SBA’s act on bird trapping in Cyprus
Sovereign Base Areas Customs and Immigration have confirmed 312 protected Ambelopoulia (Blackcaps) have been seized at crossing points in October after officers discovered them concealed in vehicles during three separate…
Turkish Cypriots donate to Cyprus Missing Persons Committee
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has received a donation of €100,000 from the Turkish Cypriot community. This contribution brings the Turkish Cypriot community’s financial assistance to the…
Cyprus: Half of Cypriots say freedoms are not sufficiently protected
A new “Eurobarometer” survey conducted in Cyprus reveals that 50 percent of Greek Cypriots “believe that their fundamental rights and freedoms are not sufficiently protected.” The EU-wide survey on Cyprus…
Floods kill 321 and displace 740,000 others in Nigeria
At least 321 people have been killed and over 740,000 others displaced in Nigeria so far this year due to the flood that ravaged most parts of the country, authorities…
Child mortality rates in Sudan hits new high
Sudan’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) has risen to 295 per 100,000 births, and the child mortality rate to 51 per 1,000 live births amid ongoing armed conflict, Sudanese Health Minister…
Algerian and Russian companies to expand ties
Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Mining Mohamed Arkab met with Deputy Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Vladislav Davankov in Algiers on Thursday to discuss strengthening energy cooperation, according to a…
Istanbul mayor arrested after suspected link to PKK
Turkish authorities arrested Ahmet Ozer, mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, on Thursday over his suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), local media reported. Searches were conducted on…
Threat to Lebanon’s cultural and historical archaeological sites amid attacks
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants announced on Thursday that the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to UNESCO is continuing its efforts to protect Lebanon’s cultural and historical archaeological…
UNRWA: Israel demolishes office of the UN agency for Palestine refugees
The Israeli army on Thursday demolished an office of the UN agency for Palestine refugees in the Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the northern West Bank. Nihad…
Iran commemorates Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council
Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. The…