Hotels to stay supplied with electricity June saw a repeat of strong tourism arrivals in Cyprus, with the number of tourist arrivals rising by 9.3% to reach 300,817 in June 2011, compared
Animal lovers can now take their pets to public parks, despite municipal signs that ban them from doing so. However, they should make sure that they clean up after their dogs or
Notorious Somali pirates who often capture enormous ships and hold their cargo for ransom, have hijacked a vessel carrying livestock off the shores of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. The vessel was sailing
Crowds continued to gather outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday, expressing their grief and anger over the circumstances that led to Monday’s deadly blast at
Bulgaria's parliament approved legal changes on Thursday to bar people identified as having collaborated with the secret police under pre-1990 communist rule from top diplomatic jobs. The centre-right government proposed the changes
A ship carrying ten small generators from Israel with a total output capacity of 10 MW sailed into Limassol Port on Wednesday night, as part of efforts to alleviate the island’s severe
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, facing public anger over a munitions blast which killed 12 people and plunged the island into an energy crisis, promised on Thursday to launch a full investigation. In
* Public deficit to surge to 7%; “Recession is here” say analysts * The power blackout caused by the deadly blast at a naval base that knocked out the island’s biggest power
Turkey's EU minister said on Wednesday candidate Turkey might freeze relations with the rotating European Union presidency if Cyprus assumed the post in July 2012 without a solution to the divided island.
Syrian forces killed four villagers on Wednesday near Turkey, rights campaigners said, in an expansion of a military campaign to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad. The four were killed in tank-backed
