Cyprus expects to have a clear assessment of the quantity of offshore hydrocarbons in part of its territorial waters by March 2012, the head of its energy service said on Wednesday. Noble,
Cement production in Cyprus fell by 10.6% in 2010 to 1.33 mln tonnes, having already dropped by 22.6% in 2009. The decline reflected a very weak construction sector, with total construction output
VTTI, the joint venture between major energy trader Vitol and maritime giant MISC Berhad of Malaysia, marked the beginning of the construction work on its new oil import, storage and distribution terminal
Greece said on Tuesday it will enforce a largely ignored smoking ban with hundreds more inspectors, the third time in recent years it has tried but failed to stop the EU's heaviest
Iran has banned the production of Valentine's Day gifts and any promotion of the day celebrating romantic love to combat what it sees as a spread of Western culture, Iranian media reported.
Elton John said he was awe-struck at becoming a father for the first time, but said he hoped not to spoil his new baby boy. In a cover story and photo spread
The trade deficit in Cyprus widens to EUR 4,263.0 mln in January-October 2010 compared with EUR 3,897.2 mln in the corresponding period of 2009. The main reason was total imports/arrivals (covering total
The Cyprus tourism sector enjoyed a better year in 2010, with arrivals increasing by 1.5% for the whole year to 2,172,993, having declined by 10.9% in 2009. However, arrivals ended the year
A former Swiss private banker handed over data on hundreds of offshore bank account holders to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday, saying he wanted to draw attention to financial abuses. Rudolf
Lebanon postponed talks on forming a new government on Monday, leaving regional leaders meeting in Syria to tackle the political crisis triggered by imminent indictments over the 2005 killing of Rafik al-Hariri.
