The House plenary has ratified an agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and Israel on cooperation in the fields of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. The agreement was signed in Nicosia
The IMF gave no information on Thursday on the course of negotiations between the Cypriot government and the Troika, despite sources in Washington saying that there were obstacles to reaching an agreement,
Cyprus and Finland signed an agreement on Thursday in Nicosia for the avoidance of double taxation, with both sides pointing out its significance for facilitating investments and strengthening bilateral ties. The agreement
Japan's Nikkei rallied for a second day on Friday as a tumbling yen boosted exporters, bucking the global trend that drove stocks elsewhere in Asia down more than 2 percent on the
More than two-thirds of Cypriots have given the island's leftist president the thumbs-down in an opinion poll, putting the opposition firmly in the lead ahead of general elections in February. Most respondents
Australia created the world's largest network of marine national parks on Friday, protecting an area of ocean the size of Western Europe in a move which will prevent oil and gas exploration
Major banks have announced some 160,000 job cuts since early last year and with more lay-offs to come as the industry restructures, many will leave the shrinking sector for good as redundancies
Uganda's parliamentary speaker said she wanted to pass as a "Christmas gift" for Ugandans an anti-gay law, which rights groups have criticized for its draconian penalties against homosexuals. The bill had initially
South African police have arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of attempting to smuggle 220 diamonds out of the country in his digestive tract through Johannesburg's main airport. The Lebanese national bound for
World equity markets fell for a seventh day on Thursday, hit by evidence that Europe's debt crisis has stalled economic growth and by persistent concern over the budget problems in the United
