The international preliminary final games of “phygital football,” a sport that blends football with a virtual environment, were held in Tatarstan’s national capital of Kazan.The event was held as part of “Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Forum 2023,” to wh…
Day: May 21, 2023
Real Madrid edge past Olympiacos to bag 11th EuroLeague title
Real Madrid edged out Olympiacos in a thrilling final on Sunday to win a record-extending 11th Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title.Madrid scored the winning points with just three seconds left to clinch a 79-78 victory.The two sides dropped a collective…
Monaco beat Barcelona for EuroLeague 3rd spot
Monaco defeated Barcelona 78-66 on Sunday to secure third spot in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.Matthew Strazel led the French team to victory with 14 points in the third-place game, while Elie Okobo and Alpha Diallo pitched in with 10 apiec…
Menendez tells CNA he expects a “different attitude” after Turkey, Greece elections
Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Robert Menendez, expressed hope for a “different attitude” following elections in Turkey and Greece.Menendez was in New York, as a guest of the Ionian Federation that honored him with the …
Turkey reserves areas for illegal exercises near Famagusta
For the first time this year, Turkey is reserving areas for illegal exercise very close to the coast of Turkish-occupied Famagusta, CNA has learnt.According to the same information, “the new illegal Navtex issued by Turkey to conduct a search and resc…
Aris Limassol crowned Cyprus Champion for the first time
Aris Limassol was crowned 2022-2023 Cyprus Champion for the first time on Sunday night.Aleksey Shpilevsky’s team took advantage of tonight’s 3-1 defeat of APOEL against Apollon and maintained a six-point lead from the Nicosia team, which cannot be cove…
Justice Minister discusses training of judges with EJTN Secretary General
Minister of Justice and Public Order, Anna Koukkides-Procopiou discussed issues concerning the training of judges and justice in general at a meeting with the Secretary General of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), Ingrid Derveaux, in the …
Cyprus’ Health Minister to attend 76th World Health Assembly
Health Minister Dr. Popi Kanari leaves for Switzerland on Sunday to represent Cyprus at the 76th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, from 21-30 May.The theme of this year’s Health Assembly is: “WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all”.The Mi…
President Christodoulides congratulates Greek Prime Minister for his victory in parliamentary elections
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides congratulated Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his victory in Greek parliamentary elections.In a post on Twitter, the Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic V…