White goods to cost more in Cyprus
Household appliances in Cyprus, such as refrigerators, washing machines and TV sets, are expected to experience price increases in the near future.
Turkey’s drone maker Baykar begins to build plant in Ukraine
Turkish defense company Baykar has started building a factory near Kyiv that will employ around 500 people and where it will manufacture either its TB2 or TB3 drone models, the company’s chief executive told Reuters.
UN Cyprus envoy discusses obstacles with PM
The obstacles to rekindling talks on the Cyprus issue, let alone to reaching a mutually acceptable settlement, were the focus of a meeting in Athens on Tuesday between María Ángela Holguín Cuellar, the UN chief’s new personal envoy for Cyprus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis.
Turkey mourns its tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year’s earthquake
Millions of people across Turkey on Tuesday mourned the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in the country’s catastrophic earthquake a year ago.
3 people killed in alleged extremist attack at Turkey’s largest courthouse
Two people attacked Turkey’s largest courthouse before being shot dead Tuesday in an exchange of fire that also left one other person dead and five wounded. Authorities alleged the assailants were part of an extremist organization that had been largely inactive in recent years.
US to restrict visas for those who misuse commercial spyware
The United States on Monday announced a new visa restriction policy for those it said were misusing commercial spyware.
Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch
The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey’s Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing.
MEP Kyrtsos’ immunity lifted
A plenary session of the European Parliament has voted in favor of lifting the immunity of Greek MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos, a member of the Renew Europe political grouping, following a request by the Athens Prosecutor’s Office.
A Greek island is without drinking water after pipeline damage that authorities blame on sabotage
Residents of the Greek island of Aegina have spent several days without drinkable water running in their homes after an alleged act of sabotage disabled an undersea pipeline from the mainland, authorities in Athens said Tuesday.
Gov’t rejects blackmail by irate farmers
As farmers announced an escalation of mobilizations on Tuesday, including blockades on the country’s highways and a possible march to Athens next week, government sources said the window of a possible meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is still open on the condition that it will take place with open roads and without disrupting transport…