Some people say that there is no limit to studying and education and a 53-year-old man has proved this statement true. E. Vagelou participated in the general examinations of Cyprus to earn a place at the Law University of Cyprus. He managed to get the second best grade in the whole of Cyprus and to make his childhood dream come true. [...]
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Institute of Neurology & Genetics Announces Breast Cancer Research Project
The Institute of Neurology and Genetics have announced a three-year innovative research project on breast cancer. The Chief Executive Medical Director of the Institute, Philippos Patsalis stated at a press conference that, “The collaboration of research and clinical services is crucial, because in order to give the best service possible one must have the latest knowledge that is acquired only by keeping oneself at the forefront of [...]
“Τhe Island We Share” Cypriot Documentary Released
“The Island We Share,” is the title of the documentary by Danae Stylianou, where three Greek Cypriots and three Turkish Cypriots live in the same house for five days, traveling along the north and south part of the border line which separates their homeland in two parts . The six young people discuss different versions of history, [...]
‘Greek Cypriots Should not Get EU Presidency’
Cyprus’ EU presidency, slated for July 2012, could be withheld if a solution to the Cyprus problem is not on the cards by the end of the year, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Dervish Eroglu’s representative Kudret Ozersay. In an interview published in Kibris newspaper, Ozersay claimed there was increasing talk in EU diplomatic circles [...]
Fitch Downgrades Cyprus Due to Exposure to Greek Debt
Fitch Rating Agency downgraded on Tuesday Cyprus` rating by three notches, citing exposure to Greek sovereign debt, while warning that it could downgrade the Cypriot economy even further. “Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Republic of Cyprus`s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to `A-` from `AA-` and removed them from Rating Watch [...]
Cyprus Airways Announces 16 New Flights to Greece
Cyprus Airways announced flights to 16 new destinations in Greece starting next Wednesday, under a code-sharing agreement with Greece’s Olympic Air as Cyprus Mail reports today. On Wednesday, Cyprus Airways will also inaugurate flights to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania. The destinations are Corfu, Zakynthos, Heraklion, Ioannina, Alexandroupoli, Kefalonia, Santorini, Mykonos, Mytilini, Samos, Rhodes, Kos, [...]
Cypriot Eleni Tanousi Kamilari Passes Away at 108-Years-Old
One of the oldest women in Cyprus passed away on Tuesday at the age of 108. Eleni Tanousi Kamilari was born in 1903 in Agia Marina Skyllouras and resided in the Kotsiati Community. She moved to the Community after the Turkish Invasion, with most of her relatives originating from the same place. She was married [...]
Cyprus: DISY Winner of 2011 Parliamentary Elections
Opposition DISY won Sunday’s parliamentary elections with ruling AKEL trailing behind, as both parties made gains compared with five years ago. DISY garnered 34.27 per cent of the vote – a 3.75 per cent rise – with AKEL recording a 1.36 per cent gain that put it in second place with 32.67 per cent. Government [...]
Cyprus Elects New Parliament Ahead of Key UN Talks
Cypriots began voting for a new parliament Sunday in elections seen as an important measure of support for leftist President Dimitris Christofias’ handling of slow-moving talks with breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reunify the ethnically divided island. Polls opened at 0400 GMT and were due to close at 1530 GMT. Results were expected by 2000 GMT. [...]
Cyprus to Elect New Parliament on Sunday
Just over half a million Greek Cypriots go to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections seen as a crucial indicator ahead of the presidential race in 2013. The May 22 elections will determine the 56 members of the next five-year term of the House of Representatives, a mainly legislative body with no executive powers. [...]
Cyprus: Talk of War “Dangerous”
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has described as “unacceptable and dangerous“ remarks the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has reportedly made that he considers a cause of war the exploitation of Cyprus’ sub-sea natural resources by Greek Cypriots. US company ‘Noble Energy’ received in October 2008 a concession from the government of Cyprus to explore Block [...]
Christofias and Greek Minister of Agriculture Discuss Cyprus Issue and CAP
The Cyprus problem and the EU Common Agriculture Policy were the focus of a meeting on Wednesday between President Demetris Christofias and Greek Minister of Agriculture and Food Development Costas Skandalides. In statements after the meeting, Skandalides said they discussed agricultural issues and the cooperation between Cyprus and Greece in the sector, assuring that Greece [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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