Abu Dhabi: The UAE has sent an aid plane carrying eight metric tonnes of medical supplies to Cyprus, benefitting nearly 10,000 healthcare professionals in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
TV interview for woman accused of making up Cyprus gang rape
ITV documentary to explore allegations local police forced 19-year-old to retract rape claim ... ( read original story ...)
British teenage girl at centre of Cyprus ‘false gang rape’ scandal ‘WAS telling the truth’ claims new documentary
ITV's Believe Me is said to feature fresh testimony about the alleged attack in Ayia Napa last July including compelling statements from the young woman's friends. ( read original story ...)
Briton trapped in Cyprus coronavirus lockdown fights to get home for partner’s funeral
A man stranded with more than a hundred other British citizens in northern Cyprus due to the pandemic is battling to return to the UK after his partner of 26 years died from coronavirus in Britain. ( read original story ...)
IOM Supports the Transition of Unaccompanied Migrant Children to Adulthood in Cyprus
Nicosia –The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Cyprus has launched a new programme that aims to ease the difficult transition to adulthood for unaccompanied migrant children in Cyprus ... ( read original story ...)
How Will COVID-19 Impact Timor-Leste’s Politics?
Last week, Timor-Leste’s premier withdrew his resignation, citing the need for continuity in the country’s political leadership to see out the battle against the global coronavirus pandemic. The ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: PNG, Timor Leste four times more at risk than Australia
New analysis by the aid agency CARE Australia suggests most countries in our region, such as Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste, are up to four times more at risk from COVID-19 than Australia. CARE ... ( read original story ...)
Timor-Leste PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus
DILI (REUTERS) - The prime minister of Timor-Leste withdrew his resignation on Wednesday (April 8), saying he would stay in power to oversee the battle against the coronavirus pandemic as the ... ( read original story ...)
United States commits $1.1 million to help Timor-Leste fight COVID-19
DILI, TIMOR-LESTE – The U.S. Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $1.1 million to help the Government of Timor-Leste fight COVID-19, U.S. ( read original story ...)
Australia Cannot Afford To Neglect Southeast Asia In The Age Of Coronavirus
But that is no reason for policy stasis. The government is right in thinking in the short term about our Pacific neighbours and Timor-Leste. As the major external power, we have a moral requirement to ... ( read original story ...)