French shipping giant CMA CGM on Thursday won a 10-year contract beginning in March to run the container terminal at Beirut port, Lebanon’s public works and transport minister said. CMA CGM —
Larnaca-based Cyprus Airways will operate flights to Greece, the UK, Russia, Lebanon, and Israel this winter. The Cypriot airline will resume flights to Athens, a destination traditionally one of the most popular
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
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
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
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
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
After Cypriot authorities launched a campaign to meet the immediate needs of the Lebanese people following the deadly blast in Beirut, 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid were sent from Cyprus on Tuesday
The government of Cyprus pledged €5 mln to the emergency aid conference for Lebanon on Sunday, saying that it was making available all its public services, including the use of ports and
Cypriot police said they had questioned a Russian suspect over alleged links to a ship and its cargo of ammonium nitrate said to have caused the devastating explosion in Beirut. “Lebanese authorities
