JJ Foodservice has achieved the highest sales in its 33-year history, up 13% in May 2021 compared to the same period in 2019. The business – one of the UK’s largest grocery wholesalers – has remained open throughout the coronavirus pandemic, including the country’s three lockdowns. One of the key strategies it adopted was diversifying […]
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has called on Armenia to “hand over minefield maps” after three civilians were killed by a landmine explosion in Kalbajar district – part of the newly liberated Nagorno-Karabakh region. Tweeting about the tragic incident, which occurred on Friday, 4 June, the Foreign Minister said, “Every day they [Armenia] continue to […]
A woman who was arrested on Friday after Turgay Özcan was found with fatal stab injuries at a property in Stamford Hill, North London, has been charged with his murder. Katarzyna Poniatowska, 31, was remanded to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday 7 June. Police were called to 72 Stamford Hill at 10.52am on […]
Azerbaijan will play host to two global sporting events in the next seven days. On Sunday, Formula 1 drivers will be racing on the streets of the capital Baku. The following weekend, Wales take on Switzerland at the Baku Olympic Stadium in the group stages of the Euro 2020 football championship, which also includes Turkey. […]
The cancellation of a concert by renowned DJ Kölsch at Saint Hilarion Castle in North Cyprus has left Turkish Cypriots feeling angry and frustrated. The Danish DJ was scheduled to play a 90-minute live set in the medieval castle atop the Girne / Kyrenia mountain range on Monday evening, 31 May. The concert was being […]
The world’s leading modest fashion e-commerce platform has reported bumper sales during this year’s Ramazan, with purchases up by 70% in Britain compared to the same period last year. Istanbul-headquartered Modanisa said the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions by the British government in April, just ahead of the month-long fast for Muslims, allowing people to […]
Anadolu Efes came from behind to beat Barcelona 86-81 in the final of the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. The title is Europe’s premier club basketball tournament. The Istanbul-based club became the second Turkish team to win the trophy after Fenerbahce won the EuroLeague title in 2017. For Anadolu’s coach Ergin Ataman it was the fourth […]
On Sunday, 30 May, legislative elections were held in South Cyprus. They were contested by 659 candidates from a record 15 political parties. Turnout was 66% – lower than average. A total of 56 seats were up for grabs. Twenty four of the 80 Parliamentary seats in the South Cyprus Assembly are symbolically left vacant […]
Turkish gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı was crowned world aerobic gymnastics champion in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Friday. The 19-year-old athlete took the Individual Women’s title at the 16thInternational Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships. She was awarded 21,850 points – the same as Bulgaria’s Darina Pashova and Russian Gymnastics Federation’s Daria Tikhonova (bronze medallist), […]
The UK Government has formally responded to a petition calling for direct flights to Ercan Airport in North Cyprus by using a near identical response to another direct flights petition last year. The current petition, launched by Kadir Kanizi on the UK Parliament website on 1 May 2021, quickly attracted over 10,000 signatures. Reaching that […]
