VIDO Security Group, Europe’s leading closed-circuit television (CCTV) equipment and accessories manufacturer, announced its foray into the Middle East and Africa region and will soon open its regional office in Dubai. At the recent GITEX Technology Week, VIDO’s showcase included an array of outdoor high speed dome cameras, antivandal dome cameras, conch-style cameras and high
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Siemens LLC, the regional company of Siemens AG, announced the launch of the operations of Siemens IT Solutions and Services in the lower Gulf region (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen). Siemens IT Solutions and Services is a consolidation of the company’s global IT and software know-how by the merger of five previously diverse IT
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With a sleek stainless steel design, the Nokia 6301 phone launched last week is not only stylish, but offers consumers seamless voice and data mobility across GSM cellular and WLAN networks via Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. The 6301 uses UMA technology to integrate the benefits of landline and a mobile phone, including seamless indoor
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New York, Sep 23 – Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos plans to ask UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to go on with the implementation of the 8 July 2006 agreement reached between the two sides in Cyprus. President Papadopoulos arrived last night in New York and he is scheduled to meet tonight the UN Chief. During
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Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Photis Photiou will be discussing on Monday the case of a Turkish cruise ship that sailed from the closed port of Famagusta for Latakia, Syria, with the Syrian Charge d’ Affaires in Nicosia, in order to request the official Syrian position. European Commission
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Cyprus recorded a 40 percent decrease in asylum applications during 2006, but still has the largest number of asylum applications in relation to its population. According to a report released by Eurostat, in 2006 there were almost six applications (5.9) per thousand population in Cyprus, whereas this figure stood at 10.3 in 2005, 13.2 in
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Orphanides (ORF) signed an agreement for the acquisition of the assets and commercial operations of “Goglio Investments Ltd†(GI) that operates a supermarket in Paliometoho, Nicosia. The Company also signed an agreement with A. Savva and Ch. Kkafas for the acquisition of the premises of the supermarket of a total area of 6,127 m2. The
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The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Options Cassoulides (OPT) approved the increase of the Company’s share capital from CYP 6 mln (EUR 10,3m) divided into 60,000,000 shares of a nominal value of CYP 0.10 (EUR 0.17) each, to CYP 8 mln (EUR 13,7m) divided into 80,000,000 shares of a nominal value of CYP 0.10
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Offices make a comeback The number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during June 2007 stood at 880, a rise of 5.1% compared with the 837 authorised in June 2006, while data for the first six months show that the construction of offices has also climbed. The total
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The European Commission has provided details regarding its EUR 259 mln aid package for Turkish Cypriots on the first anniversary of the approval of the funds. Out of the EUR 259 million, EUR 240,15 has been allocated to the operational part of the aid programme whereas the remainder EUR 18,85 (i.e. 7.2% of the overall
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