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BEIRUT: Cyprus vows continued support for Lebanon

Cyprus Presdient Nicos Anastasiades said authorities are in the process of committing the €5 mln pledged in support to Lebanon, after the devastating blasts that hit Beirut in August. President Anastasiades attended

3rd December 20203rd December 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

Lebanon, Cyprus joint willingness to stop migrant boats

Lebanon and Cyprus have reaffirmed their commitment to implement their 2002 agreement that allows irregular migrants arriving by boat on the island to be sent back. The pledge came after Cypriot Interior

7th October 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

BEIRUT: Cyprus not asked to arrest Russian ship owner

Cyprus police have not received an international arrest warrant for the Russian owner of a vessel that contained a shipment of fertilizer behind Beirut’s massive port blast in August. Police spokesman, Christos

6th October 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

Cyprus hails Bahrain-Israel normalisation

Cyprus has applauded the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Israel calling it another positive step for regional peace and stability. The Foreign Ministry tweeted on Monday: “Cyprus welcomes the

14th September 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

Nobel winner recruited to boost Cyprus-Egypt energy link

Sir Christopher Pissarides, a Nobel prize-winning economist, has joined the EuroAfrica project to build a 1,000MW Egypt-Cyprus electricity interconnector scheduled to be operational by end 2023. The 2010 Nobel laureate and Professor

10th September 2020

Energy/Middle East

Cyprus task force bound for Lebanon to stop migrants fleeing

Cyprus will send a team to Lebanon to help authorities stop boats with migrants including from war-torn Syria heading for the island after a wave of attempts in recent days. A task

8th September 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

GCC asset managers face pressure amid pandemic, low oil prices, says Moody’s

The profitability of asset managers in most Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will face moderate to high pressure over the next 12-18 months, reflecting the coronavirus crisis and an accompanying drop in

7th September 2020

Middle East/World

BEIRUT: Cyprus sends largest aid shipment to Lebanon

Cyprus on Friday sent its third and largest shipment of humanitarian aid to Lebanon – after the deadly blast that decimated Beirut port in early August. A total of 20 containers with

4th September 20204th September 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

BEIRUT: Cyprus collects 240 tonnes of aid for blast victims

Cyprus will be shipping an additional 170 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Lebanon after Beirut was devastated by a massive explosion on August 4, the volunteerism commissioner’s office said. The office said

27th August 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

BEIRUT: Cyprus embassy to help allocate €5 mln aid pledge

Cyprus diplomatic mission in Beirut is preparing proposals as to how the amount of €5 mln which Nicosia donated to Lebanon can be best allocated in the post-blast landscape. Cypriot Ambassador in

18th August 2020

Cyprus/Middle East

Middle East - Page 2

BEIRUT: Cyprus vows continued support for Lebanon

Lebanon, Cyprus joint willingness to stop migrant boats

BEIRUT: Cyprus not asked to arrest Russian ship owner

Cyprus hails Bahrain-Israel normalisation

Nobel winner recruited to boost Cyprus-Egypt energy link

Cyprus task force bound for Lebanon to stop migrants fleeing

GCC asset managers face pressure amid pandemic, low oil prices, says Moody’s

BEIRUT: Cyprus sends largest aid shipment to Lebanon

BEIRUT: Cyprus collects 240 tonnes of aid for blast victims

BEIRUT: Cyprus embassy to help allocate €5 mln aid pledge

Learning to swim in cash

Government losing argument over Astrazeneca

Cyprus tech policy needs reboot

Turkish ‘Blue Homeland’ sinks East Med pipeline

COVID19: Cyprus cases soar to record high, no relaxations

COVID19: Supermarkets want employees vaccinated

COVID19: Cyprus offers vaccine to people aged 49

COVID19: Some measures may be lifted for Greek Easter