Record passenger traffic at Cyprus airports

Hermes Airports Ltd announced a new record for passenger traffic at both Cyprus International Airports. According to the latest findings, throughout 2008 over 7,238,000 passengers passed through the country’s International Airports, which

World political freedom declined in 2008

Political freedoms declined around the world for a third straight year in 2008, with Russia and Greece down over political incidents and Iraq and Malaysia up on increased pluralism, a U.S. rights

Green Line shopping accelerates in 2008

Shopping across the Green Line accelerated in both directions in 2008, according to the latest data from the card payment organisation, JCC Payment Systems Ltd. Greek Cypriots increased their spending in the

Europe’s fiscal stimulus plans to tackle crisis

Germany's coalition leaders meet on Monday to agree a second package of stimulus measures to help Europe's biggest economy weather what risks becoming Germany's deepest recession since World War Two. Following are

Cyprus first in the world in kidney transplants

Cyprus ranked first worldwide in 2008 – in relation to its population – with regard to the number of kidney transplants, Director of Paraskevaidion Surgical and Transplant Centre George Kyriakides said. Kyriakides