The island of Cyprus has for centuries been the cat’s paw of foreign powers, including the United States.
Russia is about to remove Cyprus from its "black list" of targeted tax havens, after the Duma passed a law this week to ratify the Protocol to the Double Tax treaty between the two countries.
NICOSIA’s skyline during the weekend could resemble that of its twin city Bucharest in Romania, as snowfall is expected in the capital on Saturday.