CYPRUS

Swimming sites in Cyprus ranked cleanest in Europe

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:28 GMT

Source: www.amsterdamnews.net --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
European Union 's best in the latest EU bathing report published on Tuesday. In contrast, Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands had the highest percentages of bathing sites that failed to meet EU standards in 2012, in part because torrential rains washed sewage into them. The trend overall was positive as 94 percent of beaches, lakes and rivers ... ...

Enhanced cooperation between Air France and Cyprus Airways

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:36 GMT

Source: famagusta-gazette.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
As from this week, Air France and CYPRUS Airways are ... ...

Probe in to massive Cyprus transfer when banks were closed

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:13 GMT

Source: famagusta-gazette.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
A leading parliamentarian has said that the Institutions and Values ... ...

Elections in north could further delay Cyprus talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:13 GMT

Source: famagusta-gazette.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Turkish Cypriots are expected to go to the polls sometime ... ...

Cyprus Defence Minister in Moscow for talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:13 GMT

Source: famagusta-gazette.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Defence Minister Photos Photiou will meet with Russian government and ... ...

Troika delegation visits Cyprus for financial sector monitoring

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:41 GMT

Source: famagusta-gazette.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
A delegation of technocrats of the Troika of the European ... ...

Cyprus: The Next stage in Euro Crisis

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:50 GMT

Source: www.youtube.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
CYPRUS: The Next stage in Euro Crisis Cypriots have been on the streets demanding their money back ever since the government took the incredible decision to take money out of the savings of its p... From: PressTVGlobalNews Views: 221 15 ratings Time: 23:54 More in News & Politics ...

Indian boxers finish with record 10 medals in Cyprus

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:29:26 GMT

Source: sports.ndtv.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Boxers Madan Lal (52kg), V Durga Rao (56kg), Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and Praveen Kumar (+91kg) won gold while Manoj Kumar (64kg), Dinesh Kumar (91kg) and Sukhdeep Singh (75kg) had to be satisfied with silver medals. ...

Cyprus Airways moves closer to Air France after the Central Bank rejects MEA’s takeover bid

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:06:30 GMT

Source: worldairlinenews.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
CYPRUS Airways (Larnaca) is moving closer to Air France (Paris) with an expanded code-share program. Air France-KLM is helping the airline with its reorganization. The carrier today made this announcement: Air France and CYPRUS Airways are building on their existing cooperation to now offer a total of 20 daily code-share flights. This new agreement offers travellers a wider choice of seamless travel solutions. Passengers travelling on Air France’s extensive international network are now able to connect to and from CYPRUS at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Flight options between Larnaca and Paris are also enhanced through several daily connections via Athens, in addition to the five weekly nonstop flights operated by CYPRUS Airways. Customers can now take advantage of the domestic flights operated within Greece by CYPRUS Airways, offering easy connections via Athens, between Paris, Rhodes and Heraklion. Thanks to this new code-share agreement, Air France will now offer flights operated by CYPRUS Airways: Larnaca-Paris, Larnaca-Athens, Athens-Heraklion and Athens-Rhodes. CYPRUS Airways will also offer flights operated by Air France between Athens and Paris. To better serve passengers on both airlines’ code-share flights, CYPRUS Airways has conveniently moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 at Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. Terminal 2 is also used by Air France for its own flight operations. Moreover, passengers on both Air France ...

Maltese driver breaks record in Cyprus

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:02:00 GMT

Source: www.timesofmalta.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
Maltese drivers broke records in the European Motorsport Time Attack Challenge held during this weekend in CYPRUS. Thirty teams from various countries participated, including three from Malta. Driver, Nicholas Xerxen, driving his Concorde Racing Mitsubishi Evo 7 broke the track record and registered the fastest time in the European Time Attack Challenge with 1.05.018 in his 31st lap. He was closely followed by the CYPRUS hero, Michael Sophocleous with his Mitsubishi Evo 3 registering his fastest in 3rd lap with 1.06.146. Another astonishing result came from a Maltese newcomer who took the podium after competing for the first time ever in such an event. Daniel J Vella, son of F1 Correspondent Pierre Vella, in his newly bought Kyokudo Racing Subaru Impreza grabbed the 3rd Overall with 1.06.271 in lap 16. The other Maltese driver, Josef Calleja finished in a respectable 10th place with 1.11.747 in his GFI Software Subaru Impreza. This event was covered by Motors TV. ...

Portugal’s banks fear ‘Cyprus virus’

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:33:10 GMT

Source: www.ft.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
Heads of Millennium BCP and Banco Espírito Santo separately urge Europe’s leaders to moderate their stance on the eurozone periphery ...

Promising Gas Fields In Cyprus

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:22 GMT

Source: www.viennareview.net --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
Since the discovery of gas fields some 180 km offshore south of CYPRUS in late 2011, the country has been keen to talk up its potential as a future eastern Mediterranean energy hub. For Europe, this and later finds add weight to the theory that the eastern Mediterranean could hold the key to European energy [...] ...

IMF Says Cyprus at Risk of Even Deeper Recession

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:03:19 GMT

Source: larouchepac.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
It is as if a doctor prescribes a medicine for your illness and then says a few weeks later that it will kill you. The International Monetary Fund forecast that the CYPRUS economy will get worse than was expected, when it, as part of the EC-ECB-IMF Troika forced the bail-in bailout on CYPRUS. read more ...

Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says Britain

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:31:55 GMT

Source: www.reuters.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
* Breakaway would leave Scotland vulnerable-British Treasury ...

The leading 2nd Annual Cypriot-Greek Oil & Gas 2013 Summit taking place this week in Cyprus

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:36:07 GMT

Source: www.gsjournal.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
(PRWEB UK) 15 April 2013 The major 2nd Annual Cypriot-Greek Oil & Gas Summit is taking place this Thursday and Friday (18th and 19th April), at the 5* Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol, CYPRUS with senior level representatives from all over the world attending the meeting. The Summit will be held under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, with the high-level representatives from the Ministry set to make important announcements and answer questions, as Greece is preparing for a new licensing round in the upcoming months. The Summit will discuss all aspects of the hydrocarbon exploration of both Greece and CYPRUS, and will introduce delegates to vast business development opportunities. The delegation will include Gazprom, Shell, BP, Petroceltic, ADNOC, DEFA, DESFA, PGS, DEPA, Noble Energy, DESPA, BB Energy, ENI and many others. Global Summits organiser, IRN, who are hosting this meeting, will be finalising registrations on Tuesday 16th April for those wishing to attend. For more information about the summit contact IRN on +44 (0) 207 111 1615, or XeniaS(at)irn-international(dot)com. ...

Scotland could become 'another Cyprus' if it becomes independent

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Source: www.independent.co.uk --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Scotland risks becoming "another CYPRUS" if it becomes independent, the Treasury claims. Related Stories Google boss Eric Schmidt may snub Prime Minister David Cameron over company's House of Commons grilling David Cameron goes to war with press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur Hundreds sign up to new social work scheme New poll puts Ukip in third place above the Lib Dems The top ten: political myths ...

UN document on Cyprus not a basis of negotiations, says President

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:15 GMT

Source: famagusta-gazette.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
The United Nations document containing the convergences and divergences of ... ...