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Momentum grows for a Cyprus deal Eurogroup is to discuss outline of aid programme tomorrow night

By Luke Baker and Gilbert Kreijger

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HE EUROZONE’S 17 finance ministers will meet in Brussels tomorrow after an EU leaders’ summit to discuss Cyprus’ financial bailout, officials said yesterday, signalling growing momentum for a deal.

The meeting, which follows a mission by the troika of international lenders to Cyprus, raised expectations that the eurozone was close to sealing a package of aid that the island asked for last June.

“Friday 5pm (1600 GMT) extra Eurogroup on Cyprus,” Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs the meetings, said on his official Twitter feed.

“The expectation is that the Eurogroup will discuss the outlines of the aid programme,” he said separately in a letter to the Dutch parliament. The question of a bailout for Cyprus will also be discussed on the sidelines of this week’s EU and eurozone summits although it is not officially on the agenda of either meeting, a German official said yesterday.

“Cyprus is not on the agenda, either of the European summit or the eurozone summit,” the government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

“I don’t think I’m telling any secrets.... that talks on Cyprus will take place on the sidelines,” the official added, saying therefore no formal decision on any bailout would be taken by the heads of state and government. The official said the German govern-

ment would base its decision about a Cyprus bailout on the troika’s evaluation and recommendation, which it hasn’t received yet. Crippled by its exposure to Greece, Cyprus needs funds from the eurozone to recapitalise its banks and to finance the government over the next three years.

Without help, it would slide into default, risking the eurozone’s credibility and threatening progress made last year in convincing investors that the bloc will not be overwhelmed by its debt problems. Initial estimates on the size of the bailout have been as much as the whole Cypriot economy produces in a year, some €17 billion, raising doubts whether the island would ever be able to pay back the money.

Officials told Reuters late on Tuesday that Cyprus may require a smaller bailout than that because it could raise money from a levy on deposits and other taxes.

Dijsselbloem told the Dutch parliament yesterday the bailout should be nearer to €10 billion. Reports put the bailout between €10 and €13 billion. In his letter, Dijsselbloem said a programme for Cyprus must lead to a sustainable public debt level, allow it to repay its loans and revive the economy.

“The programme’s size has to be limited,” he said. The troika – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund – have told eurozone finance ministers enough progress had been

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Newly-elected Pope Francis I (right) is the Roman Catholic Church’s 266th pontiff

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina elected Pope

By Philip Pullella and Barry Moody JORGE Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church yesterday, and said that he would take the name Francis I. Pope Francis, 76, appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica just over an hour after white smoke poured from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel to signal he had been chosen to lead the world’s 1.2

billion Roman Catholics.

In delivering his first blessing to a huge crowd in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday night, Pope Francis asked for the prayers of “all men and women of good will” to help him lead the Catholic Church.

Francis, speaking Italian with a slight Latin American accent, joked with the crowd before delivering his blessing, saying: “As you know the duty of the conclave is to give Rome a bishop.

“It seems that my brother cardinals went almost to the end of the world.”

The choice of Bergoglio was earlier

announced by French cardinal JeanLouis Tauran with the Latin words “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum.

Habemus Papam” (“I announce to you a great joy. We have a pope” Francis becomes the 266th pontiff in the Church’s 2,000-year history at a time of great crisis and difficulty.

Although a conservative he is seen as a reformer and was not among the small group of frontrunners identified before the election.

He also went against one of the main

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Revolutionary physicist Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.

New Cypriot President George Vassiliou said yesterday Turkey should withdraw its 29,000 occupation troops from northern Cyprus if it wants better relations in the area. “Demilitarisation of Cyprus is the most important step to be taken and also a proof of goodwill from Turkey if it desires an improvement of relations and peace in the area”, Vassiliou said.

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1964 Jack Ruby is found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

35 years ago, Wednesday March 14, 1978 1978 Israel launches Operation Litani, the temporary invasion of southern Lebanon, forcing the PLO to vacate the area.

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The Rally Party of former House President Glafcos Clerides announced last night it will boycott the all-party advisory National Council and its leader will no longer attend the council’s sessions. The Rally Party rift with President Kyprianou and his government erupted last week when the Rally described the new government as weak.

1984 Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is shot by Loyalist gunmen in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Adams survived the attack.

1991 In England, the Birmingham six walk free after their convictions are quashed by the Court of Appeal.

45 years ago, Thursday March 14, 1968 President Makarios yesterday sent his Cyprus proposals to UN Security-General U Thant in New York through the Republic’s permanent delegate, Zenon Rossides. No announcement was made of the content of the Makarios plan, which is expected to be used as the basis for discussions between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders under UN auspices.

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Home Formula One Championship coverage up in the air

By Peter Stevenson THERE IS uncertainty over whether people on the island will be able to watch live coverage of the opening race of the Formula One Championship this Sunday.

The first race will take place at 8am local time and will be broadcast from Melbourne in Australia but with no TV channels having purchased the rights for the season or even the first race yet, local viewers could be left out in the cold again.

There was a similar scenario last year as local subscriber channel LTV obtained broadcasting rights after the second race of the season, purchasing the rights for the 17 remaining races separately. “The broadcasting rights for

races or the whole season can be purchased from Formula One Management (FOM), the company owned by racing magnate Bernie Ecclestone,” LTV sportscaster, editor and producer Frixos Massouras said. “If you purchase the rights to the whole season you get some extras like practice sessions and qualifying,” he said.

Although exact figures were not available, Massouras stated that purchasing the rights for three seasons in a row comes to almost €1 million.

He explained that without advertising, LTV would not be able to purchase the rights and although in the past, people complained about interruptions to coverage of the race, they were becoming more and more understanding of the expensive cost of broadcasting rights.

“If you take the case of the World Rally Championship

(WRC) you will see that nobody in the UK televised the first race of the season last weekend,” he said. “And in the UK you have multi-million pound companies like Sky who decided against paying for the rights which shows you the state of things,” he added.

There are other means by which people can watch the race this weekend but that would either involve finding an illegal stream of the race from the internet or an illegal satellite-dish set-up.

Massouras recommended that people remain patient and try to understand the difficult financial climate which surrounds the country right now.

“Formula One Racing is a niche market and with people counting every penny right now we hope that a solution and more advertising can be found,” he added.

The elderly, children and people with health problems are being advised to stay indoors as long as the dust remains. Weather officials said it would dissipate by Sunday

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Atmospheric dust at record levels

By Maria Gregoriou THE DUST in the atmosphere coming from the Sahara hit record levels yesterday, marking the air quality map with numerous red dots, or danger zones.

“The dust in the atmosphere has gone beyond the highest levels recorded,” said Adamos Adamides, an official at the labour inspection department, which monitors the atmosphere.

All indicators at all stations in Cyprus were in the red zone yesterday, according to air quality officials “During this time last year, the levels were at the orange and yellow levels of high and moderate,” Adamides said.

He said that at lunch time yesterday “all indicators at all stations in Cyprus” were in the red zone.

“Because of this we advise the elderly, children and people with health

problems to stay indoors.

We would also advise those who have to work outside to wear the appropriate means of personal protection,” Adamides said.

“We have also warned the ministry of education about the dangerous increase as some schools had taken the children outside for physical educa-

tion,” Adamides said. The department of labour inspection released a statement announcing that at 8am yesterday “the hourly concentration of breathable particles in ambient air, with a diameter less than 10 micrometres (PM10), were between the maximum value of 552 and the minimum value of 24 micrograms per

cubic metre.”

“Consequently it is expected that the average 24-hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit of 50 micrograms per cubic metre, as defined by the relative legislation” the statement said.

“On Monday March 11, the average 24-hour concentration of respirable

particles was between 88 and 350 micrograms, depending on the location,” it said.

“This is a natural phenomenon that depends on the wind cycles that blow dust over our area,” said a spokesperson from the meteorological service. “The flow will change over the weekend to south-westerly winds and the dust will start to lift. By Sunday the atmosphere will be clear.

Some rain fall over the weekend will also help,” they added.

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Putting an end to the late payments culture Too many small businesses being damaged by delays

BY THIS Saturday, EU member states will be expected to have put an end to what the Commission calls the damaging late payment culture that endangers small and mediumsized businesses.

“Every day across Europe, dozens of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) go bankrupt as their invoices are not paid. As a result jobs are lost and business opportunities remain unexploited, stalling our return to economic growth,” the Commission said in a statement yesterday.

By March 16, member states will need to have integrated the revised Late Payments Directive into their national law.

It obliges public authorities to pay for goods and services within 30 calendar days or, in very exceptional circumstances, within 60 days.

Businesses should pay their invoices within 60 calendar days, unless they expressly agree otherwise and if it is not grossly unfair to the creditor, said the Commission.

European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, added: “SMEs find it particularly difficult to stand up for their right to prompt payment. Late payments mean SMEs lose time and money, and disputes can sour relations with customers. This damaging late payment culture has to end. It is now time for member states to implement the Late Pay-

ments Directive into their national law – giving SMEs the vital support they need in these difficult times and helping them fulfil their key role in European job creation.”

The new rules provide that enterprises are automatically entitled to claim interest for late payments and can also automatically obtain a minimum fixed amount of €40 as a compensation for payment recovery costs. They can also claim compensation for all remaining reasonable recovery costs.

The statutory interest rate for late payment is increased to at least 8.0 percentage points above the European Central Bank’s reference rate.

Public authorities are not allowed to fix an interest rate for late payment below this threshold.

Enterprises can challenge grossly unfair terms and practices more easily before national courts.

The new measures are optional for enterprises, insofar as they acquire the right to take action but are not obliged to do so. In some circumstances, a business may wish to extend the payment period for some days or weeks to keep a good commercial relationship with a specific client. But the new measures are obligatory for public authorities. “They should lead by example and show their reliability and efficiency by honouring their contracts,” said the Commission.

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President Nicos Anastasiades signing the book at the embassy of Venezuela yesterday in Nicosia

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President signs Chavez condolence book PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades yesterday signed the book of condolences for the recent death of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez at the Embassy of Venezuela in Nicosia. In his condolence message, Anastasiades wrote: “It is with deep sorrow that I received the sad news of the untimely passing of President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias. President Chavez will always be remembered as an eminent figure in the history of Venezuela, who dedicated his life to the well-being and prosperity of his people. During his 14 years in power, President

Chavez provided decisive energy for regional integration in Latin America. His contribution towards securing peace in Colombia was also of great importance and has been applauded internationally.”

“At this time of national mourning, please accept on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, my profound condolences. Our thoughts are with the family of President Chavez and the friendly people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” the president added.

Personal data watchdog slams deputies for ‘hypocritical populism’ in finance dealings

By Poly Pantelides INSTEAD of hiding behind hypocritical excuses politicians, state servants and prominent individuals should go ahead and publish their financial data but more than that, there should be a system in place to publish the financial dealings of those suspected of foul-play, the personal data commissioner said yesterday.

Commissioner for the Protection of Personal Data Yiannos Danielides released a written statement to the Cyprus News Agency in the light of continuing, but inconclusive, discussion in parliament’s institutions committee on the issue.

Danielides said that “a classic example of hypocritical populism” was the position some had taken “that they will publish their financial statement under the condition that others do”. “So they say they are willing to publish their finan-

cial statements although in reality they do not want to,” he said.

Deputies have previously refused to change the constitution to lift their immunity so they can be prosecuted for pending fines or other violations. Demetris Syllouris who headed the institutions committee before parliament’s break, said he was out of the country and would look into Danielides’ proposal on his return.

But this did not mean that personal data should be released regardless, Danielides clarified. He said yesterday that prominent people’s financial data should be published if the House institutions committee suspected foul play and had already asked the attorney-general to investigate.

This could prevent people from “taking advantage of their position”, Danielides said. People should submit their financial statements

once a year for discussion behind closed doors in the institutions committee, he said.

He added the personal data protection law did allow “defined, clear and legal” checks.

But he said that otherwise, people were not obliged to reveal their personal data. “Publishing (financial reports) ought to take place only when illegal actions, financial irregularities, interference, and the like are established,” Danielides said. He clarified this was when grounds for suspicion were established, several steps before the legal services decide whether to press charges and forward the case to trial.

The institutions committee is meant to be a watchdog against any wrongdoing in state management, with the goal of consolidating meritocracy and reinforcing credibility among the public, according to parliament’s website.

Danielides was not clear how his proposal could be

set up and what body, if any, could independently oversee the mechanism to ensure transparency and reassure the public that the checks were legitimate. He told the Cyprus Mail it would be up to legislators to make any necessary legal or institutional changes. Danielides said that inland revenue or any specially-appointed department chould have jurisdiction.

Asked by the Cyprus Mail how the public could be assured those who had made public their financial assets were not lying, Danielides said that in those cases anyone was free to ask the inland revenue department whether the statement was true, and he would approve any request from inland revenue to publicly contradict false reports.

But inland revenue is not legally allowed to publish people’s financial statements, for reasons of personal data protection.

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Momentum grows for deal (continued from front page) made in Nicosia to hold the Eurogroup meeting, officials said. The lenders are also discussing the possibility of Cyprus raising its corporate tax rate by 2.5 percentage points to 12.5 per cent.

The lenders would also like to see Cyprus introduce a financial transaction tax, something the country opposes.

Eurozone officials have said they expected a decision on a bailout to be taken before the end of March. One of the most divisive issues is whether to force losses on depositors in Cypriot banks as part of a rescue package, known as a “bail-in”.

German officials, backed by the Netherlands and Finland, have pushed for de-

Dijsselbloem tells Dutch parliament the bailout should be nearer to €10 billion positors in Cypriot banks, many of whom are Russian and British business people, to help pay for the rescue.

Berlin alleged that Cyprus has become a conduit for money-laundering. Russian individuals and companies have a high level of deposits in the banking sector.

Cyprus said any bail-in will spark the rapid withdrawal of funds from the island and undermine its entire banking system, making the economic situation even worse.

Eurozone leaders are not expected to give guidance at the summit today on

whether or not depositors should be targeted, according to one senior eurozone source. The European Commission, Spain and Italy are against a bail-in, while the European Central Bank has not taken a position, although it is wary of the risks, officials told Reuters.

ECB President Mario Draghi warned not to underestimate Cyprus’ importance at his last news conference last week.

“Cyprus is a small economy, but the systemic risk may not be small,” he said.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde is not

expected at tomorrow’s Eurogroup, prompting some EU officials to suggest the Washington-based lender may not co-finance the rescue package and will only give expertise. The IMF declined to comment.

One solution could be for Moscow to contribute to the bailout if it received the same credit status as eurozone lenders, meaning it gets repaid as a priority.

Officials have also said Russian investors are interested in buying a majority stake in Cyprus Popular Bank and increasing their holdings in Bank of Cyprus

- the two biggest banks on the island. President Nicos Anastasiades is to travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks to discuss possible Russian help, officials said.

“We need patience and you will see that hard work brings good results,” Anastasiades said yesterday.

His visit to Moscow will be preceded by that of Finance Minister Michalis Sarris on Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart.

The talks will focus on the ways Russia could contribute to the bailout. Cyprus has asked Russia to extend repayment of a €2.5 billion loan for five years to 2021 and cut the 4.5 per cent interest rate.

(Additional reporting by George Psyllides)

New road will help prevent flooding COMMUNICATIONS Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos yesterday visited the site of ongoing works for a road linking Limassol’s new port to the LimassolPaphos highway.

The project will alleviate traffic in the city of Limassol and part of the €117 million bill is being footed by the European Commission’s cohesion fund.

Mitsopoulos said that “another important dimension” to the project was the fact that beneath the road, a drainpipe was being built to prevent floods in the industrial zone and city centre.

“Of course we will take advantage of this experience to implement more similar works,” Mitsopoulos said, but added that the private sector would need to be involved given the state’s tight finances.

The project will alleviate traffic in the city of Limassol, according to the communications minister

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Terms for ‘dirty money’ audit agreed CYPRUS and international lenders yesterday agreed on the terms of reference of an independent audit into the island’s anti-money laundering legal framework and its implementation, which is one of the conditions set by the EU for the island’s bailout.

The audit into Cyprus’ legislation against money laundering will be conducted by an independent private firm with the participation of the Moneyval Committee of the Council of Europe and the supervision of the Central Bank of Cyprus.

According to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) the Central Bank has invited six international companies to submit their bids.

The decision on which firm will undertake the audit is expected on Monday or Tuesday.

CNA said the findings must be submitted by March 31 in a bid to have a deal on the island’s bailout by the end of the month.

Citing unnamed sources, CNA said bank clients should not worry about the audit because “bank confidentiality and personal data have been secured.”

Cyprus has repeatedly rejected allegations, mainly from Germany, that banks engage in money-laundering activities.

Berlin has claimed that Cyprus has become a conduit for money-laundering as Russian individuals and companies have a high level of deposits in the banking sector.

Confusion persists over IMF participation in bailout

By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS APPEARS to be entering the final lap in terms of convincing international creditors to agree to a bailout of the tiny island but confusion still reigns over whether the European institutions have convinced the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to participate.

Germany made it clear when talks for a bailout began that they wanted the IMF on board for any bailout. However, two articles from Bloomberg on Tuesday appeared to muddy the waters somewhat as to the latest intentions of Germany and the IMF. An initial report by Bloomberg quoted a close ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel hinting that the EU powerhouse no longer insists on the financial contribution of the IMF to a bailout.

Michael Meister, deputy parliamentary floor leader of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, appeared to rule out a haircut of bank deposits in an email exchange with the financial newswire, something which Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has so far refused to take out of the equation, despite serious deposit outflows from Cypriot banks as a result of the uncertainty.

The statement from Meister appeared to come after the election of Nicos Anastasiades to the Cyprus presidency ushered in a new climate in the bailout talks, reintroducing the possibility of privatisations if necessary, as well as an increase in the corporate tax rate.

Meister was also originally quoted saying Germany is no longer insisting on a financial role for the IMF. “What we want is the fund on board making its mark on the bailout package. That’s of central importance to us,” he was quoted saying.

ARDENT SUPPORTER According to reports, the IMF was the most ardent supporter of a haircut on bank deposits fearing that Cyprus’ public debt would be unsustainable if it soared to around 145 per cent of GDP. With the IMF not involved, perhaps in exchange for privatisation pledges or a greater financial role for Russia, this theoretically frees up the European Commission and European Central Bank to move ahead with a bailout package.

However, on the same day of the article’s release, Bloomberg published a second article “correcting” Meister’s comments where the influential German lawmaker was now

quoted saying first Cyprus had to prove that it was of systemic relevance to the eurozone before it could secure an international bailout.

Then the troika has to agree a draft memorandum on a bailout, outlining Cyprus’ debt sustainability while taking into account the role of Russia as a major investor: “IMF participation in the draft is crucially important to us,” he said.

Outlining the sequence of events for aid, and evidently playing down previous comments, Meister said: “First banks, and with them their shareholders, have to be ready to rescue the banks…If that’s not enough, the Cypriot state is next in line.

Aid by euro partners comes into play only if Cyprus is demonstrably overwhelmed by the task.”

Meanwhile, Reuters yesterday reported that IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde is not expected at tomorrow’s emergency Eurogroup meeting, prompting some EU officials to suggest the Washingtonbased lender may not co-finance the rescue package and will only give expertise. The IMF declined to comment.

According to Reuters, one solution could be that Moscow contributes to the bailout if it receives the same credit status as eurozone lenders, meaning it gets repaid as a priority.

IMF’s Lagarde: not expected at meeting

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Home Child commissioner slams state over Outopos comment Drilling in other blocks could begin next year

By Peter Stevenson

CHILD Commissioner Leda Koursoumba has slammed the state for not preventing Costas Kyriacou, aka Outopos, from running in last month’s presidential elections because he had advocated under-age sex.

“After recent statements and presentations by a potential presidential candidate which encouraged under-age sex the child commissioner feels it is her obligation to publicly condemn these actions,” a statement from the commissioner’s office said.

“To argue whether children’s rights need to be protected is not required,” the statement said.

“Sexual abuse not only violates the integrity of their body but also harms the ties of trust be-

tween children and adults,” it added.

The statement goes on to explain although freedom of speech was a basic human right, there were certain responsibilities that came with that right, especially when they concerned children.

“Sexual abuse of children is a flagrant violation of their rights which are protected by international conventions,” the statement said. The media were recently faced with a problem during presidential campaigning, as they had to make a decision whether or not to present Kyriacou’s position on under-age sex. The commissioner hailed the media outlets that refused to publish his views but also condemned the government for not intervening to stop those who did.

“The fact that the state did not work effectively in judging that this candidate, who promoted violating children’s rights, was unfit to run for

office shows that current legislature fails to protect children’s rights,” the statement said.

The commissioner feels this needs to be the starting point for dialogue, aimed at re-examining current legislation.

Koursoumba’s statement comes after DISY deputy Stella Kyriakidou sent a letter complaining about the same matter to Attorney-general Petros Clerides. She had called on Clerides to examine the current legislation. Kyriakidou publicised the AG’s reply in which he said the prosecution or punishment of Kyriacou would be futile. “Irrespective of the content matter and irrespective of whether he has committed a host of crimes I am not willing to give orders to investigate the matter because that would mean publicising his opinions,” the AG had said at the time.

Unpaid doctors refuse to work oncall shifts Emergency room staff at Limassol not paid standby services since last May

By Maria Gregoriou DOCTORS at Limassol hospital’s emergency room have lashed out against not having been paid for on-call services since May 2012 by refusing to work on standby.

This has resulted in understaffing, which in turn has forced some patients to turn to private practices for medical care.

Around 20 people have sent letters to Limassol hospital demanding reimbursement of the money they spent on private care.

In the letters they blame the state for not being able to provide them with the proper care.

But the doctors say it is not their fault. “This is a tragic situation. We have not been paid since May, 2012. We are supposed to have four people on standby but we only have two most of the time. No one cares.

“The people from behind the desks make the decisions. It is easy for them to cast judgement when they do not see what happens in the emergency room on a day-to-day basis.

“We are not in a working environment where we can just sign papers, we work with sick people who need hours of attention,” the emergency room staff said in a statement.

On any given day, they said they see around 20 patients an hour. “We cannot keep up with this work load and many lives are at risk.

“There have been situations where a patient had a heart attack while waiting,” they said. The emergency room staff said they had not been paid for the extra time they’ve put in.

“Money can be cut and saved from many departments but not the emergency room. This is where it is a matter of life or death,” they added. The staff are waiting for approval from the ministry of finance to pay the doctors who are on the A13 pay scale or above.

“All doctors below this scale have already been paid,” said an employee in the accounting department of Limassol hospital.

Out of the 14 doctors who work in the Limassol emergency services department, six are on the A13 pay scale and above.

Doctors who are on a high pay scale are avoiding being a part of the on-call rotation and some are outright refusing to work on standby, as they know that they will not get paid. This leaves others to cover their on-call shifts, resulting in understaffing.

At the end of November last year some doctors went on strike, protesting their lack of pay. (see editorial page 13)

Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou (right) at the Larnaca centre yesterday

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Minister visits search and rescue

By Peter Stevenson ISRAELI helicopters arrived in Cyprus yesterday morning in order to take part in a military exercise as part of a Cyprus-Israel co-operation agreement.

Speaking after a visit to the Search and Rescue Centre in Larnaca, Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou said that an agreement on the basis of search and rescue, between the two countries had recently been signed. “The agreement also includes instances of natural disasters, including fires, and that is why these helicopters are taking part in the exercise,” he said.

Asked about whether the National Guard’s munitions had been inventoried, Fotiou replied that he was awaiting the report but that more importantly the munitions needed to be evaluated to avoid any more disasters like Mari.

“My instructions are clear and all munitions need to be evaluated as I will not allow a situation to repeat itself where we lost 13 brave men,” he said.

“The leadership within the National Guard and the officials at the defence ministry are working together to create a strategy and a

system where at any given moment we can check the condition of our munitions,” Fotiou said. The minister was asked to comment on recent reports in dailies Phileleftheros and Alithia about the high cost of maintenance of army camps that have been abandoned, and large sums in allowances given to staff.

“I am aware of these instances and I have asked to be informed about them,” he said.

“Our strategy towards allowances and benefits must change and we must form a long-term plan concerning allowances and camp-maintenance that will span the next twenty years so we don’t waste millions of euros during an economic crisis,” he added.

During his visit to the Search and Rescue Centre, Fotiou revealed he was informed about its goals and the role it plays in Cyprus’ national goals in the region especially during this critical period. “It’s really a very crucial service that handles sensitive issues, and human lives are dependent on the centre and the people that work there,” Fotiou said.

“Upgrading and developing the Search and Rescue Centre is a necessary priority and we have responsibilities towards the region in order to meet them with competence and conscientiousness,” he added.

By Stefanos Evripidou DRILLING IN other blocks of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) could start in early 2014, said former energy chief Solon Kassinis yesterday.

Speaking from Milan to state broadcaster CyBC, the new executive director of state hydrocarbons company KRETYK said ItalianKorean consortium ENIKOGAS had an “aggressive programme” for hydrocarbons exploration in Cyprus’ EEZ. Kassinis and KRETYK head Charalambos Ellinas are in Milan for talks with the consortium on their proposed timetable for seismic surveys as well as their budget for Cypriot operations this year. The Cypriot delegation also discussed how to fund training of young scientists in Cyprus.

In late January, the previous government signed contracts with ENI-KOGAS for hydrocarbons exploration in blocks 2, 3 and 9 of its EEZ, and on February 6 concluded similar deals with France’s TOTAL for blocks 10 and 11.

According to Kassinis, the Italian-Korean consortium will be in Cyprus on March 19 to present their work plan to Commerce Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis.

Regarding ongoing discussions in Milan on the consortium’s plans for the future, he said: “We believe it is an aggressive programme.”

Kassinis noted that ENIKOGAS discussed the prospect of carrying out two and three-dimensional seismic surveys of the areas licenced at the same time, “so by the end of the year, or beginning of the next, they can start drilling...within a year in other words”.

The KRETYK director highlighted the kind of message this will send to Cyprus’ international creditors (the troika) who have so far been reluctant to take possible future gas earnings into account for the purposes of a loan repayment.

The international lenders are likely taking into consideration the fact that Cyprus’ gas reserves – so far an estimated gross mean of 7 trillion cubic feet in Cyprus’ block 12 – are as yet unproven, pending confirmation drilling.

Noble Energy received the concession to explore Block 12 in October 2008. In August 2011, the Texas-based company entered into a production-sharing agreement with the government regarding the block’s commercial development.

Lakkotrypis confirmed on Tuesday evening that Noble is due to start confirmation drilling for hydrocarbons in block 12 between July and September this year, after meeting with Noble officials.

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Probe into new dog poisonings Three dogs dead in ten minutes after they ingested lard-like substance on a stone

By Maria Gregoriou A NUMBER of dogs have died from suspected cyanide poisoning in the Lania and Finikaria areas lately, from eating a substance known as candlewax poison.

One dog owner from Lania was walking her three dogs on Sunday evening when two of them licked a white substance attached to a stone.

“I was walking my dogs on the hills above Lania when two of the three licked some white stuff that looked like lard. Immediately they started rolling on the ground and were dead within ten minutes. From the looks of things it must have been chicken fat mixed with cyanide,” said the dog owner.

“I went back the next day to collect the remaining substance and took it to the Lania police station and the Limassol veterinary servic-

The UN is trying to build confidence between the two sides with a common cause

First bicommunal process to fight buffer zone fires gets underway

By Stefanos Evripidou RESIDENTS OF Pyrgos and Lefka are invited to take part in the first bicommunal consultation process to develop a programme for preventing wildfires within the buffer zone.

According to an announcement by the bicommunal Environmental Technical Committee yesterday, residents from both communities on either side of the dividing line are invited to share their views and opinions on how to prevent wildfires within that part of the buffer zone.

The meeting will be held this Saturday at 3pm at Vouni King Restaurant in Limnitis.

Last January, the UN announced the launch of a new study looking at how bicommunal cooperation could help prevent wildfires that “know no borders” from raging easily out of control in and around the buffer zone.

The aim is to complete an assessment of the wildfire problem within the buffer zone, starting with the area around Limnitis and Lefka in the north west of the island, considered the most important given the proximity of the relatively large Paphos forest and the rugged terrain, making firefighting extremely difficult.

The study will involve locating high risk areas, resources at risk and areas with insufficient fire prevention infrastructure, both within and around the buffer zone.

It will also involve an evaluation of the suitability and effectiveness of the existing wildfire management system and prevention measures, while identifying the main causes of fire and the factors affecting the spreading of wildfires.

The initiative is part of an effort by the UN to come up with confidence-building measures that encourage practical cooperation between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, particularly since the high-level peace talks remain at a standstill.

Following the creation of the bicommunal committees in 2008, the Environment Technical Committee formed a Wildfire Prevention Task Force of experts in consultation with the Crisis Management Technical Committee.

The current study on wildfires will be implemented by the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) and the Union of the Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects (KTMMOB). The aim is also to involve Greek and Turkish Cypriot local communities in terms of knowledge-sharing and engagement to reduce the risk of fire.

The focus at this stage is solely on fire prevention, however, not joint firefighting, while the location is limited to two sites in the buffer zone: Limnitis and Lefka.

The final report is expected to be completed around June and will be in English, Greek and Turkish.

Aerial spraying to combat mosquitoes in Larnaca LARNACA municipality announced yesterday that it would be aerially spraying larvae repellent in the areas close to the town’s Salt Lake and Spyros Beach today and tomorrow between 6.30am and 9.30am on both days to fight the growing mosquito problem in the area.

“The aerial spraying is taking place after approval by the environmental department of the ministry of agriculture and state health services,” a statement from the municipality said.

“The spraying will happen at a low altitude to give better results, using organic repellent, from the forestry departments flight unit yellow ‘Air Tractor 802’ registration FD-1,” it added.

For more information the health services of Larnaca Municipality can be contacted on 24816559 and 24816557.

es,” she added. “There were also some people at the veterinary from Finikaria who also lost their dogs to this substance,” she said.

The substance has been given to the police and it will be kept for two months.

If any suspects are located within this time then the evidence will be tested, if not it will be destroyed, sources at the Limassol veterinary services said.

“We have already sent out our team to Finikaria and will be visiting Lania after this incident. We will inform the local authorities and try to push them towards warning the local citizens. This substance is not only dangerous to dogs but also to people,” they added.

The sources said these were the first cases of poisonings this year. They also said the substance seemed to have been freshly laid as it would have lost its effects after rain-

fall. “We always have these kinds of problems which are caused by irresponsible people,” they added.

The Lania area is a popular spot for families to spend Green Monday, which is on March 18 this year. Many local residents have shown concern about children touching this substance and harming themselves.

Former Environment Commissioner Charalambos Theopemptou, has expressed concerns in the past about the practice of many farmers leaving poison around their premises to ward off packs of stray dogs that have formed in certain areas. “In their attempt to make sure hunters stay off their farms, farmers are placing poison which can be dangerous for any animal,” he said.

More details can be found on the facebook page ‘Cyprus Poison Altert – Skippy Kit.’

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Putin urges Soviet style fitness regimen

Argentinian will lead the Roman Catholic Church

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin reached back to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s era for a plan to improve Russians’ physical fitness yesterday, and appeared with film actor Steven Seagal at an event aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among young people.

In a meeting at a martial arts school on Moscow’s outskirts, Putin called for physical education rooted in a Soviet-era system.

“I think it would be quite appropriate to recall the positive experience of past decades when the so-called GTO, Ready for Labour and Defence, was in use in our country,” he said. The GTO mass physical training programme was introduced in the 1930s under Stalin. “The revival of this system - in a new, modern format - could bring major benefits,” Putin told government officials, schoolteachers and coaches.

He told the education and sports ministers to study the issue and said students’ performance under the system should be taken into account when universities consider applications.

Putin, who began a six-year term in May, has frequently appealed to nostalgia for the perceived order of the Soviet era. Soviet-era marches played at the Sambo-70 school as students dressed in the white, red and blue of Russia’s flag waited for Putin at a ceremony to open a new building at the school. An announcer added to the martial atmosphere by urging “full alertness”.

Seagal’s action films are popular in Russia and he has met the president several times. In what seemed to be a choreographed incident, Seagal rushed into a crowd of children trying to pose with Putin and pulled him out, as if acting as his bodyguard.

Putin, 60, has cast himself as a clean-living man of action over 13 years in power, using judo bouts and outdoor stunts to burnish his image and set an example. He has a black belt in judo and is proficient in Sambo, a martial art developed in the Soviet army.

(Continued from front page) assumptions before the election, that the new pope would be relatively young.

He is the oldest of most of the possible candidates and was barely mentioned in feverish speculation about the top contenders before the conclave.

He is the first Jesuit to become pope.

The decision by 115 cardinal electors sequestered in a secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel came sooner than many experts expected because there were several frontrunners before the vote to replace Pope Benedict, who resigned in February.

The cardinals faced a thorny task in finding a leader capable of overcoming crises caused by priestly child abuse and a leak of secret papal documents that uncovered corruption and rivalry inside the Church government or Curia.

The wave of problems is thought to have contributed to Benedict’s decision to become the first pontiff in 600 years to abdicate.

Putin has cast himself as a clean-living man of action over 13 years in power

Bergoglio was not one of the frontrunners

Argentina’s Jorge Bergoglio, newly-elected Pope Francis I (second left), appears at the window of St Peter’s Basilica’s balcony yesterday at the Vatican (AFP)

Thousands of people sheltering from heavy rain under a sea of umbrellas had occupied the square all day to await the decision and the crowd swelled as soon as the white smoke emerged.

They cheered wildly and raced towards the basilica as the smoke billowed from a narrow makeshift chimney and St Peter’s bells rang.

The excited crowd cheered even more loudly when Francis appeared, the first pontiff to take that name. “Viva il Papa (pope)” they chanted.

‘A GREAT MOMENT’ “I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m absolutely delighted. It’s a very unique moment. There is a great sense of unity here.

It’s great they have come to a decision about who will lead the Church,” said John McGinley, a Scottish priest from Glasgow who travelled to see the conclave.

“It’s a great moment in history, something I can tell my mum,” said David Brasch, 30, from Brisbane Australia.

“He’s got to get the child

abuse under control, I don’t know how they’re going to do that. He’s got to unite 1.2 billion people.”

Bands from the Italian armed forces and the Vatican’s own Swiss guard army paraded in front of the basilica before the new pope appeared.

The secret conclave began on Tuesday night with a first ballot and four ballots were held yesterday. Francis obtained the required two thirds majority in the fifth ballot.

Following a split ballot when they were first shut away amid the chapel’s Renaissance splendour on Tuesday evening, the cardinal electors held a first full day of deliberations yesterday.

Black smoke rose after the morning session to signal no decision.

The previous four popes were all elected within two or three days.

Seven ballots have been required on average over the last nine conclaves. Benedict was the clear frontrunner in 2005 and elected after only four ballots.

‘Two thirds of Italians oppose return to ballot box’ TWO-thirds of Italians oppose returning to the ballot boxes after last month’s national election left the country in limbo, with no political force holding enough seats to form a government, according to a poll published yesterday.

The centre-left coalition led by Pier Luigi Bersani won control of the lower house, but not the Senate in the February 24-25 vote.

Both are needed to govern.

Bersani has since made repeated overtures to the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement for support in the Senate, all of which have been rejected by the bloc’s leader, comic Beppe Grillo, raising the spectre of a snap vote.

Half of Italians said the best solution for the current gridlock would be a government led

by Bersani and backed by the 5-Star Movement, an IPR Marketing poll said.

A third of respondents said another technocrat government like the one that caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti has led since November 2011 would be the best way to avoid an immediate election, the poll showed.

A technocrat government would require right-left support in parliament, and would presumably exclude the 5-Star Movement.

Financial markets are watching how Italy, the eurozone’s third-biggest economy, manages the political impasse.

Italy’s three-year borrowing costs rose to their highest since December in a Wednesday auction after Fitch cut its rating on the country’s debt last week, citing the inconclusive election result.

The slowness of the institutional process that has followed the vote has amplified the sense of confusion. Parliament will sit on Friday for the first time since the elections, now almost three weeks ago, and consultations with President Giorgio Napolitano on the formation of a government do not start until next week.

Napolitano has said Italy must have a government, indicating he will do all he can to avoid another vote, but it will be his successor, who parliament must elect by May 15, who will ultimately decide.

5-Star Movement head Beppe Grillo (pictured) has so far rejected overtures by the centre-left’s Pier Luigi Bersani

Dutch raise terror alert level Greece record power demand drop in February THE Netherlands raised its alert level for terrorist attacks to “substantial” yesterday, citing an increase in the number of Islamist militants travelling from the Netherlands to Syria, as well as a radicalisation of Dutch youth.

“The chance of an attack in the Netherlands or against Dutch interests abroad has risen,” the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) said in a statement.

“Close to a hundred individuals have recently left the Netherlands for various countries in Africa and the Middle East, especially Syria.”

The agency said individuals fighting for radical Islam abroad could return and “inspire others in the Netherlands to follow in their footsteps”.

Political changes in the Middle East and North Africa have made space for an expansion of radical Islamic groups that are no longer under the control of security forces, the agency said.

Dutch police and intelligence services have deployed extra personnel to investigate suspect individuals and monitor sources, the agency said.

GREEK electricity production dropped at its fastest pace on record in February as mild temperatures reduced heating needs and a deep recession shrank industrial production, data showed yesterday.

Net power demand dropped 12 percent to 3.84 million megawatt hours (MWh), according to a monthly energy bulletin by grid operator ADMHE. It was the steepest drop since comparable records began in August 2004.

Electricity demand has been falling for four consecutive years with energy operators struggling with a financing

crisis.

Power consumption by industrial users fell 4.4 per cent in February, suggesting the country’s five-year recession is far from bottoming out.

A mild winter allowed austerity-pinched households to cut their heating bills through lower use of air-conditioning units.

Many Greeks switched to electricity-powered air conditioners for heating after the government hiked oil taxes to plug its fiscal holes.

Heating fuel prices jumped by about a third after the tax hike.

Greece’s electricity system

is dominated by state-run utility Public Power Corp, which accounts for about two-thirds of electricity production and is the country’s sole power retailer.

After heavy rainfall in recent weeks, the company boosted hydro output in February to 708,651 MWh, its highest level in three years, according to ADMHE data.

Using more hydro-generated power empties its water reservoirs and prevents them from overflowing. It also boosts profit because water is PPC’s cheapest fuel, as opposed to coal, natural gas and oil, which it also uses.

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Britain Cameron set on problem drinking crackdown

‘Hospitals can be dangerous places,’ say doctors

DAVID Cameron insisted he remained determined to crack down on problem drinking as he was warned dropping plans for minimum alcohol pricing would “critically undermine” that aim.

The prime minister said the government was still examining the results of a consultation on the policy amid mounting speculation the move he personally championed will be abandoned.

A base price of 45p per unit in England and Wales has been suggested but a number of Cabinet ministers, including Home Secretary Theresa May, have made clear they harbour doubts.

Doctors’ leaders urged Cameron to “be courageous” and take a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save lives, save the country money”.

But Tory critics said minimum pricing was a “blunderbuss” policy that would penalise responsible lowincome drinkers while doing nothing to tackle problem drinking.

Cameron was directly confronted in the Commons by Tory MP Sarah Wollaston - a former GP - who said abandoning minimum pricing would “critically undermine future efforts”.

He told her: “There is a problem with deeply discounted alcohol in supermarkets and other stores and I am absolutely determined that we will deal with this.

“We published proposals, we are looking at the consultation and the results to those proposals, but be in no doubt, we’ve got to deal with the problem of having 20p or 25p cans of lager available in supermarkets. It’s got to change.”

The alcohol strategy put out for consultation in November signalled that the government had “committed to introducing a minimum unit price” and was seeking opinions on the suitable “price level and mechanisms”.

PATIENTS should be treated in the community rather than in hospitals because they can be “dangerous places”, some of the UK’s leading doctors warned.

The NHS Alliance, which represents GPs and primary care staff, said that all nonurgent care should be shifted from hospitals into the community as an “immediate imperative” to keep people safe.

The appeal comes as the government’s new health adviser warned that a robust new culture was needed in the NHS to restore public trust to the health service.

Professor Don Berwick, who has been appointed to lead a review of patient safety in the NHS in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal, said that “zero harm” was the only way for the NHS to go, saying: “Why should we tolerate a single injury?”

The NHS Alliance said that only the most serious cases should be treated in hospital, as they are “dangerous places” shunned by their own medical staff, the Times said.

In a letter to the newspaper the alliance’s president Dr Chris Drinkwater and chairman Dr Michael Dixon said: “If we are to put people before numbers and achieve high quality of care, as well as keeping an NHS free at the point of need for future generations we must, as an immediate imperative, shift all non-urgent care from hospital into the community.”

The alliance is also calling for the appointment of a GP with the same level of seniority as the Chief Medical Officer.

SAS sniper Sergeant Danny Nightingale had sustained a brain injury in October 2009

SAS sniper wins his conviction appeal THE SAS sniper jailed for illegally having a pistol and ammunition has won his appeal.

The Appeal Court heard yesterday that Danny Nightingale had been forced into pleading guilty by his court martial judge. A re-trial has been ordered.

Judge advocate Alistair McGrigor, who chaired the military board, put Sgt Danny Nightingale “under pressure” and “deprived him of a free choice”, the court was told earlier.

The judge told the soldier’s then QC Ian Winter that Nightingale would get five years in a civilian prison if he denied the charges and was convicted. But if he pleaded guilty, there was a “very strong possibility” he would escape custody.

Sgt Nightingale, 38, pleaded guilty, but was jailed for 18

‘Nightingale’s court martial judge had forced guilty plea’ months in military detention in November last year.

He admitted illegally possessing a Glock 9mm pistol – given to him as a gift by overseas special forces he had trained – and more than 300 rounds of ammunition.

After an immediate outcry across the nation the appeal court within days reduced the sentence to a suspended term.

Sgt Nightingale had planned to have the weapon decommissioned and kept as a trophy, the judges were told. Now his new legal team are attempting to have the conviction quashed.

William Clegg QC said Sgt Nightingale – who sat in

court with his wife Sally – had been misled by the court martial judge.

“Mr Winter behaved entirely properly throughout when he passed on the message as he saw it from the judge accurately and gave his view about what was likely to happen,” said Clegg.

“There is no criticism about what Mr Winter has done or said. The criticism is that what he was forced to do by saying ‘this is what the judge is saying is going to happen’ and that’s where the improper pressure comes from.”

At that time Sgt Nightingale was suffering from a medical condition “which rendered him more suscep-

tible to pressure than would otherwise be the case”.

He had sustained a traumatic brain injury in October 2009 when he had attempted a 132-mile marathon in the Brazilian jungle. Though the soldier recovered his fitness, he was again deployed on operations in May 2011 but still suffered from cognitive brain impairment.

Clegg said: “Because of the brain injury he has no independent recollection of receiving the Glock.

“He had been a range and training officer and could have been issued with ammunition in the ordinary course of his work.

“He ought to have secured it in a lock up cage and not taken it home. His conviction was in reality a conviction for bad housekeeping in not putting the ammunition back into the cage.”

Former DJ Dave Lee Travis is re-arrested over fresh allegations of sex abuse FORMER BBC radio presenter Dave Lee Travis, praised by Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi for entertaining her with his weekly show during her years in captivity, has been re-arrested over further allega-

tions of sex offences, London police said yesterday.

Travis, 67, was first arrested last November by detectives working on Operation Yewtree, an inquiry centred on claims against the late

on an unprecedented scale.

Police said “Yewtree 4” - their arrest identification for Travis - was quizzed over new allegations when he answered bail on Monday. He was later released on bail until April.

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World WORLD TODAY Presidential pardon NIGERIA’S President Goodluck Jonathan has pardoned a former state governor convicted in 2007 of stealing public funds and money laundering, the presidency said yesterday, a move which in principle allows him to re-enter politics.

Anti-corruption campaigners say sentences handed down to powerful politicians who steal tens of millions of dollars are too soft, and often compare favourably with those handed to petty thieves and robbers.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, ex-governor of Nigeria’s oil producing Bayelsa state, was sentenced to two years jail in 2007 on charges of corruption and money laundering, but freed days later because he had already been in detention for that long.

He was originally arrested in London in 2005, but he skipped bail and escaped back to Nigeria dressed as a woman. He was later impeached on the charges at home and authorities made efforts to seize much of his property in Britain.

‘Illegal to arm’ RUSSIAN Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that supplying the Syrian opposition with weapons was illegal under international law, a day after Britain floated the possibility it might bypass an EU arms embargo to do just that.

“International law does not permit the supply of arms to non-governmental actors and our point of view is that it is a violation of international law,” Lavrov told a news conference in London via a translator.

Russia, which has itself sold weapons to the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad and has repeatedly blocked tough action against him at the United Nations, says the only way to solve the Syrian crisis is through dialogue.

But Britain, and countries such as France and Turkey, are increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress in that direction and have begun to talk about the possibility of lifting an EU arms embargo to allow the rebels to be armed.

Same-sex vote NEW Zealand politicians have again voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Bill allowing same-sex marriage, virtually assuring its passage into law in the coming weeks.

They supported the Bill by 77 votes to 44 in the second of three votes that must be taken before a Bill can become law. The third vote is likely to be little more than a formality.

Five killed in rebel attack on Indian Kashmir camp Indian personnel killed and wounded in rebel strike

By Fayaz Bukhari and Ashok Pahalwan TWO militants hiding automatic rifles and grenades in cricket kit opened fire on a paramilitary camp on the Indian side of Kashmir yesterday, killing five Indian personnel and wounding five, police said.

The militants were killed in a gunfight at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) base just outside the restive city of Srinagar, which has been under curfew for much of the last few weeks following protests and clashes with police.

Local media reports said that Hizbul Mujahideen, the bitterly disputed region’s largest militant group, had claimed responsibility for the attack, in which three civilians were also wounded.

Police said the gunmen approached the camp by

Indian paramilitary personnel carry away an injured comrade on a stretcher at a school compound in Srinagar yesterday (AFP) mingling with children playing cricket in a nearby field, hiding their weapons in cricket kit they were carrying. Once at the camp, they shot a sentry dead and then

fired indiscriminately into the base.

“A division of the CRPF was deployed at a camp here and children were playing cricket in the field when

two militants fired grenades and attacked our division,” Abdul Gani Mir, Inspector General of Police, told Reuters TV. “We have lost five of our CRPF personnel who

gunned down the two militants.”

One police official said earlier the gunmen were dressed as cricketers.

Militants often attacked security bases in Kashmir during the 1990s, when there was a full-blown insurgency against Indian rule in a region over which India and Pakistan fought two of their three wars. But there have been very few in recent years.

Hizbul Mujahideen, the most active militant group in Kashmir during the height of the unrest, wants Kashmir to become part of predominantly Muslim Pakistan.

Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan both claim the region of Kashmir in full but rule it in part.

Tensions have been running high in Srinagar since last month, when India hanged a Kashmiri man for an attack on the country’s parliament in 2001. The authorities have sought to quash clashes between protesters and police by imposing curfews.

Police said a group of youths hurled stones at a vehicle taking those who were injured in the paramilitary camp attack to hospital, and one of them was injured when CRPF officials opened fire.

A hospital official said the youth subsequently died.

Soldier stoned to death over affair A PAKISTANI soldier was publicly stoned to death on the order of a tribal court in the country’s northwestern Kurram region for having an affair with a local woman, government officials and tribesmen said yesterday.

Such tribal justice is a stark reminder of the difficulty in establishing a credible civilian administration in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous region bordering Afghanistan, despite a series of military operations in the area and Western nations pouring in millions of dollars to help build infrastructure.

Punjab native Anwar Din, 27, was posted last year to the Parachinar area of Kurram agency where he met Intizar Bibi, 19, while manning a checkpost near her home.

The two embarked on a romantic relationship, tribal sources said, and he tried to elope with her when he was later posted to the disputed Kashmir region. It was not immediately clear what evidence there was, if any, of a romance.

“The girl left her home on Monday and met Anwar Din when villagers saw them,” said Munir Hussain, the head of the local jirga, or tribal court, that sentenced Din to death. “We took the girl into custody and took the boy to the local graveyard where he was stoned to death and buried.”

Din was killed on Monday, he added. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the jirga had ruled the woman

must be shot to death. It was not immediately clear if this had already taken place.

The army was not immediately available for comment.

Kurram, the only part of Pakistan’s largely lawless border region that has a significant Shi’ite population, is racked by sectarian violence between Sunni and Shi’ite tribes. AntiShi’ite ideology from the Taliban and al Qaeda has meant years of bloody fighting.

Bibi is Shi’ite while Din was Sunni, Hussain added.

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas have never been fully integrated into Pakistan’s administrative, economic or judicial system.

Instead, families and tribes often take justice into their own hands, presiding over “jirgas” or “panchayats”, gatherings of elders that hand down punishments including rape, killing and the bartering of women to settle scores and restore honour.

In such tribal justice, women often fair far worse than men.

Hussain said that the jirga had also requested that another Pakistani soldier, Saif Ullah, be handed over for helping the couple meet and coordinate the planned elopement.

“The army is here for our security but if they engage in such activities we will not let them stay here,” Hussain said. “This is an insult to tribal customs. We will revolt against this.”

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers patrol near the Afghan border in Chaman

Michelle Obama and Joe Biden among hacking victims U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and vice president Joe Biden are among the latest public figures to have their private information posted on a mysterious website.

The Secret Service has joined the investigation into the postings that include documents from people ranging from rapper Jay-Z to the head of the FBI.

The site includes identification numbers, credit reports, addresses and phone numbers.

It bears an internet suffix originally assigned to the Soviet Union and many of the pages feature unflattering pictures or taunting messages of the person featured.

Others whose information is posted include pop star Britney Spears, US

attorney general Eric Holder, former Republican candidate for vice president Sarah Palin and Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Both the FBI and the Secret Service said they were investigating the site.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said he had “no assessments to offer” on the situation and referred questions to the Secret Service.

The site grew from 11 names to 18 in the first 24 hours since it became public, with its operator adding additional features to count the number of visitors and a link to a Twitter account.

It offers no explanation about why the targets were selected or how the information was obtained. The Twitter account includes an anti-police message in Russian.

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Egypt court to hear appeal on Sunday over vote ruling

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‘Syria’s children shot at, tortured and raped’

By Oliver Holmes A BOY of 12 sees his best friend shot through the heart.

Another of 15 is held in a cell with 150 other people, and taken out every day to be put in a giant wheel and burnt with cigarettes.

Syria’s children are perhaps the greatest victims of their country’s conflict, suffering “layers and layers of emotional trauma”, Save the Children’s chief executive told Reuters.

Syrian children have been shot at, tortured and raped during two years of unrest and civil war, the London-based international charity said in a report released yesterday.

Two million children, it said, face malnutrition, disease, early marriage and severe trauma, becoming innocent victims of a bloody conflict that has already claimed 70,000 lives.

“This is a war where women and children are the biggest casualty,” chief executive Justin Forsyth told Reuters during a visit to Lebanon, where 340,000 Syrians have fled.

Forsyth said he met a Syrian refugee boy, 12, who saw his best friend killed outside

Kids deliberately targeted, says Save the Children report a bakery. “His friend was shot through the heart. But initially, he thought he was joking because there was no blood.

They didn’t realise he had been killed until they took his shirt off,” he said.

The Save the Children report cited new research carried out among refugee children

by Bahcesehir University in Turkey which found that one in three reported having been punched, kicked or shot at.

It said two thirds of children surveyed said that they had been separated from members of their families due to the conflict and a third said they had experienced the death of a close friend or family member. “All these children tell you these stories in a matter of fact way and then you realise that there are layers and layers of emotional trauma there,” said Forsyth.

Syria’s civil war started with peaceful protests against the dynastic rule of President Bashar al-Assad. His forces

Seven executed for armed robbery SAUDI Arabia yesterday executed seven men for armed robbery, the Interior Ministry said, despite an appeal for clemency by United Nations human rights investigators.

The seven were sentenced to death in 2009 for crimes committed in 2005 and 2006 when human rights groups said some were younger than 18.

Amnesty International condemned the executions and called on Britain’s Prince Charles to raise the issue of human rights when he visits the conservative Islamic kingdom on Friday.

“We would hope that he would raise some of the concerns that Amnesty have,” UK director Kate Allen said. A spokesman for Prince Charles, who is heir to the throne, said the prince’s discussions are private and declined to comment further.

Saudi Arabia, which applies a strict interpretation of sharia, has faced criticism by Western countries for its frequent use of capital punishment and trials that human rights groups say do not meet international standards.

In January, King Abdullah said he had full confidence in the kingdom’s justice system after the United Nations voiced concern over the trial of a Sri Lankan woman who had been executed.

The seven men executed yesterday, from Asir Province in the south of Saudi Arabia, had been due to die last week but were granted a stay of execution while authorities reviewed their case.

shot at protesters and arrested thousands and soon the revolt turned into a civil war. Rebels now control large swathes of Syria.

Millions have fled their homes for safer ground or neighbouring countries. Save the Children says 80,000 people are living in barns, parks and caves and children struggle to find enough to eat.

Both government forces and rebels have been accused of targeting civilians and committing war crimes. Refugees say that Assad’s soldiers are directly targeting children.

Forsyth said he met one child

who said he was in a prison cell with 150 people, including 50 children.

“He was taken out every day and put in a giant wheel and burnt with cigarettes. He was 15. The trauma that gives a child is devastating.”

Save the Children says that some young boys are also being used by armed groups as porters, runners and human shields, bringing them close to the front line.

Rape is being used to deliberately punish people, said Forsyth, adding that it is underreported due to the sensitivity of the issue, especially among conservative communities. Fear of sexual violence is repeatedly cited to Save the Children as one of the main reasons for families fleeing their homes, said the report.

AN Egyptian court will hear an appeal on Sunday against a ruling that led to the cancellation of parliamentary elections called by President Mohamed Mursi, the latest hurdle in Egypt’s tortuous political transition.

A body representing the state said it had lodged an appeal with the Administrative Court against its ruling last week which cancelled Mursi’s decision to hold the four-stage parliamentary vote from April 22 onwards.

Mursi and his Islamist backers in the Muslim Brotherhood are keen that the lower house election should go ahead quickly, seeing it as the final stage of the transition that followed Hosni Mubarak’s removal from power more than two years ago.

But the Islamists’ secularminded opponents, who had planned to boycott the election, have welcomed the prospect of a delay, saying it might allow for consensus around a new election law.

They had accused the Islamists of drafting a law to suit themselves.

The March 6 ruling cancelled Mursi’s decree on technical grounds, saying the upper house of parliament should have returned the amended election law to the Supreme Constitutional Court for approval.

“We could be looking at a drawn-out process if the ruling stands,” said Yasser El-Shimy, Egypt analyst for the International Crisis Group. “We could be potentially looking at Egypt not having a parliament for six to eight months.”

Explaining why it had decided to appeal against the ruling, the state lawsuits authority said the ruling contained “legal mistakes and

Mursi had called for an assembly vote as of April 22 flaws that deviate it from all, set legal foundations”, the state news agency reported.

The presidency and the election commission separately said they had not lodged the appeal, denying a report by the pan-Arab news channel Al Jazeera saying they were responsible.

Lawmakers in the Islamistdominated upper house decided this week to draft an entirely new law, seeing this as a potentially faster route to holding the election than waiting for the Supreme Constitutional Court to approve the amended law.

The previous lower house of parliament, led by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, was dissolved last June following a ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court that had found the election rules illegal.

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A BOEING plan to redesign the 787 Dreamliner’s fireplagued lithium-ion batteries has been approved from America’s aviation authority, but there was no word on when the planes would be allowed to fly passengers again.

The 787 fleet has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration and civil aviation authorities in other countries since January 16, following a battery fire on a Dreamliner parked in Boston and a smoking battery that led to the emergency landing of another 787 in Japan.

The 787 is Boeing’s newest and most technologically advanced plane. Its grounding marked the first time since 1979 that FAA had ordered every plane of a particular type to stay out of the air for safety reasons.

The Boeing plan includes changes to the internal battery components to minimise the possibility of shortcircuiting, which can lead to overheating and cause a fire.

Among the changes are better insulation of the battery’s eight cells and the addition of a new containment and venting system, the FAA said in a statement last night.

Congressman Rick Larsen, who was briefed by the agency, said that if all goes well, the FAA could give final approval by mid- to late April for the 787 to resume flight.

Boeing would still have to retrofit the 50 planes already delivered to eight airlines in seven countries, Larsen said.

That, he said, could mean the plane would not return to the skies until late April or early May. First, Boeing’s redesigned batteries have to pass 20 separate lab tests Mr Larsen said, then flight tests would follow.

“If there’s any one test that isn’t passed, it’s back to the drawing board for that particular part of the tests,” he said.

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European Parliament President Martin Schulz attends a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, northeastern France yesterday (AFP) if Europe’s economy were to improve in the meantime.

Members of the assembly also called for “maximum flexibility” in shifting unspent funds from one priority to another, and from one year to the next - a demand likely to be rejected out of hand by several EU members, including Britain.

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U.S. retail sales expanded at their fastest clip in five months in February, the latest sign of momentum for an economy facing headwinds from higher taxes and pricier gasoline.

The solid sales last month come on the heels of strong gains in employment and manufacturing. But the improvement in the economic picture is likely insufficient to shift the Federal Reserve from its very accommodative monetary policy stance.

“The economy in February is looking solid. None of this, however, is likely to cause the Fed to change tack in the near term,” said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York.

Retail sales increased 1.1 per cent, the largest rise since September, after a revised 0.2 per cent gain in January. That was

budget are currently returned to national coffers, such a move could mean an increase in actual spending compared with now, despite the headline limit being some 3 per cent lower than for 2007-13.

One demand by members of the European Parliament that could delay an agreement by months is for governments to fill an expected budget short-

fall for 2013, to ensure that the deficit is not carried over into the new spending cycle.

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well above economists’ forecasts for a 0.5 per cent advance.

So-called core sales, which strip out automobiles, gasoline and building materials and correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product, rose 0.4 per cent after increasing 0.3 per cent in January.

The upbeat report helped to lift the dollar to a seven-month high against a basket of currencies. Prices for US government debt fell and stocks on Wall Street slipped after a recent rally.

The healthy gains in retail sales came despite the end of a 2 per cent payroll tax cut and an increase in tax rates for wealthy Americans on January 1.

Spending is being supported by the stock market rally, rising home prices and sustained job gains which are starting to push wages higher.

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THE European Parliament voted yesterday to reject a deal reached by EU leaders on the bloc’s next seven-year budget unless significant changes are made to the 960billion-euro (837.68 billion pounds) plan.

The Strasbourg vote ended any hope of rapid agreement on the 2014-2020 budget which must be approved jointly by the parliament and EU governments - instead confirming the need for tricky negotiations that might delay the new spending cycle.

EU leaders agreed at a summit last month to the first ever real-terms cut in future spending, as part of a deal designed to reflect the cuts made by governments struggling to overcome the 27member bloc’s debt crisis.

“The European Parliament cannot accept the proposal from the member states without the fulfilment of certain essential conditions,” the assembly’s president, German Socialist Martin Schulz, said in a statement after the vote.

The parliament did not challenge the overall spending limit agreed by governments, but did insist on a legal review of the budget deal after EU elections in 2014, which could reverse the cuts

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Yesterday’s resolution, backed overwhelmingly by members of the assembly, also called for more money for growth-oriented areas such as innovation, research and education.

That appeared to be at odds with the summit deal, which would still see about threequarters of EU spending channelled to farm subsidies and major public infrastructure projects in poorer member states.

Schulz said in an interview with Reuters last week that the parliament was ready to insist on changes to the spending priorities and limits before giving its consent.

But one senior eurozone official said it was unrealistic for the parliament to try to renegotiate the spending limits agreed by governments, adding that the review clause was the most likely area where governments would give ground.

“At the end of the day I think we can accommodate what the parliament wanted on the mid-term review. What we can do on the flexibility, I am not sure,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

At about 1 per cent of gross national income, the EU budget is small compared with total annual public spending of almost 50 per cent of GDP. But with about 94 per cent of the total allocated to spending programmes in EU members, the Commission says the EU budget is more effective at stimulating growth than national spending is, since much of that goes on welfare, pensions and healthcare.

If governments and the parliament fail to reach a deal, the EU would be without a spending framework from the start of next year, forcing it into a system of provisional annual budgets and throwing its long-term spending plans into disarray.

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IRELAND took its biggest step yet towards exiting its European bailout later this year by selling 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) of new benchmark 10-year bonds yesterday to meet nearly all its funding needs through next year.

Rescued two-and-a-half years ago after being overwhelmed by fiscal and banking crises, Ireland has hit every major target since and has been held up by eurozone leaders as the success story their austere plans desperately need.

The government hailed the sale as

proof that Ireland can soon end its dependence on 85 billion euros in rescue loans it received from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. It has been helped by a fall in yields for its debt, now lower than those of Spain or Italy, eurozone countries that, though troubled, have not been driven to sovereign bailouts.

“There has been an extraordinary response to it and I don’t think you will have heard me use the word extraordinary before,” Noonan told a news

conference after the sale.

“This brings us within about a billion and a half towards what we need to the end of 2014. That puts us in a very strong position. A lot of ministers visiting various countries for Patrick’s day will have a fairly impressive piece of news.”

The sale was Dublin’s biggest market test to date after resuming borrowing last year, and raised as much as double the amount that many traders had predicted would be offered.

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Recession has highlighted real need for NHS IT WAS inevitable that the queues and waiting lists at state hospitals would grow as a result of the recession. Living standards have fallen dramatically, with the number of long-term unemployed increasing by the day and people in work taking pay cuts. Tens of thousands of people can no longer afford private healthcare and have no choice but to go to the state hospitals for treatment even if this involves waiting for hours to be seen.

But state hospitals, health centres and outpatients’ clinics were never designed to cater for so many patients. They have existed to serve old-age pensioners, the poor and public employees, while the rest of the population had to visit private medical practices; some had health insurance, others were entitled to union rates while a small minority paid out of their own pocket. Now, this group has contracted drastically, increasing the number of people seeking care at hospitals.

The Director of Limassol Hospital said the hospital has 329 beds which are always occupied while 1,500 visit the outpatients clinic every day; 700 visited the clinics at the old hospital every day. There are also very long waiting lists for certain specialist doctors in all hospitals and this, according to the new health minister is a very serious problem. The minister said that the waiting lists at Nicosia General Hospital should be tackled by buying services from private clinics, but does the money exist?

Even if it does, the proposed arrangement would simply curb the problem rather than eliminate it.

The truth is that the only solution is the introduction of the national health scheme which has been on the cards for the last 20 years but no government has dared to pursue. We have been hearing about the formulation of plans for years but no government has yet dared to go beyond the planning stage.

Successive governments have been terrified of undertaking such a big-scale project, fearing it would waste huge amounts of money and eventually fail.

There were also different interests to contend with – unions were opposed as they would lose members who relied on the union doctors, public employees were opposed because free healthcare was a right, state doctors feared their numbers would diminish, businesses were reluctant to contribute and so forth.

No government was willing to take on a project that would cause so much trouble. But the recession has highlighted the real need for the introduction of a national health scheme, which was also a recommendation of the troika. President Anastasiades is committed to it and we hope he will not be intimidated by the enormity and complexity of the project as his predecessors were.

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UROPEAN telecoms companies who have watched with dismay while phone bills shrink are hoping new price plans that emphasise data will win back revenue from smartphone and tablet users making fewer calls but spending more time online.

Average mobile phone bills in Europe have fallen by 15 per cent since 2007, even as they have risen by 25 per cent in the United States. European users now spend an average of just 24 euros a month on their mobile phones, according to Sanford Bernstein. Americans spend about two thirds more.

But what is good for consumers’ wallets is bad for firms, who grumble that unless they can make Europeans pay higher bills, they won’t have the funds to build fast 4G and fibre broadband networks needed in the tablet and smartphone era.

For years, mobile phone operators have made most of their money by charging users for voice call minutes and text messages, perhaps with a mobile data plan thrown in.

But voice calls that made up more than 80 per cent of revenue in 2007 now account for just 62.6 per cent of cash flow for European firms, according to research firm Informa.

Meanwhile, data volume is expected to double each year until 2015, according to industry group GSMA. While details differ, European companies are all trying focus monthly charges on the part of their business that is growing - mobile data. But in highly competitive markets, few have yet found a formula to prod consumers to spend more.

“We understand better now how to price mobile services and data,” said Gervais Pellissier, France Telecom’s chief financial officer. “But not everything has been sorted out yet.”

Firms like Vodafone and Telenor are responding by bundling unlimited voice and text messages with packages that vary in price based on how much data a customer wants.

Others, like France Telecom and Britain’s EE, charge a premium for the fastest 4G data speeds.

Eventually, European companies may follow US firms in offering shared data plans, which let individuals and families buy data allowances that they can use on more than one device.

What’s clear is that customers are sending fewer of their messages through the traditional SMS text service, and making fewer of their calls over the voice network.

Many are shifting to apps like Skype, What’s App, and Viber - or handset makers’ features like Apple’s Facetime and Blackberry’s BBM - which let them communicate for free

Average mobile phone bills in Europe have fallen 15pct since 2007 using their mobile data allowances. “Around 18 months ago we started noticing that people were using more Skype, people were using Viber and What’s App,” Vodafone Chief Executive Vittorio Colao told the Mobile World Congress industry meeting, referring to three apps that let users route phone calls or messages through data plans.

“And our SMS revenues started going down. So we asked them why and it was a very simple answer. It was because it was free,” he said. “So we decided to turn the model upside down.”

Analysis firm Ovum forecasts that by 2016 global operators will have lost $54 billion in revenues due to the increasing popularity of messaging apps over text messages and phone calls.

While losing the battle to charge for minutes and texts, operators in Europe are trying to segment customers based on their data usage, like airlines separate passengers into business and economy class.

Users on higher-priced deals of above 60 euros a month get faster mobile Internet speeds, larger data allotments and extra services like subsidised smartphones.

Swisscom has gone further than many by betting that consumers in a wealthy country will pay a big premium for fast data. Its prices are higher than elsewhere on the continent, but it says it has invested in a network that can handle large amounts of data at high speed.

Since June 2012, all its offers include unlimited calls, texts and mobile data. Users choose between a plan from 47-136 euros a month, depending on the Internet speed they want.

“I see many telecoms operators who no longer believe in their own business and because of that they don’t invest anymore. It’s a self fulfilling prophecy,” Swisscom’s Chief Executive Carsten Schloter said in an interview.

“Switzerland is not an island; the willingness to pay for quality also exists in other countries,” he said.

To get mobile prices back up, some operators are planning to charge a premium for faster 4G networks. EE, the first to launch 4G in Britain, has chosen to charge higher prices for new service, but has not disclosed how many customers it has won.

EE paid 589 million pounds to buy more spectrum to extend its 4G coverage last week, and

‘Eventually, European companies may follow US firms in offering shared data plans, which let individuals and families buy data allowances that they can use on more than one device’

has promised to invest 1.5 billion over the next three years improving the network.

“If you’re not different, if you don’t have network innovation then yes, the only tool that you have is price,” CEO Olaf Swantee told Reuters. “Network differentiation and service differentiation is the way to go for us.”

But investors are not convinced that charging premiums for 4G will be a panacea. Customers may come to expect fast data, without wanting to pay extra for it.

Hutchison’s Three, a challenger in Britain that offers “all you can eat data” plans for 25 pounds ($38.81) a month, has already pledged not to charge a premium for 4G when it launches the faster service this year.

In Norway, Telenor managed to increase its customers’ monthly bills by 2 per cent in 2012 - compared to a 4 per cent decline at rival Teliasonera with a plan that squeezes more revenue out of data.

The group started a campaign in 2011 to prod users to sign up to the new bundles, which initially decreased the average monthly bill but paid off later.

Telenor Norway users on a typical 249 krones ($45.19) contract are limited to a modest 400 megabytes per month, plus calls and texts. Those who want more data have to pay extra.

But the firm has not been able to repeat the trick in neighbouring countries where competition is more intense. Telenor’s similarly-priced packages in Denmark are a much better deal for its customers, offering up to 25 times as much data.

European companies are looking across the Atlantic for pricing ideas. US mobile operators Verizon Wireless and AT&T, which share 70 per cent of the market, have both introduced shared data plans. Families or individuals buy one mobile subscription with unlimited calls and texts, and get a data allowance that can be used on up to 10 different devices.

“Shared data plans have proven to be the winning strategy for data monetisation,” Verizon Wireless Chief Technology Officer Nicola Palmer told Reuters.

The US firms found that users were willing to pay more per megabyte of data - and buy more megabytes - because of the extra convenience of using their allowances on multiple devices. Europeans are taking note.

“Customers are evolving their usage across multiple screens - smartphones, tablets, cameras, dongles - so we need to be able to enable that kind of behaviour,” Ronan Dunne, who heads 02 Britain, told Reuters. Although he hinted that shared data plans were in the works at 02, he declined to give details.

Vodafone is also open to shared data plans, which would require behind the scenes technical work on its software, and France Telecom predicted their arrival in Europe by 2014.

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Trek rifle, Green Hornet’s car lead Hollywood auction ‘Legends’ auction spanning decades of film history

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By Piya Sinha-Roy A futuristic prop Star Trek rifle, Superman’s suit and Green Hornet’s car are the top-billed items in a Hollywood auction next month, when fans and collectors will have a chance to own memorabilia from film sets and actor closets.

The one-of-a-kind Phaser laser rifle carried by actor William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in the second pilot for Star Trek from 1966 is expected to fetch between $50,000 (33,507 pounds) and $70,000, Julien’s Auctions said this week.

A black Imperial Crown car called ‘Black Beauty,’ belonging to The Green Hornet and used in the 2011 film starring Seth Rogen as the masked vigilante, is expected to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000. It was the only one to survive the production of the film.

The rifle and car will be joining more than 800 lots of items at the ‘Hollywood Legends’ auction spanning decades of Hollywood film history.

A hot collector item is a Superman flying outfit, with red cape and boots, worn by late actor Christopher

Boy, 12, admits to prank at Ashton Kutcher’s home

The one-of-a-kind Phaser laser rifle carried by actor William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in the second pilot for Star Trek from 1966 is expected to fetch up to $70,000 Reeve in Superman IV and expected to fetch between $20,000 and $30,000.

Items belonging to Marilyn Monroe, including a cocktail dress and collections of photographs from films and model shoots, are also on the auction block.

The light brown wool cocktail dress is expected to pull in between $5,000 and $7,000, while photographs from the actress’

famous ‘last sitting’ shoot before her death in 1962 are priced upward of $600.

A collection of late actress Brittany Murphy’s personal and film-set effects, including movie scripts, jewellery, lingerie, designer gowns, passports and intimate photos shot by late husband Simon Monjack, are also up for bids, expected to fetch between $400 and $3,000.

Murphy died aged 32 in 2009 from pneumonia, anaemia and a mixture of prescription and over-thecounter drugs, and Monjack died in 2010 from natural causes.

The items will be on display from April 1 at a free public exhibition and the auction will take place online and at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills on April 5 and 6.

The Green Hornet’s black Imperial Crown car called ‘Black Beauty’

The Great Gatsby to New Mickey Mouse cartoons open Cannes festival

By Mike Collett-White AUSTRALIAN director Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby will open the 2013 Cannes film festival, the world’s most important cinema showcase, organisers said this week.

The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s account of ‘Roaring Twenties’ America combines serious literary heritage and A-list star power, with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.

DiCaprio will make an appearance at the festival on the famous Croisette waterfront for the first time since 2007.

The opening gala, preceded by a glitzy red carpet fashion parade and followed by parties along the palm-lined Riviera, will also be attended by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and US rapper Jay-Z. “It is a great honour for all those who have worked on The Great Gatsby to open the Cannes film festival,” Luhrmann, whose first film Strictly Ballroom was screened there 21 years ago, said in a statement.

“F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote some of the most poignant and beautiful passages of his extraordinary novel just a short distance away at a villa outside St. Raphael,” he added.

DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby in the 3D movie, Carey Mulligan is Daisy Buchanan and Tobey Maguire is Nick Carraway, the narrator.

The festival runs from May 15 to 26 and US director Steven Spielberg is head of this year’s jury.

Last year’s winner of the coveted Palme d’Or for best picture was Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke for the drama Amour.

Mickey Mouse is seen during the Magic Disney Parade at the 20th anniversary celebrations of Disneyland Paris

NEW Mickey Mouse cartoons will come to TV this summer when the Disney Channel premieres a series of short cartoons featuring the comic antics of the 85year-old children’s character with contemporary touches.

The 19 cartoons, each a couple of minutes long, are being produced with 2D animation to pay homage to the artistry of Walt Disney and his animators in the 1920s and 1930s, Walt Disney Co said in a statement this week.

Mickey will appear in modern settings, such as riding a motorcycle through Paris.

He also will visit New York, Beijing, Venice and other cities and encounter other Disney characters, including Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy.

The new cartoons will air on the Disney Channel, disney. com and the Watch Disney Channel mobile app starting June 28, Disney said.

Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in 1928.

A 12-year-old boy admitted in court this week that he falsely reported to police last year that criminals with guns and explosives had invaded the home of actor Ashton Kutcher and shot people, the Los Angeles County District Attorney said.

The boy, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, prompted police to dispatch emergency responders to the Two and a Half Men star’s Hollywood home in October.

Such prank emergency calls are known as ‘swatting’ because SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) officers are often sent to such purported crime scenes.

The child was charged with making a false bomb threat and computer intrusion because he placed the call from a computer.

The boy has also been charged with a misdemeanour count of making a false emergency report when he allegedly placed a hoax call about gunshots being fired on the Los Angeles-area property of teen pop star Justin Bieber.

The boy, who will turn 13 in April, faces additional felony charges of making a false bomb threat and computer intrusion after allegedly saying there was a bomb at a Wells Fargo bank branch in Los Angeles.

Those charges are expected to be dismissed when the boy is sentenced, the district attorney said.

All of the prank calls were placed in October.

The boy’s sentence is at the discretion of the court, which could decide on at-home probation or placement in a group home among other punishments, said district attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.

He has been released into the custody of his parents and the case has been transferred to his home county, which the court declined to name publicly.

In California juvenile cases, defendants have the option to either admit or deny charges brought against them by petition.

Police were sent to the Two and a Half Men star’s home

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Compete for a chance at trip of a lifetime Film and lecture events at H4C THE Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and Friedrich-EbertStiftung are co-organising the following events: – A public screening of the awarded documentary film The Other Town on March 21 at 7pm, followed by a question and answer session with the film producerss – A public lecture on "How to transform the images of the other in Education?" on March 22, 5pm Both events will take place at the Home for Cooperation, located in the UN Buffer Zone, opposite Ledra Palace Hotel, in Nicosia. These events are particularly interesting for educators in Cyprus and everyone interested in multiperspective education.

The documentary film The Other Town, by Nefin Dinc and Hercules Millas is an awarded documentary about the natives of a Greek and Turkish town. The two nations have been enemies for many decades but why do they insist in keeping myths built on enmity still alive?

Among other honours, the film won the Audience Award at the 13th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.

Nefin Dinc is an Associate Professor at State University of New York at Fredonia. She has a Masters degree in Media and Culture from Strathclyde University, Scotland as well as a MFA degree in Documentary Filmmaking from the University of North Texas, USA. She has produced five documentaries on Turkey and its surrounding countries.

Hercules Millas holds a Ph.D. degree in political science and a B.Sc. in civil engineering. He has taught in different universities in Greece and Turkey and published various books and many articles on GreekTurkish relations, interethnic perceptions and stereotypes.

If you wish to interview the filmmakers between March 21-24, please e-mail: ahdr. mide@gmail.com. For more information about the event, please visit www.ahdr.info or call +357 22445740/ +90 548 8345740

STAROIL marks Women's Day A PLEASANT surprise awaited all women who visited the STAROIL filling stations on March 8th, International Women’s Day. The petrol stations’ staff distributed colourful carnations to all women, choosing this flower because of its symbolic nature, which encapsulates charm and love.

MY Destination, the global travel resource powered by a community of local experts, has unleashed travel’s Biggest, Baddest Bucket List, offering one lucky person the prize of a lifetime – a sixmonth, all-inclusive, blogging trip around the world to a minimum of 25 international destinations and $50,000 prize money on their return.

The competition, which began on January 28, is in partnership with a series of international associates including Hotels.com, Travelex and Viator, and ends on March 31. Ben Southall, winner of Tourism Queensland’s ‘Best Job In The World’, will preside over the entrants as guest judge.

To win travel’s Biggest, Baddest Bucket List, it’s very straightforward to apply.

Step one: Applicants must create a video application

in English and up to three minutes in length, telling us about your favourite destination around the world – whether that’s the city you live, your best holiday or the place you’ve always dreamed of travelling to.

Step two: Upload your video together with a completed application form and travel blog-style entry to www.mydestination. com/bbb.

The video and blog entry can be of two different locations in order to showcase creativity and diversity.

Ten candidates will make it through to the voting shortlist, five chosen by My Destination and five selected by the world and then the final round of voting opens.

For more information and to apply, please visit www. mydestination.com/bbb

LOCAL businessman Michael Antoniou (Managing Director of Universal Decking & Aquatherm Cyprus) and Melanie Ballard (Owner of 4 Front Entertainment), organised a Swinging Music night recently in aid of the Cancer Patients Support Group, at the Pizza Express in Kato Paphos' tourist area.

It was a very successful fundraiser with 1,455 euros raised for the cancer patients support group in paphos.

The next event for the same charity, will be held on April 19th in Paphos' Silver Prince Music Club, next to the Annabelle Hotel, across from Starbucks.

Tickets are only 10 euros, of which 5 euros goes to the charity. For tickets call Michael on 99854375

Plenty of adrenaline-fuelled moments are promised to the lucky winner

Bulgarian embassy marks national day with reception Cultural programme celebrates warm ties with Cyprus BULGARIAN National Day is celebrated each year on March 3rd, commemorating the day on which Bulgaria regained its sovereignty with the Peace Treaty of San Stefano in 1878.

On this day the Bulgarian people pay tribute to the Russian army and honour the heroism of the Bulgarian volunteers who fought in the Russian-Turkish war of 18771878, putting an end to five centuries of foreign rule.

On this occasion, the Ambassador of Bulgaria in Cyprus H.E. Vesselin Valchev and the Honorary Consul Mr. Vakis Loizou held on Monday March 4 a reception at the Head Offices of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC).

This year’s celebrations also mark the 53rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Bulgaria, since the latter was one of the first countries to recognise the

This year's celebrations marked the 53rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Bulgaria Republic of Cyprus in 1960.

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Yiannakis Kasoulides, Foreign Minister, honoured the reception with his presence.

Ex presidents of the Republic Mr and Mrs Demetris

Christofias and Mr George Vassiliou, and representatives of all the political parties, members of the council of ministers, ex ministers, members of the House of Representatives and foreign diplomats were also there to

congratulate the Ambassador and the Honorary Consul.

Bulgaria and Cyprus have always enjoyed a traditionally warm relationship. These close ties were however strengthened even further with the accession of both

countries to the European Union, bringing new elements into the close cooperation of the two partners.

Guests enjoyed a spectacular cultural programme performed by Bulgarians, living in Cyprus.

Inaugural gas summit to draw industry leaders NOBLE Energy, Inc. is the lead sponsor for Gulf Publishing Company’s inaugural Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) to be held in Nicosia at the Hilton hotel over April 8-10.

The event will bring together oil and natural gas professionals with top-level executives and companies invovled in the region’s natural gas industry.

Executives from operating, service and technology companies active in the region will be present to network with attendees and share their insight into this important

new resource area.

Charles D. Davidson, Noble Energy chairman and CEO, who will speak at the event, noted: “Far more than providing tremendous business and growth opportunities for the oil and natural gas industry, the abundance of natural gas resources recently discovered offshore Cyprus and Israel have the potential to forever alter the energy-security and economic landscape of the entire Eastern Mediterranean region.

The full conference agenda is available online at www.EMGasConference.com

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The man w the w David Bowie had been written off before the surprise release of his album

Viral videos, crazy paving and Tilda Swinton - it’s a David Bowie takeover. Jasmine Gardner on The Next arke eting Day’s clever marketing

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HAT dream you had about David Bowie recently – it wasn’t just a dream, it was an advert.

While you were sleeping, it was planted in your brain.

Okay, perhaps not exactly, but that full-page newspaper advert that you might have seen at the weekend in Britain of continuous white text on black print: that was Bowie. That white square on London’s pavements: Bowie. Fly-posters on the British capital’s Holloway Road covered in more white squares: Bowie. The guerrilla advertising for his album has been seeping into people’s subconsciouses as they walk around London.

So, when a music blogger tweeted “OK, did anyone else have a dream about David Bowie this past weekend?

Trying to establish whether it was part of a viral marketing campaign,” and collected a list of tweets reporting dreams about the rock star to demonstrate what he called “David Bowie’s Dream Marketing Campaign”, he was probably only kind of joking.

Monday saw the UK release of The Next Day, David Bowie’s first new album in 10 years, after a silence that some had decided meant he must be close to death. But all of a sudden he is back with a made-for-viral marketing strategy. The new single Where Are We Now?, released on his birthday, January 8, was the first step. With no word of warning to announce it, it made the virus instantly

Low profile David Bowie and wife Iman are rarely seen

infectious.

Nobody knew how Bowie had kept a forthcoming album secret. His producer Tony Visconti even tweeted he was “so relieved to talk about the new DB album after two years of silence”. By the time a slickly produced mini movie for the second

single, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), came out, starring Tilda Swinton, it easily hit the three million YouTube views mark (and finally put paid to the conspiracy theorists who thought Bowie and Swinton might actually be the same person).

Most pervasive of all, how-

ever, has been the white square. The album cover was devised by graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook. It shows Bowie’s Heroes album image covered with a white block and the words “The Day and is intended to Next Day” ne great rock suggest that new music (the white square) can obliterate the past - but not entirely (the old image is still partially visible). w The white square has turned into a vi viral internet me meme. All over t e net people th the are posing with wh white squares obs obscuring their faces or slapped th middle of a into the sh scenic shot.

One has even been painted on pavemen outside the the pavement Stan Evening Standard offices for the past few weeks and s covered in Instagram got so th Sony Muwhite squares that Fa sic created a Facebook app that instantly plasters the same blank block over your profile picture.

“It became apparent very early that the white square was such a strong tool and the simplest way to spread the word about The Next Day,” says Ken Marshall, head of marketing at Sony music. “Our hope was that fans would take this and run with it and the reaction so far has been incredible.”

It worked - not just in London but in Berlin, New York and San Francisco too, with fans tweeting images of post-

David Bowie announcing the new album

ers that have been whitesquared on the streets some of them by Barnbrook but others produced by the record label.

“All over the world the individual territories’ record companies have had free rein, so in France, Germany, America and the UK, they’ve all done something different,” says a source close to the campaign. “A white square on the front of something now means David Bowie.”

Barnbrook is both surprised and “extremely pleased”.

“When we first had the idea we very much thought people would use it in their own way, but I didn’t anticipate the

level it would go to or that people would start tweeting so many pictures of themselves holding white squares in front of their faces. People have taken it on as a very simple way of expressing allegiance to Bowie.”

Meanwhile every mainstream advertisement has been carefully planned to stand out. One weekend paper ran a Barnbrook designed advert with every lyric from the new album printed in four continuous columns, with the only reference to Bowie being the last few words - “David Bowie.

11.03.13.” Another showed a white square image contain-

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who bought world ‘It’s almost an anti-campaign.

In this day and age when we’re bombarded with scientific marketing plans, this is going back to the Sixties and letting the music speak for itself’

keting that feels like an art project.”

The success of this strategy has been closely watched in the publicity industry. Julia Wailes-Fairbairn of Admiral PR has been blogging about Bowie’s viral campaign to demonstrate the importance of viral and social media to clients. “David Bowie is an old man but most of the campaign has equalled what even the most up-to-date pop acts such as Justin Bieber are doing,” she says.

“This is a campaign that has done very little in the mainstream. On social media you get a build-up of people messaging each other which is far more powerful than a record company getting in touch to say ‘here’s the new album’. It has become a business and sales tool and it’s not just for the young.”

Of course the impact is doubled by a finely tuned conglomeration of events that it would be hard to call

ing the words “Your idea of David Bowie here” and the album release date, 11.03.13.

Then on March 1, more than a week before the album release, it was made available for anyone to stream for free and legally on iTunes. “It’s almost an anti-campaign. In this day and age when we’re bombarded with scientific marketing plans, this is going back to the Sixties and letting the music speak for itself,” says the source close to the campaign. “So far there haven’t been two adverts the same, which is actually what people used to do in the Eighties. They would do a specific advert for a specific

publication.”

The risk, of course, would be for all this effort to look like a necessity to cover up a mediocre product, but Andrew Harrison, editor of music magazine Q, doesn’t think so. “It’s absolutely not a lot of hype to cover up a bad album. You can only make something saying, ‘This negates everything that came before’ if it’s a great album.

We’ve had it on continuously in the Q offices. Everybody thought he was on death’s door and this shows that he is in rude health both physically and artistically.” As for the white square meme: “It’s very clever because it’s mar-

coincidence. Next week a long-awaited Bowie retrospective exhibition, David Bowie is, opens at London’s V&A. Iman, his wife of 20 years who – much like Bowie himself – rarely gives interviews, turned up in weekend newspapers saying that she is “sure we will” come to London from New York for its opening.

On top of this, the tune of Bowie’s Heroes has been stuck in our heads since the Olympics opening ceremony.

Danny Boyle wanted Bowie

Internet hit - the ubiquitous white square.

Bowie’s 1977 album Heroes is the background for The Next Day’s cover to play at the event and visited him in New York to try and coerce him. We got no live act but Heroes still played in the background, just as it does on the new album cover. Nobody has yet been able to confirm whether Boyle was in on the whole thing.

“In terms of timing the V&A was in place before the album was in place. When the V&A was announced nobody

was even aware there was an album,” says the source close to the campaign. But there are snickers at the idea that perhaps we shouldn’t read too much into everything coming along at once.

“That’s the way David likes it – very ambiguous, everything shrouded in mystery.

You might think that [he planned it all]. We couldn’t possibly comment.”

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What’s on

films

(K) All Audiences (12/15/18) No admittance to Under-12s/ 15s/ 18s (N/A) Not Available

Times are subject to change, so check first with cinemas before you head out

Telephone nos: K-Cineplex: 7777-8383 Rio Limassol: 25-871410

NICOSIA Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 3pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 11am and 3pm Mama (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm Warm Bodies (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Lincoln (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 7.15pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.20pm

Rio Paphos: 26-207000

Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.20pm and 3.30pm Gangster Squad (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.05pm, weekends also at 3pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 8 and 10.05pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 10.05pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Le prenom (in French, with Greek subtitles) Cine Studio, tonight only at 9pm.

Tel: 96-420491, www.ofk.org.cy

LIMASSOL Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) Rio 2 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 3 and 5.20pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and

CINEMA WEBSITES: K-Cineplex: http://kcineplex.com, Friends of the Cinema Society: http://www.ofk.org.cy

10.30pm, weekends also at 3pm Mama (15) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10pm; KCineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm Warm Bodies (12) Rio 4 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; Rio 2 at 10.10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Lincoln (12) Rio 6 at 7.30pm, weekends also at 4.30pm; Rio 5 at 10pm; KCineplex (Screen 5) at 7.15pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) Rio 3 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 1 (in Greek), weekends only at 3, 4.30 and 6pm; KCineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 5, weekends only at 3.30pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 4 at 10pm

Love in the End (K) Rio 5 (in Greek) at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 10.05pm Argo (12) Rio 6 at 10.10pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm

Lincoln (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.15pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Gangster Squad (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.05pm, weekends at 3pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) Rio 5 at 5.45pm; Rio 6 at 7.30 and 9.45pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 6 (in Greek) at 6pm, weekends also at 3 and 4.30pm Gangster Squad (18) Rio 3 at 9.45pm Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 5, weekends only at 4pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 3 at 7.30pm

LARNACA

Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 8 and 10.05pm

Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 3pm

Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends at 3.20pm

Argo (12) Rio 4 at 9.45pm

Mama (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm

PAPHOS

The Impossible (12) Rio 3, weekends only at 3 and 5pm

Warm Bodies (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm

Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) Rio 7 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3pm Mama (15) Rio 5 at 7.30 and 9.45pm Warm Bodies (12) Rio 1 at 6, 8 and 10pm

Love in the End (K) Rio 4 (in Greek) at 5.45 and 7.30pm

Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 1 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 4pm

Lincoln (12) Rio 2 at 5, 7.30 and 9.45pm

listings Today Music Margarita Zorbala with Diastasis Musical journey through 20th century Greece. March 14. Larnaca Municipal Theatre. 8.30pm. €20. Tel: 24-665795 Tale of the East Collaboration of three Cypriot artists and musicians from Greece, with tunes from the Levant, Constantinople and the coasts of North Africa.

March 14. Old Vinegar House, 34 Genethliou Mitella Street, Limassol.

9pm. €10. Tel: 99-864970

Theatre Woyzeck Multi-media performance of one of the most performed and influential plays in contemporary German theatre. March 14. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia.

8.30pm. €15/10. In Greek Language with English songs and text fragments. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609

Other Events Coffee Morning Talk and demonstration by Maria Pitsalidou on the Thermo Mix kitchen equipment. March 14. St. Paul’s Cathedral Hall, Byron Avenue. 9.30am In English. Refreshments served, all welcome. Tel: 99-924363 Innovative Performance and its Influences on Business Open free lecture by Mariusz Soltani-

far. March 14. CIM Lecture Theatre, 25 Zannetos street, Ayios Andreas, Nicosia. 6.30pm. Tel: 22-778475. www.cima.ac.cy

Tomorrow Exhibition The Colour of Truth Group art exhibition from both communities about the Missing Persons issue. Opens March 15, 6.30pm until March 22. Goethe-Institut’s Gallery (Nicosia buffer zone). Mondays to Fridays: 11am-7 pm. Tel: 22-674607

Music Tale of the East Collaboration of three Cypriot artists and musician from Greece, with tunes from the Levant, Constantinople and the coasts of North Africa.

March 15. Kala Kathoumena, 21 Nikokleous Street, Nicosia. 9pm. €10. Tel: 22-664654

Theatre Woyzeck Multi-media performance of one of the most performed and influential plays in contemporary German theatre. March 15. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. €15/10. In Greek Language with English songs and text fragments. Tel: 77-777745

Other Events Cyprus through the Transformation Mechanisms Open free lecture by Dr Christoforos Pissarides, Nobel Prize Winner

(Economics). March 15. THOC, Nicosia. 6pm. Tel: 22-778475. www. cima.ac.cy

March 13-16. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia.

8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-864300

Lemon Park Carnival Party Dress up and party with DJ Gabriel G. Featuring Harlem Shake moment.

March 15. Lemon Park, Nefelis, Latsia, Nicosia. 11pm. €10 (with 1 free drink). Tel: 96-783444/ 99-825083

Baba au Rhum The Theatre Club of the University of Cyprus presents a comedy by the famous Greek writers’ duo ReppasPapathanasiou. March 13-15. Conference Hall, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 75, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €5.

In Greek. Tel: 96-273921/22-894000

Electronic Blackout Vol.II - The Carnival Edition Warehouse party with the best local DJs around. March 15.

Warehouse in the Industrial Area Of Pallouriotissa.10pm. 15/25. Tel: 99574788/99-324881/99-513886 https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicBlackout

Ongoing Other Events Limassol Carnival Open-air parties, children’s parades and serenaders’ evenings culminating with the Grand Parade. March 7-17. Multiple locations in Limassol. http://www.cyprusevents.net/events/ limassol-carnival-2013/

Theatre Below Zero Drama directed by Photis Georgidis.

March 14 until March 31. Melina Merkouri Hall, Famagusta Gate, Athina Avenue , Nicosia. On specific days at 8.30pm. €15. In Greek. Tel: 70-007410/99-308232 Kali-Kantzar & Co A pocket musical directed by Lea Maleni with music by Dimitris Zavros.

Nursing Home the Cherubim Theatre Anemona celebrates its tenth anniversary with comedy by Nearchos Ioannou. Until March 17.

Anemona Theater, 7 Archagelou Street, Latsia, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 8pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-573031 Shear Madness Popular Cypriot actor and director Loris Loizides returns with an adaptation of one of the longest-running non-musical plays in the world. Until March 17. Pantheon Art Cinema, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Saturday and Sunday at 8.30pm. €20. In Greek. Tel: 70-001910/22-675787 God of Carnage Dionysos Theater presents multiaward winning comedy by Yasmina Reza directed by George Mouaimis.

Until March 17. Dionysos Theatre, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6.30pm. In Greek. €20/15. Tel: 99-621845 Tone Clusters The Second Stage of ETHAL presents work of famous American author Joyce Carol Oates. Until March 24.

Technohoros ETHAL, 76 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, Limassol. Tuesdays, Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays 6.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 25-877827

The Switch Theatro Ena presents play by Argiro Toumazou. Until March 28. Theatro Ena, 4 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia.

Every Wednesday and Thursday at 8.30pm. In Greek. €15/12. Tel: 22-348203 Shakespeare in an Hour Pirasmos Productions presents a theatrical comedy directed by popular Cypriot actor and director Loris Loizides. Until March 29. Pantheon Art Cinema, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Thursday and Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 70-001910 The Children of Cain Theatro Ena presents the psychological thriller by Andreas Thomopoulos.

Until March 31. Theatro Ena, 4 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia. Every Friday through Sunday at 8.30pm. In Greek. €15/12. Tel: 22-348203 How to Rob a Bank Skala Theatre presents a three act comedy by Samy Fayad. Until March 31. Skala Theatre, 15 Kyriakou Matsi Street, Larnaca. Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm. In Greek.

Tel: 99-490102 The Dispute The Main Stage of THOC presents tragic comedy by Pierre de Marivaux.

Until March 31. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6pm. In Greek. The performances on March 30 and 31 will be with Greek and English subtitles. €12/10. Tel: 77-772717 The Harley Jacket THOC’s New Stage presents play

by Vasilis Katsikonouris. Until April 5. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Perform-

For a full guide to the week’s events and regular meetings, make sure you get a copy of the Sunday Mail

ances at the exterior spaces of THOC’s New Theatre Building. Every two weeks. Wednesday through Friday at 8.30pm. €12/10. In Greek.

Tel: 77-772717

Exhibition U and I Exhibition of artwork in oil, acrylic, print and glass paint by Irene Ioannou and Ulla Nicolaou. Until March 16. Peri Texnis, 92 Kalogera Street, Larnaca. Tel: 99-725590 Birute Kriukelyte-Kazlauskiene Solo painting exhibition. Until March 17. Dinos Art Café, 62-66 Irinis Street, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10.30am to midnight and Sunday: 4pm to midnight. Tel: 25-762030 Storybox Solo art exhibition by Antonis Tziarrides. Until March 19. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. Monday-Saturday: 10am1pm & 4.30pm-8pm. Sunday:11am2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109 Spontaneous and Raw Solo painting exhibition. Until March 23. Argo Gallery, 64E Dighenis Akritas Avenue, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tel: 22-754009. www. argogallery.org Cheapart Limassol Group exhibition at affordable prices.

Until March 23. Penindaplinena Gallery, 49 Ellados, Limassol.

Monday-Friday: 4pm-8pm. Saturday: 12-4pm.Tel: 25-340727. info@ penindapliena.com www.penindaplinena.com

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NIGHTLIFE

See, Nicosia can dress up too...

With Lent fast approaching, the carnival season is coming to a climax this weekend and that means the last fevered surge of party time.

And with the long weekend head, there’s a lot to look forward to from colourful parades and madcap parties that will keep you up until all hours of the night. It’s definitely worth going down to the centre of Limassol this Sunday as the town will come to life with the grand parade taking place down Archbishop Makarios III Avenue and culminating with a massive Carnival Ball at the Enaerios parking place.

But what about all the wild night time partying? After all, this is the one and only time of the year that you can let down your hair, wear outlandish costumes and dance your way through the streets. Music resounds, beer flows, street parades are the order of the day and everyone is out to have a good time.

Practically everywhere in Nicosia will be welcoming people in costume over the next few days, but if you’re looking for a specially organised carnival party then head down to Lemon Park tomorrow night, dubbed the biggest carnival party in town. Following last year’s successful Carnival party, Lemon Park - Mad Temptation Team & III of A Kind are joining forces to present a night to remember. Wear your weirdest, sexiest, funniest costumes and be part of the celebration. DJ Gabriel G will be on the decks for one epic music performance.

The party has a Harlem Shake theme, the dance sensation that’s sweeping the nation. If you haven’t heard of the Harlem Shake video yet, you’ve probably been living under a rock. The dance has been making waves online since the first video was uploaded in February.

Unlike other dance videos that have created ripples, this is different as people film and upload their own version of the dance.

Companies such as Pepsi and Redbull, famous sports tea s, o ts a d so d e s, to name a ea teams, office sta staff,, stude students and soldiers, few, have uploaded their very own videos, so get ready to shake it hard and be camera ready because

the video is going to be uploaded on YouTube. Lemon Park is not the only venue hosting a Harlem Shake Carnival party in Nicosia, Mo Club held one last night while Seven Lounge Bar is preparing to host one tomorrow.

I doubt that there could be any better setting for a noholds-barred hardcore party than an old warehouse and tomorrow night Stolichnaya Premium Vodka presents Electronic Blackout Vol.II - The Carnival Edition. Warehouse parties have a lot to offer that bars and nightclubs can’t. This cavernous warehouse located in a rather dreary industrial part of Pallouriotissa offers locals and visitors alike, looking for an alternative scene, a glut of the best DJs around playing the best house and techno hits.

Punters can expect an unparalleled party atmosphere, superlative sound, lighting and production and of course people dressed in crazy get-ups. Doors open from 10pm and standard procedure usually involves getting lost on the way, which is likely to turn into a game of “follow the car in front” until you find the party.

Weather allowing, on Saturday join the Carnival Street Parade, this unique event will take you for a musical ride through the streets of Nicosia, with some of the most well known Cypriot underground/ alternative DJ’s.

The whole idea is to bring some life and colour back to the capital. The Route starts at Eleftheria Square in the afternoon moving along to, Solomos Square, Makariou Avenue, Outside Debenhams, Stasinou Park, OXI p Street and coming g to end Roundabout, End of Trikoupi re in the evening. The theme for at Faneromeni Square the day is elves. ld and head to Klubd for Karneval Come in from the cold e flag for female DJs, P.Toile is with P.Toile. Flying the Berlin based DJ and producer, very active and al scene, as well as on an inrespected on the local ng with her work as producer ternational level. Along a d DJ, she has a monthly onthly residency on Proton and Radio Radio, an LA based webradio station for quality un sic. Her music ranges from underground music. house to techno with h a hint of the funk and soul from the 70s.

Roll up, roll up, the partying continues on Sun Sunday, as Cirque Du Soir, the most uncon conventional circuss in town, pitches its Left: a reveller from 2010’s Carnival Street Parade and (right) DJ P.Toile on the decks

tent at Club Occhio to shake up the stereotype of the Cypriot nightlife. This is not a real circus, but an extravagant member’s club night from the UK that offers a glimpse of the burlesque world in its purest form.

For this weekend’s Cirque du Soir the Carnival Edition guests can enjoy a mesmerising experience sprinkled with fire-eaters, stilt dancers, angle grinders and more.

The attention at Cirque du Soir is focused on simply having a non-pretentious fun night out, with the key on atmosphere, performers and world class DJs, in Sunday’s case with guest DJ Phivos Constantinides.

It seems to be a true blessing that Monday is a holiday for most, as everyone will definitely need a day of complete relaxation after the action packed weekend. Let the partying begin!

Lemon Park Carnival Party Dress up and party with DJ Gabriel G. Featuring Harlem Shake moment. March 15. Lemon Park, Nefelis, Latsia, Nicosia. 11pm. €10 (with 1 free drink). Tel: 96-783444/ 99-825083 Electronic Blackout Vol.II - The Carnival Edition Warehouse party with the best local DJs around.March 15.

Warehouse In The Industrial Area Of Pallouriotissa.10pm. €15/25. Tel: 99-574788/99-324881/99-513886 https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicBlackout Karneval with P.Toile e based DJJ and a d producer p oduce behind be d the t e decks. de Berlin March 16.

Nicosi 11.30pm. €15 Klubd, 36 Ammochostou Street, old Nicosia. including a drink. Tel: 22-104841 Nicosia Carnival Street Parade A musical ride through the streets of Nicosia, with some of the most well know known Cypriot underground / alternative DJs. March 116. Starting point Eleftheria Square ends at Phaneromeni Phaner Square.

4pm. Free. http://www.facebook.com/ http://www.face events/4966518637160 events/496651863716072/ Cirque Du Soir – Car Carnival Edition Club night delivering a stunning mix of fire eaters, aerial, burles burlesque and circus acts, with guest DJ Phivos Phivo Constantinides.

March 17. Occhio Lo Lounge, 23 Alkeou Street, Engomi, Nicosia.

Nico €15 /20. Tel: 99-310 99-310031

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Television CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera Local variety show, with entertainment options, cookery tips and more.

11.00 11.30

Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be longest-running weekly show on Cyprus television.

12.00

Apo Mera Se Mera Current affairs show.

15.30

CYBC 2 07.00 08.00 17.00

18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10 19.30

News Kaftes Piperies

18.45

Paizoume Kypriaka

20.00

19.20

Moiraia Fengaria

22.00 22.15 22.45 23.15 00.00

Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

22.00 22.30 23.30 00.45

08.40

Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Candid Camera

UEFA Europa League

14.50

UEFA Europa League Post-game analysis.

15.45

Motor Sports Candid Camera Kati Psinetai (rpt) UEFA Europa League

16.40 17.30 17.40

Highlights of the best matches played from the first leg of the Round of 16.

News Patates 8

00.30

Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

01.30

09.30 10.25 11.15 12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00

UEFA Europa League

Live coverage of

Live cookery show.

New season of local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

07.50

Pre-game analysis.

Local talk-show.

18.00 18.15

05.30 06.30 06.50 07.00

Unsuspecting people react to bizarre events.

Entehnos Mazi Sto CyBC

NRG Zone Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Amateur chefs each stage a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host.

Local cultrual show.

16.00

ANTENNA

18.40 19.30 20.15 21.15 22.10 23.00 00.00 00.05 00.20 01.40 02.30 03.20 04.40

News In English & Turkish (rpt) More Repeats

Friends (rpt) Proektaseis News Repeats

MEGA

Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Strivein Dia Tou Arravonos (rpt) Akros Oikogeneiakon (rpt) Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Ekeino To Kalokairi (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) Deliyianneio Parthenagogeio (rpt) Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt)

06.00

With News at 18.00.

22.30

Tin Patisa (rpt) Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Ekeino To Kalokairi Eilikrina News Sports News Ola Bahalo Fetos Yia Tin Anna (rpt) Angigma Psihis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

06.15 07.00 10.00 12.45 14.00 15.00

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Nea Mera Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Deka Lepta Kirigma Eheis Meson Local investigative show.

16.00

Yia Sena Local talk-show.

18.00 18.20

News Master Chef Greek reality competition show where amatuer chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges.

19.30

Oi Vasiliades Daily family comedy based on the Argentinian sitcomtelenovela Los Roldan.

20.20 21.15

SIGMA 07.00 08.20 10.30 11.20 12.00 14.30 15.20 17.15 18.00 18.05 18.45 19.30 20.20 21.15 23.20

Fifth season. ‘The Box’.

The body of a teenage girl is discovered inside a crushed car at a scrap yard, and marks on her pelvis are found to have been inflicted after her death. The team learns the victim was pregnant when she was killed and then makes the discovery that her unborn child was snatched and may still be alive.

News Klemmena Oneira Two episodes of Greek drama series.

FILM: The Spy Next Door A former CIA spy, must babysit for his girlfriend’s three children, but problems ensue when an old Russian enemy decides to visit.

Martial arts comedy starring Jackie Chan.

2009.

00.00 00.10 01.00 03.00 04.30

00.00 00.05

News Gimnoi Angeloi (rpt)

01.20

Local drama series.

02.10 03.00

Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

Protoselido Eleni Mila Mou (rpt) Vasiliki (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News Pame Paketo CSI: NY

03.20 04.30

News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

PLUS TV 07.20 08.35 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40

Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz I Kouzina Me Ti Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) To Kleidi (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kid’s TV To Kleidi Fotis Maria Live Mila Discussions about various issues based on a woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, etc.), with showbiz guests.

21.15 22.00

Exelixeis Stin Showbiz Fringe Third season of action sci-fi series. ‘Entrada’.

The team discovers a device that communicates between the universes, and as Peter grapples with the aftermath of recent events, Olivia searches for an ally.

22.45

06.45 08.20 08.50 09.25 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.25 14.30 15.15 16.05 16.45 17.35 18.15

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

Kids’ TV Magikos Kosmos S’Agapo (rpt) Akti Oneiron Ston Asterismo Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Epi Topou (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Telemarketing Top Models S’Agapo Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Pacific Blue With News at 18.30.

19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Storm Cell A storm expert struggles to convince her sheriff brother that his town is about to be struck by a devastating tornado. Thriller, starring Mimi Rogers.

2008.

FILM: Why Do Fools Fall In Love?

Story of teenage singer Frankie Lymon, looking at his life in flashbacks as his three ex-wives squabble over which of them loved him the most. Biopic, starring Larenz Tate. 1998.

00.30 01.00 03.00

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22.45

FILM: Murder Of Crows A disillusioned former lawyer lands himself in big trouble by taking the credit for a manuscript he didn’t write.

Drama, starring Cuba Gooding Jnr. 1998.

00.30

FILM: Sin Crime thriller, starring Kerry Washington and Gary Oldman. 2003.

Hop (Novacinema1, 17.05)

01:20 Beautiful People 01:50 The Weakest Link 02:35 EastEnders 03:05 Doctors 03:35 Casualty 04:25 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 04:55 Little Britain 05:25 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 06:30 One Foot In The Grave 07:00 Charlie and Lola 07:10 Me Too! 07:30 Boogie Beebies 07:45 The Large Family 07:55 Balamory 08:15 Charlie and Lola 08:25 Me Too! 08:45 Boogie Beebies 09:00 Little Human Planet 09:05 Balamory 09:25 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 09:55 One Foot In The Grave 10:25 The Weakest Link 11:10 EastEnders 11:40 Doctors 12:05 Casualty 12:55 Oliver Twist 13:55 Outcasts 14:50 The Weakest Link 15:35 EastEnders 16:05 Doctors 16:35 Casualty 17:25 Oliver Twist 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:10 North and South 21:00 Keeping Up Appearances 21:30 Gavin & Stacey 22:00 Money 22:50 Beautiful People 23:20 Dad’s Army 23:50 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow 00:35 Gracie!

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 American Chopper 09:10 Dirty Jobs 10:05 Deadliest Catch 10:55 Ultimate Survival 11:50 How Do They Do

It? 12:15 How It’s Made 12:40 Extreme Engineering 13:35 Rides 14:30 Wheeler Dealers 15:25 American Chopper 16:20 Mythbusters 17:15 Dirty Jobs 18:10 Deadliest Catch 19:05 Ultimate Survival 20:00 How It’s Made 21:00 Extreme Fishing 22:00 River Monsters 23:00 Off The Hook 00:00 Trouble In Paradise 01:00 Kidnap And Rescue 01:55 Extreme Fishing 02:50 River Monsters 03:50 Off The Hook 04:50 Trouble In Paradise 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

09:30 Cross-Country Skiing: World Cup Norway 10:15 Alpine Skiing: World Cup Switzerland 13:45 Ski Jumping: World Cup Finland 14:00 Biathlon: World Cup Russia 15:30 Snooker: Players Tour Championship Finals Ireland 18:45 Ski Jumping: World Cup Norway 20:00 Biathlon:

World Cup Russia 20:45 Snooker: Players Tour Championship Finals Ireland 00:00 Poker: European Poker Tour 01:00 Figure Skating: World Championship 02:00 Ski Jumping: World Cup Norway

18:00 Faster 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Twilight Saga: New Moon 23:15 Saint John Of Las Vegas 00:45 Hustler TV 02:30 Jackie Chan’s First Strike 04:15 Brooklyn’s Finest 06:30 LTV Sports News

05:40 Desperate Housewives 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope 07:35 Scrubs 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 08:50 Masterchef 09:40 Desperate Housewives 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 11:35 Scrubs 12:00 Scandal 12:50 Castle 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 14:30 Tough Love: Miami 15:20 Desperate Housewives 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 17:15 Scrubs 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 18:30 Tough Love: Miami 19:20 Desperate Housewives 20:10 Bones 21:00 Scandal 21:50 The Hour 22:50 Raising Hope 23:15 Scrubs 23:40 Scandal 00:25 The Hour 01:25 Bones 02:10 Desperate Housewives 02:55 Raising Hope 03:20 Scrubs 03:45 Surviving Suburbia 04:10 Grey’s Anatomy 04:55 Tough Love: Miami

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 2012-13 19:00 Barclays Premier League Review 20:00 Planet Speed 20:30 La Liga World 21:00 Barclays Premier League World 21:30 La Liga Show 2012-13 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 2011 Reebok Crossfit Games (Men’s) 00:30 Planet Speed 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League 201213

07:30 Horrible Bosses 09:30 Witches Of Eastwick, The 12:00 Red Riding Hood 14:00 Simon Birch 16:00 Roommate, The

07:15 According To Jim 08:00 Eastbound & Down 08:30 Hawaii Five 10:00 Friends 10:30 Gossip Girl 11:15 Fringe 12:50 Harry’s Law 13:40 According To Jim 14:30 Hawaii Five 16:00 How To Make It In America 16:30 One Tree Hill 17:15 Borgias The 19:00 Harry’s Law 19:45 Privileged 20:30 Friends 21:00 Closer, The

21:45 Five Days 2 22:50 C.S.I. Miami 23:35 Supernatural 00:20 Love & Dance 02:00 Dealing: Or The Boston-To-Berkeley FortyBrick Lost-Bag Blues 03:30 How To Make It In America 04:00 One Tree Hill 04:45 Borgias The 06:30 Harry’s Law

07:30 Eye For An Eye 09:15 La Princesse De Montpensier (The Princess Of Montpensier) 11:40 Killer Inside Me, The 13:30 Fifth Patient, The 15:00 Philadelphia 17:15 Akeelah And The Bee 19:15 Prince Of The City 22:00 Ticking Clock 00:05 Daring! TV 04:10 Beatdown 05:45 Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

07:10 The Illusionist 09:00 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 10:30 Action Zone 10:45 The Avengers 13:10 From Prada To Nada 15:00 Jane Eyre 17:05 Hop 18:45 Mad On Novacinema 19:30 The Hunger Games 22:00 Alps 23:45 A Happy Event 01:40 Cine News 02:10 Let Me In 04:05 Gone

05:00 Sagan 07:00 The English Patient 09:40 The Adjustment Bureau 11:30 Cine News

12:10 Spinning Into Butter 13:40 Beastly 15:10 Ola Tha Pane Kala!

16:55 Hollywood 1on1 17:30 Cold Mountain 20:05 Tower Heist 22:00 Chasing Amy 23:55 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 02:00 O Annivas Pro Ton Pilon 03:45 The Hunting Party

19:20 The Resident 21:00 Hara Kiri: Death Of A Samurai 23:10 The Following 00:00 Cine News 01:00 Pornochic 22 - Femmes Fatales

18:35 The Tree Of Life 21:00 The Beaver 00:25 On The Inside

14:00 Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Big Ten Championships 15:30 Nhl: Philadelphia Flyers At New Jersey Devils 18:00 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Big Ten Tournament #1: Teams Tba 20:30 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Big Ten Tournament #2: Teams Tba 22:30 European Tour Avantha Masters Rd. 1 02:30 Big Ten Wrestling Big Ten Championships At Illinois 04:30 Nhl: Los Angeles Kings At San Jose Sharks

06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 16:30 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 17:30 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 McCafé Music Project 19:30 Only Hits 20:00 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 20:30 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 21:00 MTV Underemployed 22:00 MTV Underemployed 23:00 MTV Flash Prank 23:30 MTV Flash Prank00:00 MTV Jersey Shore01:00 Only Hits

07:00 The Asphalt Jungle 08:50 Postman’s Knock 10:15 Lost In A Harem 11:45 Arsenic And Old Lace 13:45 Many Rivers To Cross 15:15 Rich, Young And Pretty 16:50 Summer Holiday 18:25 The Wheeler Dealers 20:10 Hearts Of The West 22:00 Get Carter 23:55 Please Don’t Eat The Daisies 01:45 Meet Me In St: Louis 03:35 Ziegfeld Follies 05:20 Speedway

By Preston Wilder

Prince of the City (LTV3, 19.15) “His name is Detective Danny Ciello,” says the trailer; “He sees life as we will never see it”. He’s a New York narcotics cop, a cocky “prince of the city”, and he knows what’s really going on. He also knows about police corruption - and agrees to become an informant for the DA’s commission of enquiry on condition that he’ll never have to rat on his partners, but such moral niceties are increasingly untenable as Danny (Treat Williams) gets sucked in. A three-hour, based-on-fact crime drama that’s among the best, most gripping cop movies ever - the only snag being that cops have become so ubiquitous on TV in the 30 years since, blunting its power (it co-stars Jerry

Orbach, instantly familiar from his roles on Homicide and Law & Order). “It wants to break your heart,” wrote Roger Ebert at the time. “Maybe it will”. Or maybe you’ll just think ‘been here, done this’. Made in 1981.

Alps (Novacinema1, 22.00) We don’t always Pick the Greek movies, since they come without English subtitles (or indeed Greek subtitles) - but every film buff knows Giorgos Lanthimos, who made the acclaimed (and Oscar-nominated) Dogtooth and followed up with this equally strange drama. The plot is offbeat, to put it mildly: a group of people start a business where they impersonate the recently-deceased, the point being to cushion

Alps

the blow for grieving relatives and help them deal with their loss - and the cast includes both Angeliki Papoulia from Dogtooth and Ariane Labed who was so great in Attenberg (the other recent oddball Greek movie, which co-starred Mr. Lanthimos), yet Alps doesn’t quite hit the heights of its predecessors. The deadpan strangeness shades into affectation, so for instance we get a couple reeling off a list of light fittings (!) in Greek-accented English, standing stiffly in an off-kilter composition with one person’s head right at the edge of frame; that’s why film buffs love Giorgos Lanthimos - he’s always doing weird stuff like that - but ordinary viewers may find it pretentious, and repulsive in its use of violence. In Greek; made in 2011.

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2 Some pressure Lydia exerted on trust (4) 3 Went in front, went initially inside when it was obscene (4) 4 Finally in favour of being virtuous with everybody (3,4,3,3) 5 Journalist getting all the bad stories?

(5,8) 6 To do with showy adornments at the purification plant (8) 7 Spoil single deep yellow flower (8) 11 Substitute for crepe necessarily (8) 12 Flag with a heavy cold (8) 17 Left one in company of a Muse (4) 18 Donkey stopped short of the prickly seedcase (4)

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CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Warm up; 4 Useful; 9 Newsflash; 10 Ass; 11 Rightly; 13 Rarer; 14 Significant; 18 Until; 19 Neglect; 21 Poe; 22 Dressed up; 24 Sesame; 25 Forbid. Down – 1 Wintry; 2 Raw; 3 Unfit; 5 Spheric; 6 Fragrance; 7 Lustre; 8 Lady’s-finger; 12 Guiltless; 15 Nile Dam; 16 Rumpus; 17 Stupid; 20 Gusto; 23 Dab.

QUICK: Across – 1 Ragout; 4 Stadia; 9 Policeman; 10 Cat; 11 Flatter; 13 Rodeo; 14 Shortcoming; 18 Herod; 19 Success; 21 Toe; 22 Collapsed; 24 Nettle; 25 Stingo. Down – 1 Rip-off; 2 Gel; 3 Uncut; 5 Tantrum; 6 Decadence; 7 Action; 8 Imprecisely; 12 Abhorrent; 15 Radical; 16 Whiten; 17 Used to; 20 Chart; 23 Son.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Lots of optimism and a cheerful belief in the power of change may guide your actions today. Your dreams are still important, but now you can have the get-up-and-go to make them happen. You may make better use of your energy if you pick and focus on one until it’s completed. Your creative side is fuelled by a powerful imagination. Ideas may be worth money.

The Aries Moon encourages adventurous thoughts and big dreams - never mind the obstacles involved. Pursue interests and see where they lead, but don’t exhaust yourself in a mad dash to nowhere. Have a plan. Socially, the irons are in the fire and you are in one of the best periods for creating a lively support structure of good friends.

You may be in a competitive mood, but so might others. If you get tired of clashing egos or the need to win exhausts you, relax - as treasures may be found in your imagination.

An idea may need time before it is accepted. If you have a creative brainwave, talk to people who understand where you’re coming from for an agreeable response.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

The Moon glides into your sign later on, bringing a sensual and easy-going quality to the day ahead. Shopping may seem very appealing, and especially if you are looking for party clothes or thinking of changing your look. Although your social life is buzzing, you may prefer to tend to a private matter rather than get involved in a boisterous group event.

It may be easier to deal with a work situation than your partner, especially if they’re making a lot of demands or need attention. Opt for some quality time together or even a date night, and things may improve considerably. A chance to chat may resolve many issues. Yet if you need to sign a contract today, do make sure you read the small print.

A creative force may be encouraging you to explore ideas that you may have given little attention to previously. It may seem as though you’re picking them up out of the ether, and it’s up to you to make something of them. If you have artistic or literary talents, this is the time when you may be motivated to take them more seriously. Don’t dismiss any option.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

If you want to make headway you’ll need to have a plan. It may be tempting to go with the flow, but wasted time and resources or a frayed temper could be the upshot. Hoping for the best won’t cut the mustard today. You’ll have much more fun socialising as the ball’s in your court, and today those you mix with can have as much style and savvy as you.

Plans for today could be disrupted if someone pulls out or makes an excuse. Mars, newly in Aries, may give certain people reasons to put their own needs first and ignore everyone else’s. If this is the case, you need to be equally firm - so time to stand your ground. Energy wise, if you feel more tired than usual try to reduce your schedule and chores.

You may do best by consulting with others and responding to the feedback you receive from them. The cosmos is encouraging communication and greater interaction.

Current sparkling influences may be helpful for dating and finding love - perhaps online. However, that special someone will more likely emerge when you don’t expect it, and feel relaxed.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

Good news from far away may raise your spirits and put a smile on your face. A very in-tune friend may have information for you that makes an impossible situation seem more than possible. Career-wise, it’s a good time to share your ideas with colleagues or fellow professionals. There’s every chance that someone may respond to your input.

The people you’re having fun with right now seem to be very sensitive and possibly psychic too. Don’t be surprised if one senses your mood and has exactly the right antidote to help you feel better. If you’re dissatisfied with any aspect of your job, the presence of Mars may encourage you to do something about it. The next few weeks may see you be impulsive.

The focus on your sign suggests you’re going into the unknown. You may be moving into territory that changes daily - the landscapes of the mind and heart are never the same. Use creative thought to encourage success through improvisation. Don’t follow a path, leave a trail.

Meanwhile, Mars may encourage you to spend, spend, spend. Will you?

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PRIVATE TUITION experienced, UKqualified teacher offers full-time or part-time private home tuition in Maths, English, the Sciences, I.C.T., Geography, History, Business Studies and Economics, from KS3 to iGCSE, AS and A2 levels.

9 years experience in Cyprus; references available. Telephone 99318796 – Paphos ART AFTERNOONS Drawing Thursdays Painting Fridays Sketching Saturdays 14.30 – 17.30 IDC at Art Studio 55, Heroes Square, Limassol. Tel 99 409 829 info@idclimassol.org ART ARCHITECTURE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION

***************************** OFFICE FURNITURE FOR SALE with 50% discount, price per unit: 1. ECO Desk 160x80x71 – 8 units/ €96.

2. Extention 120x60x71 – 6 units/ €76.

3. Small under-desk Cabinet with 3 pullout drawers – 7 units/ €99.

4. ECO Low cabinet with 2 low doors - 8 units /€107.

Tel: 25 200 600, 99 316 582

***************************** HIS & HERS 6 speed bikes for sale Rarely used Almost new and in excellent condition Bargain at €300 Tel: 99129750

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MISCELLANEOUS

1. Industrial freezer – CORECO Height 200cm, width 68cm, depth 58cm MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT at Alfie T’s, 29 Tomb of the Kings Road, Paphos 7pm, 23rd March €25 per person includes 3 course meal telephone 99099254.

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CHARITY AVENT at Lucky Island Bar, Zaphos Court opposite Four Seasons Hotel, Amathus Ave, Limassol on Sunday 10th March f1rom 10.30 am onwards. Raising funds for the home as it has to be re-housed or all 170 dogs will be destroyed. Raffle and prizes,Karaoke,Bingo,Live Elvis show,Auction,Bake sale,D.J. Music and more,Souvla dish for 4 euro,Games for children,Be there or be square!

3. CONVOTHERM OVEN modelOBG 6.10Combi Oven-Steamer with Gas Steam Generator Extra: Stand with stainless steel shelving, extractor fan, water supply system and gas installation connections, PLUS CHAFING TRAYS & THERMO BOXES, ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AT REDUCED PRICES. PLEASE CALL : 99622678

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Electrolux Freezer, model EUC3109X, width-595mm, height1800mm, depth- 623mm, freezing capacity-24kg/24hours, energy class A

SERVICES

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Is drink costing you more than just money? AA could be the answer.

Meeting at the following locations/

***************************** PROFESSIONAL UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, also carpets, rugs and mattresses. Special offers now available. FREE STAIN

Nicosia - tel: 22 818583 fax: 22 676385 GUARD FOR LIMITED TIME For a quote call Rickys Cleaning Services on 99131044 (all areas) info@rcs-cyprus.net / www.rcscyprus.net

************************** PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH PAINTER AND DECORATOR City and Guilds Advanced 46 years experience of interior and external finishes. Quality work, reliable, estimates and advice freely given.

Tala based Phone Terry 96407703 K.D.FLYSCREENS LTD. We manufacture top quality sliding screens, opening doors and roller systems. We also do repairs.

For a FREE QUOTE please contact Phone: 99119582 Website: www.kdfl yscreens.com

***************************** SWIFT SERVICE AND REPAIRS air-cons, commercial and domestic fridges and freezers, ice machines, cool rooms, supply and fi t air-cons VRV S. Call Nik on 99579602 Limassol

Limassol - tel: 25 761117 fax: 25 761141

bedroom unit, septic tank, grey water system, storage, workshop. €135,000 mobile 99594205 pumpitch@hotmail.com

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adoptions call 99 520 511 MondayFriday or email ndsadoptions@ gmail.com

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PLOT FOR SALE IN KATO PLATRES in a pine tree area. It comes with title deeds, 1095 square feet.

Tel. 99881051.

VICO KENNEL: Dog Training Centre and Boarding Kennel.

Facebook VICO KENNEL. Tel. 97774377, Larnaca.

DOG GROOMING BUSINESS FOR SALE Do you like animals? If you do you would love doing this. Well established client base for 7 years.

Willing to train if needs require.

Open to offers for a quick sale this includes training, equipment and transport. For more information please call: 96301768

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***************************** FOR SALE LAND in Anthoupoli (half plot) 288 sq.metres. for information 99621554.

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PETS

FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES HONDA 400 TWIN, blue, 1984 in very good condition, chrome exhausts, only 38.000 kms, road tax up to date, €900 o.n.o, please call : 99266282 - Paphos area.

FOR SALE: MERCEDES E 200 KOPRESOR, fully automatic 17.9hp, Cyprus imported 2004. In an excellent condition. One driver only.

Parking sensors (front-behind).

Information 99423663.

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************************** DO YOU WANT A SHINY LOOKING FLOOR? Full repair & restoration of chipped, scratched, dull and stained, Marble, Terrazzo, Stone & Ceramic tiled fl oors and surfaces. Professional cleaning, repair & sealing of internal/external ceramic tiles & grout lines.

For a free professional consultation & demonstration contact Mark at Premier on 70006766 All areas

Paphos - tel: 26 911383 fax: 26221049

***************************** HONEY is a 3 month old pincher/ terrier mix. She is very small sized and very sweet and playful. Honey is looking for a loving family to be hers forever! She will remain small sized so she is ideal for a family with an apartment! For adoptions call 99 520 511 Monday-Friday between hours 10-2 or email ndsadoptions@gmail.com

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FORD TRANSIT van very good condition (2005) many extras.

Also high reach window cleaning poles (no Ladders Needed!) with 2 water trollies fitted with pumps.

Ideal for cleaning high advertising signs. Both for €7,750.00 please call 99214848.

TOYOTA IQ 2009. Automatic 1ltre.

White pearl, 33.000km. Medium tinted windows, Zenon lights.

Perfect condition only €8500.00.

Call 99511737

FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND

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FOR SALE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER/PRADO white 1998, exceptional condition inside and out.

Many extras. Any inspection welcome. €7950 ono. Tel: 99680747

LIMASSOL 1) GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY PLOT OF LAND FOR SALE 1,789 sq.m, IN THE AREA OF AGIA ZONI BUILDING FACTOR 140% WITH TITLE DEED. The land is located at a central point in the city, very close to various amenities and has excellent accessibility.

Tel: 96885030 owner 2) RESIDENTIAL LAND FOR SALE GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY The plot of land is located in the area of Foinikaria Total area 5,686 with a 20% Building Factor Tel: 96885030 owner

***************************** PAFOS 1) PLOTS OF LAND FOR SALE ANAVARGOS AREA GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY The plots can be sold as a single unit or individually. From 626 sq.m up to 776 sq.m with building factor 60% and title deeds. Mountain and sea view with nice villas developing around the area. Tel: 96885030 owner 2) COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE IN KATO PAFOS 96sq.m The shop is within the ‘’Limnaria Complex’’ and faces the main road Melina Mercouri Avenue It’s in good condition with suspended ceiling, recessed lighting, VRV AC, fitted carpet, motorised shutters, CCTV and more. Tel: 96885030 owner

***************************** LAND FOR SALE MITSERO. 7 skalas. 10% build. South facing, unobstructed views. Access road, water, electricity. Fenced compound with 48sq.meter timber framed 2

LOST HUSKY – PAPHOS Answers to the name of Chico went missing on Monday the 4th of February around the International School area chipped Paphiakos Animal Welfare have advised that many large dogs have been taken from the Mesogi/Anarvagos/Ttremithousa areas. Please call 99622678 if you have seen him

BLACK HONDA CBR1100XX SUPERBLACKBIRD registered new in June 2011 as new condition with 12000 km. Any inspection welcome. €6950. Call Philip 99680747

**************************** DILAN is a male dog approximately 2 years old. He is nice with kids and people. He is looking for a forever home. For adoptions call 99 520 511 Monday-Friday between hours 10-2 or email ndsadoptions@ gmail.com. Visit by appointments only

***************************** AGAPI is now in a foster home! She is very sweet and playful! Agapi is looking for a permanent home! For

classified contents Employment Opportunities pg 22 Employment Miscellaneous 22 Pets 22 Lessons 22 Health & Fitness 22 Personal 22 Services 22 For Sale Miscellaneous 22 For Sale Land/ Property Business 22 For Sale Motor vehicles 22 Properties Wanted -To Let Nicosia 22 To Let Limassol 24 To Let Larnaca 25 To Let Paphos 25 To Let Protaras, Ayia Napa, Paralimni -For Sale Nicosia 27 For Sale Limassol 27 For Sale Larnaca -For Sale Paphos 27 For Sale Ayia Napa -For Sale Famagusta Protaras 27 For Sale Athens -Property& Home Services display ads --

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***************************** ENGLISH COCKER puppies for sale ( black girl and black and tan boy). Will be available for sale at the begining of April, with an excellent pedigree,vaccinated, microchipped, free from eye cataract, kidney failure and hips dysplasia.

Living with a family with kids,other dogs and a cat( 450 euros). Also an adult black and tan female, fully vaccinated is given for free to the right home. For photos look at www.costopa.net or call 99884578 Anna ( Nicosia) or e mail to costopa@gmail.com

Larnaca - tel: 24 652243 fax: 24 659982

***************************** HOUSES/FLATS Mak/ssa lux., pool, 4 bedr., attic, offi ce, maid’s room, modern style, c/h a/c €2000 Engomi 4 bedr., house ff €1200 without €1000 Acropolis 4 bedr.,house, c/h a/c only €850 Whole fl oor apart., Agios Andreas, Acropolis, Engomi from €1000 Photos www.markidesestates. com Markides 22- 378898 / 99464764 Reg.No. 487 E 16

***************************** LUXURIOUS APARTMENT FOR RENT - A luxurious one floor apartment situated in central Nicosia in an area of exceptional Beauty at 3 Museum Street, is available to let.

It has been recently renovated and consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, big dining and sitting rooms, kitchen and a huge veran-

bdrm c/h a/c s/pool f/f apt pm pw sw nw st rd p/s c/l swb r/cass e/w

bedroom central heating air conditioning swimming pool fully furnished apartment per month per week south west north west street road power steering central locking short wheel base radio cassette electric windows

Please note tel nos. that begin with: 22 = Nicosia 23 = Paralimni/Protaras 24 = Larnaca 25 = Limassol 26 = Paphos

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA da. Approximate covered area 250 sqm. Tel: 99622370.

TO LET 1 bedroom upper floor house, large veranda near restaurant Periyiali in Acropolis 5 Aeantos Street €370 call 99680208 NEW LUXURIOUS spacious (130m²), 2 bedrs flat, 2 balconies, 2 WC, indep. CH, solar system, A/C, granite floors, shutters, Italian kitchen and appliances, storeroom, covered parking in small quiet building (4 flats) in Ay. Dhometios 1.5km form Alfa-Mega Engomi. €590 p.m.

Same building very large ONE bedr flat (75m²) with similar amenities €480 p.m. TEL:99 544141 FLATS/HOUSES FOR RENT Ag. Andreas studio €290, Kennedy €300, 1bdrm Str/los €400, Makarios av. €500, 2 bdrm European University furnished top floor €600 Ag. Dometios ground floor + garden €450, Lycavitos furnished €530, Ag. Paylos rear house newly built €450, 3bdrm M/ssa ground floor €700, Archangelos detached with pool €1,200, 4bdrm Kosta Theodorou new house €1,100, Ag. Andreas g/f €900, Ag. Omologites colonial traditional house pool €2,500. 21 property Finder Ltd. 99474839, 99646822, A.M.627 A.A.108/E

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FOR RENT 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment in Larnaca near new hospital. €400 per month including service charge and refuse collection Call 99358916

TO LET NICOSIA LUXURY HOUSES: 1. 4 bedr luxury detached house built in 3/4 of a plot, office space, central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining area, separate big kitchen with family room and all the electrical appliances, blinds and curtains on all windows, aluminium shutters, big garden with grass, 3 wc, covered parking, in a quiet area – Strovolos €1000 (H4ST10051-R), (photos in the website) 2. 3 bedr luxury terraced house, 210sq.m,central heating, full a/c, marble floor in the sitting areas and solid parquet floor on stairs and bedrooms,4 wc,3 bathrooms, 2 en suite, big verandas, electrical appliances in the kitchen, 3 covered parking spaces, roof garden access, in a quiet neighbourhood on Mon Parnas hill – Engomi €800 (photos in the website).

3. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office, 250sq.m, central heating independent, 4 a/c, big renovated kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fireplace, 1 bathroom, 2 shower, 3 wc, 2 covered parking, double glazed windows and shutters in bedrooms, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off

English-Painter & Decorator Fully Qualified 30 years’ Experience SUMMER OFFER 30% OFF ALL AREAS • External & Internal painting • Damp Damage Repairs • Spritez Repairs • Free Estimates + very clean work • All areas. All types of woodwork stained and preserved • All work guaranteed

Tel. Tony on 99176557

TO LET NICOSIA 28th October street IN the central part of Makedonitissa – €1100 (H3MAK0004-R) (photos on the website) 4. 3 bedr luxury semi-detached house with character, 200sq.m, central heating, full ac, sitting and dining room with fireplace, big kitchen with cooker and oven, dishwasher and refrigerator, nice mature garden with flowers, trees and small garden with grass, covered parking, 3wc, 2 bathrooms in a quiet neighbourhood. Available middle of January. Agios Andreas - €1200 - H3AAD0001-R (photos on website).

5. 3 bedr luxury house, office space, attic room, with central heating, full a/c, separate kitchen, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 verandas, in a quiet area – Lakatamia €680 (H4LAK009-R), (photos in the website).

6. 3 bedr + attic room with shower and wc luxury detached house with central heating, a/c, fireplace, modern kitchen open plan with expensive electrical appliances, blinds, garden with grass, over flow swimming pool, covered parking in a quiet area. – Makedonitissa €1600 (H4MAK0023-R), (photos on the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 7. 4 bedr luxury detached house with big sitting and dining room with parquet floor, separate big kitchen with family room and all the electrical appliances, small garden with grass and bbq area,3wc, central heating, full a/c, covered parking, in a very quiet neighborhood – Archangelos €1200 (H4AR0017-R), (photos in the website).

8. 3 bedr +office space partially renovated detached ground floor house, 280sq.m, central heating with oil, full a/c, 3wc, separate tv room, big sitting and dining area, big verandas around the house, bbq area, covered parking, private yard near the parking.– Strovolos €1200 (H4ST10048-R), (photos in the website).

9. New modern luxury very good quality finished semi detached house built in 3 levels. Upstairs 1st level 3 bedrs all en suite+ laundry room, 2nd level big attic room which can be used for office space or bedroom. Ground floor with 2 sitting areas ,dining area and breakfast area, kitchen with all the electrical appliances, central heating, full a/c units. Basement with kitchen with cooker and oven, dishwasher, microwave and 2 refrigerators, sitting room with fire-

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Roofing flat & tired roofing repairs and construction Tel. SELECT fencing 99176557

TO LET NICOSIA place, and 2 bedrooms with one bathroom. Outside private fenced garden with artificial grass, bbq area and covered veranda. The house has blinds and shutters on all windows, false ceiling with spot lights throughout house, pressure system, covered parking, satellite dish, central music and network system, storage room, very good double glazed windows.

Behind General flooring in the centre of Makedonitissa - €2000 (H4MAK0001-R), (photos on the website).

TO LET NICOSIA ing independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen with cooker oven, dishwasher and big family room, aluminium shutters in all the house, separate big sitting and dining room with parquet floor, 2 covered parking, alarm system, big covered patio, SWIMMING POOL, in a newly built area near Falcon school – Strovolos €2000 (photos in the website).

10. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, electrical appliances, small yard, bbq area, off Kostantinoupoleos street near French ambassador residence.- STROVOLOS €700 (H4ST10043-R), (photos in the website).

12. 3 bedrs luxury 2 storey, FULLY RENOVATED LISTED HOUSE with high ceilings in the centre of Nicosia, 260sq.m, 2 small attic rooms, big sitting room upstairs, big sitting room and dining area downstairs, wooden floor, kitchen with all the electrical appliances, 2 bathrooms(one en suite),3wc,CH independent, A/C, big garden – Nicosia Centre €1400 (H4NIC0002-R), (photos in the website).

11. 4 bedr new luxury finished detached house with central heat-

13. 3 bedr upstairs and 2 separate bedrooms in the basement luxury

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA detached house (all the bedrooms with en suite bathrooms/shower), also separate kitchen and sitting room in the basement which also has separate entrance from the house, central heating, full a/c, solid parquet floor throughout house, big sitting and dining room with fireplace, big fully equipped kitchen with breakfast area and family room, big over flow, swimming pool with covered patio area with fully equipped bar (bbq, fridge, freezer, cooker), mature garden around the house,2 parking places, alarm system near the Cyprus Conference Centre – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H5PAG0002-R).

14. 4 bedr very big luxury semi detached house 350sq.m, with big separate basement 80sq.m with 2 rooms, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. Consists of big sitting and dining areas upstairs, big kitchen with big family room and breakfast area, big bedrooms, 3 showers, 1 bathroom, central heating, full a/c, black out blinds on all windows, cooker and oven in the kitchen, covered parking and patio with bbq in a very quiet neighbourhood close to Makarios football stadium.

CAN BE RENTED FURNISHED, PARTIALLY FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED - Makedonitissa €1500(H4MAK0032-R), (photos in the website) 15. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, office space/ maid’s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC,450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and fitted cooker and oven, 6wc, 2 covered parking, yard with tiles and SWIMMING POOL, bbq area in a very quiet neighbourhood near CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neigh-

TO LET NICOSIA

TO LET NICOSIA

cabling internet and satellite network, FULLY MODERN EXPENSIVE FURNISHED, with 46”LCD TV, covered parking, double glazed windows, aluminium shutters, on Pericleous street near Klimataria traffic lights – Strovolos €650 (A2ST10054-R) (photos in the website)

bourhood park – Platy Aglantzias €2500 (H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website) For many more properties with photos visit our website at w w w.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225/96 - 422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com

***************************** LUXURY FLATS: 1. 3 bedr luxury finished spacious floor apartment with very big sitting and dining areas with family room with fire place, solid parquet floor all through, central heating independent, full a/c, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/bathroom, 4wc, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, blinds on all windows, big covered veranda, covered parking, big storage room, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood – Agios Andreas€1300 – A3AAD0005-R (photos on website).

2. 1 bedr spacious fully luxury renovated apartment,60sq.m, big sitting and dining room, big bedroom, fully newly modern furnished with LCD TV 32’, covered veranda, covered parking, storage heaters, full a/c, near Cyta, Laiki and Hellenic Bank headquarters – Dasoupolis €550 (photos in the website).

3. 2 bedr penthouse apartment, 100sq.m + 80sq.m veranda with flowers and bbq, big sitting and dining room with big 60” TV, storage heaters, full a/v, 2 wc, en suite bathroom/jacuzzi, roman blinds, cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine and refrigerator in the kitchen, covered parking, near Metro supermarket – Aglantzia €600 (photos in the website).

4. 2 bedr luxury ground floor apartment with central heatingindependent, full a/c, structure

5. 4 bedr new spacious luxury finished floor apartment with floor heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds on all windows, very big 50sq.m covered veranda, fireplace, covered parking and big over floor heated covered swimming pool on the ground floor, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood near a playground and near Ippokration private hospital – Engomi €1500 (A4ENG0003-R) (photos in the website) 6. 1 bedr new luxury apartment in a modern building(TSENTAS),with central heating ind, 2 a/c, cooker and oven, refrigerator and washing machine in the kitchen, parquet floor, NICELY FURNISHED big covered veranda, big sitting room off Kyriakou Matsi street, 1 km from the centre €460 (A1AOM0002-R), (photos in the website).

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1 bedr cozy luxury apartment,60sq.m,parquet floor, nicely furnished ,all fitted electrical appliances (cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge), roman blinds, provisions for home cinema, big covered verandah, storage heaters, 2 a/c ,covered parking in Dasoupolis near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital.

– Dasoupoli €470 (A1DAS0009-R) (photos in the website)

8. 2 bedr spacious renovated apartment 100sq.m with separate big kitchen, air condition for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered veranda, nicely newly fully furnished

TO LET NICOSIA , off Kyriakou Matsi street very close to the centre on foot– Agioi Omologites €500 (A2AOM0003-R) (photos in the website) 9. New top quality 2 bedr apartment, 93sq.m+20sq.m veranda, on a small modern building with 6 flats only. Central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2wc, fully fitted kitchen with all the electrical appliances, water pressure system roller blinds and shutters on windows, big sitting and dining room, big bedrooms, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet neighbourhood near Akropolis park. AVAILABLE end of March – Acropolis €800 A2ACS0002-R (photos in the website) .

10. New luxury finished 1 bedr penthouse apartment with big verandah with nice view, in a small modern building,55sq.m,storage heaters,2 a/c, blinds on the windows, expensive electrical appliances(cooker, oven, extractor, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer),covered parking and storage room, off Kalippoleos street opposite Dessange Day Spa near the University – Lykavitos €420 (A1LYK0002-R), (photos in the website).

11. 3 bedrs luxury penthouse one floor apartment in a small building with 3 apartments,250sq.m plus big covered verandas, fire place, solid parquet floor,2 bathrooms,3 wc, cooker, oven, fridge, washing machine and dishwasher in the kitchen, CH independent, full a/c, big reception areas opening to the verandas, pressure system and 2 Pcovered with remote control entrance, walking distance to the centre very close to Debenhams €1300 (A3NIC0028-R), (photos in the website) 12. 2 bedr new modern luxury finished apartment with parquet floor, central heating independ-

TO LET NICOSIA

TO LET NICOSIA

ent, 2 a/c, modern kitchen with all fitted expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, big covered veranda, FULLY NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking in a quiet neighbourhood off Kallipoleos Street - Lykavitos €700 (A2LYK0024-R) (photos on the website)

ters opening to the veranda, fully equipped kitchen with expensive electrical appliances, 2 parking places (1 covered), in a very quiet neighbourhood ,near the Russian Embassy. AVAILABLE END OF MARCH –Engomi €1900 (A4ENG0005-R) (photos in the website)

13. 3 bedr luxury penthouse apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big sitting and dining room with fireplace, separate kitchen, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered and uncovered veranda, covered parking, in Strovolos near the Municipal building - €650 (A3ST10014-R) (photos on the website)

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14. 3 bedr spacious luxury finished apartment 150sq.m+30sq.m covered veranda, central heating independent with petrol, full wall a/c units, solid parquet floor, expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen, 3wc, curtains and blinds on windows, 3 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near Pizza Hut in Strovolos €1100 (photos in the website).

15. 3 bedrs luxury penthouse,165sq. m+80sq.m verandah with bbq, central heating ind, full AC, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, solid parquet floor all the flat, big kitchen with dining area, fully MODERN FURNISHED, covered parking off Athalassa Avenue near Stephanis Electrinics and English school – Strovolos €800 (A3ST10013-R) (photos in the website) 16. New luxury finished 4 bed PENTHOUSE apartment in a small modern building, 186sq. m+90sq.m big veranda with nice view, separate floor heating, fully air conditioned, 4wc, 2 en suite bedrooms with shower,1 bathroom, solid parquet floor all through, big sitting and dining areas with electric modern shut-

***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927.

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LIMASSOL FOR RENT office of around 85m2, with partitions, kitchenette and parking in a peaceful, green yet central area at Helladion House(off.

302; 3rd floor), 5 Andrea Kalvou Str. For viewing, please call Ms. Jenny on 25-340987(3rd flloor of building; office hours). For further details, please call 25-521873 after 8:00pm.

***************************** FOR RENT IN IPSONAS near highway, first floor house, 3 bedrooms, C/H, A/C, fitted kitchen with all electrical appliances, and TV room.

Roof garden with extra kitchen, BBQ, pergola. Rent €600pm. Tel 99672925

***************************** UN-DETACHED HOUSE for rent in Apshiou village, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, sitting room, bathroom with solar water heater. A/C, satellite, 15mins to roundabout. €350.

Tel 25369219, work 10.30-17.30

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***************************** NEW BIG FURNISHED STUDIO, in Katraki building, 100 metres from the sea and Debenhams Olympia, in Neapoli area. Tel: €350,00 (including common expenses), Tel: 99406415 Andreas.

***************************** TO LET Large 4 bedroom unfurnished house in the village of Asomatos nr Akrotiri Limassol. Fully A/C & Heating (storage heaters). 5 wc’s, large kitchen/diner, lounge and sitting room. Large loft with own shower/ wc (suitable for office/playroom/ gym). Carport - prominent position in cul-de-sac - lots of parking. €850 pcm (negotiable). Available from April 2013. Tel. 99831431

***************************** FOR RENT 1,2,3,4,5 bedroom houses, flats and villas furnished or unfurnished and in some cases with swimming pool in all areas of Limassol town, Erimi, Episkopi, Kolossi, Ypsonas, Souni, Kivides, Agios Tihonas, Pyrkos, Pareklisia, Trahoni, Zakaki and Yermasoyia Tel: 99675752

***************************** FOR RENT 4 bedroom detached house situated in a quiet area of Erimi, with spacious, living area,

kitchen, guest WC downstairs, and four bedrooms upstairs with en-suite master bedroom, and bathroom. It has central heating, and air-condition. beautiful garden and parking. €800. 99675752 FOR RENT 4 bedroom detached house in Episkopi, on top of a hill with panoramic views of Curium Beach and garden all around (very private). It has a spacious living area, separate kitchen, utility room, guest WC downstairs and four bedrooms with bathroom upstairs. Central heating, air-conditioning, parking. €750. (negotiable) Tel: 99 675752 FOR RENT five bedroom villa for rent in Agios Sylas (7 minutes from town of Limassol) detached with beautiful panoramic mountain and sea views. It has large sitting dining area, separate kitchen, utility room, office, laundry shoot, four w/c, en-suite master bedroom with walk-in-wardrobe.

Small kitchen area upstairs between bedrooms, large bedroom balconies. Central heating, airconditioning, barbaque area. Also has a separate apartment below the house with small kitchen and shower with WC. A nice large gargen and covered parking. €1300.

99675752

3 bedroom detached unfurnished property set on a fantastic development in the village of Tersefanou. Available for immediate occupation. Ref. TLL973.

Tel 24815926

***************************** TRADITIONAL VILLAGE STONE HOUSE IN APESHIA. Very quiet village, 20mins from Limassol.

Road to heritage school/Troodos.

2 bedrooms, office available top floor with veranda great view of mountains. Small courtyard with trees. Electric solar water. A/Ctoilet in main bedroom. Semi/ full furnished. Fitted kitchen with electrical appliances, fireplace.

Toilet/shower. €550pm negotiable. Tel 96891800.

2. Superior Real Estate Larnaca.

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***************************** Tomb of the Kings – 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Immaculate, very high spec top floor apartment, Luxury furnished with Flatscreen TV’s in living room and bedrooms, lift, pool, beautiful development, fantastic location €425 pm Potima Bay – 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom Absolutely Stunning modern Villa with fireplace, utility room, salt water overflow pool, large undercover storage area, Outstanding sea and mountain

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS area, Kitchen, Large Verandas.

Central Heating & A/C, Large beautiful Garden, Panoramic Sea & Mountain views. Suitable for Retired People, Long Lease, Unfurnished, Tel. 99490953, 26815534 PEYIA, luxury villa, 3 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, fully or part furnished, private pool, quiet location, paved garden area, sea and mountain views. Sky satellite, euro 650 ono, please call: 99771532 – no agents KILI – PAPHOS, 3 bedroom villa, with swimming pool and garden, unfurnished, gas central heating, large verandas, lovely mountain views, very quiet and tranquil area, ₏475 per month o.n.o. Call : 99479006

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LOW COST, long term 3 bedroom bungalow, Polis area, Gialia village, on 3 acres of property, large variety of fruit trees, extremely private with panoramic mountain and sea views, unfurnished, swimming pool, a/c and ďŹ replace, fence around the property â‚Ź550 per month ono – available from 1st of April For more info call: 99 442485

***************************** KISSONERGA - Beautiful Detached U/F 3 Bedroomed Villa, Large Pool, 2 Bedrooms Upstairs Master En-suite, Family Bathroom, modern Fitted Kitchen, Downstairs Bedroom with Ensuite Shower room, Low maintenance Garden, Large Terraces and Separate Storage Room

â‚Ź600.

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TALA - Modern 2 and 3 bedroom apartments U/F, P/F and F/F, some with communal pool, A/C, Separate Storage and own Parking â‚Ź325.

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2. PEYIA â‚Ź550 modern detached 2 bedroom villa, situated on private road. Available unfurnished though includes central heating throughout, pressurised water & security alarm system. Modern ďŹ tted kitchen & bathrooms. Roof terrace with sea views & private pool. website reference number: rtl_447.

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Available furnished with good furniture. Website reference number: rtl_544 4. KISSONERGA â‚Ź650 stunning detached 3 bedroom villa situated in quiet residential area with sea & rural views. Private drive with car port. Enclosed low maintenance garden with sea water private pool.

Modern villa, master with ensuite plus downstairs guest wc. Beautifully furnished with good quality furnishing & ďŹ ttings, including blackout blinds, nilesat satelitte & pressurised water system. Pets allowed at owners discretion. Website reference number: rtl_497 5. LOWER CHLORAKA â‚Ź750 spacious detached 3 bedroom villa offering stunning views of the sea.

Situated in a quiet residential street opposite orange groves. Gated entrance, enclosed good sized low maintenance mature garden with fruit trees & private pool. Spacious living area with real ďŹ replace. downstairs guest wc. Master bedroom with ensuite. Available fully furnished. website reference number: rtl_550 6. KATO PAPHOS â‚Ź800 large 4 bedroom detached villa situated in the sought-after residential area of Limnaria. Walking distance to the beach and the many amenities of Kato Paphos. Spacious living accommodation offering an enclosed garden with c/pool. Fully furnished with modern furniture & solar panels. Website reference number: rtl_442 7. KAMARES TALA â‚Ź850 a stunning detached villa offering 4 bedrooms plus ofďŹ ce in a quiet & private resi-

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8. CHLORAKA â‚Ź2,200 substantial luxury 4 bedroom villa, spacious (350 sq meters), beautifully designed with unique detail. Conservatory with views of landscaped gardens. Large modern ďŹ tted kitchen, living room with working ďŹ replace. Circular dining room with vaulted dome ceiling. Stunning private pool area. Available unfurnished. Website reference numer: rtl_579 Tel: 97790883 Tel: 99133422 ofďŹ ce: 26271858 visit our website for many more properties www. mrrent-paphos.net email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS WC. Pets welcome. Offered unfurnished Ref: 1204 €370 AYIA MARINOUDA a 3 bedroom villa with an additional loft room conversion with en suite. Property has a downstairs bedroom, sitting/dining area, separate utility area with granite work tops, 2 bedrooms on the top level master en suite. Central heating, AC, fly screens, private pool, enclosed and fenced garden. Ref: 1199 €900 MESOGI 4 bedroom villa with private pool, nice quality fixtures, granite work tops, separate utility room, downstairs bedroom with en suite, fireplace, ac, 3 upstairs bedroom master en suite, separate bath, nice views, pets welcome, offered unfurnished Ref 783 €700 CHLORAKA 4 bedroom large villa with quality fittings , furnished to a very high standard, downstairs bedroom, 3 upstairs, en suites, bathroom, private pool, decking, fantastic sea views, near Tombs of the Kings Ref: 806 €850 SECRET VALLEY 2 bed villas furnished or unfurnished with private pool, downstairs bedroom, kitchen , sitting/dining area, guest wc, upstairs large master bedroom with en suite bath, large veranda. Nice location with sea views and off street parking: Ref: 1198 €450 PEGEIA 4 bed villa unfurnished, 2 downstairs bedrooms, large sitting/dining area, Italian kitchen with white goods, 2 bedrooms upstairs with outside large veranda. Property is of a high standard with central heating, full AC, off street parking, private pool, stunning views, quiet location. Ref: 765 €900 MESOGI Large 3 bedroom apartment with full AC, bathroom, kitchen, separate utility room, clean and tidy building with with-

TO LET PAPHOS out communal area, walking distance to all local amenities. Offered unfurnished Ref: 818 €400 SEA CAVES 2 bedroom town house, furnished with central heating, fire place, nice sea views, walking distance to Paphos the sea Ref 819 €300 Please call for a free viewing on Office 26600450 Mobile: 97614070 many more properties on our website at www. flowron.com - Your Vision is our Mission LANDLORDS IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT, PLEASE CALL US!!!!!!

***************************** PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and finishes.

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***************************** BRAND NEW APT, opposite Poseidonio Gym, near Carrefour, F/F, a/c, great quality, 1 bdrm, from €340p.m.Tel 99403261

***************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS ***** PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97648440 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.!!!

1. MESA CHORIO– 2 bed 2 bath fully furnished ground floor apartment set on an elevated position on this prestigious development. Open plan living area.

Good sized kitchen. 2 double , bedrooms, master with en-suite shower room. Family bathroom.

Large patio areas with enclosed gardens and lovely sea views.

Covered parking and security

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Euros 400.00 per month 2 FYTI 3 bed, 3 bath furnished villa in a very quiet location. The property offers stylish accommodation and has many luxury features. Open plan living area with feature fireplace. Dining area.

Large fully fitted L shaped kitchen with appliances and breakfast bar Doors out to rear garden and pool. Guest WC. Stairs up to 3 very spacious bedrooms. Master with ensuite. Family bathroom and storage cupboard. Stairs up to roof garden with panoramic views. Outside there is a feature pergola, swimming pool and landscaped gardens. Euros 700.00 a month.

3. OLYMPUS ESTATE, NR TSADA – 3 bed, 2.5 bath furnished bungalow set on this prestigious estate. The house has central heating, A/C, fireplace, shutters & flyscreens. Spacious open plan living area with dining space.

Large “L” shaped kitchen. 3 double bedrooms all leading to pool and gardens. Master with en-suite. Covered patio with sea and rural views, swimming pool and garden areas. Feature outside dining area. Breakfast area to the side of the property. Easy care gardens. Pool with Roman steps. Parking for 3 cars. Bargain price!!! Euros 800.00 per month furnished, unfurnished by arrangement at lower cost.

4. TALA - 3 bed 3 bath quality furnished villa. Set in enclosed gardens the villa consists of open plan living area with dining space. Fully fitted kitchen with all appliances, door to rear garden. Storage room. Ground floor bedroom with adjacent shower.

Stairs to two double bedrooms both en-suite, one with Jacuzzi tub. Small seating area with adjacent balcony. Pool and off street parking. Landscaped gardens Euros 650.00 per month

5. AYIOS DEMITRIANOS (POLEMI) – 3 bed, 2 bath furnished villa (bungalow style) set in a private and quiet location. Open plan living area with fireplace. Fully fitted kitchen with quality appliances.

Utility room and storage. Master bedroom with adjacent shower.

Two more double bedrooms with family bathroom with Jacuzzi bath. Garden areas, large terraces with outstanding views.

Private pool 10x5, Covered parking. Euros 700.00 per month furnished, 650 unfurnished.

6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed, 2 bath fully furnished penthouse apartment. Living area with dining space. Doors out to massive balcony area overlooking the pool and gardens. Fitted kitchen.

2 double bedrooms, master bedroom has ensuite shower. Family bathroom. A/C, Comm pool and parking. Euros 450.00 a month or offers.

7. LOWER PEYIA - 3 bed, 2.5 bath unfurnished villa situated in quiet cul du sac. Open plan living and dining area with doors out the to pool and garden. Very large breakfast fitted kitchen. Doors out to garden and pool. Separate guest WC. Stairs to 3 double bedrooms. Master bedroom very large with en-suite shower. Family bathroom. Private pool, gardens, shutters. Euros 550.00 per month or close offers only.

8. CHLORAKAS – 2 bed 1 bath large furnished apartment in quiet area. Spacious open plan living area with doors out to balcony.

Good sized modern fitted kitchen and breakfast area. Small balcony off the kitchen. Two double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Offstreet parking, comm pool. Euros 380.00 per month.

FOR FULL LISTINGS OF APARTMENTS/TOWNHOUSES AND VILLAS, PLEASE SEE www. rentalpointpaphos.com ALL

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PROPERTY FOR SALE NICOSIA ***************************** STROVOLOS, Symi street, Tseriou new one bedroom apartment, 55 sqm, large sunny balcony, airconditioned, private parking, lift, title deeds, reduced price €95.000 (including VAT) (no offers) tel: 99266282 (no agents)

***************************** FOR SALE upper floor house 210 sq.m built on 301 sq. m land, Lapatsa area, Pereous 1a. 4 bedrooms with attic room (not finished), c/h ,4 a/c, aluminium doors& window, covered parking and storage room.

Price €310.000 pm call 22431095 99330632.

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LIMASSOL

Tel: 99753334

phone Christos 25378504 or Mobile 99686661.

SMART EASILY MAINTAINED BUNGALOW. Pano Kivides. 110 sq.m. 2 beds. Gas CH. Double glazing. Mains drainage. Plot 730 sq.m. Fruit trees flower beds.

Large workshop. Jacuzzi. Car port. Open view. Easy drive to Limassol. TITLE DEEDS 187500 Tel 99995906.

EXECUTIVE PENTHOUSE for sale in central Limassol (Glastonas Street area). Five minute walk to the beach. 4/5 bedrooms. Private rooftop walk-in swimming pool with large terraces and conservatory. Total area: 800m2 (300m2 covered) €825,000 negotiable Tel: 99169485 Photos & more info: http://penthouse-forsalecyprus. blogspot.com/

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BEDROOM APARTMENT for sale with lounge/diner, separate large kitchen, bathroom plus en suite shower in well maintained small block with sea views from all rooms. Two balconies overlooking the lovely gardens, swimming pools and tennis court of the twin towers on the beach road just 80 mtrs from the beach. Title deeds and many extras €240.000-neg

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PROTARAS ***************************** FOR SALE special offer, €79, 000 first floor apartment in Protaras, fully furnished with 2 bedrooms and a swimming pool. Walking distance to the beach of Ayia Triada and all amenities. Tel: 97 608941.

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Opening hours is from 8pm till 2am Restaurant hours from 8pm Bingo starts at 9pm

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Sport Webber determined to keep ‘vultures’ away from his seat

By Steve Keating

F1’s elder statesman ‘still has what it takes’

JUST two competitions into her comeback, South Korean Olympic champion Kim Yuna believes figure skating perfection is once again within her reach as she returns to the world championship stage.

Kim, who produced a flawless display and record scores to win gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, dazzled a riveted audience as she ran through her short programme offering flashes of the artistry and athleticism that made her a global sporting sensation.

“The Vancouver Olympics was the first competition ever where I completed my short and free program without any mistakes,” Kim told reporters following her training session.

“That in itself is a huge accomplishment.

“Delivering a clean programme requires a lot of practice and I truly believe that if I do practice a lot I can deliver such perfection once again.”

By Ian Ransom

IN BRIEF

MICHAEL Schumacher’s retirement has thrust Mark Webber into the role of Formula One’s elder statesman, but the hard-bitten Australian believes he still has the tricks to keep the ‘vultures’ away from his Red Bull driver’s seat.

Webber will line up at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as the oldest driver, clinging to another one-year contract with Red Bull and batting away suggestions his 12th season in F1 and seventh with the British-based team will be his swansong.

“I never ever expected that it would be such an interesting topic that I would be the oldest on the grid,” Webber, who will turn 37 in August, told reporters this week.

“I didn’t even see it coming until the last few weeks.

“I don’t feel the oldest on the grid. You feel you’re the oldest on the grid if you’re back on the grid getting blown away, but that’s my job to make sure it doesn’t happen.”

Webber claimed two victories at Monaco and Silverstone last year, but finished a disappointing sixth in the drivers championship after suffering back-to-back retirements late in the season.

He was again put in the shade by his younger team mate Sebastian Vettel, who collected five race wins on the way to a third consecutive title.

Despite media speculation linking a number of willing candidates for a coveted

Perfection once again within reach, says Kim

Mark Webber, about to begin his 12th Formula 1 season, has been outshone by Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel (below), who has won the last three world championships place in an outfit that has won the past three constructors championships, team principal Christian Horner has backed Webber to continue at Red Bull beyond 2013 if he continues to deliver.

Webber conceded that speculation over his contract had proved a distraction before he re-signed in 2012, but said he had become used to it.

“I think it was Kimi Raikkonen who was supposed to replace me in 2009,” he noted dryly. “It comes with the territory when you’re in a top team and you’re at the back end of your career.

“The vultures have been on the branches for the last three of four years, that’s just the way it is. But there will be a day where I stop.”

Webber’s age was brought into sharp focus on Wednes-

day as he strained to remember early impressions of his career in an interactive session with a group of five and six-year-old schoolchildren sitting obediently on a mat before him.

Quizzed about his most

stressful race and the number of crashes in his career, Webber, clad in a pair of jeans and a team shirt, candidly told the wide-eyed group that his racing enthusiasm was still fired by “adrenalin”.

He later told reporters he was “absolutely, completely capable” of pushing for Australia’s first championship since Alan Jones’ sole triumph in 1980 with Williams.

Webber will enjoy the company of another Australian on the grid in Daniel Ricciardo, who will race a second season with the Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso and along with French team mate Jean-Eric Vergne, might be expected to graduate to the senior outfit.

Like Webber, Ricciardo has set a goal of becoming Australia’s third world champion after Jones and

Jack Brabham, who put the country on the F1 map with his titles in 1959-60 and 1966.

Having two Australians on the grid was an achievement in itself, Webber said.

“Daniel’s been doing his stuff well. I think that coming from Australia it’s very difficult. The strike rate of young drivers getting to Europe is very, very low,” he added.

“It is hard to leave these shores and go and race over there, getting through those junior categories, which he did well.”

Underlining the generation gap between the two drivers, Ricciardo literally bent over backwards in the cause of his career on Wednesday, as he contorted himself into unnatural poses with a touring hip-hop dance act next to Melbourne’s Yarra river.

OLYMPIC TITLE Returning to the ice in a bid to defend her Olympic title next year at the Sochi Winter Games, Queen Yuna, as Kim is known to her legions of fans around the world, has displayed few signs of rust in her comeback.

After a 20-month absence, the 22-year-old Kim made her long-awaited return to competition in December in Dortmund, Germany, winning the NRW Trophy with what was then a season best score, then confirming her form in January storming to victory at the Korean national championships.

“I did think about coming back to the ice for a long time and what motivated me is skating is something I am best at,” explained Kim. “It is something I love so I wanted to give it one more try.”

Lorenzo questions rivals’ Wrestling joins the European Svindal and Vonn win absence from MotoGP test Games despite Olympic snub downhill World Cup titles YAMAHA’s Jorge Lorenzo says his rivals are missing out by not testing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, which makes its MotoGP debut this year.

Lorenzo and team-mate Valentino Rossi are only joined by the two Repsol Hondas plus LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl.

“It’s a hard track to learn,” said Lorenzo, 25. “I think it helps more than some other places to have this extra time.

“Some of the riders who didn’t come here will have a little disadvantage.”

The United States track, which hosted its first Formula 1 race last November, makes its MotoGP debut as round two of the series on April 21.

WRESTLING officially became part of the inaugural 2015 European Games this week despite being axed from the 2020 Olympic Games last month by the IOC. The sport has launched a frantic effort to reclaim its Olympic spot after being part of every modern Olympics since 1896, apart from 1900.

It will feature the same disciplines at the European Games as at the Olympics, with men and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman, the international wrestling federation said.

The other candidate sports for the 2020 Olympics are karate, wushu, wakeboarding, sports climbing, roller sports, squash and a joint bid from baseball and softball.

NORWAY’S Aksel Lund Svindal and injured American Lindsey Vonn won the men’s and women’s downhill World Cup titles yesterday after the final races of the season in Switzerland were cancelled due to fog.

The bad weather ended women’s overall champion Tina Maze’s hopes of bagging all five crystal globes as Vonn, who tore knee ligaments in a crash at the world championships last month, clinched her sixth downhill title with 340 points to the Slovenian’s 339.

“Omg I won the World Cup Downhill title!!!!! 6 in a row with a bum knee! Everything in life comes back around,” Vonn wrote on her Twitter profile.

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Sport

Only Bradman is better than Cook, say New Zealand

17 athletes face bans after blood profile changes

By John Mehaffey

England captain is ‘a genius batsman’

By David Clough ALASTAIR Cook famously never sweats, but he did blush a little yesterday when Brendon McCullum described him as a “genius”, second only to Don Bradman.

Whether it was mind games - or good, old honest respect for the opposition McCullum perhaps elevated even the admirable Cook above his station, as their respective England and New Zealand teams completed preparations for the second Test in Wellington.

Cook, already out on his own as England’s all-time most prolific Test centurion, followed a rare first-innings failure in Dunedin last week with a 24th hundred second time round to help complete the tourists’ fightback and secure a draw.

Asked yesterday how the Kiwis can hope to dismiss Cook in the remainder of this series, McCullum thought long and hard before delivering an unexpected eulogy.

“I think we bowled reasonably well to Cooky the other day,” he said.

“He’s obviously a genius batsman - his record is testament to that.

“Where he is at in his career at the moment, he’s as good as anyone who has played the game - probably barring Bradman.”

Cook, an ever-present for a record 87 successive matches for England, is in his prime at 28 - and his aversion to unforced errors makes him a formidable opener.

“He’s enjoying the captaincy as well and leading from the front,” said McCullum.

“We just have to bowl areas where we think we can dismiss him.

“If he’s good enough to overcome that, then so be bit - and you move on to Plan B.” Bradman’s unfortunate opponents doubtless went through many of the same thought processes, to very little avail.

But McCullum’s high praise for Cook still does not quite stack up.

The England captain’s average of 49.60 is just under half Bradman’s peerless 99.94.

Between the two are another 38 batsmen in Test history with higher averages than Cook’s, including eight present-day players and eight from his own country through the ages.

Among those above him,

in terms of runs per innings, England’s Test match coach Andy Flower comes in at 51.54 - while Cook’s teammates Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen are just a fraction below their captain. It took a moment for the man himself to recover the power of speech when told how highly McCullum rates him.

The best he could then do was to try to return the compliment for an opponent who is no slouch himself: “It’s very nice of him to say that ... I’m not quite sure where he’s got that from.

“You could talk about his genius batting, the way he hits the ball sometimes.”

Cook will soon have his next opportunity to demonstrate his lofty status, with the second Test set to get under way today - and the series level at 0-0 with two to play.

When he does, he will not make the mistake of believing the hype.

“You never quite feel on top of the game,” he said.

“What was pleasing for me was, after a few starts in the one-dayers here and in India but no match-winning score, I managed to get that bigger one in the first Test.

“I seemed to hit the ball okay.”

Alastair Cook is already out on his own as England’s alltime most prolific Test centurion

Wales brim with confidence ahead of showdown

By John Mehaffey

Wales star Sam Warburton (standing) was in brilliant form last weekend in the win over Scotland

WALES, trailing by 20 points midway through the opening match of their Six Nations championship defence on February 2, have rebounded to such effect that they are now convinced the title is within their grasp.

After winning three away matches in succession following a 30-22 loss to Ireland, the 2012 grand slam champions can retain the title if they beat England by eight points at the Millennium stadium on Saturday.

Seven points would suffice if England do not outscore the hosts by at least three tries.

The Irish defeat was the eighth in a row for Wales after they had won a third grand slam in eight years.

Their captain Sam Warburton, an early favourite to lead the British and Irish Lions in Australia this year, was then injured for the win over France and relegated to the bench for the next match against Italy.

Restored to openside

flanker for last Saturday’s win over Scotland at Murrayfield, Warburton had an outstanding match in attack and defence and his return to form has softened the loss of Ryan Jones through a broken shoulder.

Jones captained Wales from the blindside flank in the last two matches in place of Warburton. His likely replacement is Justin Tipuric, who combined effectively with Warburton after coming on as a replacement for Jones on Saturday with Aaron Shingler and Andrew Coombes also in the frame.

England recorded an epic win over the New Zealand All Blacks in November and the 2013 side have responded effectively to every challenge thrown at them in the championships.

But they are still inexperienced and somewhat anonymous compared to the Welsh who have world-class players in key positions from Leigh Halfpenny at fullback to Adam Jones at tighthead prop.

In addition, Warburton’s return to form has mirrored

a steady improvement by Wales as a whole although, in common with other sides after a dazzling opening day, they have rarely been able to unleash their backs.

Warburton was responsible for four of Wales’ nine turnovers against Scotland and the scrum, with Adams Jones to the fore and boosted by the return of British and Irish Lions lock Alun Wyn Jones, was impressive against Italy and Scotland.

Scrumhalf Mike Phillips said the team had shown a lot of character after losing the first game.

“We have had to dig deep but the boys have done that really well,” he said. “We’ve performed really well in the last couple of weeks but then, we always knew we weren’t a bad team.

“We had a bit of bad luck losing games in the last seconds, we had to fine tune a few things and tighten up.”

Centre Jonathan Davies added: “When the pressure is put on us, we just thrive on it. This group of players are used to a big game environment.”

SEVENTEEN athletes face doping bans after abnormalities were detected in the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) biological passports which track changes in their blood profiles.

“Seventeen cases are currently under proceedings,” Thomas Capdevielle, the results manager in the IAAF’s medical and anti-doping department, said yesterday.

“Nineteen cases were concluded with a sanction and three cases were referred to CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport).”

Capdevielle was speaking on the opening day of a two-day ‘Tackling Doping in Sport 2013’ conference convened by the World Sports Law Report.

The blood tests were conducted as part of the athletes’ biological passport programme pioneered by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and introduced by the IAAF in 2009.

The passport shows any changes in an athlete’s blood sample, compared to the original profile, which could have been caused only by doping.

Capdevielle said there were also two case in which steroids had been detected in blood samples which were under consideration.

The French lawyer said blood samples had to be analysed by a World AntiDoping Agency laboratory within 36 hours of collection “which in some countries poses a major problem for the IAAF”.

“Thirty-six hours is not impossible, it’s very difficult, very costly but it’s not impossible.

“So in some circumstances in some countries where there is no accredited laboratory nearby we fly in a team with a very tight schedule. We identify which athlete they have to test, they fly back and hand the blood sample to the nearest lab. Logistically this is very difficult but it is one solution we found.

“If we can’t bring the sample to the lab let’s bring the lab to the athletes.”

Capdevielle said the IAAF had asked the United States Anti-Doping Agency to test Kenyan athletes taking part in last year’s Olympic trials staged in Eugene.

Three Kenyan athletes were suspended after positive tests for banned substances last month after three-time world 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Moses Kiptanui told Reuters doping was used in Kenyan training camps.

The IAAF retests samples from previous championships in an effort to find substances for which no valid test existed at the time.

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No sack fears for Inter Milan’s Stramaccioni

England 1 Canada 0

By Nemanja Bjedov

Spurs defend 3-0 Europa lead at San Siro

By Paul Hirst ANDREA Stramaccioni insists he does not feel he is on the verge of the sack but he admits it will take a monumental effort to earn his side a morale-boosting passage to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Stramaccioni’s Inter are facing almost certain elimination from the Europa League after they were thumped 3-0 by Tottenham in the first leg of their last16 tie at White Hart Lane last week.

To make matters worse for Stramaccioni, his team then went on to lose 1-0 at home to Bologna last weekend - a result which saw the 18-time Italian champions drop to joint-fifth in the table, four points adrift of the Champions League qualification spots.

Inter president Massimo Moratti said he still had faith in Stramaccioni, but conceded that he may axe the 37-year-old if he does not qualify for the Champions League.

With games against Napoli, Juventus and Lazio still to come before the end of the season, Stramaccioni’s chances of success seem bleak, but he yesterday sounded a defiant note to

his doubters ahead of tonight’s second leg against Spurs (8pm).

“I cannot say that I have not always felt 101 per cent support from the president, but at the end of the day, he is the president and he can make any decision he wants, but I don’t get the feeling he wants to get rid of me,” Stramaccioni told a press conference.

“In fact, I can say that the encouragement and support he gives us in difficult times like this is even greater than when things are normal.”

Although Stramaccioni’s priority is getting Inter back into Europe’s premier club competition, the way in which his side were blown away by Spurs last week cannot have helped his morale or that of his young squad.

He rang the changes at the weekend following the Gareth Bale-inspired defeat in London, but the move backfired as Inter lost at home to Bologna, who have been on the fringes of the relegation zone for most of the season.

Stramaccioni, who was a surprise choice to succeed Claudio Ranieri last March, has swung the axe again, with Alvaro Pereira, Dejan Stankovic, Ezequiel Sch-

elotto, and Marco Benassi all excluded from the squad for the game against Andre Villas-Boas’ men at the San Siro.

Bale’s absence due to suspension, and a number of injuries in the Tottenham squad, make the task of qualifying much easier, but Stramaccioni sounded doubtful about his chances of winning the tie.

“We want to do well and honour the competition, but we know our situation and our numbers are limited,” said the Inter boss, who is without star duo Diego Milito and Walter Samuel through injury.

“Football is strange... 3-0 is difficult to overturn, but we’ll be taking to the field to win.

“At the moment, we all know the importance of the 11 league games we have left, but our focus is on Tottenham because I and my players want to do well.

“We want to do well in front of our fans and win the game, and then as far as qualifying for the next round is concerned, we’ll have to see.

“There’s no point denying it - we’re not playing well at present and it’s up to me, as the coach, to find the way to give my players more security which they don’t have.”

Andrea Stramaccioni’s Inter are facing almost certain elimination from the Europa League after they were thumped 3-0 by Tottenham in the first leg

Benitez in blame game joke

By Matt McGeehan

Rafa Benitez takes charge of Chelsea training yesterday. His side need to overturn a 1-0 defeat to Steaua in Bucharest

CHELSEA interim manager Rafael Benitez yesterday issued another veiled attack on his critics on the eve of the Europa League last-16 second leg with Steaua Bucharest.

Last season’s Champions League winners will tonight bid to keep their European adventure alive by over-turning a 1-0 deficit in their clash with the Romanian league leaders at Stamford Bridge.

Progress for the Blues, coupled with the FA Cup quarter-final replay with Manchester United on Easter Monday, April 1, would result in a fixture headache especially given the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final would be three days later.

Responding to questions on fixture congestion, Benitez implied some people would suggest it is his fault.

Benitez said: “I can do nothing about that. I just concentrate on my job and try to do my best, preparing

the team for every competition.

“Maybe someone else will blame me. Some people always say that it’s my fault, that everything is my fault.”

Asked how he could be blamed for the calendar, Benitez said: “You are clever enough to realise that I was joking.

“If something is wrong they want to blame me. But I have to manage this too.”

He did not make clear who “they” are, but, due to his prior association with Liverpool, Benitez has never been popular at Stamford Bridge, where he has been regularly booed.

Following the FA Cup fifth-round win at Middlesbrough, the Spaniard railed against his critics, telling the supporters to use their energies to back the team, rather than barrack him, as his contract ends in May. The schedule of fixtures means Benitez will have to rotate his squad.

Asked about the challenges of selection with games every four, three, or possibly, every

two days, Benitez suggested he expects further reprisals.

“You have to analyse every single thing and you will decide what to do and still someone will criticise you,” he said.

“If you lose a game, it’s ‘oh, he picked the wrong player’ or whatever.

“It’s quite difficult, but each team is different and it depends on the players that you have, the positions and the congestion.”

Benitez insists Chelsea have the squad to deal with matches every few days.

“What I have to do is to pick the team for each game and be sure it’s a very competitive team for each competition,” he said.

Benitez’s critics appeared to have further ammunition, if it were required, 11 minutes into last Sunday’s quarter-final with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

However, the Blues overturned the 2-0 deficit to force a replay - the date of which is still to be determined - and keep the defence of the FA Cup trophy alive.

ENGLAND’S women claimed the Cyprus Cup with a deserved 1-0 win over Olympic bronze medalists Canada yesterday at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.

Hope Powell’s side were on top for large spells against the three-time Cyprus Cup winners and the victory will give England a slight measure of revenge after they were knocked out of the London 2012 Olympics by the Canadians.

Arsenal forward Rachel Yankey scored the winning goal with a precise half volley 20 minutes from time, but England could have won by a greater margin having created the better chances throughout the match. Anita Asante and Eniola Aluko should have put England ahead in the first half, while Rachel Williams and Ellen White both had chances after the interval.

Canada had a couple of sights on goal as Kaylyn Kyle, Seattle Reign’s midfielder, almost slid in at the far post to convert an Ashley Lawrence shot and Kansas City defender Lauren Sesselmann was off target with her effort from just ten yards out, but England held on to win the competition, which will no doubt give them confidence ahead of Euro 2013 in Sweden this summer.

New Zealand beat Switzerland 2-1 in the third place play-off at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca, while Scotland finished the tournament in fifth place after narrowly overcoming the Netherlands 1-0 in the early match at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.

Finland beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in the match for seventh place at the Tasos Markou Stadium in Paralimni, while at the same stadium early in the morning South Africa clinched 11th position after winning a penalty shootout against Northern Ireland.

The match had earlier finished 1-1.

At the only match of the day at the Dasaki Stadium in Achna, Italy beat South Korea 1-0 to end their participation at the tournament in tenth place.

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Sport ‘FOR A MATTER OF A FEW CENTIMETRES WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT GAME’

Malaga through after fightback Malaga 2 Porto 0 Aggregate 2-1

By Silvio Castellanos

Overwhelmed: seven-time European champions AC Milan are left wondering what might have been. Coach Massimiliano Allegri (right) said Barcelona ‘did not let us play for the first half an hour’

Allegri rues missed chances

By Iain Rogers IT was hard not to feel sorry for AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri and his players after they were on the wrong end of a Barcelona backlash in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Milan gave themselves a great opportunity to oust the pre-competition favourites after surprising them 2-0 in last month’s last 16, first leg at the San Siro.

However, Lionel Messi and

his inspired team mates crushed the Italians 4-0 in the return game to progress to the last eight 4-2 on aggregate and keep alive their dream of a third European crown in five years.

Milan could have progressed with an away goal at a tense Camp Nou until the 92nd minute when Jordi Alba struck to kill them off and they had almost levelled at 1-1 on the night when M’Baye Niang struck a post moments before Messi’s second.

“For a matter of a few cen-

timetres, maybe if Niang had scored, we would be here talking about a different game,” Allegri told a news conference.

“After we went 3-0 down we still tried to pressure them and we managed to create chances,” he added.

“But when you are playing Barcelona and you have around five or seven opportunities to score you have to take them.

“Milan tonight played a worse match than the first leg and in the first half an hour

they did not let us play.”

After their failed bid for an eighth European crown, Milan, who are third in Serie A, must now focus on getting back into Europe’s elite club competition again next season.

There are many positives for Allegri and his young side, not least their fine first-leg performance when Barca were unable to penetrate a well-organised defence and Messi was well shackled.

It was a different story in Tuesday’s second leg when

Messi’s fifth-minute opener set the tone for the night and Barcelona were back to their dominant best.

“When you see (Andres) Iniesta dribbling the ball effortlessly in the 90th minute you can understand a lot of things,” Allegri said.

“We were very good in the first leg but Barca’s potential did not change,” he added.

“They are the strongest team in the world and they have three extraordinary players in Messi, Xavi and Iniesta.”

Shades of Euro 2008 after Terim’s Gala battle through

By Brian Homewood

Wesley Sneijder (left) and Didier Drogba are paying back the huge investment the Turkish club have made in them

GALATASARAY’S nail-biting Champions League win over Schalke bore the indelible stamp of their coach Fatih Terim and brought back memories of his neversay-die Turkey side at Euro 2008.

Held 1-1 at home in the first leg of their last 16 tie, the Turkish league leaders fell behind, hit back to lead 2-1 at halftime, spent the entire second half with their backs to the wall and then snatched a 3-2 win in stoppage time.

Their brilliant win put them in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2001 and began to pay back the huge investment made in Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba.

Terim, who has also coached Fiorentina and AC Milan, is in his third stint as Galatasaray

coach but Tuesday’s display was more reminiscent of his days with the Turkish national side, in particular the Euro 2008.

Having lost their opening group game, Turkey came from behind to beat co-hosts Switzerland 2-1 and then hit back from two goals down, scoring three times in the last quarter of an hour, to beat the Czech Republic 3-2.

Even more dramatic was the quarter-final win over Croatia, where Turkey fell behind in the 29th minute of extra-time, equalised immediately and won on penalties.

“We played like an excellent European team in the first half,” said Terim.

“Players sometimes known for their limited movement and tackling ability were transformed in this game and fought for the team on the pitch.”

Despite not scoring, Drogba, with his unmistakable physical presence, was inspi-

rational although Sneijder is still struggling to find his best form and will need to improve if Galatasaray are to progress to the semi-finals.

Galatasaray returned to predictably jubilant scenes at Istanbul airport and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called Terim to congratulate him on the victory, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

‘The Spirit of 2000,’ said a front-page headline in Aksam newspaper, a reference to the year when Galatasaray beat Arsenal to win the UEFA Cup. “Now, we’re among the best eight teams in Europe,” said Terim. “All Turkey and Galatasaray fans should enjoy this success. I would like to thank all the fans for making sacrifices to come to Germany and watch us.

“I want to congratulate all my players,” added the 59year-old. “I will hug and kiss them all.”

DEBUTANTS Malaga kept their Champions League dream alive when Isco and substitute Roque Santa Cruz struck in a 2-0 win at home to ten-man Porto last night that sent the La Liga side through to the last eight 2-1 on aggregate.

Playmaker Isco put Malaga ahead with a brilliant curling effort two minutes before halftime and Porto’s hopes were dealt a further blow four minutes after the break when midfielder Steven Defour was shown a second yellow card and sent off.

Malaga probed patiently for a second and Santa Cruz headed into the net from Isco’s corner in the 77th minute, moments after coming off the bench.

With the tie still delicately balanced, Porto threw men forward but Malaga held firm to ensure their name will be included in tomorrow’s draw for the quarter-finals.

Porto made much the stronger start at a packed Rosaleda stadium but had to wait until the ninth minute before creating their first genuine chance when Danilo fired a shot over the bar from close to the byline.

The home side gradually clawed their way back into the match and Porto goalkeeper Helton was forced into an acrobatic save to deny Antunes in the 35th minute.

A moment of brilliance from Isco finally broke the deadlock two minutes before halftime.

The Spain Under-21 international picked up the ball outside the area, moved into space and curled a superb shot over Helton into the top left corner.

The superb Isco came close from a tight angle just after the hour before providing the assist for Santa Cruz’s decisive goal on a memorable night for the 20-year-old.

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Battling Arsenal go down fighting as Bayern survive No fairytale ending for Wenger’s Gunners Bayern Munich 0 Arsenal 2 Aggregate 3-3. Bayern win on the away goals rule

By Jim van Wijk

A History makers: Barcelona became the first team in Europe’s elite club competition to ever overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit without the benefit of an away goal

Messi and Barca make a mockery of doubters

By Iain Rogers LIONEL Messi’s Barcelona gave an emphatic response to the doubters when they made Champions League history by overturning a 2-0 first-leg deficit to oust seven-time European Cup winners AC Milan on Tuesday.

Messi’s superb double set Barca on their way in the first half at a raucous but desperately tense Camp Nou and David Villa and Jordi Alba struck after the break to send the La Liga side through to the quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate.

They became the first team in Europe’s elite club competition to ever overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit without the benefit of an away goal and are one of only five sides to fight back from more than one goal down.

“We will remember this for years to come,” Barca sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta told Spanish television.

“Messi’s two goals put us in a strong position, Villa’s was very important and Alba gave everyone exactly what they wanted with the fourth,” added the former Barca and Spain goalkeeper.

There was talk of the end of an era after a poor run of form saw Barca eliminated from the King’s Cup and beaten in La Liga by arch rivals Real Madrid following the reverse to Milan at the San Siro last month.

Barca’s dream of a third European crown in five years appeared to be in tatters and the pressure increased when Jose Mourinho’s Real marched past Manchester United into the quarter-finals last week.

Messi, Champions League top scorer the past four seasons, was accused of failing to perform on the big occasions but proved on Tuesday against Milan that it was folly to question his form.

The Argentina forward and four-time World Player of the Year conjured the fifth-minute opening goal with a sweet curling strike with barely any back lift as a cluster of Milan players attempted to close him down.

His second came five minutes before halftime when he received the ball from Andres Iniesta on the edge of the area, created space for himself and lashed the ball past Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati.

It was his 58th Champions League goal, putting him two clear of former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy in second place on the scoring chart behind Raul, another former Real forward, who leads on 71.

He has scored 40 goals in La Liga this season to help Barca move 13 points clear at the top and has 53 in 42 appearances in all competitions, including seven in the Champions League.

For all Messi’s brilliance, Tuesday’s match should be remembered as a superb team effort.

Assistant Barca coach Jordi Roura, standing in for Tito Vilanova while he has cancer treatment in New York, will also be delighted that his decision to deploy Villa up front alongside Messi and Pedro paid off so handsomely.

The 31-year-old has struggled for form since returning from a broken leg sustained at the end of 2011 but responded with a finish that suggested he may be getting back to his best.

“It’s a tremendous joy,” Villa told reporters. “We should enjoy this and right now I don’t care about our opponents in the quarter-finals.”

The draw for the last eight will be made tomorrow.

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RSENAL battled to a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena, but still bowed out of the Champions League.

Trailing 3-1 from the first leg, manager Arsene Wenger accepted it would be a mission impossible for his beleaguered side in Bavaria and so it proved despite a heroic performance to beat the runaway Bundesliga leaders.

Oliver Giroud fired in after just three minutes and Bayern were kept at bay by some fine saves from stand-in goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, preferred to fellow Pole Wojciech Szczesny.

Defender Laurent Koscielny headed in to level the tie on aggregate with four minutes left, but there was to be no fairytale ending as the Gunners were knocked out on the away goals rule.

Bayern went into the tie on the back of formidable defensive displays and with an unbeaten home European record against English teams since Norwich won at the Olympicstadion in the 1993 UEFA Cup. The Barclays Premier League side produced the perfect start as they swept into the lead on three minutes.

A slip from defender David Alaba allowed Tomas Rosicky to feed Theo Walcott on the right, and his low cross through the six-yard box was smashed into the roof of the net by Giroud.

Bayern are not used to trailing, having conceded just 10 goals in total in the Bundesliga so far, and were soon back on the offensive as Toni Kroos tested Lukasz Fabianski with a 25-yard drive.

Luiz Gustavo, in for the suspended Bastian Schweinsteiger then fired over after the ball was only half-cleared from a corner.

Arsenal, though, weathered the storm and maintained their own threat on the counter, with Walcott the main outlet down the right and Rosicky seeing more of the ball in a central role.

So near and yet so far: Arsenal nearly pulled off a Champions League miracle, but the task proved just beyond them There was a stoppage on 41 minutes when Giroud was caught by Daniel Van Buyten, jarring his ankle and knee.

Despite coming back on after treatment, the France forward was hobbling badly.

Arsenal needed to score another two goals to stand any chance of pulling off the unlikeliest of comebacks, but it was Bayern who opened up the second half strongly as Robben and Kroos both fired just wide from the edge of the box.

PRESSED Thomas Muller drilled a low shot under Fabianski and through the six-yard box as the Germans pressed again.

There was brief respite when Rosicky was fouled some 25 yards out, but Santi Cazorla hit his free-kick straight into the wall.

With 20 minutes left, Wenger made a double change as Walcott and Aaron Ramsey were replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gervinho.

The Ivory Coast forward, so often maligned for his incon-

sistencies, almost produced a moment of magic when playing a one-two with Cazorla in the right side of the penalty area, turning his marker to stab the ball across the face of goal and just wide of the far post.

Fabianski produced another good stop from Muller as Bayern again went in search of an equaliser.

However, it was Arsenal who set up a grandstand finish as Koscielny headed in from a corner, with a melee following in the goalmouth a goalkeeper Manuel Neuer laid on the ball.

Despite plenty of pressure, another clear cut chance never came and it was the Germans who progressed through to the quarter-finals as Wenger was again left to reflect on what might have been.