The centre-right Democratic Party of Cyprus (Diko) has elected challenger Nicolas Papadopoulos as its next president by ousting the incumbent Marios Karoyian in a marginal victory with mutual accusations of vote rigging and manipulation. Only 64% of the party faithful showed up to vote on Sunday, despite both rival camps charging that their opponent had

President Nicos Anastasiades will convene a meeting of the National Council, the top advisory body on the handling of the Cyprus problem, on Monday morning to brief parliamentary political parties on recent developments. The president had an informal meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on November 25 in an effort to make headway towards

The Parliamentary Committee on the Environment has concluded the discussion on a package of proposed legislative measures aimed at incorporating into the national legal order the acquis communautairre on the prevention and control of industrial emissions and industrial waste. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment Adamos Adamou has said that the bills are expected

Unemployment in Cyprus was marginally up at 17% in October, from 16.8% in September, according to data released by Eurostat. In absolute numbers 75,000 people were registered as unemployed, in Cyprus, in October. According to the data in the euro zone the average unemployment rate in October stood at 12.1%, recording a slight drop from

Standard & Poor’s surprised analysts and lifted its credit rating on Cyprus for the first time in three years on Friday, raising it to B- from CCC+, and kept the outlook stable, saying that the immediate risks to the island’s austerity programme had receded. It lowered its credit rating for the Netherlands to AA plus

Emirates, the trend-setting airline that operates four weekly flights from Dubai to Larnaca and on to Malta, has launched direct transatlantic flights from Milan to New York with a flight time of just 9 hours and 20 minutes. Jaber Mohamed, Area Manager Cyprus for one of the fastest-growing airlines, said that the company is excited

The eight-days-Jewish-holiday Chanukah had begun (from Wednesday 27th November) with a splendour that has become a custom in Cyprus for the past 10 years. Hundreds attended the official ceremony which took place at the Municipal theatre in Larnaca. Representatives from the Cypriot government, ambassadors, members of the EU and Israeli parliament, members of the Cypriot

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) and the Cyprus Department of Meteorology signed a Memorandum of Understanding during an official ceremony on Tuesday, 26th November 2013. The agreement was signed on behalf of The Cyprus Institute by its President Prof. Costas N. Papanicolas and on behalf of the Cyprus Department of Meteorology by its Director, Dr. Silas

Based on financial criteria Financial criteria scholarships of a total amount of 17.500 euro have been granted to MBA students who have exemplified financial need during the academic year 2013-2014. This has been an integral part of the MBA Program’s ongoing efforts for offering support to its students. All MBA students had the opportunity to

New Code of Practice by KEFEA Stricter provisions on the promotion of prescription medicines to healthcare professionals are among others points included in the revised Code of Practice by the Cyprus Association of Research and Development Pharmaceutical Companies (KEFEA). The new Code, which has been uploaded to the Association’s website (www.kefea.org.cy), lays the foundation for