Turkey test-fired a short-range ballistic missile over the Black Sea on Tuesday, to the surprise of military analysts regarding Ankara’s intentions, while Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin called for the withdrawal of all military forces from the Greek islands and threatened that otherwise there would be consequences.
Cypriot Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday that no new taxes will be imposed on fuel taxes, an obligation that should be met by the end of the year.
The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent Monday to divebomb Ukraine’s capital delivered the most emphatic proof yet that Tehran has become a rare, increasingly close ally to the Kremlin, offering both weapons and international support that Russia sorely lacks.