Новости за 26.04.2024

The Jennifer aid vessel departed from Larnaca port on Friday night to Gaza, sources cited by CNA said. All the humanitarian assistance was inspected in Cyprus before its departure. The aid was donated by the United Arab Emirates. Earlier in the day, Cyprus employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) director general...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official said on Friday of a visit that had been tentatively planned for May 9. A White House spokesperson, while not confirming the May 9 date, said: “We look forward...

Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan  successfully concluded negotiations over a Treaty for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and tax avoidance, the finance ninistry said on Friday. The Treaty is expected to be signed at a later stage, CNA has learbed....

Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets on Friday evening to protest against the north’s ‘government’. The protest had been called on by a total of 32 political parties, trade unions, and civil society groups, with marchers making their way down northern Nicosia’s arterial Dereboyu avenue, into the walled...

Britain’s King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period of recuperation, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. In February, the palace revealed that the 75-year-old king had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer detected in tests after a...

A slew of illegal developments have taken place in environmentally protected areas across the country, including Natura 2000 sites, the Audit Office revealed on Friday, in a report calling for a disciplinary investigation against a government worker. It details a politically exposed person in Sotira, Famagusta benefited from irregular procedures...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday reported an increase in both loans and total deposits within the Cypriot banking system for March 2024. According to the CBC, liquidity, measured as the difference between loans and deposits, exceeded €27 billion at the end of the aforementioned month. Moreover, total...

The ‘government’ in the north has secured £68 million sterling (€79 million) to pay compensation to Greek Cypriots who applied to the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) and whose claims were processed by the end of 2020, it emerged on Friday. According to Turkish Cypriot media, the funding was secured through...

On April 30, as the world celebrates International Jazz Day so will Cyprus. One local spot dedicated to sharing the beauty of the jazz, blues and live music scene will host a special performance at the end of April. Sarah’s Jazz Club in Nicosia will pay special tribute to the...

US auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was opening an investigation after the agency identified concerns due...

The Andrey and Julia Dashin Foundation celebrated a decade of significant impact and unwavering support for the Cyprus community on April 24, 2024. Commemorating its 10th anniversary, the Foundation hosted a milestone event in Nicosia. The gathering brought together community leaders, partners and media representatives to reflect on a decade...

Cyprus emerges prominently in recently released Eurostat data, both as a country with a high proportion of overqualified workers, and as a leader in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. According to Eurostat, employment in Europe reached an all-time high in 2023, according to the Eurostat, setting a 15-year...

Thirty people lost their lives on the job since 2021 and more than 4,000 were injured in the workplace in the same period, the president of the Technical Chamber Etek said on Friday. According to Constantinos Constantis, in a statement marking World Day of Safety and Health at Work, most...

Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of Covid lockdowns and raising fears that more extreme weather in the years to come could deepen educational inequalities. Pupils at 7,000 public schools in the Southeast Asian country were sent...

UK Cypriot Andreas Michli has thrown his hat in as an independent candidate in London’s upcoming mayoral elections. As described on his campaign page, “Michli is a proud father, health and fitness entrepreneur, businessman, campaigner, and lifelong Londoner.” He is the founder of a gym in London, which during the Covid-19...

Around eight per cent of the workforce, or 40,000 people are illegally employed in Cyprus resulting in a loss of revenue to the social insurance fund of €10 million a year, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, the minister said the government had approved...

Boris Becker will be discharged from bankruptcy in Britain, his lawyer said, after the German tennis star agreed a settlement with some of his creditors. The 56-year-old, a six-times Grand Slam champion, was declared bankrupt in 2017 with total debts of around 50 million pounds. Becker, who won his first Wimbledon final...

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Friday he intended to fight a vote of no confidence called in him by political opponents following his decision to withdraw from a coalition agreement and try to run a minority government. “I’m quite confident, very confident in fact, that I’ll be able...

A “political group” for the Cyprus problem has been created by President Nikos Christodoulides, it was revealed on Friday. The group’s creation was announced by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis after the day’s National Council meeting. It consists of 12 members and is made up of MPs past and present from...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Friday acknowledged that the Cypriot tourism sector is in need of foreign workers, noting that the increase in tourist arrivals has further exacerbated the issue of labour shortages. In statements following a tour in Protaras and Ayia Napa, Koumis said that “the results...

London Cypriot football team New Salamis FC have announced that their first team will cease its operations at the end of the current season. The club said that it had taken the “difficult” decision after “careful consideration of various factors, including financial challenges and structural limitations”. They said they expressed...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras was outraged on Friday over port and marina developer Kition Ocean Port’s decision to impose new fees on boats which use the marina’s old dock. Speaking to newspaper Phileleftheros, he said, “my basic principle is that no price increases should be imposed on any user of...

The Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the University of Cyprus has updated its economic forecasts, indicating stronger growth and lower inflation expectations for the upcoming years. The report details several factors contributing to the robust economic outlook, despite external challenges. In April, CypERC stated that “economic activity in Cyprus is...

Average household electricity prices in Cyprus fell to €34.5 per 100 kWh during the second half of 2023 from €37.3, but prices were higher than the previous year when the rate clocked in at €32.6 per 100 kWh. Electricity and gas bills charges decreased in the EU as a whole...

Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday. A day after Liverpool’s title challenge suffered a huge blow with a 2-0 defeat at Everton, City kept up the pressure on...