The number of Arab tourists who drive into Lebanon is down by 90% this year after months of political unrest in Syria, the only neighbouring country with an open border into Lebanon,
The European Union's executive proposed a coordinated recapitalisation of banks on Thursday as the bloc's regulators met to check on the capital buffers of stressed lenders. "We are now proposing member states
A typical household in Cyprus is estimated to have spent nearly 1.500 euro on its energy needs in 2009, according to the Statistical Service. On the basis of the results of an
Gross basic salaries for teachers entering the profession are lower than national GDP per capita in almost all European countries, and their pay will not even double over the course of their
Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the
* Tributes pour in for Steve Jobs from Samsung, Facebook, Google chiefs * Job's death stirs worries about Apple's innovative streak * Samsung key Apple rival and supplier * Samsung up 3.9
Starting breast cancer screening as early as age 25 may help women who carry a genetic mutation linked to a higher risk of cancer live longer, according to a U.S. study. Researchers,
Steve Jobs, the transcendent Silicon Valley entrepreneur who reinvented the world's computing, music and mobile phone industries and changed the daily habits of millions around the globe, died on Wednesday at the
Sarah Palin said on Wednesday that she will not seek the Republican U.S. presidential nomination in 2012, ending months of speculation and leaving the Republican field largely settled. Palin had left the
Cash-strapped euro zone minnow Cyprus said it would get a 2.5 bln euro loan from close ally Russia on Wednesday, skirting high yield-demanding traditional lenders with an interest rate less than half
