The number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices in July 2011 fell to 601, from 763 in July 2011. The total value of these permits
The price index of construction materials in August 2011 reached 126.06 (base year 2005=100.00), recording a marginal decrease of 0.04% over the previous month. For the period January – August 2011 the
The unemployment rate rose to 7.1% (29,189) in the second quarter of 2011 from 6.4% (26,379) in the same quarter of 2010, according to the latest quarterly Labour Force Survey. However, unemployment
The Cyprus industrial turnover index for June 2011 reached 131.0 (base 2005=100), recording a decrease of 3.0% compared with June 2010. The index for manufacturing alone reach reached 118.8, recording a decrease
People who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who only eat a little or none at all, according to an international
The Philippines halted all ferries and fishing boats in its central provinces on Monday as typhoon Nesat intensified and moved closer to the country, threatening coconut-growing regions, with typhoon alerts raised in
Greek riot police fired teargas at anti-austerity protesters pelting them with bottles outside parliament on Sunday in the first such unrest after a summer lull. The rally of about 2,000 protesters holding
Predictions for the timing and path of a falling defunct NASA satellite shifted on Friday and officials put North America back in a potential area where the debris could come crashing down.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the United Nations on Friday to recognize a state for his people, even though Israel still occupies its territory and the United States has vowed to veto
Syria is seeking to side-step sanctions that are hampering business with foreign firms by bartering crude oil in return for the fuel it desperately needs to keep the country on its feet,
