United Arab Emirates

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has unveiled a strategic plan to promote the western province of Afyonkarahisar, home to the stunning Phrygian Valley, as the "second Cappadocia," aiming to establish the region as Türkiye's next major tourist destination.

UAE Ambassador to Greece Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri highlighted the strengthening of UAE-Greece relations in the fields of finance, tourism and culture during a press conference in Athens.

"The bilateral relations between the UAE and Greece are stronger than ever, based on a shared vision for growth and prosperity," he said, adding that the UAE is keen to boost bilateral trade.

The 23rd Bosphorus Cup, one of the world's premier sailing events that transformed Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait into a dynamic theater of sails, took place from Sept. 19 to 22.

The competition saw the participation of over 1,000 sailors from 11 countries, including Bulgaria, Switzerland, the UAE, Russia and the United Kingdom.

The renovation and expansion projects for Greece’s largest airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, are set to begin in the first quarter of 2025, with early indications showing positive pre-bookings for the 2024/2025 winter season.

Turkey has officially applied to join BRICS, an economic alliance originally consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This move has received full support from Russian President Vladimir Putin and could potentially shift Turkey's focus away from its European Union (EU) aspirations.

While Israel has yet to comment on the operation that caused simultaneous explosions of thousands of Hezbollah communication devices, the attack brought the secretive cyberwarfare Unit 8200 to the forefront. According to a Western security source, the unit was involved in planning the operation.

Nicosia has today approved Cyprus’s participation in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project with a cabinet decision that agrees to pay €25 million annually for 5 years, as proposed by ADMIE (Independent Power Transmission Operator), to make the Cyprus-Crete electrical interconnection project viable.

A large healthcare group from the United Arab Emirates is in talks with the Hellenic Healthcare Group, which controls the hospitals Hygeia, Metropolitan Hospital, Mitera, Metropolitan General, Leto, Creta InterClinic, City Hospital in Kalamata, Apollonio and Areteio in Cyprus and many diagnostic centers.

Moscow and Kiev swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a UAE-brokered deal, a rare moment of coordination between the warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides announced that discussions on the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnection are advancing positively. Addressing criticism that the government is delaying decisions on the project, he stressed that the government is focused on long-term benefits, not short-term political gains.