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Captagon pills (a.k.a.poor man's cocaine) are flooding oil-rich Arab state
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 27 (ANI): A counterfeit version of Captagon, which is highly addictive, has become the drug of choice among young people in the oil-rich countries of the Arab Gulf and mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. As it is much cheaper than cocaine, man
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US perceived disengagement from the Middle East triggers strategic shifts
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 20 (ANI): The humiliating retreat of the United States from Afghanistan and the perceived disengagement of the US from the Middle East or at least the reduced emphasis Joe Biden gives to the region has led the Gulf States and other countries to reassess their po
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Erdogan's personalization of power is blurring the line between domestic a
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 13 (ANI): Since the failed coup of 15 July 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has progressively been following personal domestic and foreign policies, which prove to be quite risky.
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Cyprus identifies first three Omicron cases: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The first three cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant were identified in the coastal city of Limassol in Cyprus, the ministry of health said.
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COVID-19 infections in Cyprus more than doubled in a month: Health Ministr
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 infections more than doubled in Cyprus last week compared with the previous week, reflecting a low vaccination rate among young people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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What is behind UAE's bold normalization campaigns with its former opponent
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 6 (ANI): In the last 18 months or so the United Arab Emirates has taken bold steps and changed its foreign policy towards countries with which it used to have bad, almost hostile, relations and, what is more, it now seeks to become one of the most important play
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Angry protests in Amman against Jordan-Israel solar power for water deal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 29 (ANI): Thousands of Jordanians took part in a huge protest at the heart of the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday against the declaration of intent signed last Monday in Dubai for water for energy deal by Jordan, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Turkish opposition says Erdogan can't manage the country
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 22 (ANI): As the Turkish lira is in a free fall, most Turks are finding it hard to make ends meet and polls show that Erdogan's AKP party has been consistently losing votes, opposition CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and IYI Party leader Meral Aksener declared after
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The enigma of autocratic Turkish President Erdogan's succession
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] November 15 (ANI): Rumors about the declining health of the autocratic President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have been circulating for several years both inside and outside Turkey.
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Israel avoids snap elections, as the Knesset approves the budget with razo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 8 (ANI): In a marathon session the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) approved in the early hours on Thursday with a razor-thin majority of 61 in favor to 59 against Israel's budget for 2021, avoiding in this way a fifth election in three years.
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UN hopes new Special Representative to visit Cyprus soon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will focus on getting the newly-appointed Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Colin Stewart of Canada to visit the island as soon as possible, UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-
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Defying strong criticism from the US and EU, Israel plans to build 3130 ho
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 1 (ANI): On October 27 the Israeli government announced plans to build 3,130 homes for Jewish settlers deep inside the occupied West Bank, defying the strongest criticism to date of such projects from the administration of US President Joe Biden as well as from
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