Cyprus

Cyprus on Thursday rejected as “groundless” allegations by the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement that airports on the east Mediterranean island might be used by Israeli warplanes if the Israel-Hamas war spreads. Hezbollah chief Hassan…
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned “no place” in Israel would be spared in case of full-blown war against the Lebanese group, and threatened Cyprus if it opened its airports to Israel. “The enemy knows well that we have…
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A shipment of humanitarian aid has left a port in Cyprus and is on its way to the US-built pier in Gaza, the first delivery to the newly built ramp, Cyprus’ foreign minister said Thursday. The US vessel, loaded with much needed…
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan received his Cypriot counterpart, Dr. Konstantinos Kompos, at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday. During the meeting, the ministers reviewed the advanced bilateral…
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Saudi Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Cypriot Ambassador to the Kingdom Michael Alexios on Sunday in Riyadh. During the reception, Al-Rassi welcomed the newly appointed ambassador and…
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A ship taking almost 200 tons of food to Gaza left a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a new sea route for aid to a population on the brink of famine. The charity ship Open Arms was seen sailing out of Larnaca…
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A ship laden with relief supplies for Gaza was preparing to depart Cyprus on Saturday as part of efforts to aid a population on the brink of famine. The European Commission has said a maritime aid corridor between Cyprus and Gaza could…
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Sustained attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on vessels using Red Sea shipping lanes could have a “substantial” impact on economies and a knock-on effect on prices, a key Cypriot shipping industry group said on Thursday. Attacks by Houthis have…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday named a former Colombian foreign minister as his personal envoy to scope out the chances of reviving talks to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic divide, an issue that has defied international diplomacy…
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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen expressed support during his visit to Cyprus on Wednesday for plans to send humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip from the Mediterranean island. Cyprus has proposed establishing a corridor to…
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