Two government-owned investment firms in Dubai have acquired a 20 percent stake in the colorful Canadian acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil, furthering the desert city's plans to expand its tourism appeal and
Barclays reported a 33 percent drop in first-half profits as it took a 2 billion pound writedown on the value of risky assets, but the profit drop was not as steep as
The dollar weakened broadly on Thursday as dealers took profit from its recent gains ahead of two major interest rate decisions in Europe, and as oil prices stemmed their recent slide to
Transport Minister Nicos Nicolaides has fined the two airports ground handlers, Swissport-Vassilopoulos and LGS Handling, with EUR 112,000 for delays in baggage collection and other incidences, such as refusal to allow a
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday that the opening of the Limnitis crossing point and the pilgrimage of Pyrgos village inhabitants to Saint Mamas church in the
Chairwoman of the Greek National Anti-Doping Council Chara Spiliotopoullou has stressed that the sample taken from a member of the Cypriot Olympic Team in Beijing is not considered to be positive and
Cypriot Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis said on Wednesday that there was a downward trend in fuel prices, which would be beneficial to the island's economy and the spending capacity of consumers.
By Isabel Reynolds Jakarta nurse Yanti Kartina left her family in Indonesia and joined 200 other nurses moving to Japan where a rapidly growing elderly population has created a desperate need for
World stocks slipped on Thursday as disappointing results from major insurers raised concerns about the economic impact from the credit crisis ahead of key interest rate verdicts from the euro zone and
We're a Tuesdays and Thursdays household. Sometimes it's late, sometimes it's a dribble, but the sound of water in our taps is the highlight of my week as Cyprus suffers one of
