ISTANBUL: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday strongly condemned Israel’s deadly offensive against Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army launched a military operation in northern Gaza on Oct. 6 amid a tight siege on the area, claiming that the offensive aims to prevent Hamas from
ISTANBUL: Singapore’s opposition leader, Pritam Singh, appeared in court on Monday to face charges of lying under oath in a landmark trial that marks the first time an opposition leader in Singapore has been prosecuted on such accusations. Singh, 48, and secretary general of the Workers’ Party, is facing two
Investing in the new generation is a top priority for the Cypriot Parliament, said the President of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, while addressing the opening ceremony of the plenary of the 7th Session of the House of Youth Representatives, on Monday morning. Listing the issues that concern the
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said his visit to London for a meeting with Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, was both ‘important’ and ‘timely’. In his statements at the beginning of the meeting, at Downing Street, President Christodoulides thanked Starmer for the invitation in such a short period after assuming
ISTANBUL: Three US-based professors – Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson – were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their joint research on “how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.” Earlier on Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the laureates’ research has demonstrated the critical
ISTANBUL: China on Monday reacted to US ‘grave concern’ over large-scale military drills around Taiwan, calling on Washington to abandon support to ‘independence forces’ on the island nation, state media reported. ‘Taiwan is a part of China and that the Taiwan question is an internal affair of China that allows
