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The ruling Democratic Party (Diko) is expected to have the final say in the appointment of new boards of the various semi-government organisations, with little changes to the present boards expected to

800 people affected The UN emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland said on Monday that he hoped the first convoy to Lebanon with humanitarian aid will be able to be sent off on

Cyprus has exceeded its limits, is asking for practical assistance from the international community and especially the EU to handle the great humanitarian problems created with the mass exodus of foreign nationals

French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, arrived on the island on Sunday, carrying a message from President Jacques Chirac to his Cypriot counterpart Tassos Papadopoulos, expressing his gratitude to the government and the

More than 35,000 foreign nationals arrived in Cyprus since the Israeli assault on Lebanon began, while 23,000 of them have already departed via air for other destinations. Police spokesman Demetris Demetriou told

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thanked Cyprus Monday for the “remarkable cooperation” in evacuating US citizens from war-torn Lebanon. She met Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas briefly at Larnaca airport, before