President Tassos Papadopoulos has a slim lead in opinion polls three weeks before elections but could still lose to his communist rival, according to surveys published in the Sunday press. Polls in the dailies Simerini and Politis gave Papadopoulos 33.2% and 30.5% respectively, just ahead of communist AKEL leader and House president Demetris Christofias with
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Motorola, Inc. announced a contract with Wateen Telecom-Pakistan for the supply of 198,000 end-user WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE) devices for both indoor and outdoor use. Complementing Wateen Telecom’s nationwide WiMAX network which is built using Motorola’s award-winning 802.16e WiMAX and IMS solutions, the CPE units will provide subscribers in Pakistan with unprecedented wireless access
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Nokia and Trolltech ASA have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (www.trolltech.com), a company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, its talented team will play
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In the interest of clarifying its intentions with respect to its gold holdings, the Central Bank of Cyprus agrees with and becomes a party to the joint statement of 8 March 2004 that has been signed by the European Central Bank, Banka Slovenije, Banca d’Italia, Banco de Espana, Banco de Portugal, Bank of Greece, Banque
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The European Commission made a detailed presentation on Friday of the operational programme ”Fisheries” for the period 2007-2013 for Cyprus, which was approved on 19 December 2007.The total eligible public expenditure of the programme amounts to 39,448,836 euros, of which 50% will be covered through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).The Commission has announced that during
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Cyprus Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister Antonis Michaelides signed the contracts for the construction of a marina in Limassol worth 170 million euro.The marina, which will be constructed with the method of BOT in three years, will have a capacity of 1.000 yachts in and out of water.Speaking during the signing ceremony, Michaelides said that
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Motor registrations in Cyprus rose by 33.1% in 2007 as a result of a sharp cut in excuse duties in late 2006, in which the prices of saloon cars fell by up to 40%. This came only three years after another tax-induced boom in 2004. The Statistical Service Cystat said that the main developments were
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU industry chief unveiled plans on Friday to revise the bloc’s toy safety standards with a ban on some chemicals and on packaging toys as giveaways with foods such as sweets or cereals. An overhaul of European Union toy safety rules has been in the pipeline for years, but was speeded
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A woman frustrated by the lack of opportunities in al Qaeda and a supporter wondering if Muslims should deal in gold instead of dollars are among hundreds who have submitted Internet questions to al Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahri. “My question: What is the role of women in al Qaeda? … We are
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LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool Football Club’s American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, sealed a 350 mln pounds ($685.4 mln) refinancing package on Friday. The deal makes any sale of the Premier League club less likely in the short term at least after media speculation that Dubai Investment Capital (DIC) was considering a renewed bid.
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