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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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New cycle of violence in Israel, West Bank may lead to military confrontat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 18 (ANI): Last Friday's clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli Police in Al-Aqsa mosque in the old city of Jerusalem were an accident (or rather an explosion) waiting to happen, following three weeks of serious violence in Israel and the West Bank, i
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Europe turns to Middle East, Mediterranean to reduce its dependence on Rus
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia (Cyprus) 11 April (ANI): As the war in Ukraine rages on, leaders of European countries, notably Germany, have come to realize that they made a serious mistake by becoming so dependent on Russian energy. Currently, Europe depends on Russia for roughly 40 percent of its natural gas
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Are the attacks by Israeli Arabs an ISIS operation or a new 'Intifada of K
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], April 4 (ANI): Three separate deadly attacks by Israeli Arabs in just a week in Be'er Sheva, Hadera and Bnei Brak caused fears of an unprecedented "terrorist onslaught" by ISIS sleepers or a repetition of the 2015-2016 "Intifada of Knives". These three attacks, in which
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Turkey plays again the role of the Evasive Neutral
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 28 (ANI): As professor Frank G Weber wrote in his famous book about Turkeys Alliance in World War II titled "The Evasive Neutral: Germany, Britain and the Quest for a Turkish Alliance in the Second World War.
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Cyprus approves 4th vaccine dose for vulnerable people due to COVID-19 spi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cypriot government on Tuesday approved a fourth COVID vaccine dose for vulnerable citizens after health authorities announced a new spike in cases.
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Israel's shadow conflict with drones and cyber-attacks with Iran
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] March 21 (ANI): A shadow conflict, a sort of "war between wars" has been going on for years between Israel and Iran, as well as between Israel and Iran's proxies in Lebanon and Syria. This shadow conflict has escalated since the beginning of the year.
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Middle East nations refrain from sanctioning Russia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] March 14 (ANI): The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put several states in the Middle East in a very difficult position. On the one hand, they cannot openly condone aggression and the invasion of an independent country by a powerful neighbor and so they must speak against it
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The Middle East will suffer from the grain shortage due to the war in Ukra
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] March 7 (ANI): As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues unabated, many countries of the Middle East are seriously concerned about the inevitable shortage of grain as Russia and Ukraine together account for 30 per cent of global wheat exports. Russia is the world's larges
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Cyprus closes airspace for aircraft from Russia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the department of civil aviation of Cyprus on Monday announced that it is closing its airspace for all types of aircraft owned or operated by Russia.
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Erdogan's biggest balancing act between NATO membership and Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] February 28 (ANI): Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a very difficult position, as he must strike a very delicate balance in Turkey's relationship with NATO - and the West in general- and Russia, with which Ankara has very import
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As the Ukraine crisis escalates Middle East countries will be forced to pi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 21 (ANI): As the specter of all-out war in Ukraine looms large, a confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine will undoubtedly have ripple effects on the countries of the Middle East, which must take hard decisions and choose sides.
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