“Doth it not show vilely in me to desire small beer† — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II  COMMENT: By Patrick Skinner  I was quite old when I discovered the joys of wine. Twenty to be exact. My parents never kept anything other than gin, Pims No. 1 and sweet sherry for
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At the time that religious freedom is preached by Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan, the Turkish occupation forces brutally expelled the abbot of the oldest Greek Cypriot Orthodox monastery this week. Government Spokesman Vasilis Palmas condemned Thursday the expulsion of the abbot of the monastery of Apostolos Varnavas (Saint Barnabas) in the northern occupied part
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World No. 3, Andy Roddick, knocked Cyprus tennis ace Marcos Baghdatis out of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. The 25-year-old American star beat Baghdatis, ranked 19th in the world, in two sets (6-4, 6-2) and heads for the finals. Earlier, Baghdatis had picked up a good pace having beaten Dutch unseeded qualifier Robin Haase with
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The number of political asylum seekers has increased since Cyprus joined the European Union, in May 2004, according to Minister of Interior Christos Patsalides who added that the average annual influx is estimated at 5,000. “Instability in the Middle East, Cyprus’ accession to the European Union and the partial lifting of restrictions on free movement
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Residential house and apartment prices in Cyprus rose for the seventh consecutive month in July 2007, as the BuySell Home Price Index rose by 1.8% over the previous month to 129.05. Compared with the same month of the previous year, home prices in Cyprus rose by 9.7%. The average home price according was recorded as
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Aqua Engineering, Mondsee, a member of the Christ Water Technology AG Group, has been awarded the engineering and construction on a turnkey basis of a large seawater desalination plant by Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, leading a consortium together with the local construction partner Tecton Engineering L.L.C. The total value of the order amounts to
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IFA Hotels & Resorts, the Kuwait-based international hotel and real estate developer, has announced a joint venture with Indian Ocean Resorts Ltd (IOR) to develop a luxury hotel, residences and village marina on the 480-acre island of Ste Anne in the Seychelles. The development will be named ‘Zilwa’, which means ‘islander’ in the local Creole
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— Record 1 mln visits, 2.8 mln page views, 7.8 mln hits  Our website, www.financialmirror.com, is undoubtedly the leading source of business, finance and other news about Cyprus and the region… and we have the statistics to prove it! The constantly-updated website with news about the Cyprus, Middle East and European economies and business
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Are Cypriots richer than they were a year ago? Probably yes, judging from the rapid increase of their spending habits at home, abroad or even online. On average, Cypriots have so far spent CYP 159 mln (EUR 271 mln) or about 33% more overseas using credit cards in the first seven months of the year
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Member States expressed their support for the measures taken by the UK, and reinforced by the Commission, to control the recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Surrey. Following an update on the disease situation by the UK delegation, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health voted unanimously in favour of a Decision
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