– Five killed, more than 800 wounded – state TV – Protesters vow to stay until Mubarak quits Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak opened fire on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Thursday,
Cyprus ranks first among European countries in employing foreign nationals in its football clubs, as a ratio to local players, a recent survey by the Professional Football Players Observatory concludes. According to
Commissioner of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Polis Michaelides has said that during 2009 Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) had 90% share of the Cypriot mobile telecommunications market and other providers 10%, while
The Government of Cyprus has placed in its list of priorities the transformation of its economy to a ‘knowledge based economy’, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides said today. Speaking
The world faces a broader trend of increasing food and commodity prices and more countries should wake up to the need to curb price volatility, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on
The pounding of pistons, the rhythmic chuff of a locomotive and storybook names such as "Fairy Queen" are all part of the allure of India's old-fashioned steam railways, which once tied together
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of five Egyptian banks – National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque du Caire, Commercial International Bank and Bank of Alexandria, which remain under review
Azerbaijan plans to sell 700 mln cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year directly to Greece, bypassing Turkish intermediaries, the Azeri energy minister said on Wednesday. Greece has been buying 0.7 bcm
Britain's advertising watchdog banned an Yves St Laurent perfume advert on Wednesday, which showed a woman appearing to simulate injecting drugs. A total of 13 viewers complained about the TV commercial for
U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as a strong reading on the labor market failed to convince investors to add to gains a day after the Dow and S&P advanced to their
