old prison guard was handed a six-day remand on Tuesday after being arrested when drugs were found in his locker at the central prison. A total of 120 grams of cannabis were found inside the man’s locker, while it was reported he appeared to have consumed an amount of...

Larnaka 2030 is underway with its latest project: Needle, a new, multidisciplinary artistic residency with six artists that has been flourishing through Zouhouri Square since March 29 before culminating in an all-day festival on May 12 to celebrate. Accompanying Needle’s artistic residency is a series of curated open discussions and...

The international community must respond “in the spirit of solidarity” following the launch of more than 300 drones and missiles from Iran at Israel, House president Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday. In a post on X, following a meeting with United States Ambassador in Nicosia Julie Fisher, she said the...

Two port police boats have been sent from Cyprus to patrol off the coast of Lebanon for migrant boats, following two boat arrivals a day ago. The two boats arrived on Monday, follow a week of consistent vessel arrivals. According to information from the interior ministry, this the first mission...

Asia-focused hedge funds started 2024 with a strong first quarter, cashing in on a prolonged rally in Japanese stocks, a tentative turnaround in Chinese equities, and a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Most stock markets across Asia – from Japan and India to mainland China – ended the first...

Could bitcoin’s bumper rally just be getting started this year? That’s the question on the minds of cryptocurrency traders ahead of the upcoming bitcoin ‘halving’, a change in the token’s underlying blockchain technology that is designed to reduce the rate at which new bitcoins are created. Previous bitcoin halvings in...

Two other local actions are under discussion in tandem with the government’s decision to suspend processing of Syrian migrants’ automatic refugee status, it emerged on Tuesday. These include stepped-up police surveillance of irregular Syrian arrivals who refuse state housing and a clampdown on illegal work. The packet of local backup...

Sales of homes in Dubai worth $10 million or more rose 6 per cent in the first quarter versus last year, an industry report showed on Tuesday, as demand from the international ultra-rich for homes in the emirate showed little sign of abating. A total of 105 homes worth an...