Dr Margaret Chan of China was nominated by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization for the post of Director-General, the technical and administrative officer of the UN organisation. The nomination
 The European Commission released its regular report on Turkey in Brussels on Wednesday.The political dimension of the negotiation process has been removed from this document and is now included in a second
Elmar Brok, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, regretted the de-facto shift of responsibility of the Commission’s progress report on Turkey to the December summit of the EU heads of state and
The Board of Directors of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd appointed as members of the Board Charilaos Stavrakis, Chief Executive Officer-Cyprus and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Yiannis Kypri Group
Cyprus Popular Bank Public Company announced that Efthimios Bouloutas, Managing Director of Marfin Bank, will become the new Managing Director of Popular Bank (Hellas). Bouloutas has served as General Manager of EFG
Freedom of speech in Turkey is not guaranteed, the military still plays a “significant” political role and non-Muslim religious communities face discrimination, the European Commission is set to say in a report
Thousands of Cypriots who have borrowed in Swiss francs (CHF) for housing or other purposes in order to take advantage of the low borrowing costs got an additional bonus after the CHF
The European Commission has urged mobile phone users to turn off their handsets when abroad in protest at “excessively high” roaming charges. Its call came after a survey conducted for the Commission
SMART Technologies Inc, a global education segment leader in easy-to-use interactive whiteboards and other tools, has announced the Middle East launch of the GoWire SMART Board software auto-launch cable, an accessory that
Popular Mechanics magazines has recognized Netgear’s Skype WiFi phone (SPH101) as a “Breakthrough Award” winner for 2006 for its innovation and excellence in both design and engineering. The phone was recently launched
