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Talks between the two sides of Cyprus aimed at reunifying the island are under way and it is hoped that a settlement will be reached by the end of the year. The Turkish Cypriot President Mehment Ali Talat said recently that he would like to conclude talks with the Greek Cypriot leaders and reach a […]

The Crown Estate and the Homes and Communities Agency have partnered with the goal of developing 15,000 sustainable homes across the UK over the next 10 years. The agreement foresees some 10,000 homes being developed in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Norfolk, with the remaining 5,000 homes coming in Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Lincolnshire, Dorset and Leicestershire.  

The 2009 Lusophone Games are currently taking place in Portugal, and run from July 11th through the 19th. These games are for the Portuguese-speaking National Olympic Committees of the world, and this is the second staging of the games. The first Lusophone Games took place in 2006 in Macau, China, a former Portuguese colony.  

The Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has selected the TornadoTower in Doha, Qatar as the best tall building in the Middle East and Africa Region. The CTBUH announced the winner for each of its four regions recently and will crown the “2009 Best Tall Building Overall” at the 2009 awards dinner in

The Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) of Dubai has suspended the license of a property broker and is warning that other such companies will face the same fate if they do not register with the agency. The broker – Sulehri Real Estate – was advertising for leasing units in DiscoveryCity and InternationalCity and had not

Bulls are let loose every day for the eight days of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, and people can run alongside them. This ancient tradition has helped the San Fermin to become one of Spain’s best known festivals. Every year visitors from all over the country and world come to see the bulls

The London Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the London Olympic Organising Committee (LOCOG) just released its plans for the Athlete’s Village in the city. The Athlete’s Village is adjacent to the Olympic Park and Stratford City and will accommodate athletes during both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.   The Athlete’s village will have

A 5,500 square foot penthouse at the top of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City is set to sell for a reported US$18 million. The unit was owned by Italian film mogul Vittorio Cecchi Gori, but was foreclosed on and is being dealt with through US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. There

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The second phase of construction for Cairo’s Metro Line 3 officially got under way recently. The new line will help to increase the capacity of the Cairo Metro to some 4.5 million commuters when completed. The line will eventually extend from Imbaba to Heliopolis and will serve Cairo Airport. Currently the Cairo metro system serves