People walk during a protest marking the International Women’s Day, in central Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Organized by NGOs and women’s organizations, the march began amidst extensive security precautions.
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Ap Photos: On Women’s Day, many rally, skip work, wear red
People walk during a protest marking the International Women’s Day, in central Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Organized by NGOs and women’s organizations, the march began amidst extensive security precautions.
Who shares Cyprus’ growing air travel market ?
Some 9.3 million travellers are expected to use the airports at Larnaca and Paphos this year, a 3.6% increase on 2016, which had in turn been a record-breaking year. Last year saw an 18% increase, translating to 1.37 million passengers using the airports, an 18% rise in comparison to 2015.
Tourism in the north of Cyprus stagnates
A report on the average occupancy percentage of tourist resorts for 2016 shows the average percentage of the occupancy of tourist resorts reached 48.6%, recording a drop of 0.4% from 2015. The data was released in a report issued by the Turkish Cypriot tourism planning office.
A 57-year-old is being treated in the Nicosia General Hospital Intensive Care Unit for severe respiratory problems after attempting to extinguish a fire that had broken out at a church in Pera Chorio. Doctors have described his condition as critical.
Security and emergency services put their training in use on Thursday during an anti-terrorist exercise ‘DEIMOS 2017’ at the Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia. The exercise was used to evaluate security and emergency services response to the asymmetrical threat of a blind terrorist attack directed at unsuspecting members of the public.
Aren’t memories enough?
With school on half term and my daughter deciding to stay with her dad, I had time this week to visit my old colleagues and catch up with them. After a short stint calling on my friends at the newspaper, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to visit my pals at the High Commission, where I had worked for 15 years.
Cyprus tests to see if remains of missing were misidentified
In this Feb. 10, 2009 file photo, a forensics expert examines exhumed remains at the Anthropological Laboratory, inside the United Nations controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus. The United Nations-led Committee on Missing Persons said on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, the review was prompted after a DNA analysis carried out on remains exhumed in 2015 showed that they belonged to a person whose family had instead received another set of misidentified remains in 2009.
UK’s Cyprus military bases ‘more important than ever’
The UK’s two military bases on Cyprus are “more important than ever” because of the rise of extremist terror and mass migration flows coming from the region, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said. Sir Michael Fallon arrives at the presidential palace for a meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in the capital Nicosia The UK’s two military bases on Cyprus are “more important than ever” because of the rise of extremist terror and mass migration flows coming from the region, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said.
Notorious former convict Yiouroukis has died
Andreas Aristodemou, better known as Yiouroukis, has died, almost five years after being released from Nicosia Central Prisons after serving the longest sentence for a Cyprus inmate. He served 26 years in prison between February 1987 and June 5, 2012 after being convicted of the murders of artist’s agent Artin in 1986, and of Mary Teloni in 1987.
I was struck this week by the comments of Israeli dancer and choreographer, Ido Tadmor, about his participation in the Pafos2017 opening ceremony which takes place on Saturday night. We were talking about his collaboration in the ceremony and, while doing so, he spoke about how he sees the European Culture Capital title that Paphos is holding for the duration of 2017 as a ‘rebirth’ for the town in dark times.
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A SWEET DEAL: The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development put on quite a spread during its MoU signing this week with the Finance Ministry, which sets out responsibilities, division of labour and scope of cooperation. Those with a sweet tooth were also in for a treat.
Cypriot activists march against Trump’s policies
Local activist groups staged a protest on Friday outside the American Embassy in Nicosia, against policies that threaten human rights and diversity in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency. The demonstration was carried out in solidarity with other women’s marches in the US and around the world, protesting policies that Trump said he would follow as President, such as building a wall to keep migrants from Mexico away.
A well-organised and supervised popular attraction, highlighting the concept of “graffiti as art”, themed “Street Life Festival”, will celebrate 10 years on May 6, 9am-7pm, in Saripolou and Athinon Streets Limassol. Over the years, the event has gained popularity and has managed to attract more than ten thousand people becoming one of the largest annual cultural events in Cyprus.
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The violent scenes saw pupils throw stones, pieces of wood, bottles and even sandwiches at police officers at the parliament, despite repeated calls from the PSEM leadership to back down. Flares were also thrown at police.
Cyprus Talks Moving Toward Endgame
United Nations officials say negotiations aimed at wrapping up a reunification deal for the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus will resume next week. The adviser to the U.N. secretary general on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, described Thursday’s international conference on the island as a turning point for negotiations.
Divided Cyprus’ leaders conclude ‘historic’ map exchange
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci arrives for the third day of Cyprus peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades arrives for the third day of Cyprus peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.
Classy, Brassy, Christmas
What: Classy, Brassy, Christmas When: Tuesday, 27 December and Wednesday, 28 December Where : Kastelliotissa Hall, Agios Maronas Street, Paphos Gate, Old Nicosia, Nicosia. St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, 2 Jerusalem Street, Limassol.
Fight to restore DST goes on
Turkish Cypriot Teachers’ union boss Sener Elcil said he will continue to fight until the re-introduction of Daylight Saving Time and three senior members of the coalition are dismissed. “The separatist political regime created by Turkey in the north of our island is regulated by commands coming from Turkey,” Elcil told the Cyprus Weekly.
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Winnersa Elections around the world have a single characteristic: they declare winners and losers. In Cyprus, though, elections have a unique outcome: only winners emerge from the ballot boxes.
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Winnersa Elections around the world have a single characteristic: they declare winners and losers. In Cyprus, though, elections have a unique outcome: only winners emerge from the ballot boxes.
Saving ancient treasures
The Turkish Cypriot tourism office and the local council of Trikomo have signed an agreement to open an archaeology museum in the town, as part of a drive to ensure every town has a museum. Tourism office head, Fikri Ataoglu, and the leader of the local council, Hasan Sadikoglu, believe the museum will draw visitors to the town and allow them to see the historical artefacts of the island.
Four cultural preservation projects in Paphos district, aimed at protecting the island’s common cultural heritage, will start next year, following a series of conservation studies. At a press briefing and tour in Paphos, the UNDP-PFF outlined plans for structural and aesthetic restoration of a hamam and three mosques in and around Paphos.