Foreign Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic Walid al-Muallem will pay an official visit to Cyprus August 26-27. During his visit al-Muallem will have official talks with his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou and will be received by Cyprus President Demetris Christofias. During their talks, the two Ministers will discuss about the two countries bilateral relations,
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European stock markets on Monday gave up some of their Friday gains as oil steadied after its sharp pre-weekend drop despite a firm dollar. Sterling weakened in the aftermath of data showing a stagnant British economy in the second quarter and euro zone government debt prices rebounded from two-week lows hit in the previous session.
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By Kevin Drawbaugh Corporate America is lavishing parties on Democrats and Republicans at their presidential nominating conventions, defying promises by lawmakers to "drain the swamp" of special-interest influence in government. Late-night cocktails, brunches, afternoon receptions and special events are on the agenda for Democrats in Denver this week and Republicans in St. Paul next week
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Overseas Cypriots underlined here Saturday the need for a stronger enlightenment campaign on the Cyprus issue. Overseas Cypriots, who held in Nicosia the 22nd Conference of the Central Council of the World Federation for Overseas Cypriots (POMAK) and the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA), and the 4th Conference of the World Organisation for
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One of the two boats that arrived Saturday afternoon in Gaza, breaking the Israeli blockade, will attempt to return to Cyprus on Tuesday carrying ten Palestinians students. Two boats carrying 46 peace activists arrived without incident in the Gaza Strip from Cyprus on 23 August, despite warnings from the Israelis. Thousands of Palestinians were on
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European shares fell in early trade on Monday, giving up some of their gains from the previous session, as volumes were hit by a UK stock market holiday while energy stocks declined. At 0717 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.3 percent at 1,172.09 points after notching up a 1.8
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Apple expects to sell 3.5 mln iPhones in Russia in the next two years, according to market sources familiar with new deals being struck by Russian carriers. Up to 600,000 iPhones have already flooded into Russia through unauthorized sales but now at least two carriers have signed an official framework agreement with the manufacturer and
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European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Saturday defended central bank responses to the financial turmoil that has roiled global markets for the past year and warned the storm is not over. "We still are in a market correction," Trichet said at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank's annual monetary policy conference that draws central
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The U.S. dollar rose broadly on Monday, hitting a two-year high against sterling, as a downtrend in oil and gold prices left investors scurrying to buy back the currency, sparking a rebound in Asian stocks. Recent reports showing shrinking or no economic growth in Britain, the euro zone and Japan have boosted the attraction of
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The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has announced the opening of a new air connection between Larnaca airport and the Birmingham International Airport by the “Monarch Airlines”, next spring. According to an announcement, issued here today by the CTO, from March 29, the “Monarch Airlines” will begin operating the new connection twice a week, on Wednesday
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