Turkey banned entry to all the forests of its largest city Istanbul on Tuesday until the end of July over fire concerns, according to local officials. Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya announced on Twitter that all [Read More]
Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Orna Barbivai on Tuesday announced the reopening of Israel’s Economic and Trade Mission office in Turkey. The representation in Istanbul will resume activity on Aug. 1, after being drastically [Read More]
A new species of the warbler family of birds, the African desert warbler (Curruca deserti), has been spotted for the first time ever in Cyprus, an environmentalist said here on Tuesday. Thomas Hadjikyriakou, manager at [Read More]
A plastic bottle filled with half water left under a certain temperature for six to seven days is enough to create a convenient environment for the reproduction of millions of “aggressive mosquitoes,” warned a local [Read More]
In an interesting example of globalization, Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, a Turkish gold dealer, found his business has been dented by the surging inflation in the United States. Sitting inside his big office in Kuyumcukent, a neighborhood [Read More]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey’s concerns over Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO were not responded to with any substantial steps. Erdogan told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a [Read More]
Half of the households in Greece are struggling to meet their energy needs in recent months, according to the results of a survey released on Saturday. The survey carried out by Kapa Research in May [Read More]
Greece is offering a second COVID-19 booster shot for people aged 30 and above beginning next week. According to Greek national news agency AMNA, the country’s vaccination authorities reiterated a “strong recommendation” that those aged [Read More]
Turkey on Friday has issued an arrest warrant for 18 Turkish nationals for allegedly providing financial aid to the Islamic State (IS) group, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The police teams carried out simultaneous raids [Read More]
The Dubai-based Emirates Airline on Thursday launched its maiden passenger flight to Israel’s Tel Aviv, signalling the continued improvement of the ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. The airline said in a [Read More]
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