Israel was preparing on Tuesday for U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit as part of his first trip to the Middle East since taking office. More than 16,000 police officers and volunteers were deployed, mainly [Read More]
A Medieval Orthodox icon looted from a church in Kyrenia, northern Cyprus has returned to the island. According to the Independent, the icon of the Enthroned Christ, which dates to around the end of the [Read More]
Fugitive Comanchero bikie boss Mark Buddle has been deported to Turkey where he’s expected to be processed and handed over to Australian authorities, according to officials in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus. According to [Read More]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Ebrahim Raisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Tehran on July 19, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Putin’s trip to Tehran is being prepared [Read More]
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades signed today the book of condolences opened at the Embassy of Japan for the death of former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. In the book of condolences President Anastasiades wrote [Read More]
The Sovereign Base Area Police in Akrotiri has revealed an increase in the number of people driving whilst under the influence of alcohol and drugs has led to a rise in road traffic accidents since [Read More]
Greece’s iconic Corinth Canal reopened to shipping earlier this month after an 18-month hiatus for repair works following a series of landslides, local officials told Xinhua on Monday. The canal saves vessels sailing from the [Read More]
No political bloc in Israel could win a majority in the 120-seat parliament to form a new government if elections were held on Monday, according to the latest poll published by state broadcaster KAN. The [Read More]
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the development of bilateral economic cooperation, and the situation in Ukraine during a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. Both leaders “focused on tasks to further [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone conversation on Monday on the diplomatic normalization process to end decades-long hostilities between the two neighbors. The two leaders expected the [Read More]
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