Eurasia
Travelling To/From the Balkans? The COVID-19 Rules that Apply
Only passengers travelling to the United Kingdom are subjected to quarantine.
The majority of countries in the region require confirmation of vaccination or negative PCR or antigen test made less than 48 or 72 hours prior to travel in order to avoid 7-14-day quarantine.
Some countries require completion of online health forms or medical checks upon arrival.
Turkey’s vice president visits Northern Cyprus
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay arrived in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for a working visit on July 7.
According to diplomatic sources, he will hold official talks, examine the ongoing North Lefkosa Ring Road in Lefkosa, and restoration works in Bilal Agha Mosque, and meet citizens in Yenierenkoy and Bafra villages besides other engagements.
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Hundreds of carpets color up landscape in southern Antalya
Hand-woven carpets lying in fields for sterilization and gaining their pastel colors in the sun create colorful images in Turkey's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya. (AA Photo)
Turkish contractors play key role in Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijani FM
Turkish contractors play a key role in the reconstruction of liberated regions in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told Hürriyet Daily News.
Delayed Cyprus energy drills to resume in November
Experts from the US and other countries started arriving in Cyprus to take part in the drilling process
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Camera trap captures wild animals on eco-bridge
The "Forest Ecosystem Bridge", which was built in southern Adana province by Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Ministry to protect wild animals, becomes a safe passage route for wild animals. (AA Photo)
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Varosha in Northern Cyprus hosts 150,000 tourists
The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the town of Varosha in Northern Cyprus, which was partially reopened to the public in 2020 after 47 years, has reached 150,000.
Tourists flocked the pristine beaches of the town despite coronavirus restrictions.
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Turkey sends 50,000 more COVID vaccine doses to Northern Cyprus
Turkey sent 50,000 additional doses of a coronavirus vaccine to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on June 21.
A Health Ministry plane carrying the doses landed at Ercan International Airport in Lefkosa, where officials from the TRNC's Health Ministry received the shipment.
With the latest delivery, Turkey has provided the TRNC with 290,000 vaccine doses to date.
Turkish Cypriot leader urges int’l community to act to change island's status quo
The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) urged the international community on June 20 to take action to change the status quo in Cyprus to guarantee the rights of the island's Turkish Cypriots.
Panic as S-400 missile fails to launch! (video)
“Caucasus 2020” is currently underway during which some of the state-of-the-art Russian weapons, such as the S-400 system, are being tested
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