Refugee row escalates

By Jean Christou SPARKS flew between Nicosia and Beirut yesterday as top officials pitched in in the escalating diplomatic row over Lebanon’s refusal to take

EU urges discipline on Cyprus harmonisation

CYPRUS must liberalise its telecommunications sector earlier than it wishes to, EU Chief negotiator Leopold Maurer insisted yesterday. Maurer who heads a seven-member EU team

CY passenger figures rise

By Athena Karsera THERE has been a marked rise in the number of passengers flying on the beleaguered national carrier, giving hope that Cyprus Airways