By Nathan Morley in Nicosia Final preparations are being completed in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia ahead of a visit by Pope Francis due to begin on Thursday. For the government of Cyprus, this visit constitutes [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will never defend an increase in interest rates nor compromise on the issue, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported on Monday. “I have never advocated, do not advocate and will [Read More]
Turkey on Monday reported 24,317 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,770,372, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 189 to 76,635, while 23,273 [Read More]
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday sought to reassure the country about the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, telling Americans that his administration was working with vaccine manufacturers to modify vaccines and booster shots [Read More]
Diplomats from EU, Russia and Iran expressed here on Monday optimism amid a fresh round of Iran nuclear talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal after a hiatus of more than five months. “I [Read More]
The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was confirmed in Spain on Monday by the service of microbiology at the Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid. The patient was a 51-year-old man who [Read More]
The International Organization for Migration said on Monday that 886 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27, 886 migrants were [Read More]
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday condemned acts intended to jeopardize the integrity of the elections in Libya. “UNSMIL strongly condemns all acts aimed at jeopardizing the integrity of the electoral [Read More]
Scientists from Australia’s Curtin University have shown how the Sun may have played an unexpected role in the formation of the “Blue Planet”. The study, published in the Nature Astronomy journal on Monday, made the [Read More]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday warned Israel not to undermine the vision of the two-state solution, which is backed by the international community. “Undermining the two-state solution would motivate the central council of Palestine [Read More]
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