Archive for 2015
Our Sporting Highlights of the Year 2015
January
New Salamis led the KOPA First Division with Cetinkaya Cinar leading the Second Division. Apollon led the table in Cyprus with APOEL second. PAOK were top in Greece with Olympiakos second. Chelsea led the Premier League with Manchester City …
Anachronistic guarantees need to end, say Cyprus and Greece
It is better to work for a Cyprus solution, instead of just talking about, Greek Alternate Minister of National Defence Dimitris Vitsas has said on Wednesday. Speaking in Nicosia, where he is paying a visit, Vitsas appeared certain that the …
Brussels New Year fireworks cancelled over attack fears
Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday called off the city’s traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks display, citing fears of a militant attack.
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors said two people suspected of plotting an attack in Brussels on New …
Annual Omonia Youth FC Christmas managers match
While most people were enjoying a post-Christmas day lie in, on Sunday 27th December, 24 coaches and managers from community football club Omonia Youth arrived at the Radiomarathon centre in Enfield to play in their annual Christmas match.
After …
Appeal after man stabbed in Finchley
Policemen are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Finchley.
Officers were called at approximately 15:10hrs on Wednesday, 30 December to reports of a man assaulted in Finchley High Road, near the junction with Huntingdon Road, N2.…
Spokesman: Cyprus solution possible if it meets EU member state conditions
It will be possible, through the effort being made at the negotiating table for a Cyprus settlement, to reach a positive outcome as long as it is a solution which meets the current conditions of a member state of the …
Cost of Cyprus solution may reach 30 billion euros:
The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus, currently engaged in negotiations aimed at reunifying the eastern Mediterranean island, have said the cost of a solution has been estimated at between 25 billion euros and 30 billion …
UN: Over one million reach Europe by sea in 2015
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Wednesday.
The milestone marks an almost five-fold increase over 2014 figures, when UNHCR recorded 219,000 …
Husband and wife found guilty of planning a major terrorist attack in London
Mohammed Rehman, 25, and Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, both from Reading have been found guilty of plotting to carry out a major terrorist attack at a Westfield shopping centre in London or within the London underground.
Police began monitoring Rehman …
Putin’s son-in-law boosted by $1.75 billion Russian state loan
The son-in-law of Vladimir Putin stands to benefit from $1.75 billion (1.18 billion pounds) in cheap finance from the Russian state, a Reuters examination of public documents shows. The money will help fund a petrochemical project at a company …
