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Shipping: The two major clients of Greek ports
The ports of Turkey appear to be the best customers of the two largest Greek ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, according to the fourth edition of the sectoral study on the Greek Port Industry, GREPORT2022, edited by George K. Vangelas, Thanos A. Pallis and Evi Kladakis.
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Arson attack on mosque in Greek Cyprus condemned
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has condemned the recent arson attempt on a mosque located in the southern part of the divided island of Cyprus.
In a statement, Tatar condemned the attempt to burn the Grand Mosque in Larnaca and called on the Greek Cypriot authorities to prevent such attacks and arrest those responsible at the earliest.
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Only civilian woman living in Cyprus’ buffer zone dies at 104
Elsie Slonim, the only civilian woman living in a buffer zone in the largest city of divided Cyprus, has died at the age of 104, according to a statement by Turkish Cypriot police authorities.
Having lived a life of adventures for more than a century, Slonim died from a respiratory failure at her house next to the Turkish military unit on the Dereboyu border in Nicosia.
Ankara slams 'Islamophobic act in Greek Cyprus'
Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on June 7 condemned the hanging of a Byzantine flag over a mosque in Greek Cyprus.
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Ankara condemns attack on mosque in Greek Cyprus
Turkey on June 1 condemned an attempt to burn down a mosque in Greek Cyprus.
"We condemn the heinous attack on Köprülü Hacı İbrahim Ağa Mosque in Greek Cyprus, Limassol province," said Turkey's Foreign Ministry in a statement.
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Molotov cocktail thrown at Turkish mosque in Greek Cyprus
Three Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Köprülü Hacı İbrahim Ağa Mosque in Limassol province of Greek Cyprus on June 1.
Molotov cocktails thrown at the entrance of the mosque were noticed early and put out.
Cyprus: Second cell phone antenna torched despite no 5G plans
Cyprus' telecoms authority said on Tuesday unknown arsonists have torched a second mobile telephone antenna despite government efforts to quell "groundless" fears that it's moving to install a 5G antenna network.
Chuchgoers of illegal service fiasco to face court in Cyprus
By Friday morning, Cypriot police had managed to track down 14 of the churchgoers who had taken part in an illegal service at Ayios Georgios Spileon Monastery in Limassol's Erimi village on Thursday, which soon turned into a fiasco as participants had locked themselves in rooms upon the sight of the police while some managed to escape.
French admiral: Warplanes from Charles de Gaulle mostly gathering info on IS group
The Islamic State group remains active in Syria and Iraq despite major territorial losses, necessitating French air support for troops mainly in Iraq, the commander of a French aircraft carrier strike group said Friday.
Incumbent Turkish Cypriot president to seek re-election
The current president of the Turkish Cyprus announced on Feb. 5 that he will contest the 2020 presidential election to be held on April 26.
Mustafa Akıncı told reporters in the capital Lefkoşa that he will run as an independent candidate.