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Gays urged to fight ‘addiction’ Church speaks out on cremation, civil partnerships and periods By Peter Stevenson

HE HOLY Synod said yesterday it opposed draft legislation which regulates cremation and allows civil partnerships, and seemed to hint strongly it still upheld a mediaeval objection to the attendance in church of menstruating women. It also said the church opposed a proposed change in schools which would see students no longer obliged to take religious studies. Speaking about civil partnerships, Paphos Metropolitan Georgios said that laws cannot determine what is right and wrong and that the church could not condone any partnership outside of an official church wedding. “The church cannot accept the cohabitation of people of the same sex because Holy Scripture speaks of two sexes, male and female, that God created,” he said. “The church advises those who have an addiction to homosexuality to fight against their urges as they would fight against any other passions. The goal of any law should not only be to regulate social differences or the satisfaction of desires, but to educate people correctly.” Asked if the Holy Synod was completely opposed to cremation, the Paphos Metropolitan explained that it is difficult for the church to be completely against cremation as God could resurrect

the dead from their ashes during the Second Coming. He said the subject of cremating the dead was not related to the Orthodox doctrine but rather about the church’s traditions. It is upon this tradition, he added, that the church placed its foundations and recommended the faithful accept the church’s suggestion about cremation, saying that he would not perform a funeral ceremony for anyone who plans to be cremated. The cabinet recently passed a draft bill to enable couples to have a legally recognised relationship outside of marriage. A civil partnership allows a couple, living together but not married, to register their relationship with authorities so they can have the same obligations and rights as married couples. The government also approved draft legislation regulating cremation in January. Metropolitan Georgios revealed that the Holy Synod had also discussed complaints aimed at comments made by the recently appointed MEP Andreas Pitsilides who is also a theologian. Although the metropolitan did not divulge the details of what the Holy Synod objected to, Pitsilides said he believed they were displeased with his recent comments in support of cremation and

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Archbishop Chrysostomos II with Education Minister Kyriacos Kenevezos at the Holy Synod yesterday

Duchess of Cambridge hints at royal baby’s gender THE Duchess of Cambridge’s big hint in Grimsby that she is expecting a girl has caused huge excitement among royal fans. Kate reportedly stopped herself from saying the word “daughter” as she accepted a teddy bear from a well-wisher during a trip to Grimsby. But her uncharacteristic slip was repeated again during her visit - although the second time she suggested her unborn baby was a boy. When the Duchess, who is ﬁve months pregnant, was asked by another wellwisher if her baby had been kicking, she replied “he” had. Kate, 31, ﬁrst let her guard down after being handed a soft toy by a member

of the public. Sandra Cook, who was standing next to the woman who gave the Duchess the present, said she overheard her say: “Thank you, I will take that for my d...” before stopping herself. Cook, 67, told the Times: “I said to her ‘You were going to say daughter, weren’t you?’ and she said ‘No, we don’t know’. I said ‘Oh I think you do’, to which she said ‘We’re not telling’.” Kate met the women outside the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby where crowds had waited to catch a glimpse of the royal. Her baby bump was visible beneath a three-quarter length Hobbs coat and during her time in the Lincolnshire town she

also visited a fire station and a school. Inside the fishing museum the Duchess met more local people including Katy Forrester, who told the Grimsby Telegraph: “I swear she said it was a boy.” William, whose father Prince Charles is heir to the throne, married Kate in April 2011, and the couple’s movements attract huge interest around the world. A spokeswoman for William’s office said they had no comment on reports about the baby, due to be born in July. Britain and other Commonwealth countries which have Queen Elizabeth as their monarch have agreed to change the rules of royal succession so that males would no longer have precedence as heir to the throne.

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ON THIS DAY MARCH 7 1876

25 years ago, Monday March 7, 1988

Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for the telephone.

Iran and Iraq hit each other’s capitals with more missiles yesterday as casualties mounted in the second week of their war of the cities. After eight days of rocket strikes, reports by the Iranian news agency Irna indicated that people were leaving the battered city of Tehran for safer areas. Irna said the Iranian death toll was about 250 since the tit-for-tat attacks on population centres resumed on February 27.

1936 German troops begin to remilitarise the Rhineland, violating the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.

1965 In Selma, Alabama, State troopers and local law enforcement forcefully break up a group of 600 civil rights marchers. The event was televised and was dubbed Bloody Sunday.

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1969 Golda Meir Meir is elected as the ﬁrst female prime minister of Israel following Levi Eshkol’s death.

35 years ago, Tuesday March 7, 1978 Foreign Minister J. Christophides yesterday discussed with the Israeli Ambassador Nahum Eshkol the question of the continued detention in Tel Aviv of Greek Cypriot journalist, Panayiotis Paschalis of Haravaghi. He was arrested last January and charged with collecting intelligence information for passing on to enemies of Israel, Palestinians and Arabs but he denied the charges.

45 years ago, Thursday March 7, 1968 1975 In England, the body of Lesley Whittle, the 17-year-old heiress kidnapped from her Shropshire home 52 days earlier, is found at the bottom of a drain shaft.

President Makarios and his ministers are today putting the ﬁnal touches to the government’s proposals for a solution of the Cyprus problem, which are then expected to be forwarded to the UN headquarters in New York.

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Church speaks out against cremations

Omonia fan gives up monthly pension in bid to save club

Concerns over changes to religious education in schools

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(Continued from front page) the attendance of menstruating women in church. “Although I have not had the pleasure to be informed by the church of what comments I made that upset them, I assume it was my comment that women on their period should be allowed to worship at church and that cremation should be allowed,” Pitsilides told the Cyprus Mail. According to Orthodox dogma, menstruating women are not allowed to worship in church. “Thankfully we no longer live in the middle-ages but in a modern, European Cyprus where experts and freethinking people can express their opinions freely even if someone disagrees with them,” said Pitsilides. “I would like to thank the Holy Synod for their utter lack of any democratic sensitivity and ecclesiastical morals by inviting me to talk about their objections,” he added. The metropolitan said that Pitsilides’ position did not reﬂect the morals, beliefs and way of life of the Orthodox Church and called on the MEP as a theologian not to express his personal position, but only the tradition of the church. The Synod also met with Education and Culture Minister Kyriacos Kenevezos yesterday and raised their concerns about proposed changes to religious education in schools, saying that pupils of other religions are

The archbishop expresses his concerns to Education Minister Kyriacos Kenevezos being catered to instead of the vast majority of Greek Cypriot students. Addressing the minister ahead of the meeting, Archbishop Chrysostomos II said that it is the church’s desire to develop a good relationship with the ministry of education. “Having over 2,000 years

of experience in the ﬁeld of education, even during difﬁcult periods, the church wants education to be Hellenic and based on religion where students can develop their knowledge and their virtue,” the primate said. The right to be cremated after death has been the long-standing demand of

the thousands of expats living in Cyprus – though it is believed that a growing number of Cypriots would also go for that option if it were available. A bill to build a crematorium was ﬁrst drafted and presented to parliament in 2000 by Marios Matsakis, then an MP.

A WORLD War II veteran and pensioner handed his €500 monthly pension over to Omonia Football Club yesterday, in a bid to help his beloved team collect €5 million in order to meet y UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. ios Omonia president, Stelios day Mylonas, came out yesterday to conﬁrm rumours that th the club, which is a total of €17 million in debt, needs to collect €5 million by March 31 or risk sanctions from UEFA for not meeting the FFP regulations over clubs getting into excessive debt. UEFA has set up an independent panel, the Club Financial Control Board (CFCB) to assess if clubs have broken the FFP rules. Between December 2013 and April 2014 the CFCB will advise clubs of the outcome of their assessment and any punishments. The most serious punishment would be a ban from UEFA competition. In his letter to the club which accompanied his pension, the veteran who wished to remain anonymous, wrote that he was giving his monthly income in the hope other Omonia supporters would follow his lead. “I have cried many times since Omonoia was founded,” he said. “My beloved players, play football, and you will receive your money,” he added, referring to the fact that players have not been paid for the last four months. The club expressed its gratitude towards the pensioner

through its official website. Omonia has also begun the pre-sale of season tickets for the 2013-2014 season in an effort to collect funds. “The club has not yet exhausted the possibility of receiving help from supporters,” a statement from the club’s board said. “The board is obliged to give its all in a final effort to meet the deadline of March 31 to meet the FFP rules,” it added. “If the current board does not meet the deadline then the members will resign,” the statement said. The club’s financial plight came to light last season after previous president Miltiades Neophtyou had bank-rolled a number of big money transfers. The club’s failure to reach the knock-out stages of the Champions League in the 2010-2011 season meant it was not in a position to meet the large wages it had agreed to on many of the players’ contracts. Although Neophytou decided to forgo the €17 million Omonia had owed him personally, a number of decisions to overspend on transfers and wages have crippled the club.

German deputies on fact-finding visit ahead of vote on any Cyprus bailout A GERMAN parliamentary delegation began a three-day visit to Cyprus yesterday to discuss the current economic and ﬁnancial situation in the EU and eurozone as well as bilateral economic relations. Four members of the Committee on Economics and Technology of the German Parliament (Bundestag) will hold a series of meetings with key representatives of

Cyprus’ parliament, new government and business community. A press release issued by the German Embassy in Nicosia yesterday noted: “As in other EU member states, the approval of the German parliament is required for a potential international bailout package for Cyprus”. The German press and political leadership, particularly opposition lawmakers, have been highly

critical of Cyprus’ implementation of anti-money laundering legislation, with some even suggesting a bailout of Cyprus would be tantamount to bailing out ‘dirty’ Russian oligarchs. Cyprus’ central bank has countered that the country rates better than Germany on anti-money laundering tables. Some commentators believe German-led pressure on Cyprus with regard to

unsubstantiated claims of money laundering and suggestions of depositor haircuts is likely aimed at convincing the government to agree to privatisations and/or compel Russia to get involved in any bailout. The delegation will be headed by Wolfgang Tiefensee, a member of the German opposition, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and a former federal minister and fed-

eral government commissioner. Tiefensee currently serves as the economic policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group. The four-member delegation will meet with the House Speaker, the House Finance Committee, the ministers of ﬁnance and commerce, as well as the deputy governor of the Central Bank. They will also visit the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce.

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Home CYPRUS TODAY In hospital after mystery injuries A 36-YEAR-OLD Romanian man is being treated at Nicosia general hospital for a fractured pelvis, multiple skull fractures, and a brain haematoma, received under unknown circumstances. Police were informed that a seriously injured man had been found in Volterou street Limassol at around 10.00pm on Tuesday night. He was taken to Limassol general hospital but due to the severity of his injuries, the 36-year-old had to be transferred to Nicosia. He has been unable to give any explanation about his injuries to police.

Spraying near salt lakes LARNACA municipality announced yesterday that it will be aerially spraying larvae repellent in the areas close to the town’s salt lakes and Spyros Beach on Friday between 6.30am and 9.30am 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. For more information the health services of Larnaca Municipality can be contacted on 24816559 and 24816557. The decision by Larnaca municipality comes almost a month after health services and Limassol municipality decided to aerially spray the areas close to Limassol’s salt lakes to combat the coastal town’s mosquito infestation.

New number THE EDUCATION Ministry’s examination service yesterday announced the setting up of a new number for members of the public to call for information. The service’s new number is 22806360.

CB chief under fire for capital gains levy hint Banks brief president about progress on restructuring plans By George Psyllides FINANCE Minister Michalis Sarris yesterday implicitly rejected a suggestion by the Central Bank chief that a levy be imposed on earnings from bank deposits, saying such a move might hurt confidence in the banking system. “The cornerstone of confidence in the banking system is the integrity of deposits, so with that in mind, one has to look at whether it could have a negative impact,” Sarris told reporters. Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Tuesday that Cyprus could install a special levy on capital gains from bank deposits to finance the restructuring of its banking sector. Sarris said he had not had the opportunity to discuss the matter with Demetriades. With its coffers virtually empty, Cyprus’ application for up to €17 billion in aid from international lenders has been complicated by worries about whether the island could ever afford to pay off such loans. Ideas for making Cyprus’ debt sustainable have ranged from privatisations and securitising potential natural gas reserves to more extreme scenarios – ruled out by Nicosia – of depositors in Cypriot banks paying for the cost of the rescue. “This is not an issue, which is on the table. It will be catastrophic for Cyprus and the eurozone,” Sarris said. “I believe that message is gradually getting through, even to those who may have considered it a possibility.” Demetriades, who is a member of the governing council of the European Central Bank, was quoted as suggesting a “special

President Anastasiades meeting with top bank ofﬁcials from Popular, BoC and Hellenic solidarity levy” for Cyprus would only be applied for three years and could generate as much as €150 million a year. “Taxing 10 per cent of interest income for example would generate a substantial amount of revenue for the government,” Demetriades said. The “special solidarity levy for Cyprus” would only be applied for three years, which would be the timeframe for an international rescue. “This is not a haircut and it’s not a stealth tax. It could be implemented without undermining investors’ conﬁdence in the banking system and - unlike a tax it could also apply to nonCyprus residents,” he said. Labour Minister Haris Georgiades was more straightforward in pointing out that Demetriades’ com-

ment was a mistake. “Ofﬁcials should think twice and three times what we are going to say and this goes for everyone,” he told state broadcaster CyBC. “The need for coordination and understanding before taking positions that bind or make things difﬁcult for our side concerns everyone.” Georgiades said the government’s position was that deposits should not be touched. “We want to send a clear message that our banking system will be stabilised and deposits are fully secure,” he said. The Central Bank sought to play down the issue. “In the interview, the governor clearly referred to a contribution and not taxation,” spokeswoman Aliki Stylianou said. “We are clearly talking about a con-

tribution that is relatively small because it will be calculated on the interest and not the capital.” Representatives from the “troika” of lenders – the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission – started new contacts in Nicosia yesterday to clinch a deal. The troika team held a lengthy meeting with Sarris but no statements were made afterwards. They will also see President Nicos Anastasiades and Demetriades. Anastasiades yesterday met with bank chiefs to discuss developments. “We also heard from the banks about the progress regarding their restructuring plans,” Sarris said. “There are speciﬁc targets, timeframes that we must meet.”

(Christos Theodorides) While eurozone ﬁnance ministers have pledged to agree a bailout by the end of this month, little detail has emerged on how the rescue will be ﬁnanced. One condition however, would be to carry out a money laundering audit, expected later this month. The head of Cyprus’ anti-money laundering unit (MOKAS) voiced her optimism yesterday that Cyprus would overcome this obstacle with success. “We are optimistic because our legislation is very good and it is enforced,” Eva Papakyriacou said after meeting the troika representatives. “This is the idea, to prove there is nothing in Cyprus, that we are not lagging behind on the matter of enforcing international measures, when compared with other countries.”

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FORMER Eurogroup president and Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker has

said that Cyprus’ ﬁnancial problems should be addressed with the same care demonstrated in the

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case of Greece, Ireland and Portugal and expressed the view that a decision on Cyprus must be taken soon. Juncker considers the case of Cyprus as a systemic one. In an interview with the international press agency Agence Europe, published in Brussels, former Eurogroup president noted that “if a country like Cyprus, as small as it is, faces unresolved problems, then these problems should be addressed with the same care the Greek, Irish and Portuguese problems were addressed”.

He added that if a member of the eurozone has problems similar to those faced by Cyprus with regard to their type, nature and scale, then it should be considered as a systemic case.

GREEK HAIRCUT Juncker said that undoubtedly the Greek haircut did not have a positive impact on Cyprus, pointing out that everyone should remember this. “It would be better if we had not fallen into this solution with open arms and eyes closed,” he said.

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Kyprianou: army told me arms were safe FORMER foreign minister Marcos Kyprianou said yesterday that he had been assured that it was safe for Cyprus to keep the Iranian munitions cargo that was confiscated and stored at a naval base in Mari before the containers exploded in July 2011. Kyprianou – one of six defendants in the ongoing trial over the death of 13 people who were killed by the blast – was being cross-examined by the state prosecution. Kyprianou said that soon after Cyprus seized the munitions in early 2009 from the Cypriot-flagged Monchegorsk that was going from Iran to Syria, in violation of a UN security council resolution, Colonel Georgios Georgiades was “reassuring” about the safety aspects of keeping the cargo in Cyprus, mentioning only that four of the 98 containers were “somewhat dangerous”. Georgiades “was reassuring that the cargo was not dangerous. I remember very well that he said gunpowder burns but does not explode, and he never said there was any danger or problem and we should do something,” Kyprianou told the court. Georgiades has testified in the trial as a prosecution witness.

POLITICAL Kyprianou denied the prosecution’s suggestion that he was trying to blame the army and Georgiades of failing to take safety precautions, saying that while keeping the cargo in Cyprus was a political decision, things could have changed if the situation had been presented differently to him. By August 2009, Kyprianou’s instructions were to hold on to the cargo and maintain the status quo due to the upcoming meetings between President Demetris Christofias and Syria’s Bashir al-Assad, Kyprianou said. He also denied acting on his own accord without permission by then president Demetris Christofias. “You are trying to get the president of Republic out of the picture for your own reasons. I was only relaying the position of the chief of state with whom I agreed,” Kyprianou told the prosecution. Kyprianou also denied giving a timeframe for holding on to the cargo, or for having any reason to recommend the cargo’s destruction. “There was never an issue of keeping the cargo for a short amount of time. Temporary storage meant indefinite (storage) i.e. until the political situation requiring the confiscation and storage of the cargo in Cyprus changed,” Kyprianou said.

EU launches probe into aid for Cyprus Airways Commission doubts state aid was in line with EU regulations

The EU Commission said yesterday that it doubted there was a ‘credible’ restructuring plan for the airline

By George Psyllides EUROPEAN Union competition regulators are investigating whether €104 million in state aid granted to national carrier Cyprus Airways (CY) complies with EU state aid rules, it was announced yesterday. “The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a number of public support measures in favour of Cyprus Airways,” a statement from the commission said. “At this stage, the commission has doubts whether these measures are in line with EU state aid rules.” The European Commission said it doubted that the airline’s capital increase, with a €31.3 million contribution from the Cypriot state, was conducted on market terms. “In view of the company’s ﬁnancial difﬁculties and viability prospects the majority of private shareholders decided not to participate in the capital increase,” the EU executive said. The commission was also looking into a €73 million rescue loan for the ailing airline. “It appears that loan payments have already been made in 2013. This would violate the so-called ‘standstill obligation’ in EU state

aid rules, according to which state aid must not be granted before the commission has approved it,” it said. Moreover, Cyprus Airways had already received rescue and restructuring aid in 2007, the statement added. According to EU state aid rules, companies in difﬁculty can receive rescue and restructuring aid only once over a period of ten years. “The commission also doubts whether there is a credible restructuring plan for Cyprus Airways.” The EU watchdog also questioned the state’s intention to grant compensation to redundant personnel over and above what they were entitled to. “The commission notes that the ex gratia compensation to redundant employees may constitute an advantage

Airports win prestigious award WORLD Finance Magazine has awarded Larnaca and Paphos International airports with the Best Transport Project for Europe award, part of its annual PPP awards awarding public private partnerships. Hermes built and operates Paphos and Larnaca airports in a Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) agreement with the state. The PPP award is given to those who are considered to follow best practice in innovation, functionality and valuecreation, among others. “The reward constitutes recognition that the BOT system is successful and confirms what many financial institutions’ representatives have repeatedly said, that it can serve as a model for many other countries that want to develop their airports or do other works in a similar way,” the press and information office said in an announcement.

New chief for intelligence service PRESIDENT NICOS Anastasiades yesterday appointed retired Lieutenant General Andreas Pentaras as the new political chief of the Central Intelligence Service, known widely by its Greek acronym KYP. KYP is directly accountable to the president concerning matters of national security. It deals with the collection, evaluation and utilisation of intelligence relating to national security. According to a press release from the presidential palace, the appointment of Pentaras, who has much experience in security issues, underlines the determination of the new government to have an intelligence service dealing solely with issues relating to national security and protection of the individual rights of citizens.

to the company,” it said. The opening of an in-depth investigation gives interested third parties an op-

portunity to comment on the measures under assessment. It does not prejudge the

outcome of the investigation. “However, the commission emphasises that no further state aid measures in favour of Cyprus Airways should be implemented without the commission’s prior approval.” On Monday, the airline said it more than doubled its losses in 2012 to €55.8 million, hit by falling passenger ﬁgures and freight earnings. The company said it is implementing a turnaround plan, which includes outsourcing, redundancies and pay cuts. The airline employs about 1,000 people and the restructuring plan, based on proposals by Air France-KLM, has called for cutting staff by 407. CY has asked for €73 million to implement the restructuring plan. Parliament begrudgingly made €16.3 million available to CY in December as part of a share capital increase. The state has a stake of almost 70 per cent in the airline. SEE EDITORIAL PAGE 13

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Downer hopes to restart talks Relatively positive response from Ankara since Anastasiades’ election By Stefanos Evripidou UN SPECIAL Adviser Alexander Downer was in Cyprus yesterday to prepare the ground ahead of next week’s meetings with the two leaders, where he hopes to clear a path towards the restart of peace talks following last month’s presidential election. The Australian made a one-day stopover in Cyprus to chat with the UN Good Offices staff about the scheduled meetings for which he will return to the island. Downer will meet with both President Nicos Anastasiades – for the first time since the latter took office – and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on Tuesday. With Greco-Turkish ties evidently warming following the high-level talks between the two countries in Istanbul earlier this week, all eyes will be on Anastasiades now to ascertain his thoughts and positions on how the peace process can move

forward. However, with Cyprus battling to stave off bankruptcy and convince its eurozone partners that it deserves to stay aﬂoat, it seems unlikely the new president has put the island’s ongoing division ﬁrst on his list of things to do since taking over the Presidential Palace. According to sources, Anasastiades did not give away too much during the election campaign on his intentions regarding the Cyprus problem.

FIRST STEPS Will he like to start with some conﬁdence-building measures? Does he want to begin direct talks or will he appoint a representative to begin low-level talks? Downer will attempt to measure his pulse at next Tuesday’s meeting and assess the possibility of arranging a ﬁrst ‘meet and greet’ of the two leaders since Anastasiades’ election before heading to New York to brief

the UN Secretary-general. Talks between Eroglu and former president Demetris Christoﬁas ground to a halt before last summer, on the pretence that the Turkish Cypriot side refused to engage in direct talks while Cyprus held the EU presidency. Following Anastasiades’ election, the response from Turkey has been somewhat upbeat. Ankara Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu described Anastasiades’ victory as a psychological advantage in the peace process, recalling that the new leader had voted ‘yes’ in the 2004 Annan plan referendum. He added that Turkey would be monitoring and assessing Anastasiades’ steps in relation to the frozen peace process. During the joint press conference between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Greek PM Antonis Samaras in Istanbul on Monday, Erdogan expressed a willing-

ness on the part of the two NATO countries to overcome the difﬁculties and bury the Cyprus problem in history. “I believe that we, in our country and Samaras’ administration, which has a strong will for a solution, will take steps, and I hope that we will achieve important results for the stability, peace and security of the region,” Erdogan said.

CONGRATULATIONS According to Turkish Cypriot reports, Eroglu sent a letter to Anastasiades on the day he took ofﬁce to congratulate him on his election and request a meeting the soonest possible to determine a road map for the Cyprus talks. Eroglu has made numerous public statements setting the imposition of a timeframe as a precondition to the restart of talks. He effectively argues for talks to last until his term in ofﬁce comes to an end in 2015. His position is that if the two lead-

ers fail to reach agreement by then, the north should be upgraded and afforded international recognition. Given that such a formula would be tantamount to inviting the Turkish Cypriot leader to draw out the talks and gain recognition for the pariah entity, it is highly unlikely Anastasiades, the international community or even Turkey will push hard on this. Meanwhile, Eroglu has been ﬁghting his own battle for survival and relevance both within the breakaway regime and with the Turkish leadership. Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has shown a clear preference for Turkish Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Irsen Kucuk over ‘President’ Eroglu, and played an active role in getting Kucuk reelected head of Eroglu’s National Unity Party (UBP). Reports suggest Kucuk is more amenable to Ankara’s persuasion than the septuagenarian Turkish Cypriot leader.

Greece and Cyprus ‘go into battle’ together on crisis By Peter Stevenson

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides with his Greek counterpart Demetris Avramopoulos in Athens

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FOREIGN Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met his Greek counterpart Demetris Avramopoulos yesterday in Athens, with the Cyprus problem, the economy and Cyprus’ application for membership to NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) the main talking points. Kasoulides was also in the Greek capital yesterday to prepare the ground for President Nicos Anastasiades’ visit on Monday. Avramopoulos thanked Kasoulides for his ﬁrst trip to Athens since being named foreign minister, labelling the visit a symbolic gesture. The Greek minister stressed that the Cyprus problem is the foundation of Greek foreign policy and that Greece fully supports Cyprus’ application for membership to the PfP. Avramopoulos said that a solution to the Cyprus problem is a prerequisite if Greece and Turkey are to have a positive relationship and stated his support for a solution which will end the occupation and settlement and will be based on UN resolutions. Speaking about the economy, the Greek foreign minister said that Cyprus and Greece will go into battle together and added that the new Cyprus government under Anastasiades has a planned strategy and knows what it wants. Commenting on the economy, Kasoulides said the two countries are being tested by the crisis and that a twoyear co-operative agreement had been put in place with Greece. He also stated that Greece is not responsible for the choices made by the banks in Cyprus to purchase Greek bonds and that such views should not be held.

LNG terminal is the ‘only way forward’ By Stefanos Evripidou BUILDING a costly liqueﬁed natural gas (LNG) terminal is the only way for Cyprus to export its hydrocarbons, said head of Cyprus’ state hydrocarbons company (KRETYK) Charalambos Ellinas yesterday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Ellinas argued in favour of an LNG terminal saying that it was the best and only option available to the country. The KRETYK head said the state hydrocarbons company was preparing an action plan to submit to the new commerce minister in the coming days. The plan lays out positions on pending issues relating to the company’s

own existence, the debate over an LNG terminal, Noble Energy’s pending exploitation of the Aphrodite field in block 12 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as discussions with French giant TOTAL and Italian-Korean consortium ENI/KOGAS, who were granted exploration licences for five blocks in total. Ellinas also referred to the need to start promoting Cyprus’ estimated natural gas reserves to Europe and elsewhere, “something which we haven’t done until now”. KRETYK officials will be travelling to Milan next week for talks with ENI which has licences for blocks 10 and 11, while TOTAL will arrive in Cyprus the week after for talks on its licences for blocks 2, 3 and 9 within Cy-

prus’ EEZ. According to Ellinas, both ENI and TOTAL are keen to get started on exploratory drilling as soon as possible. Former commerce minister Neoclis Sylikiotis told reporters last month that TOTAL was expected to begin drilling next year. Regarding the option of building a costly LNG plant to liquefy gas from Cyprus’ EEZ and possibly others, and then export it overseas, Ellinas said a decision has to be taken. He argued that a lot of focus regarding this issue has been on whether the estimated 7 trillion cubic feet of gas in Cyprus’ block 12 is enough to make a terminal viable. “What we’re saying is we have another ﬁve

blocks,” said Ellinas, adding that by the time gas from block 12 goes to the LNG terminal, gas reserves from Cyprus’ other five blocks will also come a year later. “The terminal is not only for the Aphrodite field but all these other (blocks) as well, and not only is it viable, it is the only way to export natural gas,” he said, adding that Cyprus will likely find five times the quantity of gas it has found so far once exploratory drilling is completed on the other five blocks. The KRETYK head dismissed the option of building a pipeline to Turkey instead, arguing there were many obstacles preventing that option. “The terminal is the only way. We want the freedom to export to markets,” he said.

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Call for speedy change to child sex abuse law Deputy repeats call for a register of sex offenders By Poly Pantelides

Armed man robs co-op POLICE are looking for a man armed with a gun who stole €8,300 from a Nicosia co-op yesterday. The man seized the money from a cashier at around 10am in the morning before driving away in a car, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said. There were no customers in the bank at the time, Angelides said. The man was described as being in his mid or latethirties, between 1.75 metres and 1.80 metres tall, thin, and was wearing a black hooded jumper and brown or beige trousers when he robbed the bank. Call the citizen’s line at 1460 with any relevant information. (Christos Theodorides)

AIMING to target sexual abuse and repeat offences by those closest to children, Nicosia AKEL deputy Irene Charalambidou has proposed life imprisonment and stricter checks on paedophiles. The House legal affairs committee tabled a law amendment for discussion in October last year, and with elections over and parliamentary committees reconvening next week, Charalambidou said yesterday it was high time to begin “a constructive discussion”. Out of 47 child sexual abuse cases reported between 2010 and 2012, relatives, family friends or acquaintances were implicated in 34, the justice ministry recently said, responding to a set of questions by Charalambidou. Nine of these cases involved relatives of the children while 25 involved acquaintances or family friends. So far, ten people have been imprisoned, one acquitted, while trial has been set for ten others. Twelve cases have not proceeded to court, ﬁve went to court but did not lead to an imprisonment, while police are investigating a further nine cases. Charalambidou said she was surprised however that the justice ministry had no data on how many, if any, suspects were held in custody until trial. “If there is reason to suspect a person close to a child of being a sex offender, measures need to be in place to protect the child who should not be subjected to the psychological pressure of being

Numbers seeking help from support line spiral By Maria Gregoriou CALLS for help to the support and counselling line 1410 which is run by the Youth Board spiralled in 2012 as the effects of the economic crisis hit home, a new report shows. “The line received 1000 calls in 2012 in comparison to 716 in 2011 and 453 in 2010,” said Stelios Papapetrou, the coordinator of the support line. “We have seen an increase in calls about abuse, drugs and people considering suicide. There was also an increase in calls relating to clinical cases such as, child neglect and sexual abuse,” he said. According to the report during 2012, 14.7 per cent of the calls to 1410 were to do with unemployment and its effects on depression, substance abuse, anxiety and mood disorders. Eighteen per cent of the cases had to do with mental health, 25 per cent were repeat calls, of which 35.7 per cent received social help. The amount of calls during summer and autumn were more than the other months of the year. Most callers were seeking

counselling about stress, fears, parenting and depression. June received the most calls with 12.5 per cent. Most calls were made from Nicosia at 27.3 per cent, then Limassol with 14.2 per cent, Larnaca with 6.9 per cent, Paphos with 3.4 per cent and Famagusta at 1.8 per cent. Calls from Paphos were increased by 11 per cent from 2011 and Larnaca by six per cent. The majority of the callers in 2012 were women at 65.1 per cent as opposed to 34.3 per cent being men. Most calls were made by people from ﬁfteen to thirty years old. There was also a 13 per cent increase of repeat calls. The support and counselling line 1410 is a free service that began in 1990 as a line to support drug addiction. In recent years the focus has shifted to mental and physical health. Calls remain anonymous and callers can ask for advice on any subject. Papapetrou said that although calls were anonymous, a counsellor may ask for a caller’s name if they believe them to be in grave danger – suicidal for example. In other cases, they recommend the callers seek professional help.

life sentence for any adults who take advantage of their relationship with children to exert sexual violence against them. This includes relatives, friends of relatives or cohabitants, teachers, clergy, doctors or scientists working with children, and others who are in a position of power. The maximum penalty is currently set at maximum 20 years’ imprisonment.

WARNING SYSTEM Irene Charalambidou in close proximity to his or her alleged offender,” Charalambidou said yesterday. “We need speedy trials and additional measures in place to protect children.” The law amendment proposes a life sentence for any adults convicted of sexually assaulting or abusing minors younger than 14. But it also introduces the

Charalambidou has also asked that a register of offenders be activated as a monitoring and warning system, giving long-term therapy options to offenders, but also forcing them to make their whereabouts known to police and local authorities. The amendment further proposes banning sex offenders from living or working with, or being close to children. In Cyprus, there is no provision for a publicly ac-

cessible sex offender register, though the criminal investigation department keep a register of criminals by type of offence. Police do not give out names of convicted sexual offenders, while such trials are usually behind closed doors. The data protection commissioner would need to okay any changes making a register publicly available. Calls intensiﬁed last year to change the legislation after it transpired that the rape suspect of a 10-year-old boy was a known sexual offender who had been previously sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for manslaughter and was free on bail awaiting trial in relation to the sexual abuse of two other children. The closed-doors trial is ongoing in relation to the rape which took place in August last year in Larnaca. “We need to pass the amendment because otherwise, what will we tell people if something happens? That we were too busy to pass the law?” Charalambidou said.

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Capriles set for a second shot at the presidency PLAYING basketball with locals and shuttling between slums, Venezuela’s opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, exuded youth and energy in last year’s punishing presidential race. Yet he ended up exhausted, quaffing Red Bull to keep going - and ultimately devastated at his loss to Hugo Chavez. Now Capriles, 40, has to do it all again. The governor of Miranda state, a centrist who sees Brazil’s mix of economic and social policies as the model to follow, is the overwhelming favourite to represent the opposition Democratic Unity coalition in an election following Chavez’s death from cancer. He will face Chavez’s preferred successor, Nicolas Maduro. If beating Chavez - whose legendary charisma, connection with the poor and oil-financed state resources made him near-invincible was a Herculean challenge, defeating his anointed heir in a highly emotional atmosphere may be just as hard. Some are even comparing Chavez’s death with the passing of Eva Peron, Argentina’s adored first lady whose 1952 death reverberates and still influences politics decades later. Capriles, a lean and sportsloving lawyer who is a regular at Caracas half-marathons, won a creditable 44 per cent of the vote last year, the opposition’s best showing against Chavez in a presidential vote. But Chavez’s naming of Maduro as his heir apparent has imbued the former bus driver, who is now Venezuela’s caretaker president, with

some of his aura and transformed his profile. One recent poll forecast 50 per cent of votes for Maduro, versus 36 per cent for Capriles. “This election is not going to be about Capriles versus Maduro, it’ll be Capriles against Chavez’s ghost,” said a Western diplomat in Caracas. “And how can Chavez supporters go against his dying wishes? Virtually his final words in public were ‘vote for Maduro.’” Though Capriles has declared himself ready for another election fight and has been gearing up with angry attacks on Maduro as a “liar” and “incompetent,” some in the opposition fear he may be heading for a defeat that could end his career. He has not yet formally confirmed his intention to run, preferring instead to offer condolences and calls for unity in a society bitterly polarised by Chavez’s 14year rule. “Do not be afraid, or anxious ... Among us all, we will guarantee the peace this dear fatherland deserves,” he said after Chavez’s death was announced on Tuesday. Capriles’ electoral chances will hinge first on maintaining the hard-won unity that served the opposition well in the 2012 campaign and ended more than a decade of infighting, intrigue and policy differences among several dozen political factions. The biggest challenge, though, will be countering the Chavez “sympathy” factor, the popularity of government welfare programmes among the poor, and the huge institutional advantages that Maduro has as the incumbent.

Venezuela opposition leader Capriles (left) would face Chavez’s preferred successor Maduro (right) (AFP)

A man walks past a mural portraying the Venezuelan ﬂag, President Hugo Chavez and South American liberator Simon Bolivar at the 23 de Enero neighbourhood, in Caracas on March 5, 2013 (AFP)

Latin America facing a leftist void post Chavez Allies vow to pursue his efforts to unify the hemisphere By Jeff Franks THE death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday left a large void in the leftist leadership of Latin America and raised questions about whether the oil largesse he generously spread through the region would continue. Allies such as Bolivian President Evo Morales vowed to carry on Chavez’s dream of “Bolivarian” unity in the hemisphere, but in Cuba, heavily dependent on Venezuelan aid and oil, people fought back tears when they heard he had lost his battle with cancer. His influence was felt throughout the region from small Caribbean islands to impoverished Nicaragua in Central America, and larger, emerging energy economies such as Ecuador and Bolivia and even South America’s heavyweights Brazil and Argentina, where he found favour with left-leaning governments. Without his ideological presence, Venezuela’s influence is likely to wane and the pure financial weight of the Brazilian juggernaut could fill the gap in the region’s diplomatic realignment. Chavez, 58, leaves a mixed legacy of economic problems

Allies of the socialist Venezuelan leader included Bolivian President Evo Morales (L) and Cuba’s Fidel Castro (R) and political polarisation at home, but for many Latin American and Caribbean countries he provided a financial lifeline and gave voice to regional aspirations of overcoming more than a century of US influence. “He used his oil money to build good relations with everyone,” said Javier Corrales, a US political scientist and Venezuela expert at Amherst College. Venezuela’s oil wealth also made it a major importer of goods from the region. Between 2008 and the first quarter of 2012, Venezuela provided $2.4 billion in financial assistance to Nicaragua, according to Nicaragua’s central bank

- a huge sum for an economy worth only $7.3 billion in 2011. Venezuela provides oil on highly preferential terms to 17 countries under his Petrocaribe initiative, and it joined in projects to produce and reﬁne oil in nations such as Ecuador and Bolivia. Chavez also helped bail Argentina out of economic crisis by buying billions of dollars of bonds as the country struggled to recover from a massive debt default. “When the crisis of 2001 put at risk 150 years of political construction, he was one of the few who gave us a hand,” Anibal Fernandez, a former cabinet chief in Argentina’s government said on Twitter. Cuba gets two-thirds of its

oil from Venezuela in exchange for the services of 44,000 Cuban professionals, most of them medical personnel. That combined with generous investment from Venezuela helped Cuba emerge from the dark days of the “Special Period” that followed the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, the island’s previous top ally, and has kept its debt-ridden economy aﬂoat. Chavez was close personally and politically to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, with whom he plotted the promotion of leftist governments and Latin American solidarity against their shared ideological foe, the United States. Along with Petrocaribe, Chavez pushed for the creation of the leftist bloc ALBA, or Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, and CELAC, or Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, both aimed at regional integration and reducing US inﬂuence in the hemisphere. With his passing, the question now is what happens to both the oil riches he shared and the leadership he provided. Among other things, he played an important role in getting Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels to hold their current peace talks.

WORLD LEADERS PAY THEIR TRIBUTES TO THE SOCIALIST SHOWMAN WHO TRANSFORMED VENEZUELA SOME marked Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s death with tears; others with cheers. There was deep mourning in Latin America, condolences from Europe and Asia and, from Iran’s president, predictions of great works in the afterlife. US president Barack Obama, meanwhile, focused on “a new chapter” for Venezuela, following 14 years in which Chavez cast himself as a bulwark against US domination. Chavez, who died on Tuesday aged 58, was seen as a hero by some for his socialist programmes, his anti-US rhetoric and gifts of

cut-rate oil. Others considered him a bully who repressed his opponents. A teary-eyed Bolivian president Evo Morales, one of Chavez’s closest allies and most loyal disciples, declared “Chavez will continue to be an inspiration for all peoples who ﬁght for their liberation ... (he) will always be present in all the regions of the world and all social sectors”. Former London mayor Ken Livingstone, another left-wing fan of the Latin American strongman, said Chavez’s ability to shrug off American pressure and weather what he described as a US-backed coup attempt

had inspired the entire continent to defy Washington. “Before him, the governments there were just creatures of the White House. Now they are generally pursuing policies that help their own people,” said Livingstone. Chavez pulled Venezuela out of America’s sphere of inﬂuence and embraced Washington’s rivals including Cuba, Iran and Russia. Ofﬁcials in all three countries had effusive praise for the late leader. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced a day of mourning and said he has “no doubt Chavez will return to Earth

together with Jesus and the perfect” Imam Mahdi, the most revered figure of Shiite’s Muslims, and help “establish peace, justice and kindness” in the world. In Cuba, president Raul Castro’s government declared two days of national mourning and ordered flags to fly at half-mast. “It is with deep and excruciating sorrow that our people and the revolutionary government have learned of President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias’ decease,” it said in a statement read on the nightly state TV newscast. “The Cuban people view him as one of their most outstanding sons.”

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Supporters of Chavez light candles after hearing of his death while gathering in front of the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago, Chile yesterday (AFP)

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Some have suggested he might try to ease tensions with Western investors and the US government. Yet hours before Chavez’s death, Maduro alleged that “imperialist” enemies had infected the president with cancer and he expelled two US diplomats accused of conspiring with domestic opponents. A victory by Capriles, 40, a centrist politician who calls Brazil his model for Venezuela, would bring big changes and be welcomed by business groups, although he would probably move cautiously to lower the risk of political instability. Military commanders

Supporters of late Venezuelan President Chavez cry in front of the Military Hospital - where he had been hospitalised - a day after his death yesterday in Caracas (AFP)

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pledged loyalty to Maduro, who will be Venezuela’s caretaker leader until the election. Soldiers fired 21-gun salutes in barracks across Venezuela at 8am to honour Chavez. It was not immediately clear where Chavez would be buried. He had ordered a striking new mausoleum built in downtown Caracas for the remains of independence hero Simon Bolivar, his inspiration, and it is due to be finished soon. “To the pantheon!” shouted Chavez supporters during yesterday’s parade, which was led by Maduro walking just in front of the cortege. Influential “Chavista” legislator Freddy Bernal said Chavez should be laid to rest there too: “For his political brilliance and commitment to the country, commander Chavez has earned his place beside the liberator Simon Bolivar in the pantheon.” Much of Caracas was quiet overnight, with streets deserted, especially in wealthier districts. Many shops locked their doors in fear of looting as news of Chavez’s death spread. There were long lines outside gasoline stations. Hundreds of emotional “Chavista” loyalists stayed outside the military hospital where he spent his last two weeks. A female TV reporter from neighbouring Colombia was beaten up, and gunshots were fired in the air. “Chavez lives, the fight continues!” supporters shouted in the streets. Although they had weeks to come to terms with Chavez’s likely demise, many of his supporters were overcome with grief. “He was our father,” said Nancy Jotiya, 56, sobbing in the city’s central Plaza Bolivar. “He taught us to defend ourselves. Chavismo is not over! We are the people. We will fight!” There was sadness in other Latin American countries too, especially those run by leftist friends of Chavez. Bolivian President Evo Morales flew in stony-faced yesterday to join the mourning. The presidents of Argentina and Uruguay also arrived before dawn, state media said. “No one should surrender; nobody should abandon the fight,” said Diosdado Cabello, the head of the National Assembly. “May the difficulties strengthen our souls, and may our commander show the way.”

SHATTERED supporters of Hugo Chavez paraded his coffin through the streets of Caracas yesterday in a flood of emotion allies hope will help his deputy win an election due in the coming weeks and keep his selfstyled revolution alive. Tens of thousands of “Chavistas” marched behind the remains of the flamboyant and outspoken president, draped in Venezuela’s blue, red and yellow national flag. Many wept as a hearse flanked by soldiers in red berets carried his coffin through downtown Caracas and loudspeakers played Chavez’s voice singing songs. Ending one of Latin America’s most remarkable populist rules, Chavez died on Tuesday at 58 after a two-year battle with cancer that was first detected in his pelvis. His body was to be taken to a military academy yesterday to lie in state for three days. The future of Chavez’s leftist policies, which won him the adoration of poor Venezuelans but infuriated opponents who denounced him as a dictator, now rests on the shoulders of Vice President Nicolas Maduro, the man he tapped to succeed him. “In the immense pain of this historic tragedy that has affected our fatherland, we call on all the compatriots to be vigilant for peace, love, respect and tranquility,” Maduro said. “We ask our people to channel this pain into peace.” Maduro, a 50-year-old former bus driver and un-

ion leader, will probably face Henrique Capriles, governor of Miranda state, in the next election in the OPEC nation with the world’s largest oil reserves. The stakes are huge for the region, given the crucial economic aid and cheap fuel the Chavez government supplied to allies across Latin America and the Caribbean. Authorities said the vote would be called within 30 days, as stipulated by the constitution, but did not specify the date. The tall, mustachioed Maduro has long been a close ally of Chavez. He immediately pledged to continue his legacy and is unlikely to make major policy changes soon. Maduro will now focus on marshalling support from Chavez’s diverse coalition, which includes leftist ideologues, business leaders and radical armed groups called “colectivos.”

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VENEZUELANS who fled to the United States under President Hugo Chavez’s rule celebrated and expressed cautious optimism on Tuesday that the death of the firebrand populist leader may lead to political change in their homeland. After the government announced the 58-year-old leftist died, Venezuelans crowded into Venezuelanthemed restaurants in Miami, home to the largest expat community in the US. “Finally! Finally! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!” said Maria Elena Prati, 47, in the Miami suburb of Doral, home to a large Venezuelan community who make up 21 per cent of the city’s population and are mostly vehemently opposed to Chavez. After Chavez took power in 1999, tens of thousands of middle- and upper-class Venezuelans fled the country, complaining of rising crime and shrinking economic opportunities. Many resettled in south Florida, joining the much larger virulently anti-communist Cuban exile community.

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WORLD TODAY UK accused amid Kenya vote count ELECTION ofﬁcials in Kenya began counting ballots by hand after the early returns electronic system broke down, while a top presidential candidate levied charges against Britain’s high commissioner that the U.K. is meddling in the vote. The party of deputy prime minister Uhuru Kenyatta - the candidate that faces charges at the International Criminal Court and is the son of Kenya’s founding president - accused the British high commissioner of “shadowy, suspicious and rather animated involvement” in efforts to get the election commission to make a decision on how rejected ballots should be counted in the overall vote total. Kenyatta’s party also asked the high commissioner, Christian Turner, to explain what it called “the sudden upsure of British military personnel” in Kenya. British troops attend a six-week training course near Mount Kenya before deploying to Afghanistan. A new battle group arrived the week before Kenyans voted. Kenyans on Monday held their ﬁrst presidential vote since the nation’s disputed election in 2007 spawned violence that killed more than 1,000 people. Prime minister Raila Odinga and Kenyatta are considered the top two contenders.

Timetable confusion An EGYPTIAN court threw the timetable for parliamentary elections into confusion yesterday, ordering the cancellation of President Mohamed Mursi’s decree calling the vote and forcing a likely delay to polls due to start in April. The Administrative Court’s ruling deepened Egypt’s political uncertainty at a time of social unrest and economic crisis, with the nation’s foreign currency reserves at critically low levels and the budget deﬁcit soaring. The court said it had referred Egypt’s amended electoral law, under which the lower house polls are due to be held, to the Supreme Constitutional Court for review. Egypt has been torn by political confusion and strife since the 2011 uprising that deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Many opposition parties had announced they would boycott the vote, which had been due to be held in four stages from April 22 until late June. Mursi’s ofﬁce said that while it respected the court’s decision, it would appeal the ruling.

Israel mistreats Palestinian children in custody, says UNICEF

SYRIAN rebels have seized a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers near the Golan Heights and say they will hold them captive until President Bashar alAssad’s forces pull back from a rebel-held village which has seen heavy recent fighting. The capture was announced in rebel videos posted on the Internet and confirmed yesterday by the United Nations in New York, which said about 20 peacekeepers had been detained. The seizure, the most direct threat to UN personnel in the nearly two-year-old uprising against Assad, came on the day that Britain said it would increase aid to the opposition forces and the Arab League gave a green light to member states to arm the rebels. The regional Arab body also invited the opposition Syrian coalition to take Syria’s seat at a League meeting in Doha later this month. Syria was suspended in November 2011 in response to its crackdown on protests which since spiralled into civil war. The peacekeepers of the UNDOF mission have been monitoring a ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, captured by the Jewish state in a 1967 war, for nearly four decades. Israel has warned that it will not “stand idle” as Syria’s civil war spills over into the Golan region. The United Nations in New York said its peacekeepers had been detained by around 30 fighters in the Golan Heights. “The UN observers were on a regular supply mission and were stopped near Observation Post 58, which had sustained damage and was evacuated this past weekend following heavy combat in close proximity at Al Jamla,” it said, referring to a village which saw fierce confrontations on Sunday. It did not say the nationality of the observers, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group which is in contact with the rebel brigade said they were Filipino. Earlier yesterday the United Nations said the number of refugees who have fled Syria had reached 1 million, part of an accelerating exodus from a conflict which is approaching its second anniversary with no prospect of an end to the bloodshed.

PALESTINIAN children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a UNICEF report said yesterday. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) estimated 700 Palestinian children aged 12 to 17, most of them boys, are arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli military, police and security agents every year in the occupied West Bank. According to the report, most of the youths are arrested for throwing stones. Israel says it takes such incidents seriously, noting that rock-throwing has caused Israeli deaths. UNICEF said it had identiﬁed some

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North Korean soldiers attend a military training in this picture released by the North Korean ofﬁcial KCNA news agency in Pyongyang yesterday

South Korea to strike back if North attacks By Jack Kim and Louis Charbonneau SOUTH Korea’s military said it will strike back at North Korea and target its top leadership if Pyongyang launches a threatened attack in response to what it says are “hostile” drills between U.S. and South Korean forces. One of North Korea’s top generals, in a rare appearance on state television on Tuesday, said Pyongyang had torn up its armistice deal with Washington and threatened military action against the US and South Korea if the drills continued. The military exercises began on March 1 and run until April 30. North Korea is gearing up to expand its own military drills and may be preparing to test-ﬁre short-to-medium-range missiles by banning ﬂights and sailing off its coast, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, quoting South Korean government

Pyongyang had threatened an attack over ‘hostile’ drills sources. “The North’s military ... is preparing large-scale combined military exercises so it may have blocked off the areas for nautical firing or fighter jet firing exercises,” Yonhap quoted a South Korean government source as saying. “But the firing of missiles cannot be ruled out.” The South’s Defence Ministry and office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff could not confirm that report, but South Korean officials have said the North is conducting military exercises that appear to be larger in scale than in previous years. Tensions have ratcheted higher across the Korean peninsula since the North, under youthful leader Kim Jong-un who took office just

over a year ago after the death of his father, launched a long-range rocket in December. He followed this with a third nuclear test on Feb. 12, triggering the prospect of more U.N. sanctions that are due to be formally announced on Thursday after the United States and China, the North’s one major diplomatic ally, struck a deal to punish Pyongyang. At the same time, North Korea has stepped up its military threats against South Korea and the United States, prompting the terse warning from Seoul yesterday that it would not stand idly by if its territory was attacked. “We have all preparations in place for strong and decisive punishment, not only against

examples of practices that “amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention against Torture”. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said ofﬁcials from the ministry and the Israeli military had cooperated with UNICEF in its work on the report, with the goal of improving the treatment of Palestinian minors in custody. “Israel will study the conclusions and will work to implement them through ongoing cooperation with UNICEF, whose work we value and respect,” he said. According to the report, ill-treatment of Palestinian minors typically begins with

the source of the aggression and its support forces but also the commanding element,” Major General Kim Yong-hyun of the South Korean army told a news conference in one of the clearest threats Seoul has made. North Korea’s bellicose rhetoric rarely goes beyond just that, although in 2010 it was widely accused of sinking a South Korean naval vessel, killing 46 sailors, and in the same year shelled a South Korean island, killing two civilians. Stung by criticism it took too long to respond to the island shelling, South Korea’s military has relaxed its rules, allowing commanders on the ground to respond to aggression instead of needing permission from top military brass. South Korea’s new President Park Geun-hye had pledged to engage the North if it dropped its nuclear plans but now faces the prospect of a hostile challenge early in her ﬁve-year term.

the arrest itself, often carried out in the middle of the night by heavily armed soldiers, and continues all the way through prosecution and sentencing. “The pattern of ill-treatment includes ... the practice of blindfolding children and tying their hands with plastic ties, physical and verbal abuse during transfer to an interrogation site, including the use of painful restraints,” the report said. “Treatment inconsistent with child rights continues during court appearances, including shackling of children, denial of bail and imposition of custodial sentences and transfer of children outside occupied Palestinian territory to serve their sentences inside Israel,” it added.

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Villain-playing Bolshoi dancer admits to attack

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Ordered acid assault on Bolshoi director By Thomas Grove and Maria Tsvetkova A DANCER at Russia’s Bolshoi ballet who made his name playing villains has confessed to ordering the acid attack that nearly blinded its director, angry his lover was being kept out of leading roles. Pavel Dmitrichenko, who has danced the crazed monarch in Ivan the Terrible and the villain in Swan Lake, was detained on Tuesday for a crime that shocked Russia and blackened the reputation of the world-famous theatre. Dmitrichenko was shown haggard and unkempt in a police video confessing to plotting the attack, in which a masked man threw a jar of sulphuric acid in the face of artistic director Sergei Filin late on January 17. “I organised this attack, but not to the extent that it happened,” he said, apparently meaning he did not intend the attack go so far. Two other men who had

no known connection to the Bolshoi also confessed in the video, made available by police to Reuters and other media. One said he had thrown the acid at Filin and the other that he had driven the getaway car.

OUTSPOKEN DANCER Dmitrichenko, who is in his late 20s, said he had given the reasons for the attack in a written statement to police but did not say what they were on camera. A source at the Bolshoi conﬁrmed media reports that the outspoken dancer was angry that his partner, ballerina Anzhelina Vorontsova, had missed out on top roles including the lead in Swan Lake. “Filin certainly squeezed out Vorontsova, but that is not a reason to throw acid in someone’s face,” the source said on condition of anonymity. Moscow police said they believed the motive was personal hostility based on a conﬂict

at work. Before ﬂying to Germany for treatment last month to save his sight, Filin, 42, said he believed he knew who was behind the attack and that he thought it was connected with his work. He is recovering and is expected back at work this summer. The management of the Bolshoi, which declined to make any comment yesterday, had been hoping none of the ballet company was involved in the attack. The theatre is now in turmoil. Dmitrichenko, born in Moscow to a family of dancers, had been at the Bolshoi since 2002 and was to dance in Sleeping Beauty this month. He could face years in prison if convicted. The three suspects have not yet been charged and are due to appear in court today. LifeNews, a Russian website with close ties to police, said suspected attacker Yury Zarutsky and suspected driver Andrei Lipatov had been found by tracking phone calls

Soloist Dmitrichenko answers questions after his arrest in Moscow, in this still image released by the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry yesterday made from the crime scene. Police said the suspects had used phones registered under other names to organise the attack, and that Dmitrichenko had called his accomplices to report Filin was on his way home. The

suspected attacker bought the acid at a car parts store and concentrated it by steaming away water, they said. An aide to Filin suggested Dmitrichenko had identiﬁed with the characters he played.

Conclave start delay Bersani seeks way out of impasse VATICAN officials yesterday told cardinals gathered for the election of the next pope to stop speaking to the media, as further indications emerged that a conclave would not start early next week as had been expected. American cardinals who had been scheduled to hold their third media briefing in as many days cancelled it less than an hour before it was to have started at Rome’s North American College, where they are residing. A spokeswoman for the American cardinals said “concern” was expressed at yesterday’s closed-door meeting “about leaks of confidential proceedings reported in Italian newspapers”. More than 150 cardinals attended the third day of the preliminary meetings to sketch a profile for the next pope following the shock abdication of Pope Benedict last month. All but two of the 115 “cardinal electors” aged under 80 have arrived for the meetings, the Vatican said. In their briefings, the American cardinals did not disclose specifics, but spoke generally about the proceedings as well as of their hopes and concerns about the state of the Catholic Church at a crucial time in its history. The preliminary meetings are taking place as the crisis involving sexual abuse of children by priests and inappropriate behaviour among adult clerics continues to haunt the Church and has rarely been out of the headlines. Asked about the cancellation of the US briefing, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the pre-conclave meetings, known as general congregations, had to take place in a “climate of confidentiality”. Lombardi said the preparation by the cardinals towards the conclave “is a path in which the college of cardinals reflects in order to reach a decision, in conscience, of each of the members for the election of the Roman Pontiff”.

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ITALIAN centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani, under ﬁre for failing to secure victory in last week’s election, rallied his party yesterday behind a plan to form a minority government backed by populist leader Beppe Grillo. Bersani, whose coalition threw away a 10-point lead in the opinion polls before the February 24-25 vote, won control of the lower house but let slip a workable parliamentary majority by failing to win the Senate. The result has left no group able to form a government on its own and Italy facing weeks of uncertainty. A new election could be called within months if no accord can be reached between the divided parties. In an address to ofﬁcials of his Democratic Party in Rome, Bersani, a 61-yearold former industry minister, acknowledged that the result was a defeat but said the left was the only politi-

Bersani’s coalition had won control of the lower house but had lost the Senate cal force capable of forming a government. “We are ready, if called on, to propose a government of change based on a core programme,” he said. “Its purpose will be to open the way forward for parliament.” Bersani outlined an eight-point platform to be brought before parliament,

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ranging from stimulating growth in Italy’s stagnant economy to cutting bureaucracy and cracking down on corruption. He ruled out any accord with centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi, whose scandal-tainted government fell at the height of the eurozone debt crisis in 2011, saying a deal with the 76-year-old media billionaire would not be “credible or feasible”. Behind his refusal to ally with Berlusconi lies an uncertain calculation which leaves Bersani dependent on the unpredictable Grillo, whose rebel 5-Star Movement was the big winner in the election with more than 25 per cent of the vote. Bersani said it was up to the ex-comic and blogger, who has ruled out both formal alliances and backing for any government in a conﬁdence vote, to show whether he was prepared to act responsibly.

THE mayor of the Bulgarian city of Varna resigned yesterday in the face of public pressure after the death of a man who set himself on ﬁre there last month, the latest politician felled by protests that have already toppled the government. Plamen Goranov, a 36year-old artist, became the symbol of protests against low living standards when he doused himself in petrol and set himself alight on February 20 to demand the resignation of Varna Mayor Kiril Yordanov. Goranov died of his injuries on Sunday. The protests and resignation highlight issues of governance, rule of law and corruption still plaguing Bulgaria, the European Union’s poorest member, six years after it joined the bloc. Yordanov served 13 years as mayor of Varna and protesters accused him of improper ties with a powerful group of businesses that they say exerts control over Bulgaria’s third largest city, which lies on the Black Sea coast. Yordanov denied any wrongdoing and said he resigned under public pressure because his reputation had been damaged.

Shooting arrest ONE unsuccessful Armenian presidential candidate was arrested and charged yesterday with the attempted assassination of another, authorities said, in an incident that marred the February 18 election in the former Soviet republic. Opposition politician Paruyr Hayrikyan was shot in the shoulder on January 31. He declined to seek a postponement and went on to receive less than 2 per cent of the votes in the election in which President Serzh Sarksyan won a second term. The Armenian security service said it had arrested Vardan Sedrakyan who was charged with ordering the assassination of his rival. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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European stocks hit their highest since 2008 crash

THE European Union fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros yesterday for failing to offer consumers a choice of web browser, a charge that will act as a warning to other technology firms involved in antitrust disputes with the EU. It said the US company had broken a legally binding commitment made in 2009 to ensure consumers had a choice of browser, rather than defaulting to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. An EU investigation found that Microsoft had failed to honour that obligation in software issued between May 2011 and July 2012, meaning that 15 million users were never made aware that they could choose. “Legally binding commitments reached in antitrust decisions play a very important role in our enforcement policy,” said Joaquin Almunia, the EU’s competition commissioner. “A failure to comply is a very serious infringement that must be sanctioned accordingly.” Yesterday’s fine is the first time the European Commission, the EU’s antitrust authority, has fined a company for non-compliance with agreed commitments. It could have charged Microsoft up to 10 per cent of its global turnover, or as much as $7.9 billion. In that respect, the fine is relatively light, but still marks a firm sanction by the EU and will not go unnoticed by the likes of Google, which is involved in a dispute with the Commission over how it ranks search engine results. Google is under pressure to offer concessions to prevent the antitrust authority moving to the next stage in the case, which could involve fines. Other major technology firms are also in the Commission’s crosshairs in other cases.

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Traders are seen at their desks before the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange derperforming.” The pan-European ESTOXX 50 .STOXX50E had gained 0.4 per cent by 5.45 a.m. ET as Frankfurt’s DAX .GDAXI jumped 1 per cent and London’s FTSE 100 .FTSE and Paris’s CAC-40 .FCHI added 0.2 per cent. Those gains, coupled with a rise in Asian shares overnight, pushed the MSCI world index .MIWD00000PUS up 0.3 per cent and just short of a new four-and-

THE UK’s 50 biggest payday lenders have been given 12 weeks to change their ways or risk being put out of action after the trading watchdog uncovered evidence of “widespread irresponsible lending”. The Ofﬁce of Fair Trading (OFT) also proposes to refer the payday market to the Competition Commission after ﬁnding “deep-rooted problems” in how lenders compete with each other. The OFT found evidence that the 50 lenders, which account for 90 per cent of the market, were failing to comply

three-quarter-year high. “Indexes are breaking above big resistance levels, and this is creating room on the upside,” said Lionel Jardin, head of institutional sales at Assya Capital, in Paris. “The sentiment is that central banks are going to remain very accommodative for a while, and at the same time companies are in really good shape, with strong cashﬂows.” Still, with the ECB’s meet-

ing in view and worries over the eurozone’s debt crisis again on the rise due to Italy’s political deadlock, German government bonds recovered some poise after a sell-off in the previous session. The Bund future was fractionally higher at 145.06 after dropping by around half a point on Tuesday, while Italian and Spanish government bonds also saw minor gains. After a steady start, the

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with the standards expected. They are in danger of losing their licences, which they need in order to trade, if they fail to clean up their act. The OFT’s report is the culmination of a wide-ranging probe into the £2-billion payday sector involving spot checks on the major lenders and an information-gathering exercise from all 240 lenders on the market. The regulator’s review said irresponsible lending was not conﬁned to a few rogue lenders but was found across the industry, causing “misery

and hardship”. It said that, despite payday loans being described as oneoff, short-term loans costing an average of £25 per £100 for 30 days, up to half of payday lenders’ revenue comes from loans which last longer and cost more because they are rolled over or reﬁnanced. The OFT uncovered problems throughout the lifecycle of payday loans, from advertising to debt collection, and across the sector, including those who are members of trade associations.

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EUROPEAN stock markets rose to their highest since the 2008 ﬁnancial crisis yesterday, helped by signs the U.S. economy is improving and expectations of more pledges of support for growth from major central banks. The European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan are all expected to stick to ultra-easy monetary policy at meetings this week, following on from reassurances by US Federal Reserve ofﬁcials that their stimulus programme remains in place. Analysts even see some scope for fresh action in Europe today, giving a 40 per cent chance for more bond buying from the Bank of England and a 10 per cent likelihood of an interest rate cut from the ECB. That, combined with some encouraging economic data, drove Wall Street’s Dow Jones industrial index .DJI to an all-time high on Tuesday, and world and European share indexes pushed higher yesterday. “It’s panic buying,” said Nick Xanders, who heads up European equity strategy at BTIG. “At this stage everyone wants to buy it, everyone wants to get involved, and everyone is scared of un-

UK’s 50 biggest payday lenders threatened by watchdog

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euro was down 0.2 per cent against the dollar at $1.3030 as traders waited to see whether the recent disappointing eurozone data and ongoing debt worries would be enough to see the ECB surprise consensus and cut rates today. As expected, official data confirmed the eurozone ended the year in its second recession since 2009. Eurostat fleshed out its numbers, showing Germany as the only major eurozone economy to grow in the quarter, at a crawl, while France, Spain and Italy all contracted. “There’s reasonable downside to the euro. The situation in Italy is still uncertain,” said Bill Diviney, currency strategist at Barclays. “Although we don’t expect any big changes to President Draghi’s stance, he’s going to stay fairly dovish, given uncertainties,” he added. Growth-linked currencies were another beneficiary of the broader improvement in sentiment. The Aussie dollar rose 0.2 per cent to $1.0280 as data showing moderate economic growth helped it extend its recovery from Monday’s $1.0116 eightmonth low. Commodity markets were more mixed, however, following sharp rises in the previous session. Despite the increasingly positive mood, there are still some areas of concern, namely the Chinese government’s move to cool the country’s overheated property market, the possible economic impact of US spending cuts, and the deadlock in Italy. Brent oil fell 0.3 per cent back towards $111 a barrel following news of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, copper traders took profits after two days of gains, while gold edged up 0.2 per cent to $1,575 an ounce.

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THE head of Britain’s central bank called on the government to break up Royal Bank of Scotland so the statebacked lender can return to health and be sold to the private sector. RBS needs to split off the bad assets on its books and build up capital at the remaining “good bank” so it can lend more, Mervyn King said yesterday, just weeks before the Bank of England becomes Britain’s banking regulator. King also said it was “nonsense” that the government, which bailed out RBS

during the 2008 ﬁnancial crisis, did not have more direct control of the country’s fourth-largest bank. “The whole idea of a bank being 82 per cent owned by the taxpayer, run at arm’s length from the government, is a nonsense,” King told a parliamentary committee. “The arguments for restructuring sooner rather than later are powerful ones.” RBS shares fell after King’s comments but later recovered. They were trading at about 314 pence at 1406 GMT, up 0.5

per cent on the day. RBS and Britain’s Treasury declined to comment on King’s criticisms. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said last week that creating a good and bad bank from RBS would face “considerable obstacles”, not least the need to spend more taxpayer money to fully nationalise the bank ﬁrst. Osborne has welcomed RBS’s own moves to accelerate its restructuring. Analysts said breaking up RBS would be a big distraction.

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Cyprus Airways survival hopes seem very slim THINGS are not looking good for Cyprus Airways. On Monday it announced losses of €55.8 million for 2012 which were more than double its losses for 2011. Revenue for last year was down by 17.6 per cent to €175.5 million and was mainly attributable to falls in passengers and freight. Announcing its results, the company said it expected the coming year to be challenging because of an economic downturn in its main markets of Cyprus and Greece. It is astonishing how slow the airline has been to respond to the economic downturn in its main markets. The signs were there from 2011, when it lost €24 million, but the airline went through all of 2012 without taking drastic action to cut its losses, secure in the knowledge that the state would eventually bail it out. Most of last year was wasted on putting together a restructuring plan and then on persuading the airline’s unions to accept it. We are now in March 2013, the company is losing millions every month but the restructuring plan has still not been implemented. There is a dispute over the amount of compensation that would be given to staff that would be made redundant, with unions insisting their members should be given bigger pay-offs than those stipulated by the redundancy law. There is no moral or legal justification for the unions’ demand but because Cyprus Airways is a state company they feel it is obliged to give more generous compensation packages. It is the airline workers’ last chance to fleece the taxpayer. This might not be an issue now that the European Commission has announced an investigation relating to the state assistance to the airline. In an announcement, the Commission expressed doubts over whether the government’s bailout of the airline was in accordance to the EU regulations on state assistance. It doubted that the increase of capital could have been justified by the laws of the market, while censuring the government’s failure to secure the Commission’s approval, as it was obliged to do, before granting part of €73 million to the company. The Commission also pointed out that Cyprus Airways had last received state support for restructuring in 2007 and was eligible for such aid only once every 10 years; it even doubted the restructuring plan would be effective and objected to redundancy compensations higher in excess of what was stipulated by the law. Under the circumstances the survival hopes of the national carrier seem very slim. The government, the board, management and unions failed to agree to a restructuring plan a year ago and now it might be too late for the airline to avoid closure. The taxpayer would still have to pay off its debts, but at least there would be no more bills to pick up in the future.

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Venezuela after Chavez could become a Saudi Arabia with democracy Comment Gwynne Dyer

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HE GRAVEYARDS are full of indispensable men,” said Georges Clemenceau, prime minster of France during the First World War, and promptly died to prove his point. He was duly replaced, and France was just ﬁne without him. Same goes for Hugo Chavez and Venezuela. “Comandante Presidente” Chavez’s death on Tuesday came as no surprise. He was clearly coming home to die when he returned from his last bout of surgery in Cuba in December, and since then everybody in politics in Venezuela has been pondering their post-Chavez strategies. But none of them really knows what will happen in the election that will be held by the end of April, let alone what happens afterwards. Venezuela never stopped being a democracy despite 14 years of Chavez’s rule. He didn’t seize power. He didn’t even rig elections, though he used the government’s money and privileged access to the media to good effect. He was elected president four times, the ﬁrst three with increasing majorities - but the last time, in 2012, he fell back sharply, only defeating his rival by 54 per cent to 44 per cent.

COMBATIVE That is certainly not a wide enough margin to guarantee that his appointed successor, Nicolas Maduro, will win the next election. Maduro will doubtless beneﬁt from a certain sympathy vote, but that effect may be outweighed by the fact that Chavez is no longer there in person to work his electoral magic. If his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) were to lose that election, it would not be a tragedy. Chavez was an unnecessarily combative and polarising politician and a truly awful administrator, but he has actually achieved what he went into politics for. Twenty years ago Venezuelan politics was a corrupt game fought out between two factions of a narrow elite. Now the task of using the country’s oil wealth to improve the lives of the poor majority is central to all political debate in the country. In last year’s election, the Venezuelan opposition parties managed to unite behind a single presidential candidate, Enrique Capriles, whose political platform was basically “Chavismo” without the

Supporters of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death outside the hospital where he was being treated in Caracas (AFP) demagoguery. In previous elections, the opposition had railed against Chavez’s “socialism” and Marxism, and lost by a wide margin. Capriles, by contrast, promised to retain most of Chavez’s social welfare policies, and lost very narrowly. Over the past dozen years Chavez’s governments have poured almost $300 billion into improving literacy, extending high school education, creating a modern, universally accessible health-care system, building housing for the homeless, and subsidising household purchases from groceries to appliances. What made that possible was not “socialism”, but Venezuela’s huge oil revenues. Capriles had to promise to maintain these policies because the poor - and most Venezuelans are still poor - won’t vote for a candidate who would end all that. He just said that he would spend that money more effectively, with less corruption, and a lot of people believed him. It would not be hard to be more efﬁcient than Chavez’s slapdash administration. Venezuela today has the fairest distribution of wealth

in the Americas, with the obvious exception of Canada. Venezuela’s “Gini coefﬁcient”, which measures the wealth gap between the rich and the poor, is 0.39, whereas the United States is 0.45 and Brazil, even after ten years of reforming left-wing governments, is still 0.52. (A lower score means less inequality of income.)

POTENTIAL For all of Chavez’s ranting about class struggle and his admiration for Fidel Castro, this was not achieved in Venezuela by taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor. It was accomplished by spending the oil revenue differently. He changed the political psychology of the country, and it now has the potential to be a Saudi Arabia with democracy. That is not a bad thing to be, and the Venezuelan opposition has ﬁnally grasped that fact. It remains for Chavez’s own party to understand that it has actually won the war, and to stop re-ﬁghting the old battles. A spell in opposition might help it to come to terms with its proper role in the new Venezuelan political consen-

sus: no longer an embattled “revolutionary” movement, but the more radical alternative in a more or less egalitarian democracy. This will be hard for the PSUV to do, because the people around Chavez are still addicted to the rhetoric and the mindset of “struggle” against the forces of evil that they see on every side. Nicolas Maduro, for example, could not resist claiming that Chavez’s cancer had been induced by foul play by Venezuela’s enemies when he announced the leader’s death. One day, Maduro promised, a “scientiﬁc commission” would investigate whether Chavez’s illness was brought about by what he called an enemy attack, presumably by the United States. Ridiculous, paranoid stuff, and it shows just how far the PSUV has to travel to take its proper place in a modern, democratic Venezuela. But the journey has begun, and it will probably get there in the end. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

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Showbiz Heroin has crossed my mind, says Brand By Ben Mitchell COMEDIAN and former drug addict Russell Brand has admitted that he is still tempted to take heroin. The 37-year-old was speaking ahead of his show, Give It Up for Comic Relief, held last night at Wembley to raise awareness of drug and alcohol addiction. He told Channel 5 News that he was inspired to organise the event in memory of Amy Winehouse, who

he believed could have been saved if she had received the right support. Speaking about drug use, he said: “It’s a natural state for me to be on drugs. When I’m not taking drugs, you know it’s a little bit edgy for me. “Recently I had an experience that was a little bit stressful, a week or two ago, and I thought ‘Ah God, it wouldn’t half be nice to have some heroin and just relax’, but then I realised it would come at a terrible social consequence.” Brand, who admits to having

been “a hopeless drug addict”, continued: “I was inspired to put this concert on because of the death of Amy Winehouse, now although she was a very, very brilliant woman, in another sense she was just an ordinary drug addict/alcoholic. “If her death highlights this issue and highlights that it is an issue that has a solution, then I think it isn’t entirely in vain.” He said that the singer could have been saved “with access to the right information and the right support”.

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COUNTRY pop singer Taylor Swift hit back at comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for mocking her love life at Hollywood’s Golden Globe Awards this year, calling the jab sexist in an interview with magazine Vanity Fair on Tuesday. During the awards broadcast, hosts Fey and Poehler threw a barb at the singer, telling her to “stay away” from actor Michael J Fox’s 23-year-old son.

McCartney comic SINGER Paul McCartney’s decision to leave the Beatles and embark on a solo career is the subject of a new comic book that aims to give fans a new perspective on the breakup of the Fab Four, its publisher said on Tuesday. The 24-page Paul McCartney: Carry that Weight is the third comic book by US publisher Bluewater Productions about the iconic British band, which spiltup in 1970.

Christian Bale and Daniel Craig: best topless performance

Slightly different take on best movies in MTV award nominations BOND is to take on Batman as Daniel Craig and Christian Bale’s finely honed abs battle it out for a prize at the MTV Movie Awards. The two British stars have been nominated for the best topless performance in their heroic roles, as secret agent James Bond in Skyfall and Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, at the annual film awards ceremony. They face Magic Mike star Channing Tatum, Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner in the final instalment of the vampire films Breaking Dawn Part 2, and Oscars host Seth

MacFarlane for his role as a teddy bear in Ted. Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti western Django Unchained and comedy Ted lead the nominations with seven nods each, including movie of the year, best onscreen duo, best fight and best kiss. They are followed by Silver Linings Playbook with six and Christopher Nolan’s final Batman story, The Dark Knight Rises, with five nominations. Emma Watson is up against Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway

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for best female performance, along with Mila Kunis and Rebel Wilson, while Daniel Day-Lewis faces Ben Afﬂeck, Bradley Cooper, Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum for best male performance. “I am so excited to have been nominated for three MTV Movie Awards for Perks Of Being A Wallﬂower. I’m so thrilled,” Emma said. Tom Hardy - who played Bane in The Dark Knight

Rises - and Tom Hiddleston, as Loki in Avengers Assemble, are ﬁghting it out for best villain. They face competition from Skyfall baddie Javier Bardem, Django Unchained’s Leonardo DiCaprio, and Marion Cotillard, also from The Dark Knight Rises. Les Miserables star Eddie Redmayne has been nominated in the breakthrough performance cat-

egory, alongside Life Of Pi’s Suraj Sharma, Beasts Of The Southern Wild’s Quvenzhane Wallis, Pitch Perfect’s Rebel Wilson and The Perks Of Being A Wallﬂower’s Ezra Miller. Rebel Wilson and Will Ferrell, who will be honoured with the Comedic Genius Award, are to host the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, California, on April 14.

Daily Show host to direct feature film

Fatboy Slim plays House

COMEDIAN Jon Stewart will take a break as host of satirical television news show The Daily Show beginning in June to direct a serious film about a journalist’s imprisonment in Iran, network Comedy Central has said. The exact dates of Stewart’s hiatus have yet to be finalised but he will miss eight weeks of original episodes of the popular show that has turned the 50-year-old comedian into a prominent political and social voice. British comedian John Oliver, 35, who is also a correspondent on the Emmy-winning series, will fill in as host while Stewart takes a break from comedy to direct his first feature film - Rosewater. The film centres on Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari who was working for Newsweek magazine when he was arrested in Iran and held in prison for four months following the country’s disputed 2009 election that drew mass protests against the government. Stewart also wrote the script for the adaptation of Bahari’s 2011 memoir Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival. The book details

FATBOY Slim played the unlikeliest of venues last night - the House of Commons. The ‘Right Here, Right Now’ star became the ﬁrst DJ to perform there. He played as warm-up to the winner of a national DJ-ing competition, 22year-old student Bryce Fury. Fatboy, real name Norman Cook, has said: “I’ve played some exciting and unique places around the world, from Bondi Beach to the Great Wall of China to an igloo, but playing in the House of Commons might be the most unique to date.” He added: “Music is a huge part of my life and to give something back in this way is amazing.” He was the support act for Fury, who won the competition House The House, in aid of the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation. Fury, whose real name is Bryce Moore, comes from Corby, Northamptonshire and is studying electrical engineering at Northumbria University. He said: “It’s a bit daunting to meet someone who is a living legend.”

On a break: Jon Stewart

Bahari’s imprisonment, which he said included beatings and psychological stress. The comedian became linked to Bahari after an interview the journalist gave to one of the programme’s fake correspondents ended up as evidence the Iranian government used to accuse Bahari of espionage.

Unusual venue: Fatboy Slim

CANADIAN pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen on Tuesday pulled out of a concert for the Boy Scouts of America because of the organisation’s ban on gay members, becoming the second headliner to pull out of the Scouts’ Summer Jamboree show. Jepsen, whose hit single ‘Call Me Maybe’ was nominated for Grammy Song of the Year, said on Twitter that she would not perform for the Boy Scouts because of her support for gay rights.

Franco protest ACTOR James Franco, star of Disney’s new film Oz the Great and Powerful, has launched an online appeal after censors banned a gay film from screening at Australian film festivals. The film I Want Your Love, by director Travis Mathews, is the story of a gay man who has sex with his best friend while partying in Los Angeles. It has been screened at the Toronto LGBT Film Festival and other overseas festivals.

Model judge SUPERMODEL and television host Heidi Klum has said that she will be a new judge on the popular summer TV talent show America’s Got Talent. Klum will be the fourth judge on the talent show created by British entertainment mogul Simon Cowell. She joins comedian Howie Mandel, radio “shock jock” Howard Stern and former Spice Girl Mel B on the show hosted by Nick Cannon.

CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, March 7, 2013

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PwC trainee accountants’ achievements

Petrolina app makes refuelling a breeze A NEW, very useful application for Android and iPhone mobile phone users has been developed by Cypriot oil company Petrolina, through which users can easily locate the nearest PetrolinaAGIP petrol station, from wherever they are. The application is called “Petrolina” and is available for free through Google Play Store for Androids and Apple’s AppStore. The application for Android phones even directs users to the petrol station of their choice through Google Maps. Furthermore, in a bid to keep the public updated, Petrolina has created its own “like page” on Facebook. The page, which has amassed over 1,500 “likes”, can be found by typing “Petrolina (Holdings) Public Ltd” in the Facebook search engine. The page informs users on the company’s recent activities and new services, as well as on competitions. We note that many competitions are exclusively held through Petrolina’s Facebook page. Petrolina’s PR manager, Georgia Lefkariti, said: “The Company will continue to invest in new technologies, continuing its development course, driven by respect towards consumers.” She added, “Petrolina’s main goal is to offer advanced products and services, responsibly and consistently”.

EKO celebrates Women's Day The company EKO celebrates Women's Day, Friday, March 8, at all its stations islandwide. The grind of daily life at work and at home, does not allow small personal treats for women anymore - and it's a shame! To put this right, refuelling lady drivers will receive a surprise gift on Women's day at each of the island's EKO stations. It's the least EKO can do to reward the hardworking modern woman of today.

MARINA Vakana, Christina Telemachou and Nicoletta Neophytou, trainee accountants of PwC Cyprus, have achieved worldwide distinction in the recent examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), which took place in December 2012. Marina Vakana achieved "First Place and the Plender Prize" in the overall Annual International Order of Merit for the 2012 Professional Stage examinations. This is the second worldwide distinction for Marina, as she has also achieved the “First Place and the Little Prize” in the Taxation paper in September 2012. Christina Telemachou achieved the "Fourth Place and the Northcott Prize" in the overall Annual International Order of Merit for the 2012 Professional Stage examinations and Nicoletta Neophytou achieved "First Place and the Spicer and

ing the current difficult economic conditions and the challenges that we face, the worldwide achievements of the trainee accountants of PwC and other accounting firms, have made us very proud, have given us hope for the future and confirm one of the biggest strengths of our country which is our people. "In PwC, we invest in the training and professional development of our people in order to effectively address the increasing needs of both our clients and the market by offering high quality services”.

PwC's trainee accountants achieved worldwide distinction in ICAEW examinations which took place in December Pegler Prize" in Financial Accounting in the overall International Order of Merit for the December 2012 Professional Stage examina-

tion. Evgenios Evgeniou CEO of PwC Cyprus, congratulated the three trainee accountants and noted that: “Dur-

PwC helps organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. We’re a network of ﬁrms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Find out more by visiting us at www.pwc. com

Red Cross door to door fundraiser THE CYPRUS Red Cross has kicked-off a door to door fundraiser within the framework of its continuous effort to sensitise and mobilise Cypriot society in relieving human pain. Hundreds of Cyprus Red Cross volunteers will be knocking on doors and hearts, to ask for contributions, with each small donation translating into a greater act of kindness. "Before Easter, we want to be able to offer packages of love to those in the public who require them, and, as you know, the fundraiser is the main source of income for us," said Red Cross President Mrs Fotini Papadopoulou, . The fundraiser, is being held in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos during March 1 to 14 and Larnaca and Famagusta during March 18 to 31.

Public upgrades MTN ties by offering new service areas Customers now able to benefit from wide range of transactions PUBLIC shoppers at The Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia and Limassol's MyMall will now be able to enjoy the complete experience of MTN in a specially designated space and take advantage of the unique benefits of its services. Visitors will be able to: • Be informed of all MTN plans and services by qualified personnel. • Subscribe to MTN PayMonthly or Mobile Broadband or renew existing MTN contracts. • Sign up for prepaid MTN packages, and the meemob of APOEL FC mobile. • Redeem the MTN Rewards grades. • Test the devices they are considering buying to find the one that best suits their needs. The Director General of Public Cyprus Christos

The MTN stations at Public stores offer a range of services to customers

Noulis, referring to the creation of new areas within Public stores, commented: "At Public, greeting friends and MTN subscribers in our specially designed public space, changes the (experi-

ence of) data communication". For his part, Chief Marketing Ofﬁcer of MTN, Mr. Thanos Chronopoulos, noted that: "Public is for us a perfect venue that represents

the values of MTN, offering unique experiences to consumers, quality, ﬂexibility and reliability". Public and MTN are conﬁdent all their customers who are interested in new

technology will take advantage of the unique packages put together by MTN, and gain unparalleled beneﬁts from the cooperation between these two leaders in mobile innovation.

PrimeTel helps to inform citizens about the EU-wide 112 number THE Ministry of Communications and Works in collaboration with the Cyprus Police, Fire Service, Civil Defence and the Ministry of Health organised a media event on February 11 regarding the pan-European emergency number "112". This date has been established as "European emergency number day" and is celebrated throughout the bloc. PrimeTel has been onboard for the campaign from the get-go, thus contributing substantially to social awareness.

At the recent media event, PrimeTel, in collaboration with the Ministry, informed subscribers about the emergency number "112", while also offering attendees collectible hats with the distinctive logo of the Single European Emergency Number 112. It is important to mention that the emergency number 112 connects callers with an ambulance unit, the police and the ﬁre department within the European Union. The number 112 works in all Member States of the

European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czech Republic and Finland. For more information about PrimeTel www.primetel.com.cy click or dial 133 or visit one of our service centres PrimeTel

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N A workshop in a dusty industrial area on the outskirts of Dubai, engineers are stripping down a Toyota Land Cruiser to install armoured plating, bullet resistant glass and run-flat tyres. In the aftermath of the Arab spring revolts and with the wealth gap and social unrest rising in many parts of the world, there is no shortage of rich individuals and governments who suddenly feel they need a little extra protection. For companies such as Canada’s INKAS, Britain’s Jankel and Germany’s Transeco, it has been a lucrative decade. Even with the Iraq and Afghan wars - the conflicts on which the industry grew winding down, there are still deals to be done. Newer entrant Ares Security Vehicles - founded in 2010 but largely staffed by industry veterans - says it has a strong and growing order book. “This batch of vehicles is going to Iraq,” says Marc Rouelle, a Belgian engineer now chief executive officer of the Dubai-based firm. “And the one behind is going to Russia. We are awaiting delivery tomorrow of 30... destined for Libya.” With spending cuts around the world, industry consultancy IHS Jane’s says the market for conventional military vehicles is contracting by more than four per cent a year. But the demand for armoured sports utility vehicles and limousines - visually indistinguishable from

A car with bullet holes during a test at the headquarters of Brazil’s Dupont laboratory in Paulinia regular civilian vehicles but protected against small arms ﬁre and grenades - is on the up. The gold standard, perhaps unsurprisingly, is set

cal attack. Several major carmakers, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover, produce their own armoured versions of key brands.

The gold standard, perhaps unsurprisingly, is set by the US president. Barack Obama’s Cadillac limousine - dubbed “the beast” by the US media and Secret Service by the US president. Barack Obama’s Cadillac limousine - dubbed “the beast” by the US media and Secret Service - is believed to weigh several tonnes and include its own defensive weaponry and air supply in the event of chemi-

Most of the industry, however, is made up of companies who ﬁt armour to regular new or second hand vehicles. Not only are they often considerably cheaper, but sales of vehicles built outside Western Europe and

the United States can be less constrained by complex export regulations. The conversion trade is far from new. Britain’s Jankel which also builds armoured riot control vehicles for police and militaries - has been fitting armour and rebuilding limousines for heads of state and other clients since the 1980s. But the scale and breadth of demand in recent years, industry watchers say, has been entirely new. Particularly in those countries affected by the Arab spring analysts say demand from government, individuals and firms is sharply up. “It’s a murky market and it’s hard to get any exact figures,” says Jon Hawkes, senior analyst for military vehicles at IHS Jane’s. “But companies are talking about a 30-40 per cent increase in sales in the last four or five years. The big auto manufacturers are increasingly realising there is money to be made but the main area of growth is probably at the other end of the spectrum.” Prices vary, but an armoured Land Cruiser can sell for $150,000 or more, more than three times the cost of a non-armoured vehicle. In the entrance of its Dubai workshop, Ares proudly displays one of its most heavily tested vehicles - a Land Cruiser subjected to heavy gunfire on a test range in Germany. Given enough time, the company says it can convert almost any vehicle - but the Toyota Land Cruiser has emerged as far and away the

favourite. The Dubai plant now produces two such vehicles a day, CEO Rouelle says, still primarily for shipment to Iraq and Afghanistan but increasingly also to other buyers elsewhere. The Middle East emerged as a major centre of the industry because of its proximity to those two war zones

and other markets. At the height of the Iraqi and Afghan wars, more than a dozen companies were operating in the United Arab Emirates alone producing what industry insiders said could be 400 vehicles a month. That demand, industry insiders say, has fallen off somewhat lately. In part, the drawdown of Western troops

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For Rouelle, however, Dubai, still offers an appealing base. As well as an easily tapped migrant workforce, it charges little tax and is well located for the other growing markets of the Middle East, Africa and Asia. “The UAE is an attractive base for our main operations,” he says. “European engineering, tested and cer-

Armoured police vehicles were credited with helping restore order in London after its 2011 riots tified in Germany, made in Dubai.” Multinational companies, particularly oil firms, are big buyers, finding such vehicles a useful tool to bring down rising insurance premiums. Rich people in emerging economies hope they will offer protection from kidnapping and street violence. But the real money, those in the industry say, still lies with large government contracts. At last week’s IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi, Ares and several other companies exhibited their wares alongside more conventional defence suppliers. The bullet-riddled Land Cruiser, they say, attracted more than a little attention. “We’ve had a lot of interest,” says John Lashmar, director

The bullet-riddled Land Cruiser, they say, attracted more than a little attention of marketing and business development at Ares. “Interior ministries, presidential protection details, companies and individuals in the Gulf and beyond.” In the Middle East and North Africa in particular, secret police and government

security forces have ramped up their resources. Saudi Arabia, one source said, had bought several dozen armoured land cruisertype vehicles recently as it worries over potential trouble along its border with Yemen and minority Shi’ite dominated areas in its oilrich east. Qatar had bought a similar number, suspected to be for delivery to rebels in Syria. Some manufacturers are also expanding into militarystyle riot control vehicles, another growing market where they believe they can compete with larger, established defence companies. With many nations seeing an uptick in riots and unrest since the ﬁnancial crisis, such vehicles are in mounting de-

mand. Jankel’s armoured police vehicles were credited with helping restore order in London after its 2011 riots. The strangest request he has had so far, Rouelle said, was from somebody looking to armour a Porsche sports car. He declined, preferring to concentrate on the firm’s existing strengths. Other firms, however, will offer just that service. One US firm, Lasco Group, says it will armour a Ferrari for $100,000 plus the original cost of the vehicle. Its armoured aluminium, however, would only be proof against handguns. “Sometimes it can be seen as a lifestyle item,” says Hawkes at IHS. “These buyers are much less concerned about exactly how bulletproof a vehicle might be.”

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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 Rio Paphos: 26-207000

NICOSIA Lincoln (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7 and 10.05pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7 and 10.05pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.20pm 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 5.30, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 10.15pm Playing for Keeps (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 10.15pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30,

8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 5.30 and 8pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.20pm and 3.30pm Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm Argo (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Intouchables (in French, with Greek subtitles) Cine Studio, tonight at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society. Tel: 96-420491, www.ofk.org.cy

LIMASSOL Lincoln (12) Rio 3 at 7.40 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7 and 10.05pm

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

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10pm; Rio 2, weekends only at 4.20pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 7.50 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; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Gangster Squad (18) Rio 5 at 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.15pm Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 5 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 3.30 and 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 4 at 7.45 and 10pm; KCineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30 and 8pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Love in the End (K) Rio 2 (in Greek), weekdays at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends at 6.15, 8 and 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm Argo (12) Rio 6 at 10.10pm, weekends at 3.45 and 6pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm

Playing for Keeps (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm

The Impossible (12) Rio 6 at 8pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 2.30, 4.15 and 6pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Finding Nemo 3D (K) Rio 2 (in Greek), weekends only at 2.30pm Le Prenom (in French, with Greek subtitles) Rio 5, Monday at 8.30pm, presented by the Limassol Cine Club. www.cinelesxi.org

LARNACA Lincoln (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7 and 10.05pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm 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 5.30, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.15pm

A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm Argo (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Amour (in French, with Greek subtitles) Tonight only at 8.30pm, presented by the Larnaca Cinema Society. Tel: 99-658831, 99462903. www.lfcinema.org

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ends only at 3 and 4.30pm Gangster Squad (18) Rio 4 at 9.45pm Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 4 at 5.30 and 7.30pm, weekends also at 3.30pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 7 at 7.30 and 9.45pm Love in the End (K) Rio 6 (in Greek) at 5.45, 7.30 and 9.45pm Argo (12) Rio 2 at 7.30pm, weekends at 5pm The Impossible (12) Rio 3 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm Anna Karenina (K) Rio 2 at 9.45pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm

Lincoln (12) Rio 5 at 5, 7.30 and 10pm

Finding Nemo 3D (K) Rio 1 (in Greek), weekends only at 4pm

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) Rio 1 at 5.45, 7.30 and 9.45pm

Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 6 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 4pm

Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 7 (in Greek) at 6pm, week-

listings Today Exhibition Andreas Savvides Solo painting and sculpture exhibition. Opens March 7, 7.30pm until March 27. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30pm-12.45pm and 5pm8pm. Saturday: 10.30pm-12.45pm. Tel: 22-760286

Theatre Katsarida Pocket musical combining physical theatre with stand-up comedy. March 7. Skala Theatre, 15 Kyriakou Matsi Street. 8.30pm. In Greek. €15. Tel: 96-443350

Other Events Limassol Carnival Open-air parties, children’s parades and serenaders, culminating in the Grand Parade. March 7-17. Multiple locations in Limassol. http://www.cyprusevents.net/events/ limassol-carnival-2013/ Carnival Treasure Hunt Answer questions, decrypt the keys and solve puzzles in order to win prizes. March 9, entry is free and will be accepted until Thursday, March 7. Grigori Afxentiou Square, (Limassol District Office). 11am-2pm. Tel: 25-820820 Performance Art Lecture Performance artist Christina Georgiou will talk about performance art, her artistic creation through this

field and the 1st Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF). March 7. Art and Design Studio of the University of Nicosia. 6.30pm. Free. In English. Tel: 22-841500 First Steps in Engraving Artistic creation afternoons at the printmaking workshop for children 7-12 years of age. From March 7. Educational Centre for Children, the Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre. Thursday: 4pm-5.30pm (Project A). Saturday: 3pm-4.30pm (Project A). 5pm-6.30pm (Project B). Lessons are free. Tel: 22-797393/22-797400 French Travelling Artists Rita C. Severis will be giving a lecture within the framework of Francophonie Month as a contribution of the Canadian High Commission. March 7. Cultural Centre of the Ministry of Education 27, Ifigenias Street, Nicosia. 7pm. In English accompanied by illustrations. Entrance free

Tomorrow Exhibition Singapore 2012 Group photography exhibition. Opens March 8, 7.30pm until March 13. Casteliotissa Hall, old Nicosia. Cheapart Limassol Group exhibition at affordable prices. Opens March 8, 7.30pm until March 23. Penindaplinena Gallery, 49 Ellados, Limassol. Monday-Friday: 4pm-8pm. Saturday: 12-4pm.Tel: 25-340727. info@penindapliena. com. www.penindaplinena.com

Music

Other Events

Kro! An event featuring music and speech with the collaboration of three music groups and three actors. March 8. Melina Merkouri Hall, Famagusta Gate, Athina Avenue, Nicosia. 9pm. €15. Tel: 96-350144

Dance throughout the Year Parallel event of the Cyprus Contemporary Dance Platform, with presentations of works in progress, performances and discussions. March 8-10. Dance House Lemesos and Old Vinegar Factory, Limassol. Tel: 25-340618. Email: info@ dancehouselemesos.com. www. dancehouselemesos.com

Beggar’s Blues Diary Greek rock band plays live. March 8. Rolling Stone, Spyrou Araouzou 63 Limassol. 10pm. €10. Tel: 99867777 The You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Tour The classic songs of Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand with Ross Neil, Tina Chester & Andrew Oliver. March 8. Old Kamaroudi Tavern, Konia, Paphos. 8.30pm. €10 . Meals available in restaurant. Tel: 99-832538/ 99-857851. www.andrewoliver9. co.uk

Theatre I Love You But... Idea Planners presents interactive ‘couple-comedy’ on marriage, divorce and modern relationships. March 8-10. Latsia Municipal Theatre, 57 Yiannos Kranidiotis Avenue. 8.30pm. €20. In Greek. Tel: 22-878688

Dance Cyprus Contemporary Dance Platform 13 years with 13 dance groups. Parallel events Dance House Lemesos and Palia Xydadiko. March 8-10. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. €5/For all performances €10. Tel: 77-777745

Women’s Day 5km Wild Race A trail race especially for women with a 2km adventure run for girls, in Athalassa Park to mark Women’s Day. With great prizes to be won. March 8. Race starts at 4pm, registration from 3pm at Athalass Park, Nicosia, hospital entrance. Free entry. Tel: 99-267043 Women at the Forefront Open discussion with prominent Cypriot women under the theme Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment. During the event a policy paper regarding localised gender issues, developed and published through the Active Dialogue Campaign of ‘Engage-Do Your Part for Peace’ will be presented. March 8. University of Cyprus, Hall 010, Building 7, at the Social Activities Centre of the University Campus in Aglandjia. 6pm-8pm. Discussions will predominantly be delivered in Greek. Tel: 22-894000 Depression Lecture about depression for both the general public and for professionals / students. March 8. European University, 6 Diogenous Street, Engomi, Nicosia. 6.20pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-254585, kepapsy@yahoo.gr

Ongoing Other Events Japanese Nights A unique opportunity to taste a Japanese Fusion dinner in an exotic atmosphere. March 1-9. Fontana Restaurant, Hilton Cyprus. 8pm. €30 per person. Tel: 22-377777 The Know Now Project Group exhibition posing the question: how does modern technology affect art today? Through a series of events. Until March 10. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 5pm-9pm. SaturdaySunday: 9.30am- 1pm & 5pm-11pm. Tel: 99-840804. www.knownowart.com Screenings at the Shoe Factory An extraordinary selection of rare eclectic films. Until March 29. The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Str, Nicosia. 8pm. Free. Films shown in original language with English subtitles where applicable. www. pharosartsfoundation.org Stories in Screen A series of video work presentations. Until March 15. Chiaki Kamikawa Contemporary Art Gallery Solonos 10, Paphos Monday- Friday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Saturday: 10am-1.30pm. Tel: 99-311225

Theatre Disposing of the Body Stage One Theatre Group production of mystery/thriller by Hugh Whitemore. March 5-9. Stage One Theatre, Emba, Paphos. 7.30pm. €12/6. Tel:

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

99-967737 or email: boxoffice@ stageonetheatre.com Below Zero Drama directed by Photis Georgidis. March 5-7, 11-14 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 Oscar The New Stage of THOC presents tender play based on the novel by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Until March 9. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Wednesday through Saturday at 8.30pm. In Greek. €12/10. Tel: 77-772717 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 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

Exhibition The Work of Art as a Functional Object Second part of group exhibition. Until March 8. Centre of Contemporary Art Diotopos, 11 DZ, Crete Street, Nicosia. Tuesday-Friday: 11am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 11am-1pm. Tel: 22-766117

CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, March 7, 2013

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C’est un rendezvous with French cinema

The Intouchables

French culture and the French language are once again being honoured in Cyprus through a wide range of cultural activities. Performed annually, the month of March is the official celebration of Francophonie worldwide. It’s a unique opportunity offered by the embassies of French-speaking countries across the world for local and foreign audience to discover the cultural and linguistic diversity of the French language. Second only to English, did you know that French is officially spoken in 33 countries? In fact, French and English are the only languages officially spoken across five continents. The francophone world stretches from Asia to Africa, bringing together all kinds of foods and customs that aren’t always immediately associated with all things French. A delight for film buffs, one of the highlights of Francophonie in Cyprus is the Francophone Film Festival which is currently under way. A total of 12 films will be screened over a period of five weeks, which includes films made in Cyprus, Belgium, Switzerland and Hungary. The films on offer will cover the whole genre spectrum: drama, comedy and thriller. Some films will be screened four times over the next few weeks, while others will be screened just the once, so be sure to plan ahead. It’s also worth noting that all films will be screened in their original language, with either Greek, English or French subtitles. Here’s a look at what’s coming up over the next five days. Tonight you can catch the final screening of The Intouchables, which has been an international blockbuster. Based on a true story, The Intouchables is a thoroughly enjoyable culture-clash comedy about a friendship that transcends boundaries. It follows the improbable bond that grows between a wealthy quadriplegic, and a young offender of Senegalese descent who is hired as his live-in caregiver.

Next up is Fish n’ Chips, The first full-length feature by Elias Dimitriou, shot in England and Cyprus. This bittersweet film examines the notions of identity and categorisation. Fish n’ Chips follows Andy, a Cypriot immigrant who’s spent his whole life frying fish and chips in London, who decides to return to his home country and open his own business, but finds his dream soon turns into a nightmare. If you appreciate films that show there’s real adventure still to be had, even in seemingly tame corners of Europe, then the extraordinary snowbound documentary Winter Nomads (Hiver nomade), is for you. An intimate character portrait of two staunch individuals dedicated to their craft, this Swiss documentary follows two oldschool shepherds as they conduct their flock over several months and hundreds of miles through some beautiful but rapidly-changing countryside. What’s in a Name? (Le Prenom), adapted from a stage play of the same title, follows a bunch of forty-something buddies who find their dinner date transformed into a dinner disaster. This is an amusing French farce in the pure tradition of boulevard classics Le Diner de cons and Le Pere Noel est une ordure. On Monday, you can see The Little Room (La Petite Chambre), a poignant feature debut from director/writer duo Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond. Beautifully shot with sweeping views of the Swiss Alps, the film charts the bond between a private nurse, who recently lost a child, and an old man tired of living. Eighth French Film Festival – Francophonie Film screenings within the framework of Francophonie Month. Until April 3. Cine Studio, University of Nicosia. 9pm except for Sundays at 8pm. €8/4. In original language with either Greek, French or English subtitles. Tel: 96-420491. www.ofk.org.cy By Ledha Socratous

Film Festival Schedule The Intouchables: March 7. With cocktail at 8pm

Winter Nomads (Hiver Nomade): March 9. Entrance free plus cocktail at 8pm

Fish n’ Chips: March 8 What’s in a Name? (Le Prenom):

March 10 & 12-14 The Little Room (La Petite Chambre): March 11. Entrance free

On The Scene Other Events Parallel dance throughout the year The month of March is not only an occasion for French speakers and Francophiles from around the world to unite in celebration of French language and culture, it’s also the time of year that marks the beginning of the dance season in Cyprus with the annual Contemporary Dance Platform taking place at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol. Kicking-off tomorrow evening, this three-day dance affair will serve to showcase new works from local choreographers. Platforma, as it’s affectionately known, has been growing steadily since its inception, gaining esteem and popularity in the local community. This year, the regular programme will once again be accompanied by Dance throughout the Year at the Dance House Lemesos. The aim of these Parallel Events is to give feedback to the artists through discussions with the public and dialogue with well-experienced

guests in the ﬁeld of dance. This year’s programme will include presentations, works in progress, performances and discussions. Dance throughout the Year aims to complement the programme of the Contemporary Dance Platform and enrich the entire organisation as a whole. In addition to Platforma, it helps promote the work of Cypriot choreographers, creates a second alternative scene for work to be showcased and brings visitors into contact with as many Cypriot dance productions as possible. It also offers them the opportunity to watch performances that they may not have managed to see so far. Discussions one can expect include the subject of a critical response to dance works. There will be discussion after each presentation of work in progress and after performance. On Sunday after the end of Platforma at the Rialto Theatre, there will be a party at Dance House Lemesos, with music by Ayios Loizos. Dance throughout the Year Parallel event of the Cyprus Contemporary Dance Platform, with presentations of works in progress, performances and discussions. March 8-10. Dance House Lemesos and Old Vinegar Factory, Limassol. Tel: 25-340618. Email: info@dancehouselemesos.com. www. dancehouselemesos.com

NIGHTLIFE White propaganda (with lots of black eyeliner) at Satiriko If you still like to break out that heavy leather trench-coat or put on that black eyeliner and your iPod is loaded with selections from the Cure, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails, then maybe you should pay a visit to the Cultural Centre Vladimiros Kafkaridis this weekend. The Centre is currently hosting a group exhibition with a theme on technology and modern art, until Sunday, with different related events taking place during the exhibition. One part of the exhibition activities will include the event Propaganda Engine, an experimental art night, which is a continuation of a series of events in experimental electronic industrial music curated by artist Savvas Koureas (AnexitiloN), in collaboration with other guests. On this evening DJ Lilith, DJ Maniac and DJ Photis will be mixing a great night of music for your listening pleasure, featuring a past and current selection

of the very best Alternative, Goth, Noise, EBM and Industrial music for all the freaky folks out there. Propaganda Engine ﬁrst started in 2002 and has hosted various art festivals, art galleries, music venues and alternative spaces in presentation, with the aim of providing a fruitful coexistence of contemporary currents in art with high experimental underground music. Part of the aim of this event is to promote the sale of the artists’ work with the sale of the Anama naturally sweet wine, contributing to discounted prices and creating a conducive environment which can bring the public even closer to the arts. Propaganda Engine Experimental art night with DJs, part of the events of the Know Now exhibition. March 9. Basement of the ‘Satiriko Theatre’ Vladimiros Kafkaridis (next to the B.M.H. military camp, Nicosia). 8pm. Free. Tel: 99-516799/ 99-840804

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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.

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

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Apo Mera Se Mera

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Entehnos

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Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies Live cookery show.

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

Moiraia Fengaria

News Patates 8 Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

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Proektaseis Local Sketch (rpt) News Repeats

Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Prehistoric Park (rpt)

NRG Zone Motor Sports UEFA Europa League

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Pre-game analysis.

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UEFA Europa League

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

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Nigel Marven travels through time to save prehistoric species from extinction, using CGI animation to bring the creatures back to the 21st century.

Local cultrual show. Local talk-show.

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

Current affairs show.

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ANTENNA

UEFA Europa League

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Kati Psinetai (rpt) News In English & Turkish (rpt) Proti Enimerosi (rpt) Apo Mera Se Mera (rpt) Euronews

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

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Nea Mera Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Deka Lepta Kirigma Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Master Chef Greek reality competition show where amatuer chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges.

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

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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

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FILM: Tears Of The Sun A veteran lieutenant leads a Navy Seal team on a dangerous mission to rescue a US doctor from crisistorn Nigeria. Anti-war drama, starring Bruce Willis. 2003.

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News Gimnoi Angeloi (rpt) Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora (rpt)

PLUS TV

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 Fifth season. ‘Dead Inside’. The owner of a property relocation company is found dead and the evidence initially points toward a former tenant, but further investigation puts the victim’s own family in the frame. Meanwhile, Flack worries about his sister’s erratic behaviour.

News Klemmena Oneira Greek drama series.

With News at 18.00.

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

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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)

MEGA

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

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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.

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Exelixeis Stin Showbiz Fringe Third season of action sci-ﬁ series. ‘The Abducted’. Olivia is sent to the alternate universe to investigate the case of a serial kidnapper, and her ﬁght to return home rages on when she is reunited with Henry and decides to enlist his help.

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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.

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News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Detonator A former FBI agent working as a postal inspector returns to duty to investigate a series of bombings. Action thriller, starring Randall Batinkoff. 2003.

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FILM: 25th Hour Spike Lee’s drama, starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. 2002. See Pick Of The Day.

FILM: Miss Nobody A mild-mannered secretary discovers that she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder. Comedy, starring Leslie Bibb and Adam Goldberg. 2010.

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CAPITAL

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FILM: Domestic Disturbance A divorced father becomes convinced his ex-wife’s new man isn’t all he appears to be. Thriller, with John Travolta. 2001.

Twilight (LTV, 21.00)

01:15 The Weakest Link 02:00 EastEnders 02:30 Doctors 03:00 Casualty 03:50 Beautiful People 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 Jackanory Junior 07:45 The Large Family 07:55 Balamory 08:15 Charlie and Lola 08:25 Me Too! 08:45 Jackanory Junior 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 12:10 Casualty 13:00 Oliver Twist 14:00 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 Emma 21:00 Keeping Up Appearances 21:30 Gavin & Stacey 22:00 Money 22:50 Beautiful People 23:20 Dad’s Army 23:50 The Stephen K Amos Show 00:20 Last Man Standing

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 Ameri-

can 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 Cycling: Paris-Nice France 10:30 Cycling 11:30 Ski Jumping: World Championship 12:30 Biathlon: World Cup Norway 15:00 Cycling: Paris-Nice France 15:45 All Sports: Watts 16:15 Biathlon: World Cup Russia 19:30 Cycling: Paris-Nice France 20:30 Cycling 21:30 Fight Sport: Fight Club 00:00 Poker: European Poker Tour 01:00 Biathlon: World Cup Russia 02:15 All Sports: Watts

05:40 Desperate Housewives 06:25 Bones 07:10 Melissa & Joey 07:35 Scrubs 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 08:50 Masterchef 09:40 Desperate Housewives 10:25 Bones 11:10 Melissa & Joey 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 Melissa & Joey 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 Castle 22:40 Melissa & Joey 23:05 Scrubs 23:30 Scandal 00:20 Castle 01:10 Bones 02:00 Desperate Housewives 02:45 Melissa & Joey 03:10 Scrubs 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 04:50 Tough Love: Miami

07:30 Corruptor, The 09:30 Elder Son, The 11:00 Bachelor, The 13:00 Lost In Space 15:30 Vincere 18:00 Last Night 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Twilight (2008) 23:15 All Good Things 01:00 Hustler TV 02:45 Oscar 05:00 Piranha 06:30 LTV Sports News

How To Make It In America 16:30 One Tree Hill 17:15 Borgias The 19:05 Harry’s Law 19:50 Privileged 20:35 Friends 21:00 Closer, The 21:45 Five Days 2 22:50 C.S.I. Miami 23:35 Supernatural 00:30 Love In The Time Of Cholera 03:25 How To Make It In America 03:55 One Tree Hill 04:40 Borgias The 06:30 Harry’s Law

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 2010 World’s Strongest Man 00:30 Planet Speed 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 05:00 Grand American Series 2012

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

08:00 Il Ciclone 10:00 Outland 12:00 Heartbreaker 14:00 Hole, The (2009) 16:00 Invisible Sign, An 18:00 Roommate, The 19:45 Agora 22:00 Lovely Bones, The 00:20 Daring! TV 04:05 Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows 06:30 Twilight

Basketball Big Ten Tournament #3: Teams Tba 06:25 It’s Kind Of A Funny Story 08:10 A Better Life 09:50 Runaway Jury 12:00 Cine News 12:50 Uranya 14:30 The Three Musketeers 16:25 $5 A Day 18:05 Hollywood 1on1 18:40 Doctor Dolittle 20:10 The Ides Of March 22:00 A Thousand Acres 23:55 We Need To Talk About Kevin 01:50 The Son Of No One 03:25 Cine News 04:20 Seeking Justice

18:50 Midnight Run 21:00 Real Steel 23:10 TheFollowing 00:00 Cine News 01:00 Prostitution

06:00 Only Hits 08:00 MTV Disaster Date 09:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 Only Hits 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 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 17:00 MTV Pranked 18:00 Only Hits 19:00 McCafé Music Project 19:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 20:00 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 21:00 MTV Underemployed 23:00 MTV Flash Prank 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 Only Hits

19:25 The Cake Eaters 21:00 Nicostratos: Le Pelican 22:40 Paul 00:30 Bloodworth 05:40 Another Earth 07:15 Extreme Measures 09:15 Source Code 10:50 Cine News 13:05 War Of The Buttons 15:00 Sweet Home Alabama 16:55 Cine News 17:30 The Deep Blue Sea 19:15 Mad On Novacinema 19:55 The Descendants 22:00 Catch. 44 23:45 Friends With Kids 01:35 Cine News 03:50 Operation: Endgame

19:30 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Big Ten Tournament #1: Teams Tba 22:00 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Big Ten Tournament #2: Teams Tba 00:00 Pass Time 00:30 Stuntbusters 01:00 Pinks All Out Atlanta 02:00 Big Ten Women’s

07:00 Northern Pursuit 08:35 Designing Woman 10:30 High Society 12:15 The Champ 14:20 Double Trouble 15:50 The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn 17:45 Cheyenne Autumn 20:20 Forbidden Planet 22:00 Straight Time 23:55 Eye Of The Devil 01:30 The Outﬁt 03:10 Double Trouble 04:40 High Society

By Preston Wilder

Catch .44 (Novacinema1, 22.00) Malin Akerman is a waitress - but “you also do somethin’ else really well,” leers a sleazy Bruce Willis. Bruce is talking about robbery, and he’s got a little job to suggest - but the job goes wrong, the whole thing is a set-up, the double-crosses pile up and no-one is what they seem. Have we left out any crime-movie clichés yet? “The guy who made this movie is trying to be Quentin Tarantino,” quips a wise man on YouTube, though even Tarantino has moved on from this kind of flippant neo-noir; QT-heads may like it anyway, especially if they have a strong stomach for violence, thrive on sarcastic adolescent humour and appreciate the thought of pudgy Forest Whitaker with a Mexi-

can accent. “A good soundtrack, bunch of cute girls, somewhat stylish cinematography and gun play does not make for a passable movie,” claims an irate Canadian at the Internet Movie Database. Actually, mate, you just made it sound irresistible. Made in 2011.

25th Hour (Capital, 22.45) This soulful Spike Lee drama was all but ignored when it came out (it won no Oscar nominations) yet it made loads of ‘Best of the Decade’ lists eight years later, especially in the US. What changed? Maybe the difference is 9/11, which Americans were more able to process by the end of the decade - and the film isn’t ‘about’ 9/11 but the tragedy looms large over this tale

25th Hour

of a convicted criminal (Edward Norton) enjoying a final night of freedom in the company of his two best friends, Wall Street trader Barry Pepper and highschool teacher Philip Seymour Hoffman. Or maybe it’s because it contains two of the most dazzling scenes in 00s cinema - including a haunting ending which obviously stuck in critics’ minds when it came time to choose the Best of the Decade. The rest of it is full of pleasures - including a mournful symphonic score and Isiah Whitlock Jr (Sen. Davis in The Wire) bringing out his patented “Sheeeeyit!” - but it’s hard to decipher what it’s saying (though it’s clearly about Doing the Right Thing) and “Make me ugly” is vaguely ludicrous. You’ll know it when you hear it. Made in 2002.

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PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved, you solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. With the ‘X’ sudoku, the shaded X must also contain the numbers 1-9.

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CRYPTIC: Across –1 Mess-up; 4 Seduce; 7 Gravamen; 8 Same; 9 Clothes-horse; 13 Strain; 14 Mayhem; 15Conglomerate; 18 Emma; 19 Takeover; 20 Creepy; 21Roller. Down –1 Magic; 2 Shako; 3 Pimpernel; 4 Sun; 5Destroyer; 6 Competent; 10 Latecomer; 11 Train fare; 12Homemaker; 16 Anvil; 17 Error; 19 Tay.

QUICK: Across– 1 Custom; 4 Jackal; 7 Islander; 8 Raid; 9 Flick through;13 Turret; 14 Preﬁx; 15 Disadvantage; 18 Cram; 19Knitwear; 20 Edison; 21 Gentle. Down – 1 Chief; 2 Salmi;3 Meditated; 4 Jar; 5 Corpulent; 6 Alighting; 10Laundered; 11 Christmas; 12 Repeating; 16 Adept; 17Eyrie; 19 Kin.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

A plan of action coming from a hunch or intuitive insight may be the one to go for. You may be seeing things from a very different perspective today, perhaps a more holistic one. There may be feelings you need to share, or things you need to say, and the chances are from now you’ll do so from a more understanding and compassionate perspective.

You may be very interested in deeper issues and in how you can use your dreams, intuition and powers of foresight to improve your life. It may be important to get your thoughts and feelings in alignment with what you want, as you’ll be more likely to get a positive result. A ﬂirtation could be very intense, deeply romantic and very enjoyable.

With Mercury still retrograde and spinning a web of confusion and enchantment in your home zone, you may wonder what happened to your plans. Best to act on internal cues which may be a whole different ball game to the day you had envisaged. Set the scene and stay in with your sweetheart as the mood is ultra romantic and dreamy.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

If you want to enjoy friendship, you should have no trouble finding it. Support should be in ready supply as well as invites for a fun night out. If you need to work on a mutual plan or project, you’ll likely have no problem and may even find you are quite efficient when it comes to getting results. A flirtatious energy means a date may be on the horizon.

Romance can be warm and burn brightly throughout the day. You and your sweetheart may be magically and mystically in tune with each other, bringing you closer together than ever. If you’re involved in business negotiations though, you’ll need to keep your wits about you as things may not be as cut and dried as you might hope.

Do your best to make the most of new encounters today, especially those that may have a business or commercial link. There seems to be plenty of options for business discussions and a chance to cement a few deals - but do read the small print ﬁrst. You may gain a lot from helping out with community projects and taking on some responsibilities.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

It’s important that you nail down a business contract or other deal, especially if it looks to be ﬁnancially positive. There’s much that can be achieved today that could pave the way for a more secure and rewarding future. Don’t delay, grab any golden opportunities. It’s also a good idea to mix business with pleasure. Connect with colleagues.

Strengthen the possibility of getting a wage rise or increasing your income by putting ideas into action. It may be a good day to translate your thoughts into a business plan that you can work on immediately or use to get any funding you might want. Health wise, don’t dilly-dally where diet and exercise are concerned. Take the plunge Libra.

A very Neptunian focus may stir both confusion and idealism concerning ﬁnances and values, which means you need to be watchful. It may be best not to seek solid results in the morning, but with careful planning you may achieve a breakthrough later on. What gets said or planned could have a hidden agenda, so be careful or get some trusted feedback.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

A message from faraway may inspire your imagination as well as your feelings. Whether this is an online connection or the chance to chat with an old ﬂame, feelings may be more intense than you wanted or realised them to be. You may need to tread with care as Saturn aspects Pluto. Try to keep things light and easy - avoid heavy and complicated.

With a fabulous line-up in your romance zone, you may be spoilt for choice as far as dating goes. The presence of Venus here sweetens your life and may encourage you to drop your guard and be more approachable. Accept or extend invitations and make the most of this chance which could bring an exciting and welcome love tryst your way.

Friendship at its best is a very reassuring concept. When two people are in tune as individuals, but come together to achieve things, to entertain or support one another, it can be quite a thing. This is possible for you now. Then again, someone you have never thought of in romantic terms could take on a much more alluring vibe from now.

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PERSONAL GERMAN MAN, 50 years, searching a nice women. Mobil:00491736590562 ***************************** GENTLEMEN. Are you looking to meet an attractive, beautiful, gorgeous, successful lady who has a lot to offer, love, beauty and personality? Very energetic, sweet, pretty and stylish lady. She is divorced 42. Dr. Pathologist self employed, good ﬁnancially. She prefers to spend her free time playing tennis, swimming, exploring nature. +357 99 314108, 70005150 or Email: singles@ kronos2.net

MISCELLANEOUS MR NICOS ZIVANAS from Nicosia and MRS ANA-IONELA NEGRUTIU from Romania are pleased to announce their engagement.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY!! - invest in an existing farming enterprise for a minimum investment of €30 000. We guarantee a return of 6-8% p.a contact: Charlie 99644021 email: parrotcafe@gmail.com *****************************

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - CYPRUS Is drink costing you more than just money? AA could be the answer. Meeting at the following locations/days. Call to speak to an AA member. Ayia Napa Monday 97798043 Larnaca Tuesday (Polish spk) 96616589 Thursday 24645523 / 99259264 Limassol Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday / Saturday 25368265 / 99559322 Nicosia Wednesday/Sunday 99013596 Paphos Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday 99916331 / 99399240 Details of meetings are available on www.aa-europe. net ***************************

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1. Industrial freezer – CORECO Height 200cm, width 68cm, depth 58cm 2. Electrolux Freezer, model EUC3109X, width-595mm, height-1800mm, depth623mm, freezing capacity-24kg/24hours, energy class A 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 *****************************

SERVICES ***************************** PROFESSIONAL UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, also carpets, rugs and mattresses. Special offers now available. FREE STAIN GUARD FOR LIMITED TIME For a quote call Rickys Cleaning Services on 99131044 (all areas) info@rcs-cyprus.net / www. rcs-cyprus.net

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Nicosia - tel: 22 818583 fax: 22 676385 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

************************** 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 *****************************

FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND LAND FOR SALE MITSERO. 7 skalas. 10% build. South facing, unobstructed views. Access road, water, electricity. Fenced compound with 48sq.meter timber framed 2 bedroom unit, septic tank, grey water system, storage, workshop. €135,000 mobile 99594205 pumpitch@ hotmail.com PLOT FOR SALE IN KATO PLATRES in a pine tree area. It comes with title deeds, 1095 square feet. Tel. 99881051. 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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PETS 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 be-

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tween hours 10-2 or email ndsadoptions@gmail.com ***************************** 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 adoptions call 99 520 511 Monday-Friday or email ndsadoptions@gmail. com ***************************** VICO KENNEL: Dog Training Centre and Boarding Kennel. Facebook VICO KENNEL. Tel. 97774377, Larnaca. ***************************

FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 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 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER/PRADO white 1998, exceptional condition inside and out. Many extras. Any inspection welcome. €7950 ono. Tel: 99680747 ***************************** BLACK HONDA CBR1100XX SUPERBLACKBIRD registered new in June 2011 as new condition with 12000 km. Any inspection welcome. €6950. Call Philip 99680747 *****************************

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PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA ***************************** LUXURY FULLY - FURNISHED apartment for rent - Esperides Nicosia, 2-bedroom, all-appliances, airconditioned, parking. €850pcm. Contact 22-316275 or 99436275. ***************************** 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 floor apart., Agios Andreas, Acropolis, Engomi from €1000 Photos www.markidesestates.com Markides 22378898 / 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 veranda. 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 TO LET fully furnished upper house in Ayios Dometios. 3 bedrooms, 2 wc 2

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sitting rooms, 2 verandas, a/c in rooms. €480pm. Call 99628100 ***************************** 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 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 detached house, 200sq.m, central heating, full

a/c, 3wc, blinds and curtains, open plan kitchen with cooker, oven and dishwasher, veranda with bbq, good size garden, covered parking, storage room, alarm system, in a quiet area – Archangellos €1100 (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. Available end of February – Makedonitissa €1600 (H4MAK0023-R), (photos on the website). 7. 3 bedr detached ground floor house with separate maid’s room, with very big garden with grass (200sq.m) and covered patio with bbq and bar, central heating, full a/c, 180sq.m, FULLY FURNISHED or NOT, 2 covered parking, storage room, in a very quiet neighbourhood opposite Acropolis park - Acropolis €1500 - H3ACS0004-R (pho-

tos on website). 8. 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. Available END of February - Makedonitissa €1500. 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 fireplace, 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). 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 ambassa-

dor residence.- STROVOLOS €700 (H4ST10043-R), (photos in the website). 11. 4 bedr new luxury finished detached house with central heating 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). 12. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 450sq.m, central heating, full a/c, office space, separate maid’s room, big kitchen with sitting room and fireplace and all the electrical appliances, all the sitting areas

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viewing the garden with grass, blinds on all windows downstairs, very big bedrooms with parquet floor, main bedroom with jacuzzi, 2 covered parking spaces near Alpha Mega supermarket and English School. AVAILABLE END OF JUNE 2013 – Strovolos €2700 (H4ST1003-R), (photos on the website). 13. 3 bedr upstairs and 2 separate bedrooms in the basement luxury 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. 3 bedr +office space +attic room +separate big maid’s/ playroom in the basement semi detached house, recently renovated with big sitting and dining areas with marble floor, big kitchen with cooker and oven and family room, central heating, 3 bathrooms, 4 wc, 6 a/c units, covered parking, behind Hilton Park near the park – Engomi €1700 (H4ENG0003-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 neighbourhood park – Platy Aglantzias €2500 (H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website) For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com

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 heating-independent, full a/c, structure 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) 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) (pho-

tos in the website) 6. 2 bedr new luxury apartment, modern nicely furnished, storage heaters, 2 a/c, 100sq.m, big covered verandah with nice view, covered parking off Digenis Akritas street near Debenhams shop, walking distance to the centre. PRICE INCLUDES COMMON EXPENSES. – Lykavitos €450 (A1LYK0020-R) (photos in the website) 7. 1 bedr cozy luxury apar tment,6 0sq.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 €500 (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 , off Kyriakou Matsi street very close to the centre on foot– Agioi Omologites €550 (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 middle of February – Acropolis €800 A2ACS0002-R (photos in the website) . 10. 2 bedr luxury spacious apartment, 85sq.m, big sitting room, big fully equipped kitchen, nicely modern furnished, storage heaters, full a/c, big bedrooms, covered veranda with nice view, covered parking, off Prodromou street. – Engomi €600 (A2ENG0017-R) (photos in the website) 11. 2 bedr luxury spacious apartment on a small modern building with central heating independent (with petrol), full a/c, solid parquet floor, big bedrooms, big sitting room with open plan kitchen, big covered veranda, FULLY MODERN FURNISHED, covered parking off Makarios Avenue in a quiet area near the centre - Nicosia €800 (A2NIC0030-R) (photos in the website) 12. 2 bedr new modern luxury finished apartment with parquet floor, central heating independent, 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 €650 (A2LYK0024-R) (photos on 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 (A4ENG0003-R) (photos on the website) 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 shutters opening to the veranda, fully equipped kitchen with expensive electrical appliances, 2 parking places (1 covered), in a very quiet neighbour-

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et building. Just painted. Cozy. Long let. Tel 99474573. 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 aircondition. 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. Cen-

tral 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 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/C-toilet in main bed-

room. Semi/full furnished. Fitted kitchen with electrical appliances, ﬁreplace. Toilet/ shower. €550pm negotiable. Tel 96891800. GROUND FLOOR HOUSE, furnished renovated this year. Laminated parke ﬂoor, and big wardrobes in the 3 bedrooms. Rent €590.00 Tel 99497576 99886775

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LARNACA FOR RENT fully furnished 1 bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel 99202543 1 BEDROOM flat in Ermou Square area Larnaca - 2 bedroom flat in Phaneromenis area Larnaca. Call 96693375 ***************************** 1. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. Simply stunning one bedroom fully furnished property on gated development in Pyla. Available for immediate occupation. €250.00 Ref. TLL514. Tel 24815926 2. Superior Real Estate Lar-

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Sport IN BRIEF Lakers silenced by Thunder

Tempers boil over: Dan Cole (fourth left) says England will have to do better after losing the scrummaging battles against both Ireland and France

Cole issues warning to Italy By Alex Lowe DAN Cole has warned Italy that England’s underperforming scrum is building towards a big performance in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations showdown at Twickenham. Unusually for a nation with such a strong set piece tradition, England are on the Grand Slam trail in spite of their scrum and lineout. England lost the scrummaging battles against both Ireland and France while the red rose lineout has not been a well-oiled machine so far in the RBS 6 Nations championship. The seat of Italy’s power lies up front and Cole knows England must improve if they are to douse the Azzurri ﬁres.

England scrum target a big performance “We haven’t played a complete game as a forward pack, especially in the scrums,” Cole said. “Against the French the back ﬁve probably pushed the best they’ve done so far but we had issues in the front-row. “Against Ireland the frontrow were fairly settled but the back ﬁve weren’t. “We need to be more mentally alert. At some point, and hopefully this weekend, I think there is going to be an 80-minute set-piece with everyone doing what needs to be done. “Potentially we’re very good but potential means

nothing if we’re not doing things as well as we can. “Italy pride themselves on their set-piece and they’ll come to Twickenham wanting to hurt us there. We’ve got to be ready for that and better than them.” Cole was surprised to see Italy’s pack dominated by Wales in Rome two weekends ago and he expects an Azzurri backlash, led by his Leicester club-mate Martin Castrogiovanni. “Italy will look at that game, as we will at our French game, and try and make improvements,” Cole said. “Their focus will be on their

scrum. They’ll see our struggles against France and try and target us there.” Cole has come in for some criticism for his performances against the Irish loosehead Cian Healey and the French prop Thomas Domingo, who he rates as his toughest opponent. For all the plaudits he has received for his work at the breakdown, Cole understands his bread and butter is scrummaging and he is determined to get that right. “The scrum is what you look after and if I’m going backwards in the scrum it doesn’t matter - whatever I’m doing round the ﬁeld,

I won’t be in the team,” he said. “You’ve got to get that right but you can’t do it yourself. It’s that ability to get everyone focused on one job and operating at 100%.” Cole and Castrogiovanni have battled for the Leicester tighthead jersey for the last ﬁve years and there will be a few pleasantries exchanged after kick-off. “You’re going against clubmates, guys you’re seeing day in day out and that can add to the excitement of the affair in terms of banter,” Cole said. “You’ve got deal with them every day so you want to be the one who wins. There might be a bit of sledging, at the back of a lineout if we can catch our breath for long enough!”

Unbeaten cancer survivor Pianeta next for champ Wladimir Klitschko

Dr Steelhammer: Wladimir Klitschko will put his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles on the line

WLADIMIR Klitschko will next defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight crowns against unbeaten cancer survivor Francesco Pianeta. Klitschko (59-3, 50 KO wins) is seeking to make his 14th successful world title defence against the Germanbased Italian southpaw in Mannheim on May 4. The Ukrainian and elder brother Vitali hold all the major heavyweight honours and have ruled the division for the best part of the decade. Few, if any, will give Pianeta much hope of handing the the 36-year-old his fourth professional defeat and his ﬁrst since 2004, although Klitschko is taking the chal-

lenge against his former sparring partner seriously. “I have a lot of respect for Francesco Pianeta. He is young, a southpaw and has an immense fighting spirit,” said Klitschko on his official website. “He will do anything to reach his goal. I am warned and will prepare myself very intensively.” Pianeta (28-0-1, 15KO wins) defeated ex-world champion Oliver McCall and former challenger Frans Botha both of whom were well into their 40s - last year and has won eight fights in a row since recovering from cancer in 2010. “As a sparring partner I was in Wladimir’s camp last year.

I saw his weaknesses and will use them,” said the 28-yearold. “I know many experts see me as the underdog but I like this role and will shock the boxing world when I knock out Klitschko.” In other news meanwhile, Ricky Burns’ world lightweight unification fight against Miguel Vazquez has been postponed. They were due to meet in London on 16 March but IBF champion Vazquez has pulled out with a viral infection. Instead of WBO title-holder Burns fighting a replacement, the match has been rescheduled for April 20 at the same venue, London’s Wembley Arena.

THE Los Angeles Lakers were looking to make a statement. After climbing to within two games of the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs, they needed a victory over one of the elite teams to prove they were for real. The Lakers (30-11) found that test in Oklahoma City (44-16), the defending conference champions. Even though a battered and beat up L.A. squad fought down to the final minutes, they still fell 122-105 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook had a gamehigh 37 points on 15-for-29 shooting. He also racked up 10 rebounds and five assists. Kevin Durant added 26 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Kobe Bryant paced L.A. with 30 points and was 11-for-12 from the charity stripe. Steve Nash kicked in 20 points and Metta World Peace added 16 in the defeat. Elsewhere, the Denver Nuggets won their sixth consecutive game by scrapping out a 120-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Nuggets (40-22) became just the fourth Western Conference team to reach the 40-win mark and improved to 14-19 on the road. The Kings (21-41), meanwhile, dropped 15-14 at home. Avery Bradley meanwhile scored a season-high 22 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-101 at Wells Fargo Centre.

Greek judoka suspended GREEK judoka Ioulietta Boukouvala has been suspended for 18 months for insulting referees and “making inappropriate comments concerning expatriate athletes”, the Greek Judo Federation said in a statement this week. The 29-year-old, who competes in the 57kg category and is one of Greece’s most prominent athletes, is no stranger to speaking out about ofﬁcials. She criticised match referees at the London 2012 Olympics for not punishing Yurisleydis Lupetey after accusing the Cuban of biting her on the hand during the ﬁrst round bout which Boukouvala surprisingly lost.

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Sport Rain spoils Dunedin's ‘arrival’ on international stage

Pro golfers and amateurs battle it out at Elea

By Greg Stutchbury

Huge step forward for golf in Cyprus WITH clubs in hand and battling forceful winds of up to 50kph, the top-ranked amateur golfers in Cyprus, according to the National Order Of Merit for 2012, put their best swing forward against the professional golfers’ team at the Elea Golf Estate in Paphos, which unexpectedly resulted in a tie. The prize – a trophy aptly named the PGA vs CGF Cup (PGA standing for the Professional Golfers’ Association and CGF standing for Cyprus Golf Federation) - was provided by the CGF, the organisation responsible for amateur golf on the island and the ofﬁcial body under which the PGA operates. The amateur team, comprising Joe Maddocks, Harry Maratheftis, David Pitts, Tom Bestford, Robert Reynolds, Pavlos Efstathiou, Chris Furneaux and Roger Birkett were captained by Peter Greenwood-Jones. Chosen based solely on their combined results from a mix of open tournaments held across Cyprus throughout 2012, known as the National Order of Merit, some of the team members were actually junior members, under 18-years-old. The professional team, comprised Andrew Darker (Captain), Adam Collinson,

Paul Dyer, Danny Heard, Giles Johnson, David McKibben, Karl Morgan, and Neil Sweeney. The match was to be decided in a 4-ball betterball format over 18 holes, with a point for a win and half for a draw. A betterball format dictates that all team members play their own ball but that each team only puts forward the lowest (better) score to represent them to gain a point per hole, the winning team then being determined by the most points accrued over the 18 holes. All the matches remained close throughout, though not without highlights, as Greenwood-Jones explained afterwards. “One particular hole, the 17th stood out for me. Andrew Darker played driver, driver, wedge to within a yard of the hole scoring a four. My team scored a ﬁve and under normal play would have secured at least a half!” The amateurs took full advantage of the conditions, many using the skills that they had recently learnt at the AIMPOINT seminar with Jamie Donaldson at Aphrodite Hills, the week before. The day was regarded as both a great success and a huge step forward for golf in Cyprus with the two teams

vowing to do better at Minthis Hills, the location for the next tournament to be held in February 2014. For amateurs wishing to compete in the 2013 PGA vs CGF Cup, the qualifying events are listed below. Early entry is strongly advised. Sunday 12th May – L. Gichrist Open – Minthis Hills Sunday 14th June - Keo Open – Minthis Hills Saturday 22nd June Open tournament – Aphrodite Hills Saturday 13th July - Open tournament – Aphrodite Hills Saturday 17th August Open tournament – Aphrodite Hills Sunday 15th September – R. Stock Open – Minthis Hills Saturday 16th November - Elea Masters – Elea Golf Estate Scoring for the National Order Of Merit is based on gross scores with points awarded to the top players at each event. The amateurs with the highest combined results from of all the qualifying events for the year are then selected for the amateur team to play the pros in the PGA vs CGF Cup. For further details about the PGA Cyprus, please contact Andrew Darker at andrewdarker@pgacyprus. com

The top-ranked amateur golfers put their best swing forward against the pro team at the Elea Golf Estate in Paphos

Ferrari star Alonso says the best is yet to come By Alan Baldwin FERRARI’S Fernando Alonso warned his Formula One rivals this week that he was in better shape than ever. The Spaniard, a double world champion with Renault, told reporters at a media event for sponsors Santander at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya that the season starting in Australia on March 17 could be his best yet. “Last year was the best year of my career and I was very happy with the performance, but I think this year will be better,” said Alonso. “We have a better starting point, and I have learned from some of the mistakes from last year. “The trust, conﬁdence and motivation are better than any other year and pit stop wise, with starts - all these things - we are constantly learning. I have

The Spanish double world champion puts his car through its paces in pre-season testing prepared better. I am better than last year.” Alonso ﬁnished overall runner-up to Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel last year but, in ﬁghting for the title

with a car that was not the fastest and that had started the season well off the pace, felt it was the most satisfying of his career. The new Ferrari F138 has

looked far more competitive in testing and Alonso has said it is 200 times better than the old one, which still won three races last year, was at this stage of

the season. The Spaniard did not take part in the first pre-season test in Jerez, preferring to focus on his fitness instead with a regime that Ferrari said was worthy of a top Olympic athlete. “Last year I was obviously motivated and wanted to win, but I arrived in Australia and Malaysia without very much confidence of what we could do and not so much confidence in the car,” he said. “I did not have so much trust in what we were doing...we were a little bit lost. “I am more motivated than last year, but of course I also need a better car than last year because we were too far from the leaders,” added the 31year-old. Alonso expected Red Bull, with triple champion Vettel and Australian Mark Webber, to be ahead still in Melbourne but felt a podium should be in reach for Ferrari.

OTAGO Cricket Chief Executive Ross Dykes was left disappointed and frustrated yesterday after bad weather washed out the opening day of the first Test between New Zealand and England and rained on University Oval’s parade. The match has been billed as the ground’s arrival as a true international cricket venue and the culmination of more than a decade of strategic planning, which included a lengthy battle with the local preservation society and massive upgrades of drainage, wicket block and playing facilities. Thousands of fans were reportedly flooding into town for the match, while there was intense local and international media interest. Expectations were, putting it mildly, high. But then the rain came. And it rained. And rained. And rained. The first day was washed out without a ball being bowled and more than 4,000 fans who had flooded into the picture-postcard ground across the road from the new Otago Regional Stadium were forced to slosh their way back into the bars, restaurants and hotels of downtown Dunedin. “I suppose the real disappointment was everything was set,” Dykes told Reuters in his office in a modern addition linked to the back of the old grandstand. “The ground looked immaculate. The stands were filling up. You saw the toss and ... everything was building towards a great climax ... then you saw the rain and it was just a damp squib. “I know there are four more days and the weather forecast is going to perk up but you gear yourself for day one really and the expectation was pretty high.” The England Test was supposed to be University Oval’s ‘arrival’ party, Dykes said. It is the match Otago Cricket had been targeting to host ever since the ground was awarded its first Test against Bangladesh in early 2008. The local cricket association, in conjunction with Dunedin City Council and Otago University, began refurbishing the ground, increasing the size of the wicket block from five to eight pitches. Poor drainage facilities that blighted the ground’s second Test involving West Indies in December 2008 meant the council helped fund a new porous base underneath the playing surface and major drainage works. Another major problem for the redevelopment was an 80-year-old former art gallery at one end of the ground, which meant the straight boundaries were only 50 metres away.

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Sport

Spurs squad is the best in my time at the Lane, says Defoe

Hiddink targets Newcastle scalp

Tottenham ready for mouth-watering Europa showdown with Inter Milan

By Damian Spellman

By Mark Bryans TOTTENHAM striker Jermain Defoe believes the current crop of players is the best he has played with during his time at White Hart Lane. Defoe, 30, has spent more than seven years as a Spurs player over two spells at the club. During that time the England international has played with the likes of Dimitar Berbatov, Rafael van der Vaart, Robbie Keane and Luka Modric, but Defoe feels the squad assembled under Andre Villas-Boas is brimming with quality. “I think it probably is the best squad since I have been here,” he said. “As a player I have always said when you are playing with good players it makes it easier. Especially as a forward, you know you are going to get chances in a game to score. “There are players that could walk into other top teams in the Premier League, but it is great for everyone and keeps you on your toes because you know if you get an opportunity you have to take it. “We have that winning mentality in training - it is just a good time to be here. “There are players that can come into the team and do well so there is that competition which is always healthy. It is a great time to be at the club, we are playing with great players and the sky is the limit.” Defoe looks certain to start Spurs’ Europa League last-16 tie with Inter Milan tonight as he has fully recovered from injury and fellow forward Emmanuel Adebayor is a major doubt with a knee problem.

Jermain Defoe says conﬁdence within the squad is sky high at the moment, with everybody desperate to play The former West Ham and Portsmouth striker reckons the camaraderie off the pitch is also the best he can remember at the club. “I feel good and have trained for a full week with no problems, so I’m ready to go,” he said. “I was having a joke with Scott Parker yesterday and we were saying sometimes that if you have got a little knock you just need to stay on it and make sure you’re ﬁt and ready because if you are out of the squad some-

one will come in and they will do well, because it is such a good team to play in. “I have been here for many years now and in my opinion, in terms of team spirit it is the best it has ever been. “Everyone is buzzing around the training ground and putting the work in. Even the players that are injured are working hard to get back. “It is the winning mentality that I think we have got now. In games when things aren’t going great everyone gets

stuck in and just keeps going, it is a good thing to have. It is important to have that I think.” Gareth Bale has been grabbing the headlines for Spurs of late and will have fond memories of facing Inter after he scored a hat-trick in a Champions League tie between the two sides in 2010. “I don’t think he has surprised me to be honest, he is a great player and what he has done over the past couple of months has been unbelievable,” Defoe said of Bale.

“Even when he was at Southampton I always thought back then that he was special and it was always a matter of time until he cold make that step up into the Premier League and do the same. “He has realised that he is a good ﬁnisher - in fact he is a great ﬁnisher with a great left foot. When things aren’t going well in a game he can just take the ball, beat two players and score. I think he has got 16 league goals, that is amazing.”

Steaua undaunted by Chelsea test By Matt McGeehan

Under-ﬁre Rafa Benitez takes his Chelsea team to Romania for the ﬁrst leg of their Europa League tie against Steaua

STEAUA Bucharest are unfazed at the prospect of facing 2012 Champions League winners Chelsea after already eliminating Ajax from the Europa League this term. Steaua today host Chelsea in the Europa League last-16 ﬁrst leg at the National Arena in Bucharest after the Blues narrowly negotiated their round-of-32 clash with Sparta Prague and the Romanians claimed a penalty shootout victory over Ajax. Goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu, the penalty shootout hero, said on www.uefa.com: “Chelsea are a better team than Ajax - they are the UEFA Champions League holders so they are obviously the stronger team. “Sure, it will be much harder than a game against a top Romanian side - we are talking about ‘Europe’s queen’ - and I have no doubt I will have much more work to do than against a ‘normal’ European team. “As we proved in the two games against Ajax, we can be a match for anyone, no matter who they are. “Before every game - regardless of the competition - I don’t feel any pressure on me. All I

focus on are positive thoughts.” Like Chelsea, Steaua have one European Cup to their name, having won the continent’s most prestigious tournament in 1986. This season is the first time they have reached the last 16 in Europe since 2005/06, when Steve McClaren’s Middlesbrough knocked them out in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Two Romanians have played for Chelsea to mixed degrees of success. Former Steaua right-back Dan Petrescu won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners Cup during five years at Stamford Bridge, while striker Adrian Mutu’s short spell ended in disgrace when he tested positive for cocaine. Laurentiu Reghencampf’s Steaua side are eight points clear at the top of the Romanian league and their only loss in their last seven was the first leg with Ajax, at the Amsterdam Arena where the Europa League final will be held in May. Tatarusanu believes the sum of Steaua’s parts can perform better than the Blues’ talented individuals. “Chelsea have more skilful individuals but we are a very solid group,” he said. “Chelsea are the favourites but we all know that football is unpredictable and anything is possible.”

ANZHI Makhachkala boss Guus Hiddink has challenged his players to fulfil their European dreams having already reached their first target. The Dutchman will send his side into Europa League battle with Newcastle at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium tonight having guided them into the last 16, his objective when they embarked upon the campaign in the second qualifying round in July last year. However, having come this far, he is determined to extend their run further. Hiddink said: “We are going to have another very interesting and very tough contest against a team who reinforced themselves in the past weeks dramatically in a positive way. “Regarding ourselves, we are very happy, of course, that we have reached our aim that we set at the beginning of the season, to survive the winter-time in Europe. “Then we got a good result against Hannover in the two games and then you are in the last 16 in Europe, which is a very good success. “But having got there, we are so eager to see what we can do to make the next step, and it’s also good to see how our team is in comparison with teams who have the experience already of playing for many years in a tough league, plus sometimes Europe.” Hiddink last locked horns with the Magpies as Chelsea manager in April 2009, in what was the first game of Alan Shearer’s brief and illfated reign as manager at St James’ Park. The Blues won 2-0 on Tyneside that day on their way to a third-place finish and Champions League qualification, while just a few weeks later Newcastle suffered the humiliation of relegation. However, the Anzhi manager is well aware of the recovery job started by Chris Hughton and continued by Alan Pardew, and he expects a difficult tie following the injection of new blood at Newcastle in January. Hiddink said: “It’s a strong team. We have seen them in their contests in Europe, but also we have seen them in the games they have recently played in the Premier League.”

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Champions League

Apologetic Ronaldo delights in Real’s Old Trafford success

Underdogs Dortmund working up European appetite

‘It was emotional for me and unbelievable’

By Karolos Grohmann

By Sonia Oxley CRISTIANO Ronaldo has celebrated dozens of goals at Old Trafford but Tuesday’s winner for Real Madrid against Manchester United was the first time he held up his hands in apology after scoring. The Portuguese, who spent six years at United from 2003, completed a 2-1 comeback win for Real who went through to the Champions League quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate. He received a rousing welcome back before the match, but broke the home fans’ hearts when he slid in at the far post after 69 minutes to sweep the ball into the net. “It was an emotional moment for me. I just have one word to say - unbelievable. What the supporters do to me is they make me feel shy,” Ronaldo, who also scored Real’s equaliser in the first leg in Madrid, told Sky Sports. As a mark of respect to the United fans who once adored him, he pointedly refused to celebrate his winner, shrugging his shoulders and lifting his arms as if to say sorry. “It’s respect for the affection that people gave me here over many years. Those are feelings that you don’t

forget,” he added on Spanish television broadcaster TVE. “I didn’t celebrate but I was happy inside and what I wanted most was to win and step by step continue on our way to the final of the Champions League.” Before the match United manager Sir Alex Ferguson remembered what the great Brazilian striker Ronaldo did for Real against his team a decade ago, when he scored a hat-trick at Old Trafford to help the Spaniards into the semi finals. “Our main worry,” said Ferguson on Monday, “was not what happened ten years ago but what is going to happen tomorrow.” He was right to be worried. Ronaldo also confessed to being weighed down by the atmosphere, adding: “For the first time in my career I was beaten by the atmosphere. I did not feel comfortable, there were too many feelings, the kick-off ovation. “What the supporters did made me feel quite shy because in my opinion in both games I didn’t play like I play all the time.” Tuesday’s win completed a remarkable week for Real who beat arch-rivals Barcelona in La Liga and the King’s Cup before toppling

United. The match turned when United, 1-0 up and in control, were reduced to ten men as Nani was harshly sent off for raising his foot to Real defender Alvaro Arbeloa after 56 minutes. Ronaldo said he did not see the incident and all that really mattered to him now was success with Real. “I helped my team to score one at home, one away,” he added. I didn’t see the replay of what Nani did, but it’s situations that happen in football.” He also distanced himself from media speculation that he might be returning to his former club. “The United supporters here and the club - it’s massive but at the moment I’m very happy at Real Madrid and want to be there,” he said. “It was an unbelievable week. We won both games against Barcelona and Manchester United. We’re in good shape and want to carry on like that.” Five years ago Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, scoring in the 1-1 draw in the ﬁnal against Chelsea in Moscow but missing a penalty in the shootout. After seeing off United, a second winner’s medal has come a big step closer.

Cristiano Ronaldo said he was ‘beaten by the atmosphere. I did not feel comfortable, there were too many feelings’

Alarm bells for dropped Rooney By Sonia Oxley

Out-of-favour? Wayne Rooney was left on the bench for the biggest match of Man United’s season

WHEN the raw pain of their Champions League exit subsides and Manchester United look forward to the trophies they can still win this season, one player who may ﬁnd the gloom harder to shift is outof-favour Wayne Rooney. The shock omission from the starting line-up for United’s biggest game of the season in the second leg of their last 16 tie against Real Madrid was overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Nani’s red card and Ronaldo’s Old Trafford return. Before the game, manager Alex Ferguson said the England forward was on the bench because he had not had enough match action after injury but afterwards, with Ferguson too upset to talk, assistant Mike Phelan said the move had been tactical. “In that dressing room, everyone was ﬁt,” Phelan told a news conference after United went out 3-2 on aggregate after a 2-1 defeat on the night. “But big decisions have to be made.”

Alarm bells might be ringing for Rooney when he considers the fate of previously key United players who have been dropped for huge games. Take David Beckham who started on the bench for Real’s 2003 trip to Old Trafford before leaving the club that summer or Ruud van Nistelrooy who was benched for the 2006 League Cup final and a series of other games before departing that year. With striker Robin van Persie enjoying prolific form in his first United season with 19 league goals to his name and Rooney sidelined with a knee injury, the English player has not been grabbing as many headlines as he might. He has, nevertheless, netted 11 league goals including one against Norwich last weekend and might therefore have expected a bigger role against Real Madrid than coming on as a 73rd minute substitute when his team were behind. “Maybe the writing is on the wall for him,” former United midfielder Roy Keane said in the ITV studio before the game. Once branded a “genius” by Ferguson, who persuaded

him to stay at the club when he wanted to quit in October 2010, Rooney has been given a message he is no longer the main man. He had a good chance to score after coming on against Real but sent his effort over, while players who were picked ahead of him were some of United’s best performers with Danny Welbeck and Ryan Giggs at the heart of their best attacking moves. Real manager Jose Mourinho said Ferguson’s judgment over his line-up should not even be being questioned. “Sir Alex has won the right for every decision to be correct and never have a question mark against them,” he told a news conference. “He is the best. He is the top. “You are nobody, I am nobody (to question his decisions). He did a great job.” Picking themselves up from their European despair will not be a problem, according to Phelan. “Disappointment in football is a part of the game,” he said. “For us as a football club, we’ve been here before. We’ll look at certain things and we will kick on now.”

BORUSSIA Dortmund’s sparkling Champions League run this season has seen them advance to the last eight but the underdogs’ hunger for European recognition has yet to be stilled. Their first quarter-final spot in 15 years was sealed on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, giving them a 5-2 aggregate victory. It was a return to the big time for a club that almost went bust less than a decade ago but has turned its fortunes around, becoming arguably the most entertaining team to watch in the tournament this season. “Now that we have made the quarter-finals it is only normal to want to advance another step to the semis,” said a beaming coach Juergen Klopp, who took over in 2008 and led them to domestic league titles in 2011 and 2012. “But obviously that is difficult to do.” Dortmund failed to get out of the group stages last year after years in the football wilderness, but they have been formidable second time around. The 1997 European champions swept aside Ajax Amsterdam, Real Madrid and Manchester City at home to top their pool in the group stage. Their displays have been highly impressive but Klopp does not want to hear about his team suddenly being tipped for the trophy. “We have nothing to do with these estimations of being among the favourites,” said Klopp. “A number of teams that played really well have already been eliminated in the competition. “Those left are all tough opponents and there are no lucky draws left here. “But we showed we have matured and we have become very consistent in our game.” Dortmund’s win on Tuesday was also the best remedy after playing second fiddle to Bayern Munich in Germany this season. They trail Bayern by 17 points in the league and lost to the Bavarians in the German Cup last week. Klopp’s attack-minded players, who outclassed Shakhtar with yet another display of their now trademark positive style, could be forgiven for eyeing the next round and their only chance left for silverware this season. “I do not think we belong to the group of top favourites but the group is getting smaller and our greed is getting bigger,” said Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl. “All the teams left in the competition will be hard to play against but so will we,” he said.

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Juve end seven-year wait as Celtic well beaten Juventus 2 Celtic 0 Aggregate 5-0 By Brian Homewood JUVENTUS reached the Champions League quarter-ﬁnals for the ﬁrst time in seven years last night when they beat Celtic 2-0 to complete an emphatic 5-0 aggregate win in their last-16 tie.

Leading 3-0 from the ﬁrst leg in Glasgow, the Serie A champions and leaders avoided any scares as Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella gave them their ﬁfth successive win in the competition, all without conceding a goal. Despite resting Giorgio Chiellini, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Claudio Marchisio, they also extended their unbeaten run in European competition to 18 games. Celtic were far from

outplayed in the first half, enjoying long periods of possession. The hosts preferred to sit back and play on the counter, but looked like scoring every time they broke forward. Their first goal came from one such move when Andrea Barzagli won the ball in midfield and released Quagliarella. Although his shot was saved by Fraser Forster, Matri was on hand to roll the ball into the net. Arturo Vidal wasted two

chances to increase Juve’s lead before the break and Celtic could have equalised when Giorgos Samaras sent the ball ﬂashing across the face of the goal, but nobody was on hand to turn it in. Forster made a superb save to deny Matri at the start of the ﬁrst half but was powerless in the 65th minute when Pirlo chipped the ball over the Celtic defence to Vidal, who rolled the ball for Quagliarella to score into an empty net.

On a roll: the Italian giants celebrate after extending their unbeaten run in European competition to 18 games

Fergie ‘distraught’ after United’s dramatic exit ‘The best team lost,’ says Real Madrid boss Mourinho

PSG 1 Valencia 1 Aggregate 3-2 By Julien Pretot

ANCHESTER United assistant manager Mike Phelan admitted Sir Alex Ferguson was “not in a fit state” to question why Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir sensationally sent Nani off at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. From a position of some promise, 2-1 up on aggregate after Sergio Ramos’ own goal, ten-man United were dumped out of the Champions League as Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo scored to take Real Madrid into the quarter-finals with a 3-2 aggregate win. United were seething at Cakir’s decision to red card Nani for a high tackle on Arvelo Arbeloa. Rio Ferauded the dinand applauded astically official sarcastically al whisafter the final tle, whilst a clearly guson incensed Ferguson rectook the unprecp of edented step dia avoiding media reduties, preor sumably for fear of what he might say. ger “The manager ate is not in fit state to talk to the out referee about n,” the decision,” an. said Phelan. ol“It speaks volumes that I am

PSG go through after draw with Valencia

Fury: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson cannot hide his feelings towards Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir, who controversially sent off Nani - a decision which had a huge effect on the outcome of the tie sat here instead of the manager of this fantastic football club. We are all witnesses to a d decision that seemed very harsh, and incredible at that mom ment in the g game.” In his role a pundit for as IT ITV, former U United skipper Roy Keane claim claimed the decision to dismiss Nani had been correct. It was not a view

Tough luck: Jose Mourinho sympathised with his friend Sir Alex

shared by many. And none in the dressing room he inhabited for so long. “To say we are disappointed is an understatement,” said Phelan. “We felt as though we had got things right tactically and were reasonably comfortable. That amazing decision changed things totally.” “Off the top of my head, no,” added Phelan, when asked if he had ever felt a greater sense of injustice. “Referees are there to make decisions in big games. There is an element of doing the right thing at the right moment. All you guys and TV audience will have a decision. It is a disappointing

one. It spoiled the game.” The United camp even got words of sympathy from Jose Mourinho, who has been on the wrong end of plenty of debatable decisions in European combat down the years. “Football at this level is such a fine balance,” he said. “Playing with a man down for such a long period of time is going to change a lot. I can say for certain Arbeloa did not feign contact. It was quite strong and he was shown a red. It could have been a yellow. “Somebody can cry. I am the first one. My history is to play with ten in the semi-finals, not in last 16. I try to be

honest. In my opinion, the best team lost. That is football. When we were against ten, we played very well for ten minutes. We gave them a new problem they couldn’t solve. “But I know Old Trafford and what Sir Alex Ferguson could do. We couldn’t control the game by possession. That frustrated me. In that moment Diego Lopez gave us part of the victory. David de Gea was man of the match in Madrid. On Tuesday it was Diego Lopez.” APOLOGETIC RONALDO DELIGHTS IN REAL’S SUCCESS PAGE 31

ARGENTINE striker Ezequiel Lavezzi salvaged a 1-1 home draw for Paris St Germain who overcame Valencia 3-2 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 18 years last night. After a first half short on entertainment, Valencia made the tie interesting when Brazilian Jonas put the Spaniards ahead with a superb 25-metre strike on 55 minutes. But Lavezzi hauled Qatarbacked PSG level 11 minutes later, scoring at the second attempt after his initial shot was parried back to him by keeper Vicente Guaita. The Ligue 1 leaders, who have not lost at their Parc des Princes home in 23 European matches since 2006, last played in the last eight of Europe’s premier club competition in 1995 when they reached the semi-finals.

The Parisians were last in the quarter-ﬁnals 18 years ago