Spending by Greek Cypriots in northern Cyprus and Turkey using credit and debit cards rose by 8.1% In February to EUR 1.35 mln, according to JCC Payment Systems, down from an increase
Plastic card spending in Cyprus soared again in February but mainly as a result of road tax payments. According to the latest figures from the credit card company, JCC Payment Systems Ltd,
Those of you who read the weekend edition of the Financial Times will be familiar with the regular feature called “Lunch with the FT”, in which they invite a famous man or
Japan fought on Sunday to avert a disastrous meltdown at two earthquake-crippled nuclear reactors as estimates of the death toll from the tsunami that charged across its northeast rose to more than
Washington said a call by the Arab League for a U.N. no-fly zone over Libya was an “important step”, as government troops backed by tanks and warplanes fought to drive rebels from
Israel said on Sunday it would build several hundred new homes for settlers in the occupied West Bank, a day after a Palestinian attack killed an Israeli couple and three of their
Russians from the Bering Strait to the Baltic voted in regional elections on Sunday, the last big test for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ruling party before December parliamentary polls and a presidential
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan slammed a European Parliament report that noted a deterioration in press freedom and women's rights in Turkey, saying it was unbalanced and written by people who did not
* Tsunami could reach 6 feet in California * Evacuations possible in California * Hawaii and Guam residents told to leave coastal areas * Warning extended to Northern California and Oregon The
A new Turkish satellite has Israelis eyeing the end of a U.S.-backed blackout on high-resolution commercial photography of their turf from space. The GokTurk satellite due in orbit by 2013 will sell
