Credit card spending by locals leapt in July according to data from the credit card company JCC. Local plastic card use by Cyprus residents increased by 5% over the year earlier to
Turkey's staunchly secular military named a new head of the armed forces and army chief on Monday, ending days of uncertainty caused by allegations of plots to undermine Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday authorities had "largely" reached agreement on the appointment of new military commanders, defusing a row between the government and top army brass. Erdogan told
Uncut stones received by British supermodel Naomi Campbell after a 1997 charity dinner with South Africa's then-President Nelson Mandela are real diamonds, police said on Sunday. The uncut diamonds were taken from
A Russian man died in the finals of the world sauna championships in Finland after spending some six minutes sweltering in temperatures of 110 degrees Celsius (230.00F), organisers said on Sunday. "After
Marcos Baghdatis and former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian will vie for the Washington Classic championship after winning their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday. Baghdatis blended some timely serving with his tiebreak
Credit card payments in Cyprus rose 2% in the first seven months of 2010 compared to last year, clearing agency JCC said on Wednesday. Transactions worth 1.09 bln euros were processed with
Cypriots are among the most highly educated in the EU, according to the annual “Labour Force Survey” for 2009 by the Statistical Service. The report provides data on the employed and unemployed
The Statistical Service has announced that national road transport decreased by 2% in January-March 2010 compared with the corresponding period of 2009. International road transport decreased by 3% in January-March 2010 in
The index of industrial production fell by 0.5% over the year earlier in May according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The manufacturing index in the same period fell by
