Emirates will restart passenger flights to Erbil from 15 August 2015. Emirates’ four weekly flights to Erbil will operate on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, served by an A330-200 aircraft in a combination of two class and three class configurations. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Centre, said: “We have
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New “Upgrade Your World” Initiative to Honor People Who Do Great Things Microsoft has announced its plans to launch Windows 10 on July 29 with global fan celebrations, joint efforts with thousands of retailers, including all Microsoft store locations, a new global advertising campaign, and a new yearlong initiative to celebrate people and organizations making
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* Worried about delays in reform programme * Inspectors from the Troika of international lenders arrived this week to begin their seventh review of the economic adjustment programme, with the focus this time being the supervisory controls of the banking system and the financial sector in general, while slow progress in implementing public sector reform
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The Cabinet approved a bill tabled by the Ministry of the Interior on Tuesday that paves the way for the restructuring of the local authorities, but will not reduce the number of municipalities, as had originally been planned. Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said in a press statement this was an issue which has been raised
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will pay an official two-day visit on Thursday and Friday, during which he will attend a lunch with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot community leader Mustafa Akinci. According to a European Commission statement, during the first day of his visit, Juncker will hold bilateral meetings with President Anastasiades and
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* Gov't losing $2.5-4 bln a month in lost oil revenue due to sanctions * Iran’s agreement over its nuclear programme with world powers, paving the way to lifting sanctions on Tehran, will have a major positive impact on the Iranian economy, a leading expert told the Financial Mirror. At the same time, property developers
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During his recent visit to inaugurate major public infrastructure projects in Kalopanayiotis, President Nicos Anastasiades also opened the ‘Myrianthousa’ spa and wellness centre located within the Casale Panayiotis. The centre takes its name from the Setrachos river that runs down the Marathassa valley which boasts the “myriad anthi” (myriad of blossoms) deriving from the cherry,
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The Sunrise Hotels Group has added the Gardens Hotel in Protaras to the chain, which opened in May and lies only 200 metres from the popular ‘Sunrise’ beach. One of the biggest hotel investments in the past year, the Sunrise Gardens has 102 rooms, 24 family rooms, four suites, two restaurants and bars, three outdoor
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. By Costis Stambolis After an exhaustive 17-hour session which started last Sunday evening only to conclude late on Monday morning, the Eurozone heads of state conclave worked out yet another gigantic bailout deal – the third since 2010 – to help stave off complete bankruptcy in Greece and keep the country afloat as an
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. By Oren Laurent President, Banc De Binary On Friday, July 10, global stock markets from New York to London, Hong Kong and Shanghai rallied on the back of news that Greece is making serious concessions to come to an agreement with European creditors. This follows the July 5 referendum which sent markets into a
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