The Ministry of Health has decided to grant temporary licenses to doctors from third countries who are interested in providing treatments and performing operations to foreign patients in Cyprus, provided that these medical treatments are not practiced by Cypriot doctors. Deputy Government Spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos said that the Council of Ministers who met on Wednesday
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Eurozone pulls out of recession during the course of the second quarter of 2013, according to second estimates published by Eurostat. Cyprus and Greece recorded the highest recession, on an annual basis (second quarter of 2013 to second quarter of 2012) In particular, after staying in recession for four successive quarters, Eurozone countries recorded positive
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. Paying the Rent The Risk Watch Column: By Dr Alan Waring No tenant likes paying the rent but most meet contractual obligations to the landlord and pay up on time. Some, however, do not. Non-payment is always a problem for any landlord. With residential tenants, the landlord is likely to find that the ‘system’,
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. The sabre-rattling by rival forces seeking regional hegemony in the Middle East could hurt our already fragile tourism industry, despite assurances from the likes of Britain, the U.S. and Russia, haggling over who has a greater say on Syria. With the economy desperately trying to recover from the aftermath of the austerity-linked bailout, Cyprus
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Sotheby’s announced that it will offer “a magnificent oval diamond of supreme importance” in its Hong Kong auction of Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite on October 7, which is expected to fetch US$ 28-35 mln, more than the 101.73 carats Winston Legacy, a pear shape, D colour, flawless diamond sold by Christie’s Geneva for US$26.7 mln
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The first production test of Cyprus’ natural gas in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will begin today Thursday in block 12. In statements to CNA, President of the Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Company, Charalambos Ellinas, said that the drill stem test will test the pressure and quality of block 12. He said that the results of
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Wednesday that Turkey would take part in any international coalition against Syria, but stopped short of saying whether that would include military action. "We have said that we are ready to take part in any kind of coalition and we perceive this as a coalition of volunteers," Erdogan
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The Marfin Investment Group, headed by former Popular Laiki boss Andreas Vgenopoulos, plans to turn to the international court of arbitration in order to recover 824 mln euros lost from the winding down of Laiki Bank as part of the Cyprus bailout plan. MIG's investment in Laiki had already been diluted when the bank was
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With just a few days to go to the first shareholders meeting that will determine the future leadership of the Bank of Cyprus, the bank’s saga does not seem to let up with stakeholders undecided if they will seek legal action to recover their interest that has been diluted after the bank’s new share structure.
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The former school bus driver sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping, rape and beatings of three Cleveland women he held captive for years in his house, was found dead in his Ohio prison cell late on Tuesday, a state corrections official said. Ariel Castro, who was under protective custody and isolated from other
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