Greece's conservative-led coalition defeated, as expected, an opposition-sponsored motion to topple the government just after midnight on Sunday, but lost one deputy who was expelled after backing the opposition. A total 153
Cyprus and Lebanon have agreed to start negotiations for a production-sharing agreement concerning their adjoining offshore hydrocarbon resources. Cyprus Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said he and his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil “agreed
Applications pending for redundancy payment in September soared by 60.36% year on year to 16,308, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, compared to 16,204 in August and 10,793 in
Officials representing the Troika of international lenders that are monitoring cutbacks and reforms to reduce the runaway fiscal deficit in Cyprus, said that the programme is on track, but the biggest challenges
Cyprus and its international lenders have agreed in principle on an updated MOU, following the second review of the Republic’s €10 billion financial assistance programme. Finance Minister Harris Georgiades and the Troika
Cyprus remained in deflation for four consecutive months in 2013 amid the adverse financial environment. According the Cyprus Statistical Service, the Cyprus Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October increased by 0.11 units
Cyprus is looking into the possibility of transferring water from Lebanon, either by ships or via a pipeline, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Nikos Kougialis said Thursday after a meeting
After months of gloomy trades, the Cyprus Stock Exchange has enjoyed a rebound in investor activity, with the General Index rising about 7.5% on Wednesday to 122.47 points, primarily driven by second
The Cyprus government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Total E&P Cyprus B.V. on Thursday for its own production train at the land-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant that will be built
A senior United Nations official is reported to have put water in his wine and backed down from pushing through an ultimatum to restart peace talks that caused tension among Cyprus politicians.
