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The latest news articles and stories gathered from around the world wide web concerning Cyprus affairs

►Cyprus peace talks to intensify in January: U.N.
(reuters.com) Added 23 December 2009 - Greeks and Turks in Divided Cyprus plan to step up reunification talks in January

►Fidel Castro Meets with President of Cyprus
(laht.com) Added 2 October 2009 - Christofias, who heads the internationally recognized government of Greek Cyprus and is the first leader of a European Union member country to visit Cuba since 2003, also said he held a “fruitful” meeting with his counterpart and host, Raul Castro.

►Chelsea feel the heat in Cyprus
(independent.co.uk) Added 30 September 2009 - It used to be that Cyprus only figured on the radar of Premier League footballers
 

►Thirsty Cyprus looks to golf to rescue tourism
(AFP) Added 23 March 2009 - Cyprus turns into near desert in the summer and is counting on desalination to provide greet fairways for     golfers and save the country's tourism industry. 

► Weddings in Paphos holding their own
(Cyprus Mail)  Added 15 March 09 - CYPRUS is ranked in the top three wedding destinations for British couples marrying abroad with around five thousand British couples getting married here each year. Paphos has scooped up nearly 40 per cent of those weddings, and despite the financial downturn, bookings have so far held reasonably steady for 2009.

►UK investors to fund property disputes
(Cyprus Mail) Added 10 March 09 - A UK company is preparing to provide legal funding to certain groups of property buyers to pursue legal action against Cypriot developers in Britain. The move is aimed at those who are desperate but cannot afford to take on developers or property agents.

►Just back: A chilly Christmas in Cyprus
(Telegraph) Added 10 March 09 - For once everything, apart from the weather, was perfect. As promised, the villa – set among groves of olive, lemon and orange – had double bedrooms, bathrooms en suite, a glistening new kitchen and a vast living area, which opened onto a pool and terrace with panoramic views of the cedar- and pine-covered hills. This was to be our home for Christmas in Cyprus; what more could we want?

►University of Cyprus Library aiming high
(Cyprus Mail) Added 25 Feb 09 - WITH OVER quarter of a million books on its shelves and 12,000 new titles a year, the University of Cyprus (UCY) Library is setting its sights on becoming a national research facility in collaboration with other local libraries, its Director has said.

►Cyprus to tap international markets with rare bond 
(Reuters) Added 16 Feb 09 - Cyprus will make a rare foray onto the international bond markets with a one billion euro issue this year, the first since 2004.

►Cyprus tourist arrivals dive in January   
NICOSIA (AFP) Added 16 Feb 09 - The number of tourists arriving in Cyprus dived 7.1 percent in January from a year earlier, continuing the weak trend of recent months, official figures showed on Wednesday.

►How the Swedes viewed the Cypriots down the centuries
(homeboy.gr) Added 8 Feb 09 - Examining the texts of some 30 travellers to the country over a thousand years, The Swedes in Cyprus sheds light on Nordic attitudes to the island right from when Viking ships first docked on Cyprus’ shores. These intriguing tales are only now available, simply because Swedish texts on Cyprus had hardly ever been translated.

►Cyprus absorbs 84% of EU funds for 2000-2006
(Financial Mirror) Added 8 Feb 09 - According to data issued Wednesday by the European Commission, Cyprus has absorbed 84% of the EU funds between 2000-2006, or 46,2 million euro out of the 55,2 million.

►£8million needed to complete Robb's Cyprus property sham
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE Added 5 Feb 09 - Under the headline banner “Robb’s swindle is eight million pounds sterling”, the Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper reports that captured fugitive Gary Robb has been handed over to the Interpol, but his “secrets” still remain in northern Cyprus.

►Cyprus mulls fiscal stimulus package
(Reuters) Added 5 Feb 09 - Cypriot financial authorities are considering a fiscal stimulus package to boost market liquidity through bond issues, Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis said on Thursday.

►EC starts legal action on air pollution against Cyprus
(Financial Mirror) Added 5 Feb 09 - The European Commission started infringement proceedings against 10 member states, among them Cyprus, for failing to comply with the EU's air quality standard for dangerous airborne particles, known as PM10.
The 10 states are: Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and UK.

►Cyprus Leaders Discuss Property Rights
(VoaNews) Added 2 Feb 09 - During a meeting that took place in the buffer zone that divides this island, leaders from both sidesbegan discussions on the issue of property rights.
 

► Cyprus to take Turkey to court on missing
(etaiwannews) Added 2 Feb 09 - Cyprus says it will file an action with the European Court of Human Rights to pressure Turkey to account for the fate of Greek Cypriots missing since it invaded the island in 1974

► City of London Lord Mayor discusses economic ties between UK and Cyprus
(Financial Mirror) Added 2 Feb 09 - The Honourable Alderman Ian Luder discussed in Nicosia issues of further strengthening the commercial and economic ties between the UK and Cyprus, with emphasis on the helpthe UK can providefor large infrastructure projects

► Country investment ratings
(Global Property Guide) Added 31 Jan 09 - Shows the countries where buy-to-let property earns the highest returns

► Why are interest rates high in Cyprus?
(Financial Mirror) Added 29 Jan 09 - The ECB is cutting rates and Euribor is heading lower, yet borrowing costs and deposit rates remain stubbornly high in Cyprus

► Cyprus tourism prospects bleak in 2009
(Financial Mirror) Added 26 Jan 09 - The Cyprus Tourism Organization and the Cyprus Hoteliers Association are making every effort to limit any negative fallout on the island's main industry, tourism, which has been affected by the world financial crisis  

► Cyprus is generally happy
(Famagusta Gazette) Added 26 Jan 09 -  The latest Eurobarometer survey suggests that the international credit crunch is the great concern to Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the island

► Mr Do Right One Night Stand
(esctoday.com) Added 21 Jan 09 - Marlain Angelidou will represents Cyprus in the Eurovision song contest with "Mr Do Right - One Night Stand"  she also represented Cyprus in 1999

► Gas found near Cyprus reports Israeli media
( Famagusta Gazette) Added 21 Jan 09 - Israeli's Infrastructure Minister reports that a US drilling company has discovered oil between Cyprus and Israel.

► Gaza aid boat prepares to sail again after repairs
(AFP) Added 14 Jan 09 - A boat taking much-needed medical aid for casualties od Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza will set sail again from Cyprus

►Cyprus plans to buy water from floating desalination plant - Financial Mirror - Added Jan.09 - The Cyprus government plans to buy water from a floating desalination platform, to be installed off of Limassol

► Cyprus runs the risk of desertification: geophysicist - Daily Times - Added 13 Jan.09 - By the end of the century the brunt of climate change and drought

► MPs, doctors to sail to Gaza in defiance of Israel siege - Added 12Jan.09  (AFP) - A group of 30 Palestinian activists including EU MPs and doctors plan to brave Israel forces in a bid to deliver medical aid

► Cyprus inflation partly home-grown in 2008
Financial Mirror Added 12 Jan 09 - Inflation in Cyprus was not only caused by high oil prices but also by high local prices, latest figures show.

► Cyprus projects slower economic growth for 2009
(AP) Added 12 Jan09 - Cyprus finance minister projected that the economy's growth would fall to 2.1 percent this year

► Doctor Accused of Poisoning Wife Returns to U.S. to Face Murder Charges.
Added Jan 12,09 - Ohio Doctor was arrested in Cyprus in 2008 after arriving from Lebanon

► Help save the Green Turtles from extinction.

► Cyprus should import compressed natural gas

► Ways to improve the Cyprus property market

► Geology-The salt lake of the Akrotiri Peninsula Cyprus

► Broad VAT hike staved off until 2010

► Cyprus Water Crisis Highlights Climate Change

► A Cyprus company launches internet church.

► Learn a little about Cyprus's natural beauty.

► 3 School kids in the US take an interest in Cyprus.

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