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ISTANBUL: Ireland’s foreign minister on Saturday expressed “deep” concern over the current ramping up of violence in Lebanon, singling out Israel’s violations of a UN resolution. “I am deeply concerned at the escalation of violence in Lebanon, and the increased activity by the Israeli Defence Forces (Israeli army) in the

ISTANBUL: President Joko Widodo is touring Indonesia during the final days of his second term. Popular as Jokowi, the 63-year-old president will be succeeded by Prabowo Subianto, 72, on Oct. 20. In recent days, Jokowi has toured several regions of the archipelago of 17,000 islands, including Surabaya, Semarang and Medan

The USS WASP docked on Friday at the port of Limassol, Cyprus, marking its return to the Mediterranean island. The United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship docked previously in Limassol last August. US Ambassador Julie Fisher welcomed on Friday the ship and its crew with a post on the

Flights carrying evacuees from the Middle East, primarily Israeli citizens, continued to arrive in Cyprus on Saturday amidst ongoing tensions in the region. According to the latest information obtained by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) from Hermes Airports, which operates Larnaca airport, there are eight scheduled arrivals from and eight

ISTANBUL: Uganda’s Chief of General Staff Muhoozi Kainerubaga told the US ambassador to Uganda to either apologize to President Yoweri Musenevi or leave the East African Nation by Monday. On X, Kainerubaga – the president’s son – on Friday said William Popp was guilty of “disrespecting our beloved and celebrated

ISTANBUL: Trkiye is targeting a decrease in the annual inflation rate to below 20% next year and single-digit levels in 2026, its vice president said Friday. Cevdet Yilmaz stressed at a meeting with business leaders in Istanbul that uncertainty is the most important problem in the economy but Trkiye is