European Parliament Member Prof. Dr. Niyazi Kızılyürek emphasized that the European Union (EU) must address the issues of Turkish Cypriots, highlighting that they are also EU citizens. Speaking on the “Ledra Conversations” program on Kibris Postasi TV, Dr. Kızılyürek discussed the EU’s stance on the Cyprus problem. He noted that the EU has not shown a particularly proactive approach to the Cyprus issue, citing missed opportunities since the Annan Plan in 2004. Dr. Kızılyürek stated, “Because the EU was expecting a solution at the turning point of the Annan Plan in 2004, which did not happen. Unfortunately, we have been…
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Cyprus has the youngest population of any of the European Union’s member states, according to the latest figures published by the European Union’s statistical institute, Eurostat. The median age of Cyprus’ population is 38.4 years old, just over six years younger than the EU’s median age of 44.5 years old, and ten years younger than the median age of the EU’s oldest population, Italy, which has a median age of 48.4 years. Cyprus’ median age has increased by 2.2 years in the last decade, whereas the EU’s median age has increased by 2.3 years during the same period. The median age…
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Öncü Keçeli, announced that Ankara has evacuated 1359 Turkish and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) citizens and their relatives from Gaza to date, with ongoing efforts for 1097 individuals. Keçeli, evaluating the agenda at a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed the challenges of reaching people in war conditions and emphasized that Türkiye has done its best in this regard. “Currently, we are following up on the evacuation processes for 1097 individuals; not all of them are our citizens,” Keçeli stated, emphasizing that the evacuation processes…
Hakan Özsaygın, the Director of the Youth Department affiliated with the Deputy Prime Ministry for Tourism, Culture, Youth, and the Environment, participated in the 5th Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) held in Istanbul. According to the Youth Department’s statement, the forum included presentations of activities and a general assembly with the participation of representatives from Islamic countries. Visuals related to aid videos and events for Palestine were shown, and discussions were held on the subject. Genç TV
Pegasus Airlines announced the renewal of its international and TRNC flight packages as of February 14 to prevent congestion during boarding and to create package structures tailored to every need. According to the airline’s statement, as of February 14, international and TRNC flight packages are being renewed for tickets purchased. Pegasus’ new package structure will include alternative flight packages, consisting of one flight package with personal item allowance and three different flight packages with additional cabin baggage allowance. Thus, Pegasus aims to improve the boarding and disembarking processes and enhance the guest experience with its new package structure. It is…
“Many would like to see us dead,” Luis Enrique had announced, theatrically if not entirely incorrectly, after the narrowest squeak through the Champions League group stages in the autumn. Midway through this last-16 tie Paris Saint-Germain remain not just alive but favourites to register their first knockout victory in three years. They were driven on at the Parc des Princes by the edge of Kylian Mbappé and the energy of a reconfigured team that is, for all its anti-galactico stylings, geared ever more to feeding the ball towards its incumbent Sun King. Mbappé and Bradley Barcola scored the goals to…
Armani… Bulgari… Versace… The list reads like the directory of a designer shopping mall. But these are not storefronts: they’re addresses. Branded residences are residential complexes that incorporate the design and service style of their namesake brand, often sitting beside or within a brand’s hotel or resort — and a growing number of luxury fashion names are jumping on the real estate bandwagon. The number of branded residence schemes has increased by around 160% in the past decade according to global real estate company Savills, and is expected to nearly double globally by 2030. The city driving this trend? Dubai.…
Rita de Cassia Oliveira takes a brief pause to reorganise a display of colourful earrings, before returning to serve a group of tourists. They’re picking out shiny shorts and sparkly bikini tops for this year’s Carnival street parties. During this period, Oliveira swaps her usual swimwear merchandise for Carnival outfits, and expects February’s income to double compared to other months. “It’s the best time of year for those who work on the streets,” she says as she arranges pots of glitter at her outdoor stall on a busy Copacabana street corner. Shopping in Rio de Janeiro amps up in the…
Intuitive Machines, a private Houston-based company, has launched its first lunar lander to the Moon from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was used to launch the spacecraft, nicknamed Odysseus, with the hope that it will touch down near the South Pole of the Moon on 22 February. As Intuitive Machines’ craft headed for the Moon, the rocket booster used for launching landed safely back on Earth. If all goes well, it would be the first time a private firm has successfully landed a spacecraft on the Moon. BBC
The South African government is requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) consider an intervention in Israel’s announced military operations in Rafah. Rafah, “which is the last refuge for surviving people in Gaza, requires that the court uses its power to prevent further imminent breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza”, South Africa’s presidency said on Tuesday. South Africa is “gravely concerned that the unprecedented military offensive against Rafah, as announced by the State of Israel, has already led to and will result in further large scale killing, harm and destruction.” According to the presidency, “this would be…