Cyprus Meeting Appeal for Peace (Zenit News Agency) NICOSIA, Cyprus, NOV. 18, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- Here is the appeal for peace issued at the end of the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, sponsored by the Catholic lay Sant'Egidio Community and the Orthodox Church of Cyprus.

Krakow Cardinal Says Assisi Continues in Cyprus (Zenit News Agency) NICOSIA, Cyprus, NOV. 18, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- Pope John Paul II's longtime personal secretary says the international peace meeting closing today in Cyprus is bringing forward the "spirit of Assisi" promoted by the Polish Pontiff.

Cyprus Industrial Turnover Growth Slows in August (INO News) (RTTNews) - Tuesday, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus announced that industrial turnover increased 5.5% year-over-year in August, much smaller than the 21.4% rise recorded in the previous month.

Cyprus peace talks continue in "very positive atmosphere" (People's Daily) Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued on Monday afternoon the reunification talks in "a very positive atmosphere," said top UN envoy Alexander Downer. Downer, the special adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus issue, told reporters that the two leaders discussed the offices of the federal attorney-general, the federal auditor-general and the supreme court in a reunified structure. ...

Cyprus president optimistic about talks in Moscow (Itar-Tass) NICOSIA, November 18 (Itar-Tass) - President Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus has told Itar-Tass in an interview that he is confident that the upcoming talks in Moscow will give "a considerable impetus to the development of relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Russian Federaiton".

Peace Meeting Hoping to Break Down Cyprus Wall (Zenit News Agency) NICOSIA, Cyprus, NOV. 17, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- Forty religious leaders crossed the divide that separates Cyprus into Greek and Turkish zones, hoping that the international peace meeting on the island will help to bring the division to an end.

Hope fades for Cyprus talks (International Herald Tribune) Initial hopes that one of the world's most intractable disputes might finally be solved have dissipated in Cyprus as peace talks enter their third month.

Revamped Cyprus airport opens for business (The Daily Star Lebannon) A revamped Paphos airport on the holiday island of Cyprus opened for business Monday with a passenger terminal costing 127 million euros ($161 million) that can handle 2.7 million passengers annually. The French-led Hermes Airports consortium was awarded the contract in 2005 to rebuild, expand and operate the country's two main airports.

Cyprus's Tourist Arrivals Decline in October (INO News) (RTTNews) - Monday, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus announced that tourist arrivals decreased 2.6% year-over-year to reach 267,866 in October. A year ago, tourist arrivals were 275,103.

Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC Cyprus: Amendment Of The Assessment And Collection Of Taxes Law (Mondaq) Cyprus is intent on meeting its obligations regarding information exchange and transparency, and has recently passed a new law (Law 72(I) of 2008) amending the Assessment and Collection of Taxes Law to incorporate the exchange of information provisions of Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention of 2005 in double taxation agreements which have been concluded between Cyprus and other ...