The Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) has recently published the Turkish edition of the book ''Muslim Places of Worship in Cyprus'' (Kibris’taki Musluman Ibadet Yerleri). The 108-page publication offers a brief historical context of the presence of Islam in Cyprus through the Muslim places of worship on the island with a great numbers of
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Cyprus and the UK will sign a memorandum of understanding in the fields of scientific research and development on Monday. The memorandum will be signed at the Planning Bureau by Minister of Education and Culture Andreas Demetriou and British High Commissioner Peter Millet. The memorandum provides for strengthening relations and cooperation between the two countries
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Seven Iraqis were injured in an explosion, possibly from a landmine, in Cyprus on Friday while trying to cross into EU territory through a ceasefire line dividing the island, police said. The group, including three minors, were taken to hospital in the south of the island where they underwent treatment. One man suffered serious injuries
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The European Commission will defy national pressure and stick to its main demands on the conditions for state aid to the bank sector when it publishes new guidelines shortly, EU sources said. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes is expected to issue the guidelines on Monday amid calls to the EU executive to approve bank support
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U.S. stock futures and oil fell on Friday and major government bonds and the yen rallied after data showed the world's biggest economy lost a bigger-than-expected 533,000 non-farm payrolls in November. The fall in payrolls was the largest since 1974 and the U.S. jobless rate of 6.7 percent was highest since 1993. U.S. stock futures
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Employers axed payrolls by a shocking 533,000 in November for the weakest performance in 34 years, government data on Friday showed, as the recession inflicted a mounting toll on the U.S. labor market. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent last month in the highest reading since 1993, compared with 6.5
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Britain's top share index fell 1.1 percent by midday on Friday, with oils and miners leading the fall on weakening global demand for commodities while investors focused their attention a key U.S. jobs report. At 1211 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 44.4 points at 4,119.23, having closed down 0.2 percent on Thursday after the
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Asian shares edged higher on Friday following record rate cuts by central banks in Europe, though plenty of caution remained, lifting the dollar ahead of what is expected to be dismal U.S. employment data. Oil prices steadied after slumping $3 on Thursday to their lowest level in nearly four years under the weight of bleak
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Germany's upper house of parliament approved on Friday the government's planned package of measures to boost Europe's biggest economy. Approval from the Bundesrat clears the way for most measures in the package, which the government says is worth 31 billion euros ($39.64 billion) over two years, to take effect on Jan. 1. Chancellor Angela Merkel's
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China and the United States sparred on Friday over how to handle an economic crisis that has forced central banks around the globe into a series of dramatic interest rate cuts. Figures due on Friday were expected to show the sharpest U.S. job losses in 26 years, underlining the severity of a downturn caused by
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