Cyprus Government takes all measures to ensure air safety, Minister says
The government has assured that it is taking all measures to ensure absolute air safety and address inefficiencies of the past, Communications and Works Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos said here today, in a...
View ArticleLow cost airline to start direct flights Vienna-Larnaca
Cypriots and foreigners residing on the island will have the opportunity to fly directly to Vienna with the low cost “Flyniki” airline, as of January 31 next year. A Hermes Airports press release...
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West warned Egypt’s Sisi to the end: don’t do it
Western allies warned Egypt’s military leaders right up to the last minute against using force to crush protest sit-ins by supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, arguing they could...
View ArticleDream come true for Ricky Lambert
Rickie Lambert said it was a “dream come true” after scoring England’s winning goal against Scotland with his first touch in international football. The Southampton striker, 31, sealed a 3-2 friendly...
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A-level results 2013: Dip in top grades
There has been a fall in the proportion of A-levels awarded top grades for the second year in a row, after years of steady increases. Just over a quarter of exam entries – 26.3% – were given A or A*...
View ArticlePAOK could be reinstated into the Champions League as team is disqualified
UEFA disqualified Metalist Kharkiv from the Champions League yesterday for links to match-fixing in Ukraine, and could now reinstate PAOK Thessaloniki. World football’s most prized club competition has...
View ArticleThree arrests after Larnaca gambling raid
Three people were arrested, and 16 computers and over 1,000 euros seized, during a police raid in Livadhia in the Larnaca district late on Wednesday. The three people – a Greek Cypriot man and woman,...
View ArticleCyprus: Conscript allegedly beaten by senior officer
The National Guard and defence ministry have ordered an investigation after a conscript serving at the Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos was allegedly beaten by a senior office when he was late...
View ArticleOlympic Bond parachutist killed
The stuntman who parachuted into the London 2012 opening ceremony as James Bond has been killed in an accident. Briton Mark Sutton, 42, from Surrey, died while wingsuit flying near Martigny,...
View ArticleVenezuela’s pledges action on women’s hair thieves
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on the police to act against gangs that are stealing women’s hair. The thieves sell the hair – sometimes stolen at gunpoint – to salons where it is used...
View ArticleMan, 19, dies after jumping from trolley bus in Athens to avoid fare dodging...
A 19-year-old man has died in Athens after jumping from a trolley bus when he was caught travelling without a ticket.The incident occurred late on Tuesday night on the Number 12 trolley bus, which...
View ArticleTransfer trouble leaves Wenger facing uphill task
With only one unheralded new recruit to help end an eight-year trophy drought, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger enters the final year of his contract amid a growing swell of fan frustration that leaves a...
View ArticleMajor transfers ahead of new Premier League season
List of major Premier League transfers ahead of the 2013-14 season which starts on Saturday (estimated cost in millions of dollars). Arsenal IN Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre) – undisclosed OUT Gervinho (Roma)...
View ArticleTottenham Hotspur sign Etienne Capoue from Toulouse
Spurs have completed the signing of Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old central midfielder arrives from the French club with Tom Huddlestone completing his...
View ArticleWhat a bright idea! Brazilian mechanic uses plastic water bottles and bleach...
Alfredo Moser uses plastic bottle filled with water, bleach and the principle of refraction to light up dark rooms during the day His invention will be fitted in over one million homes by the end of...
View ArticleCyprus tax investigation
Inland Revenue is asking some 2,000 individuals and companies owning luxury homes of more than 500 square metres to account for how they paid for them. The investigation is part of the department’s on...
View ArticlePaphos 8,000 Euros theft
Police are investigating after €5,000 plus six mobile phones were stolen from a car in Yeroskipou, Paphos. Other objects were also taken, totalling €8,000. The local CID is handling the case. Cyprus...
View ArticlePeaceBoat stops off in Cyprus
Peace activists traveling on the Japanese “Peace Boat” have conveyed a message of peace and nuclear disarmament during their one day trip to Cyprus. The Japanese “Peace Boat” docked at Limassol Port...
View ArticleJanevski to leave Macedonia for Anorthosis post?
Numerous newspapers out of Cyprus are reporting that Chedomir Janevski is on the verge of being named manager of Anorthosis. The numerous reports from reputable Cypryot newspapers state that Janevski...
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Cllr Achilleas Georgiou takes the Highway
Last week the Deputy Leader of Enfield Council, Cllr Achilleas Georgiou, came to see for himself the reporting pathway for the newest set of online services which have been launched allowing people to...
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