OIC denounces Cyprus-Israel EEZ deal

2012-02-08

AT ITS 7th conference held in Indonesia, the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has passed a resolution denouncing the agreement between Cyprus and Israel delineating the two countries’ respective exclusive economic zones, reports said.

Citing Turkish Cypriot news sources, the Cyprus News Agency said the resolution was unveiled during a press conference held in the north by Hasan Bozer, Speaker of the breakaway regime’s ‘Parliament’.

According to Bozer, the resolution notes that Turkish Cypriots have equal rights with Greek Cypriots with regard to natural resources on the island.

Tight at the top after Anorthosis stun Omonia

2012-01-23

ANORTHOSIS stunned league leaders Omonia 1-0 at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia over the weekend to leave a three-way tie at the top of the standings.

Defending champions APOEL are only a point behind in fourth after Nektarios Alexandrou’s 77th minute goal gave them a 1-0 win over Aris,  in what is turning out to be one of the most exciting title races in many years.

Despite having to play with ten men after the interval after defender Marko Andic received his second booking in the last minute of the first half, Ronny Levy’s Anorthosis still managed a fantastic win when 25-year-old Brazilian forward Evandro Roncatto slotted the ball past Antonis Georgallides with five minutes to go.

Asylum applications way down, says interior minister

2011-11-15

THE GOVERNMENT has been paying benefits to fewer political refugees and has sped up the processing rate for asylum applications, Interior Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis told the House finance committee yesterday. 

Sylikiotis said that 1,300 political refugees were now receiving state benefits, a reduction of 300. 

The state is obliged under EU law to provide help to political refugees who have not found employment in the same way they would help their own nationals. 

Sylikiotis said that fewer than 900 political asylum seekers were now waiting to hear on their applications. 

He said that 200 of those were in holding centres whose expenses are mostly funded by EU solidarity funds (85 per cent).

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