Egypt's military-led government faced a major challenge after two days of clashes between Muslims and Christians in which state media reported 12 people died and 238 were injured. Egypt's worst sectarian strife
Amid the gloom of the real estate statistics a brief glimmer of hope came with the data on local credit card spending in April, which showed a rise of 16% over the
Turkish Cypriot plastic card spending in the south rose by 11.5% over the year earlier in April to reach EUR 1.49 mln, compared with EUR 1.33 mln in April 2010. For the
Building permits were down again in February, falling by 14% over the year earlier to reach 699. The total value of these permits fell by 31.7% to EUR 193.9 mln and the
The annual consumer price inflation rate leapt to 3.3% in April, from 2.8% in March 2011 and 2.4% in April 2010. Doubtless the reason was high international oil prices, which have taken
The rise of unemployment in Cyprus seems to be relentless, with registered unemployment rising on a seasonally adjusted basis by 4.5% compared with the previous month in April. The absolute number of
Britain's Liberal Democrats slumped in local elections and were set to lose a referendum on electoral reform on Friday after voters punished the junior coalition party for its role in a deficit-cutting
The Armenian community of Cyprus is returning to the historic Sourp Magar (St. Makarios) monastery for the fourth time this year as a pilgrimage to one of the holiest shrines of the
Computer hackers are exploiting the fascination with the death of Osama bin Laden to spread malicious software through scams that promise access to videos of the historic killing. One of the campaigns
The public deficit rate will be worse than expected, according to a leaked government memo which the Finance Minister rejected saying Cyprus will meet its target of 4.5% of gross domestic product.
