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Informal EU Defence Ministers Meeting To Be Held In Cyprus
Informal EU Defence Ministers Meeting To Be Held In Cyprus

Cyprus will be undertaking the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Defence, to be held during the current Danish presidency of the EU, President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday. The President’s remarks came …

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Greece Reiterates Support For Cyprus
Greece Reiterates Support For Cyprus

President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has held Monday two separate telephone conversations with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias and Greek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos, with whom he exchanged wishes for the new year. According …

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Helios Air Crash Appeal To Proceed Next Week
Helios Air Crash Appeal To Proceed Next Week

The Attorney General has announced that by Wednesday he will appeal against a Court ruling which acquitted all five defendants in the case of a fatal air crash in 2005 in which 121 persons died. Speaking to London Greek Radio (LGR), Attorney General …

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British MP's Sign Resolution Asking Turkey To Honour UN Resolutions
British MP's Sign Resolution Asking Turkey To Honour UN Resolutions

British parliamentarians have drafted a resolution on the Cyprus problem, calling on the British government to exert pressure on Ankara to change its stance and show good will at the negotiating table. The resolution was presented before the House …

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Cyprus Registered Company Rebranded Implants For Sale In The Netherlands
Cyprus Registered Company Rebranded Implants For Sale In The Netherlands

PIP breast implants suspect for causing breast cancer were rebranded to M-implants and sold by a company registered in Cyprus and operating in the Netherlands. According to statements by the Cypriot Minster of Health Stavros Malas, the Ministry i…

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Noble Energy Confirms Sizeable Gas Discovery In Cyprus Expaloration
Noble Energy Confirms Sizeable Gas Discovery In Cyprus Expaloration

Noble Energy Inc. announced a ``significant`` natural gas discovery in the Cyprus Block 12, offshore the Republic of Cyprus. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Noble says, ``the Cyprus A-1 well encountered approximately 310 feet of net natur…

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Cyprus Points To Turkey As Being The Only Problem In The Region
Cyprus Points To Turkey As Being The Only Problem In The Region

Turkey is an expansionist state conspiring against the interests of Hellenism, President of the House, Yiannakis Omirou, stated, adding that both the European and international community must realize as soon as possible that the problem lies in Turke…

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Cyprus Army Is Ready To Help Free North Cyprus
Cyprus Army Is Ready To Help Free North Cyprus

Defence Minister Demetris Eliades has assured that despite the difficult conditions, the Ministry of Defence will continue with determination and consistency the struggle to end Turkey’s continuing occupation, stop the influx of illegal settler…

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Cyprus Demands Turkey Stops Being The Troublemaker Of The Eastern Mediterranen
Cyprus Demands Turkey Stops Being The Troublemaker Of The Eastern Mediterranen

House Speaker Yiannakis Omirou underlined today that Turkey should realize that it cannot be the troublemaker of the Eastern Mediterranean region. Omirou visited on Saturday morning the Αndreas Papandreou Military Base, located in Pafos to …

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Cyprus And Russia Sign Multi Million Loan Deal
Cyprus And Russia Sign Multi Million Loan Deal

Nicosia and Moscow have signed a multi million loan agreement, and its first installment will be paid by the end of the year. Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias and Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Storchak concluded on Th…

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