Cypriots, living abroad, will gather here next week to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and be briefed on the issue by the island’s political and religious leadership. The 23rd
Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis advanced to the second round of the 2010 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament in the U.S. Cypriot champion, 20th in world tennis rankings, defeated Croatian Marin Cilic, 13th
In an ironic coincidence, former Greek dictator Dimitris Ioannidis, one of the leaders of a 1967-1974 military junta whose actions sent Cyprus into war with Turkey, died on the day of the
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began Israel's highest-level visit to Greece on Monday, in a sign Israel is looking beyond its troubled alliance with Turkey for other strategic Mediterranean partners. Netanyahu's two days
Cyprus just clinged onto growth in the second quarter, with seasonally adjusted GDP growth rising in real terms by 0.4% over the previous quarter in April-June according to the Statistical Service’s ‘flash
The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $459 mln in emergency aid for Pakistan after floods devastated large areas of the country. The appeal was launched by U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, will start the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Wednesday along with most other Gulf states. Senior religious councils in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the
Pharmakas Quarrying, a member of publicly listed A. Panayides Contracting (APC) and Charilaos Apostolides Public Ltd (CHAPO), have jointly acquired the quarrying operations of Hellenic Mining Public Company Ltd (EME) for EUR
After a brief ray of light in June, when arrivals rose by 5.5%, the number of tourism arrivals was disappointment in July, inching up by only 0.7% over the same period of
The Cyprus trade deficit widened to EUR 2.6 bln in January-June 2010, from EUR 2.3 bln in the same period of 2009, according to preliminary estimates for June. Total imports/ arrivals amounted
