ANKARA: French foreign minister has described the Israeli premier’s threats to Lebanon as ‘provocations.’ ‘If those provocations turn real, this would drag Lebanon, a friendly country to France already so fragile, to chaos,’ Jean-Noel Barrot told broadcaster France 2 in an interview on Tuesday. In a recorded video published earlier

Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), Christodoulos Patsalides, has sent a message to the banks to take into account both the social aspect and the enhancement of the competitiveness of the economy when formulating their pricing policy and warned against the risk of harming their image and the

Cypriot hammer thrower Iosif Kesidis is among the three finalists for the ‘Rising Star’ award of the European Athletics Federation. Cyprus Amateur Athletics Association (KOEAS) said in an announcement that this distinction ‘is a huge honor for Cypriot athletics.’ It said that the European Athletics Federation announced on Tuesday the

The Cyprus Council of Ministers approved Wednesday the creation of a National Strategy focused on the LGBTQI community. The Commissioner for Citizens’ Rights, Panayiotis Palates, has been appointed as the coordinator for the preparation and implementation of this strategy. Following the Cabinet meeting, Palates announced that an interministerial committee will

ANKARA: North Korea has amended its constitutions in the recent parliamentary meeting without disclosing the details about new amendments. At the 11th session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) Monday and Tuesday in Pyongyang, the parliament unanimously passed the amendments, state-run Korean Central News Agency reported. “The session adopted

ISTANBUL: Palestinians are unable to harvest olives in their orchards due to restrictions imposed by the Israeli army since Oct. 7, 2023, and attacks by Israeli settlers. The Israelis have been attacking Palestinian homes and agricultural lands in various ways, taking advantage of the restrictions imposed by the Israeli army