TThe Cypriot Ministry of Culture will host a concert on Wednesday, 6th November 2024, at 19:00 in the Cyprus Museum with “Ensemble Marquise”, with musicians from Hungary and Cyprus. The repertoire will include…
UNICEF calls for immediate and long-lasting ceasefire in Lebanon
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for an immediate and long-lasting ceasefire in Lebanon to enable children to return to their education. “The negative impact of the…
World Neolithic Congress gets underway in Turkey
The first World Neolithic Congress kicked off on Monday in the southeastern Turkish city of Sanliurfa, attracting nearly a thousand scholars from 64 countries. The event will explore a wide range of…
Cyprus seeks to strengethen relations with Qatar
Cyprus’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Kombos has held a series of meetings in Qatar. Kombos said during his contacts in Doha, he and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs…
Crisis continues as 285 migrants intercepted off coast of Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 285 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya over the past week. The migrants returned include at least three…
Cypriots love to travel, figures show
New figures show that 484.365 residents of Cyprus participated in at least one domestic or/and outbound trip that included a minimum of one overnight stay for personal purposes last year, recording an…
World Urban Forum (WUF12) kicks off in New Cairo
The 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) kicked off on Monday in New Cairo, Egypt, marking the forum’s first return to Africa in more than two decades. Addressing the opening…
Türkiye’s annual inflation rate eased to 48.58 percent in October
Türkiye’s annual inflation rate eased to 48.58 percent in October, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Monday. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.88 percent on a…
Iran and Azerbaijan hold joint rescue and relief drill in the Caspian Sea
The Iranian and Azerbaijani naval forces on Monday staged a joint rescue and relief drill in the Caspian Sea, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported. The exercise, dubbed “AZIREX2024,” was hosted by…
Israeli airstrikes target Syrian capital Damascus
Israeli airstrikes targeted areas near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday evening. “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting several civilian sites south…