Cyprus president to send envoy to UN

Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos will be sending an envoy to New York for consultations at the United Nations, according to sources. A UN representative told the Cyprus News Agency that President Papadopoulos

Clerides decorated by President Putin

The previous President of Cyprus, Glafcos Clerides, was one of the six veterans who was honoured yesterday by Russian President during the celebrations dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of Victory in the

EU deploys observers in Lebanon

Following an agreement with the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, the European Commission will deploy next week an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Parliamentary elections in Lebanon, currently scheduled

Cypriots travel abroad in droves

A record number of 860.000 locals traveled abroad last year, of whom about 65.5% or 563.000 were for holidays, about 21% business travel, 11% for studies and 2.5% for other purposes, according