Cyprus has won its first Grand Slam medal in judo in Abu Dhabi. The 20-year-old judoka Zanet Michaelidou won the bronze medal in the -78kg category, making history. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, Cypriot judo won two 9th places with Petros Christodoulides (-66kg) and Odysseas Georgakis (-81kg). Michaelidou wrote
ANKARA : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday said that further war and chaos in the Middle East are not in the interests of any party, reiterating his call for a cease-fire in Gaza. During a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz, Beijing’s top diplomat said the
ISTANBUL: Palestinians suffered ‘another night of horror’ in the Gaza Strip after two deadly Israeli strikes in the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Monday. Four people were killed and 40 other injured when Israeli warplanes hit a hospital courtyard in the central city of Deir al-Balah,
ANKARA: India Monday revoked direct rule in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the formation of a new elected government in the region. According to a notification signed by President Droupadi Murmu, the order dated Oct. 31, 2019 in relation to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall stand revoked
The upcoming meeting of the President of the Republic of Cyprus with the Turkish Cypriot leader next Tuesday in New York is a glimmer of hope for the achievement of the essential goal, which cannot be anything else than the resumption of talks on the basis of the agreed framework,
ISTANBUL: Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza a year ago, public criticism of Israel in the West has come with increasing risks, especially on social media. Academics have been targeted, with some facing investigations and others subjected to online backlash for expressing their opposition to the Israeli government.
