The president of Cyprus lost a key ally on Tuesday, weakening the ruling coalition just as the island's press said the recent destruction of a power station by a munitions blast might
* Won't accept divided Cyprus in EU chair * EU candidate Turkey would not accept Cyprus in the rotating European Union presidency, which it is due to assume in July 2012, without
An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes, a lawmaker's site showed Sunday. Called
Upward pressure on wage bill The EU-harmonised inflation rate in Cyprus continued to climb in June, hitting 4.5% compared with 4.1% in May and 3.5% in April. The average for the first
* Chamber president closes deal for 80MW * The Electricity Authority of Cyprus will receive some 80MW of power from the Turkish occupied north, in a deal concluded by the president of
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that Turkey could serve as a democratic model for the Middle East but warned about Ankara's efforts to limit media and restrict freedom
The two leading lenders on the island, Bank of Cyprus and Marfin Popular Bank, have passed the stress test conducted by the European Banking Authority, simulating a financial shock. Eight of the
* Public angry at power cuts, storage arrangements * Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, facing public fury over a munitions blast that killed 13 people and caused a power crisis, apologised on Friday
Total expenditure on research and development (R & D) in Cyprus reached an estimated EUR 83.0 mln in 2009, or just 0.49% of GDP according to an ad hoc survey by the
Total imports/arrivals from other EU member states in May reached EUR 521.2 mln, according to preliminary estimates for foreign trade in May. Of this total, EUR 339.3 mln consisted of arrivals from
