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During the Covid pandemic, perhaps no other industry has been harder hit than the global travel and tourism sector, with planes grounded, resorts closed and care-free vacations a distant memory for most of us
A controversial plan to partially reopen an abandoned resort area in Cyprus’ buffer zone under the administration of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus threatens to further raise tensions within Cypriot communities
On the night of July 15 five years ago, Turkey was cold-shouldered by its traditional NATO allies, primarily the US, while a rogue part of the Turkish army affiliated with Fetullah Terror Organisation (FETO) attacked the country's key institutions both aerially and by land, even running over protesting civilians with tanks
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that the government has decided to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for health care professionals. The compulsory vaccination applies to all employees at care facilities …
Turkey and Greece agreed to recognize each other’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, the foreign ministers of the two countries announced on Monday. "The agreement we reached today will mutually contribute positively to our …
The works will be completed in June
Two months later, on July 20, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Cyprus, more precisely, to its Turkish part. The day before, he said that he was preparing to make an appeal from there to the whole world. What important thing …
Greece kicked off the formal start of its tourist season, announcing a multimillion euro promotional campaign on Thursday aimed at saving its most important economic sector from a second summer lost to the coronavirus. “We are …
Closer ties between Turkey and Egypt will make a significant contribution to regional peace and development, senior Turkish officials have said underlining the positive atmosphere in recent "frank and in-depth" diplomatic talks to mend ties broken over a decade
Greece plans to open its borders to vaccinated visitors from several countries from next week, the government said, as the country seeks to restart its badly-hit tourism sector. The scheme is part of a pilot project to allow entry to …
European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are scheduled to visit Turkey this week
"International solidarity and burden-sharing is essential to support the neighboring countries," Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal said in a video message to the conference "Supporting the Future of Syria and Region" organized by the United Nations and European Union
Israel’s strategic position as a geographical shortcut between continents that doors should open for more Israeli-Arab deals in the fast-evolving Middle East
Last month, Egypt announced a new oil-and-gas exploration bid round in the Eastern Mediterranean. It notably took into consideration the coordinates of the continental shelf as declared by Ankara, according to the …
Greece will also receive tourists vaccinated with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines not approved by the European Union, Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis said. Focusing on tourists from non-EU member countries, the …
Urging Athens and "all elements involved in push-backs" to end their violations of international and EU law, as well as human rights and a 2016 migration deal between the EU and Turkey, the Foreign Ministry released a statement …
Tourist-reliant nations are urging the adoption of an EU-wide certificate for travelers to show they have been vaccinated
Many are wondering if anyone's really in charge
Moscow resumes flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8, the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center reports. Flights from Moscow to Athens will be operated twice a week, while flights to Singapore - three times a week, it said. …
Turkey expects Greece to take a positive stance in recently restarted exploratory talks
