The number of applications for registration of new companies submitted in July 2014 jumped to the highest level of the past 16 months, according to data of the Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, reaching the levels recorded before the Eurogorup decisions on Cyprus in March 2013. According to the data, the number
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The number of rural fires between May and July this year has dropped significantly, registering a drop of 48.1% compared to the same period in 2013, according to Acting Director of the Fire Service, Markos Tragolas. In an interview with CNA, he said patrols in rural areas will increase and be strengthened with Volunteer Rural
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The Cyprus Port Authority has received a single bid of €2.6 mn euro for the management of the old Limassol Port, which was revamped recently. Alekos Michaelides, CPA Chairman, told CNA that the bid was received by a Cypriot investor who makes business in the US. According to Michaelides, the bid will be assessed by
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A fighter jet has escorted a passenger plane into Manchester Airport. The plane is reported to be Qatar Airways flight QR023 from Doha. Greater Manchester Police said they were treating it as a "full emergency" as officers did not know "know how genuine this threat is". A passenger has been arrested on suspicion of making
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By Jameel Ahmad, Chief Market Analyst at FXTM Economic news from both the United States and EU was light yesterday, which resulted in the EURUSD being traded in a very narrow 20 pip range. The pair concluded trading at 1.3421, surrendering a small fraction of the 40 pips gained last Friday. This pair should encounter
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The Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takao Makino, arrives on Tuesday, in Cyprus for a two-day visit. On Tuesday Makino will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulides to discuss, inter alia, bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem, the latest developments in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean, relations between Japan and
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Cypriot Paralympic, World Champion and European Champion Carolina Pelendritou, won the first place in women`s 100 meters breaststroke, with time 1.16.63 in the category S12 in IPC Swimming European Championships. The European Championship started Monady in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Carolina Pelendritou reached her goal to retain her title as European Champion and repeat the triumph
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The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus has signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO), which will contribute to the implementation of the necessary reforms in the health sector. According to an official press release, a WHO support team will provide the Cypriot authorities with technical assistance and know –
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The award winning, five-star and first-ever leisure, golf and real estate development in Cyprus which combines the five-star accommodation with an indulgent spa, championship golf course and a first class tennis academy, announces that the InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel has won the World Travel Award 2014 for “Cyprus Leading Suite, Presidential “Enalia” making it
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The collapse of two Russian tour operators in as many weeks has caused concern among Cypriot holiday companies, with hoteliers once again fearing they will be left unpaid or lose long-term bookings. On Saturday, one of Russia’s bigger companies, Labirint, announced its bankruptcy, leaving about 25,000 tourists stranded in Greece, Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria and Cyprus,
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