Archive for 2016
Unknown man opened fire in Zurich mosque, wounds three – police
A man stormed into a Zurich mosque and opened fire on people praying on Monday evening, injuring three people, police said.
Two of the three men – aged 30, 35 and 56 years – were seriously injured, Zurich city police …
AKEL statement on local election results in Cyprus
Assessing the May parliamentary election results, we declared that we got the messages sent by the people. Our goal during the Local elections was to rebuild relations of trust with the people, upholding the principles that guide us in the …
President says he expects Turkey to take concrete steps towards a solution
Cyprus expects Turkey, which is responsible for the illegal stationing of more than 40.000 occupation troops in Cyprus, to take practical and concrete steps towards a Cyprus solution, particularly during the upcoming Conference of Cyprus, in Geneva, President of the …
Tourist arrivals in November record an increase of 14.9%
Αrrivals of tourists reached 124.192 in November 2016 compared to 108.093 in November 2015, recording an increase of 14.9%.on the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, announced by the Statistical Service of Cyprus.
Tourist arrivals for the period …
Cyprus flight from UK makes emergency stop in Turkey
An easyJet flight from Paphos to Manchester made an emergency landing at a Turkish airport on Sunday because of a sick passenger.
According to the Turkish media, a passenger reported feeling unwell while the aircraft was in Turkish airspace, prompting …
Cypriot wins €2.5m jackpot on Joker lottery with five-euro stake
A Cypriot on Sunday won the jackpot on the Joker lottery pocketing a cool €2.5m or so, after managing to predict five lucky numbers plus the joker.
The numbers drawn were 5, 9, 11, 28, 31 and the joker was …
Nine in 10 jobless Greeks receive no unemployment benefit
Nine in 10 jobless Greeks do not receive unemployment benefits, according to a study by the country’s statistical authority (ELSTAT) and the Labor Institute of the General Confederation of Greek Labor (INE/GSEE).
The same study found that nearly 74 percent …
Christmas trees for local schools alongside new homes in Islington
Islington Council and contractor Mulalley have helped to spread Christmas cheer by buying Christmas trees for two local schools.
Hungerford and The Bridge primary schools neighbour the site of a new community centre and housing development in Holloway.
The council
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Have your say about Haringey’s budget
Residents and businesses have been urged to have their say about Haringey’s 2017/18 budget in a consultation which was launched today and closes on 22nd January 2016. The consultation is available here.
Haringey Council has seen a 40% real …
Greece Football Round UP
Olympiakos came from behind to beat Panetolikos at home and increase its lead at the top of the Super League table to nine points on Sunday, as Panathinaikos drew at Larissa and was joined by Xanthi at the second spot.…
