Police say body of former Cyprus president Tassos Papadopoulos stolen from grave
Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from grave Gambling grannies arrested in CyprusATHENS/NICOSIA - Forty-two elderly women, including a 95-year-old, were arrested in a raid on a gambling den on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a media report said Wednesday. Passenger uses emergency ramp to bolt Cyprus plane moments before take off
Passenger bolts from Cyprus plane using ramp Cyprus supports India for UN Security Council seatNICOSIA - Cyprus has expressed its support for a permanent seat for India in an expanded UN Security Council. Cyprus supports India’s bid for permanent UNSC membershipNICOSIA - On the last day of her six-day state visit to London and Cyprus, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil met Cyprus President Demitris Christofias at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, and was told that Cyprus supports India’s bid for permanent membership in the UNSC. President Patil asks Cyprus companies to invest in IndiaNICOSIA - President Pratibha Patil, presently visiting Cyprus as part of her weeklong tour, on Friday asked the business fraternity of Cyprus to invest in India, as it is an excellent destination for investment. UAE continues to be among the 50 most prosperous countries in the worldNICOSIA - The Legatum Prosperity Index, which makes a global survey on prosperity, has shown that the United Arab Emirates maintains its position as the most prosperous country in the Arab World and the only nation in the Middle East and North Africa region to be ranked in the top 50 for the second year running. Turkey says it will go ahead with its 3.5 billion dollars gas development in IranNICOSIA - Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yilldiz has said that his country plans to go ahead with its 3.5 billion dollars natural gas development of phases 22,23 and 24 in Iran’s South Pars gasfield. Denied marriage at home, mixed-faith couples from warring Lebanon and Israeli head for CyprusNICOSIA, Cyprus — The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies. Dubai exports back to normal monthly averageNICOSIA - The Director General of the Dubai Chamber Hamad Bu Amim has said that Dubai exports have gone back to the monthly average of over Dh15 billion in the last three months. Romans had a taste for French wineNICOSIA - The survey of a Roman shipwreck dating back to the 2nd century AD has revealed the presence of over 130 ceramic jars, likely to have been carrying wine or oil, which indicates that the Romans may have liked French wine. Emaar opens Dubai Mall Medical CentreNICOSIA - The Dubai Mall Medical Centre, a giant outpatient facility covering an area of 60,000 sq ft, has opened at the Dubai Mall offering a full range of medical specialities. Burj Dubai breaks world record for aluminium and glass fagadeNICOSIA - Exterior cladding for Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building standing at 662 metres, has now been completed. On divided Cyprus, peace campaigners’ wedding sets example by crossing the ethnic lineNICOSIA, Cyprus — From opposite sides of their divided island, Georgia Chappa and Murat Kanatli made it their mission to break down the ethnic hatreds by bringing rivals together. Dubai World debt amounts to dizzy 59 billion dollarsNICOSIA - The Government-owned conglomerate Dubai World owed 59 billion dollars in debts at the end of 2008, its property subsidiary Nakheel said in a financial exchange filing to NASDAQ Dubai. Foreign firms agree to finance petrochemical projects in IranNICOSIA - The Head of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran Adel Nejad-Selim has said that a number of firms from Russia, Turkey, India, Oman and South Africa have reached preliminary agreements with Iran for the financing of petrochemical projects in the country. Oman-India trade is set to reach 2.5 billion dollarsNICOSIA - Indian Ambassador to Oman Anil Wadhwa has said that bilateral trade between Oman and India is growing steadily and if the recent trade figures are any indication, “it is set to reach 2.5 billion dollars by the end of 2009″. Remains of missing Greek Cypriot soldiers from iconic 1974 invasion photo identifiedNICOSIA, Cyprus —The remains of five Greek Cypriot soldiers who appear in an iconic 1974 photo surrendering to invading Turkish troops were found in an abandoned well in the Turkish Cypriot north, officials said Monday. UAE’s largest companies see big drop in profits for first half of 2009NICOSIA - The largest firms of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) saw their profits drop by more than 39 per cent in the first half of the current year, Emirates Business has reported. AP Interview: UN envoys says high hopes but no pressure for Cyprus dealNICOSIA, Cyprus — Rival leaders in Cyprus have made “significant” progress in talks to reunite the island but pressure to reach a deal quickly could unravel what yearlong talks have achieved, a United Nations envoy said Wednesday. Iran’s nuclear power plan to be operational by next SeptemberNICOSIA - The new head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Ali-Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying that the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant would be operational by the end of next September. West should close Iran’s nuclear file, says nuclear chief
Abu Dhabi wins International Renewable Energy Agency headquartersNICOSIA - Abu Dhabi has been selected to house the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Flydubai to start flights to Lucknow, Coimbatore, ChandigarhNICOSIA - Flydubai, the recently established low-cost airline, on Wednesday announced its plans to start flights to Lucknow, Coimbatore and Chandigarh cities of India in July, offering low fares to serve expatriate Indians in the UAE and to people flying to the region for business or pleasure. Well that may be 10,500 years old found in Cyprus, along with body of young womanNICOSIA, Cyprus — Archaeologists have discovered a water well in Cyprus that was built as long as 10,500 years ago, and the skeleton of a young woman at the bottom of it, an official said Wednesday. Gulf companies predict growth and expansionNICOSIA - Despite the global financial crisis, the majority of businesses in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states expect that in 2009 they will have a similar growth as in 2008. Tony Blair expresses support for UAE’s proposal to host IRENA headquartersNICOSIA - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed strong support for UAE’s proposal to host the headquarters of the newly established International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the Masdar city of Abu Dhabi, saying that the political and technical arguments for this were overwhelmingly strong. Qatar to spend 5.5 billion dollars to rebuild inner DohaNICOSIA - Qatar ’s Dohaland firm has announced plans to develop and regenerate a 35 hectare site located in inner Doha. The project will be executed in five stages at a total cost of 5.5 billion dollars and is to be completed in 2016. Cyprus official: US firm Noble Energy to start offshore search for oil and gas by year endNICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has authorized U.S. firm Noble Energy to start searching for oil and gas deposits off the island’s southern coast by the end of the year, a top energy official said Friday, in a move that could stoke tensions with regional rival Turkey. Pakistan to be supplied with 8 billion cubic metres of Iranian gas annuallyNICOSIA - Iran and Pakistan on Thursday signed in Tehran a deal for the supply of eight billion cubic meters of natural gas annually under an agreed price formula which has not been disclosed. |
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NICOSIA - Ali Ahbar Salehi, the man who was appointed by Iranian President Ahmadinejad as the new head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, has said that the West should end its hostility towards Tehran and close the nuclear file of the Islamic Republic.
