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Cyprus ex-foreign minister Christodoulides elected president

Nicosia (AFP) - Cyprus voters on Sunday elected the former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides as the next president of the small EU member state, vowing after his win to form a government with "broad social acceptance".

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Cyprus votes for new president in tight run-off election

Nicosia (AFP) - Cyprus went to the polls Sunday for a tight presidential runoff between two career diplomats seeking the top post in the small EU member state on the divided Mediterranean island.

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Cyprus rivals woo swing voters in presidential run-off

Nicosia (AFP) - Cyprus holds a tightly fought presidential election on Sunday between two diplomats, each seeking to persuade undecided voters that he is the best choice to govern the European Union member.

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Ronaldo to earn 400 million euros in Saudi: club source

Nicosia (AFP) - Footballer Christiano Ronaldo will earn 200 million euros to promote Saudi Arabia's joint 2030 World Cup bid in addition to his club salary, a source close to his club told AFP Monday.

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Iran regime divided on how to tackle protests: analysts

Nicosia (AFP) - Iran's Islamic clerical regime is divided in its response to months of unprecedented protests, wavering between repression and what it views as conciliatory gestures trying to quell the discontent, analysts say.

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Iran World Cup loss sparks despair -- and joy from regime critics

Nicosia (AFP) - For Iranians, their football team's World Cup loss against the United States was cause for either sadness or exuberant joy, depending on where they stand on a two-month-old protest movement.

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Iran's 'civil war' warning may presage bloodier crackdown: analysts

Nicosia (AFP) - Iran has accused foreign foes of trying to spark "civil war" by stoking the protests over Mahsa Amini's death -- harsh language that, analysts warn, could presage an even bloodier crackdown.

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Iran schoolgirl dies after beating by security forces: teachers

Nicosia (AFP) - A 15-year-old Iranian girl died last week after being beaten during a raid by the security forces on her school, a teachers' union said, urging the authorities to stop killing "innocent" protesters.

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The bold tactics that have kept Iran protests going

Nicosia (AFP) - Flashmob-style protests, images beamed onto tower blocks, water fountains dyed blood-red: young Iranians armed with little more than their phones have adopted a slew of tactics to give demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death staying power.

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Children caught up in Iran demos killed and detained

Nicosia (AFP) - Dozens of Iranian children have been killed and hundreds detained after being caught up in protests over Mahsa Amini's death, some of them even ending up in "psychological centres", it has emerged.

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Iran's morality police: cracking the whip for over a decade

Nicosia (AFP) - For over a decade, Iranian women who have ventured outdoors, even for a simple errand, have done so with the fear of running foul of the notorious morality police.

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Artist turns Iran fountains red to reflect bloody crackdown

Nicosia (AFP) - Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

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Most World Cup fans back compensation for Qatar migrant workers: poll

Nicosia (AFP) - A majority of World Cup fans support FIFA compensating migrant workers for rights abuses during preparations for the 2022 tournament in Qatar, a poll commissioned by Amnesty International and released on Thursday showed.

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Cyprus politicians face trial in 'golden passport' scandal

Nicosia (AFP) - Politicians and a lawyer accused of selling Cyprus passports to dubious investors, exposed by a sting operation that ended the citizenship-for-investment scheme, are to stand trial next month, a court ruled Monday.

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History mars ties between queen, ex-colony Cyprus

Nicosia (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II's death has triggered a subdued reaction in Cyprus, where the British monarch is intertwined with the island’s painful history of empire, independence and division.

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Jordan's 'Fierce Savage' kicks down martial arts gender constraints

Nicosia (AFP) - It's no mystery why Jordanian Lina Fayyad has been nicknamed "Fierce Savage" -- watching as she lands successive blows in the cage, it's clear she is poised to take mixed martial arts by storm.

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Rights groups say Iran will seek to manipulate UN visit

Nicosia (AFP) - Human rights groups on Friday warned Tehran will try to use an upcoming visit to Iran by a UN expert in order to avoid accountability.

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Executions, detentions hang over Saudi legal reforms

Nicosia (AFP) - Saudi Arabia is pushing to revamp its harsh justice system but reforms are overshadowed by executions and tough treatment of dissidents, raising questions about how much will change.

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Syrians aid Ukrainians in ties forged by war

Nicosia (AFP) - Syrians are mobilising to support Ukrainians, sharing hard-earned knowledge gleaned from years of war involving Russian forces, such as surviving shelling, helping refugees and responding to chemical attacks.

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Cyprus push to ban gay conversion therapy amid exorcism claim

Nicosia (AFP) - Cypriot lawmakers and activists are pushing to criminalise "gay conversion therapy" which has left members of the island's LGBTQ+ community traumatised through "medieval" practices such as exorcisms.

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BirdLife Cyprus sees 'worrying' spike in migratory bird killings

Nicosia (AFP) - Conservation group BirdLife Cyprus reported Wednesday a "worrying increase" in illegal bird trappings last year, blaming authorities for reducing fines for killing protected species.

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Cyprus church to suspend unjabbed priests

Nicosia (AFP) - The leader of the Cyprus Orthodox Church has warned he would suspend a dozen unvaccinated priests from Tuesday if they continue to defy church rules on Covid-19.

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