The first round of the presidential elections will be held on 17 February 2008, followed by a second round on 24 February 2008 if no candidate secures 50% plus one vote in the first round. Minister of the Interior Christos Patsalides said during a press conference on Thursday that on 4 January 2008 the Minister
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Launch of project to replace water pipes in Nicosia   The EU will fund the replacement of water pipes and domestic water meters in the northern part of Nicosia. This is the first work project to be financed from the EU aid programme for the Turkish Cypriot community and has a planned budget of about EUR4
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The Armenian genocide by Turkey constitutes an unquestionable historical fact, just like the fact that Turkey invaded in 1974 the Republic of Cyprus and still occupies the northern part of its territory, Government Spokesman Vassilis Palmas said on Thursday. Palmas was invited to comment on the resolution passed by the US House of Representatives’ Committee
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By Nikolaos TanerisWASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2007 — Long before the hearing on Armenian Genocide H. Res. 106 was to commence, yesterday, in Room 2172 in the House Rayburn building, a long line had already formed by droves of Turkish parliamentarians and Turkish government agents, including Turkey’s ambassador. All flanked by well-heeled lobbyists like Mr. Bob
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With regard to Wednesday 10 October 2007 publication by Financial Mirror which states that “MTN Cyprus has become the subject of a take over bid by the N. K. Shacolas Groupâ€, N. K. Shacolas (Holdings) Ltd wish to announce that they are in joint venture discussions with MTN Group Ltd in respect of MTN Cyprus.
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The Cyprus House of Representatives approved part of the proposed social cohesion measures. Amongst other measures, the House approved the increase of the tax-free annual income ceiling for physical persons to CYP 10.750 or EUR 18.368 for 2007 retrospectively (from the current CYP 10.000) and CYP 11.350 or EUR 19.390 for 2008, and the reduction
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Cyprus is hosting the PwC Eurofirms Football Tournament at Tsirion Stadium in Limassol this weekend with the participation of 500 players comprising men’s and women’s teams from 17 countries. “We are proud to be hosting this year’s tournament which gives us the opportunity to promote the cultural wealth and the modern dynamics of our
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Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it has won a contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s largest telecoms service provider, to deploy broadband access across 7000 Indian villages. The new access network’s high bandwidth will allow BSNL to deliver high data and triple play intensive services such as Video on Demand, Video Multi cast,
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Motorola has announced a special edition of the new RAZR2, available in limited quantities, in time to celebrate the U.S. holiday season in style. The signature RAZR2 form factor has been re-imagined and reconfigured in the most luxurious materials — bathed in gold and clothed in snake-like skin, and includes a full suite of features
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The organisers of the FIA Cyprus Rally that gets underway this weekend, have teamed up with Sporttraxx, suppliers of tracking systems, to follow each of the 51 rally cars in real-time on the Internet. The only requirement is to install the latest edition of Google Earth and then to go to http://www.sporttraxx.com/events/cyprus07 where the visitor
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