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Iraqi Quran burner leaves Sweden for Norway

IZMIR: Iraqi national Salwan Momika, who has made headlines over his repeated acts of desecrating the Quran, left Sweden early Wednesday and crossed into Norway, where he plans to apply for asylum.

“I am on my way to Norway. Sweden only accepts terro…

Cyprus parliament condemns Moscow terrorist attack

The plenary of the Cyprus House condemned on Thursday the recent terrorist attack in Moscow and observed a minute’s silence in memory of the victims.

The President of the Parliament, Annita Demetriou, said that the Plenary expresses deep sadness and …

Egyptian population grew 1.4% in 2023, lowest in 50 years

ISTANBUL: The Egyptian population grew 1.4% in the past year, its lowest in 50 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Planning said Thursday.

The ministry, which cited a report by the National Project for Egyptian Family Development, said Egypt achieved suc…

New Zealanders petition parliament, seek support for Gaza

ISTANBUL: Amid the ongoing onslaught by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, a petition was moved in the New Zealand parliament seeking support for the people in the besieged coastal enclave.

‘We call for the New Zealand government to fulfill its int…

President calls for acceleration of tax reform

President, Nikos Christodoulides, asked the Advisory Committee for Tax Reform to speed up the completion of the reform, at a meeting held at the Presidential Palace on Thursday morning to brief him on the progress of the project.

In statements after …

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