Archive for 2016
U.S. evicts Russians for spying, imposes sanctions after election hacks
President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election.
The measures, taken during the …
Turkish Cypriot leader says referendum possible in 2017
Nicosia (AFP) – The president of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot region of northern Cyprus said Tuesday that a referendum on reunifying the island could be held in the summer if talks next month went to plan.
Mustafa Akinci and President …
52 year old woman killed in Cyprus car crash
Police reported that a 54-year-old driver lost control of the car before slamming into a concrete barricade resulting in the death of 52-year-old Christina Antoniou from the village of Frenaros.
The accident occurred at around 2 pm on Wednesday, close …
German Fighter jets scrambled to ‘silent’ Larnaca-Luton flight
A recent aviation report has shown how German fighter planes were scrambled to make contact with a flight from Larnaca to Luton after the pilots failed to establish contact with ground control.
The incident occurred in the days leading up …
Armed Robbers rob Larnaca restaurant owner
A 51 year old restaurant owner from Larnaca beaten and robbed by two men wearing motorcycle helmets as he walked back to his car after closing the restaurant at five minutes to midnight.
The restaurant day’s takings were taken and …
Alli double helps Spurs sink 10-man Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur kept up the pressure on the Premier League’s top four after coming from behind to beat 10-man Southampton 4-1 thanks to two goals from Dele Alli and one apiece by Harry Kane and Son Heung-min on Wednesday.
Alli …
Debbie Reynolds dies a day after daughter Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds, a leading lady in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, including “Singin’ in the Rain,” died on Wednesday, her son said, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher.
Reynolds, 84, …
UK Cypriot George Savvides to appear in BBC’s Silent Witness
George Savvides is in SILENT WITNESS in the New Year in the episode called IDENTITY in which he plays the Priest.
It is being shown on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 January at 9pm on BBC1.
The Priest makes …
All involved parties must avoid actions or statements that could negatively affect the Cyprus negotiations
During this period we must all be particularly sparing in our public statements
As we approach the date of the beginning of the critical negotiation in Geneva and on the pretext of the recent statements made by Mr. Akinci, AKEL …
Government decision to suspend Christofias government’s planning for an LNG terminal in Cyprus
AKEL welcomes the interest shown by very big companies for plots of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. The interest and choice of these companies for entering into negotiations for the rights of exploration for hydrocarbons …
