ISTANBUL: The Sept. 24 detention of French activist Elias d’Imzalene for using the word ‘intifada’ during a demonstration for Gaza in Paris is the latest example of repression of pro-Palestine voices in France since last October, experts say.
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ISTANBUL: The president of Northern Cyprus on Thursday cautioned against the UK’s decision to send 700 additional troops to its sovereign bases on the island, with Britain citing the need to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Lebanon.
Ersin Tatar to…
ANKARA: Pope Francis on Thursday called on wealthy nations to take responsibility for the ‘most vulnerable’ ones.
Drawing on the words of Saint John Paul II, one of his predecessors, the Pope reiterated the need for solidarity among nations, especial…
Cyprus is an active player in tackling climate change and hosts international conferences to this end, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Harris Georgiades said, at the 17th Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of …
ANKARA: The Palestine Football Association (PFA) announced on Wednesday that FIFA has received an independent legal assessment to impose sanctions on Israel Football Association for violations of human rights and humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.
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ISTANBUL: China on Thursday defended its first test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in decades, with the rocket falling into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.
Amid disapproval from abroad, Col. Zhang Xiaogang, the country’s Defen…
ISTANBUL: The 12th Bosphorus Film Festival will take place on Oct. 18-25, bringing movie lovers together for a week of screenings and events in the shining city of Istanbul.
Anadolu will serve as the global communication partner for the festival, whi…
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has stressed the importance of implementing European Court of Human Rights judgements to the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset during a meeting they had on Thursday, in New York.
“Matt…