Sir,
I must say how much I enjoyed Mrs Happily Married Christophorou’s letter in the recent edition of the Sunday Mail [August 13, ‘Cypriot men will get what they deserve’]; many a strong point of view she holds concerning, not only Eastern European beauties, but Cypriot men and women’s desserts as well.

THE GOVERNMENT, the Finnish EU Presidency in Nicosia and the United Nations yesterday all declined to verify reports of a new diplomatic plan to open Turkish ports to Cypriot traffic.

A CYPRIOT-born Australian entrepreneur, who claimed to be a wealthy member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, has been arrested in Malaysia after being charged with cheating Canadian businessman out of $1.5 million.

CYPRIOT MINISTER of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Photis Photiou today travels to Athens to take part in a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in Piraeus.

CYPRUS AIRWAYS (CY) pilots will go ahead with a planned strike next week, after talks with the airline’s management appear to have gotten nowhere.
The 48-hour industrial action starts at midnight on Thursday August 25, during the peak traffic time at the island’s airports.

THE EVACUATION of foreign nationals from war-torn Lebanon continues despite the ceasefire between Israeli and Hizbollah forces, which came into effect on Monday.
A total of 21 American citizens have been evacuated from Beirut by the US military over the last few days, said Department of Defence spokesman Bryan Whitman at a Pentagon press conference on Tuesday.

EUROPEAN Union Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel said the European Commission will grant 30 million euros towards humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and the EU partners will grant another 70 million euros.

THE TWO-MAN team of the Cyprus delegation of the Doctors of the World (MDM) have delivered 15 pallets of clothing to Ain el-Hilweh Camp, the largest refugee camp in Lebanon that houses over 70,000 Palestinian refugees as well as a number of displaced Lebanese who arrived after the onset of the Israeli strikes over a month ago.