Cyprus police on alert after Greece parcel bombs

Cyprus police is taking all necessary security measures and conducts checks in sensitive spots more often after recent events in Greece where postal parcels were discovered to possibly contain explosive devices, Police

Democratic power at risk in U.S. vote

After a long and bitter campaign, Americans cast their votes on Tuesday in elections that could sweep Democrats from power in Congress and slam the brakes on President Barack Obama's legislative agenda.

Cyprus leaders to meet U.N. chief on Nov 18

The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders will meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on November 18 to take stock of U.N.-mediated talks aimed at reuniting the Mediterranean island that has

National road transport up 15.4% in Q2

According to national and international road transport statistics published by the Statistical Service, national road transport increased by 15.4% in April-June 2010 compared with the corresponding period of 2009. International road transport,

Cyprus education worth EUR 880 mln

The education sector was worth just over EUR 880 mln in 2008, according to the latest figures from the annual report of the Statistical Service, Economic Statistics On Education. The value added

Cyprus petroleum sales down 1.7% in Jan-Sep

Sales of petroleum products in September 2010 recorded an increase of 14.5% compared with the previous month according to the Statistical Service. It said that a “considerable increase” was noted in the

Cyprus industrial production grows in August

Industrial production grew in the holiday month of August but performance has been uneven in recent months. The index of industrial production for August 2010 rose by 6.0% compared with August 2009,