Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, who watched Marios Georgiou compete and qualify for the to Horizontal Bar category final on Saturday in Paris, told the press team of the Cyprus Olympic Committee that he was ‘moved’ by the athlete’s ‘great eff…
Day: July 28, 2024
Minister notes “slight increase” in COVID cases but says situation is manageable
The Hospitals of the Republic of Cyprus are on standby to deal with the cases of COVID-19, which according to the Minister of Health, Michael Damianos, are “slightly increased”, while the overall situation is deemed to be “manageable.”
Speaking after…
Paris 2024: Cyprus President “moved” by Georgiou’s “great effort”
Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, who watched Marios Georgiou compete and qualify for the to Horizontal Bar category final on Saturday in Paris, told the press team of the Cyprus Olympic Committee that he was ‘moved’ by the athlete’s ‘great eff…
Paris 2024: Marios Georgiou makes it to the Horizontal Bar finals
Cypriot Artistic Gymnastics champion, Marios Georgiou, qualified on Saturday in Paris in the Men’s Horizontal Bar category final, which will be held on August 5. It is the second time in his career that he has qualified for the final of the Olympic Ga…
Paris 2024: ?he State will upgrade sports to the level they should be, President says
?he State will upgrade sports in Cyprus to the level they should be, Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Saturday evening, addressing Cypriot Olympic athletes at a reception at the residence of the Ambassador of Cyprus in Paris.
He noted…
Blinken, Austin discuss US forces’ impact on Japanese people amid cases of sexual assault
ISTANBUL: Top officials from Washington and Tokyo Sunday discussed the impact of some 50,000 US forces on local communities in Japan amid cases of sexual abuse.
Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara of Japan hosted their U…
Malaysia applies for BRICS membership: Premier Anwar Ibrahim
ISTANBUL: Malaysia has applied for the membership of the BRICS, a group of emerging economies, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday.
He made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Anwar received Lavrov…
Massive California wildfire grows to 350,000 acres, containment efforts show progress
ANKARA: The largest wildfire currently raging in California, known as the Park Fire, has expanded to more than 350,000 acres as of Saturday. However, there is a glimmer of hope as progress in containment efforts and a forecasted cool-down offer some r…
UN condemns rocket attack on football ground in Golan
ISTANBUL: UN condemned Sunday a rocket attack on a football ground in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which resulted in the tragic death of 12 civilians, primarily children and teenagers.
In a stateme…
Mossad chief arrives in Rome for hostage release, Gaza cease-fire talks
ANKARA: The chief of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad arrived in Rome on Sunday to participate in a four-party summit to discuss cease-fire and hostage exchange deal with the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
David B…