The well-known journalist was remanded in custody for criticizing PKK leader Öcalan’s prison conditions.The PEN Writers Association has voiced its opposition to the recent arrest of Merdan Yanardag, the chief editor of TELE1 TV, on charges of “praiisin…
The US said Wednesday it is ‘disrespectful’ to burn religious texts after the Quran was burned in Sweden on the first day of a major Muslim festival, Eid al-Adha. “We’ve said consistently that the burning of religious texts is disrespectful and hurtfu…
Cypriot and Israeli groups on electricity and natural gas will begin meetings in the coming 15 days, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou has said. The formation of two expert groups between the two countries has been agreed during Papanastasiou’s vis…