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EU signs energy deal with Egypt and Israel to wean itself off Russian gas
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] June 20 (ANI): As Europe scrambles to wean itself off Russian oil and gas and tries to confront Russia for its use of energy to blackmail European countries, the EU signed in Cairo last Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt and Israel, aimed at using th
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Erdogan escalates rhetoric against Greece and mobilizes Imams in his re-el
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 13 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has led Turkey for the past 20 years, announced during a speech in Izmir on June 9 that he will seek re-election in next year's elections.
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Erdogan demands demilitarization of Greek islands and threatens a new oper
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] June 6 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, taking advantage of the fact that international attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, has made a flurry of provocative statements against Greece - one of his favourite targets - and threatens to launch a new ope
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IRGC seizes Greek tankers, but Iran says removal of Force from terrorist b
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] 30 May (ANI): Tehran's demand that the US remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from Washington's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) has been the main stumbling block to the conclusion of a deal to revive the nuclear agreement between Iran and the
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Turkey blackmails NATO, being only country benefiting from the Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 22 (ANI): Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, acting on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's orders, spoiled at least temporarily what would have been the biggest historic shift in European security in decades, by blocking last Wednesday the start of NATO membership
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Will Sunday's elections weaken Hezbollah's grip on Lebanon?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 16 (ANI): Lebanon, a country plagued by state mismanagement and rampant corruption, the currency of which lost 90 per cent of its value and 80 per cent of its population live below the poverty line, on Sunday had its first elections since 2018.
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Cyprus says Turkey would likely object country's accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that Turkey would likely block the republic's accession to NATO.
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China signs MoU with Cyprus on higher education
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 14 (ANI): Cyprus and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in higher education and scientific research, Cyprus' education ministry and the Chinese Embassy said in separate statements on Friday.
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Cyprus International Athletics: India's Jyothi Yarraji shatters 100m hurdl
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Limassol [Cyprus], May 11 (ANI): India's Jyothi Yarraji clinched the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the Cyprus International Athletics Meeting 2022 in Limassol.
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Erdogan vows to send 1 million refugees back to Syria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 9 (ANI): Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for "the voluntary and honourable return of 1 million Syrian refugees" back to their homeland.
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Erdogan pushes limit with US, NATO; strives to mend ties with S Arabia, UA
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 2 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently been pushing the limit with his US and NATO allies in the war in Ukraine, while at the same time, due to the dire economic situation facing Turkey, he is trying to mend relations with oil-rich former adver
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Lebanon arrests 2 human smugglers, 23 illegal Syrian immigrants
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Two human smugglers and 23 Syrian nationals planning to leave for Cyprus by sea were arrested in northern Lebanon on Sunday, the National News Agency reported.
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