Hamas Archives - Financial Mirror

End of Palestine’s ‘great idea’

Six weeks after the dramatic events of October 7, when Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis and took hostage 240 Israeli civilians, the two sides agreed to a four-day ceasefire to allow for humanitarian

25th November 2023

Comment/Middle East

MPs told ‘Hamas must be eradicated’

What happened on October 7 has inflicted a collective national trauma on Israel, “it was a fulfilment of our worst nightmare, and we are at war forced upon us and not chosen

1st November 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

Cyprus grapples Israel-Hamas war debris

Cyprus’ economy has suffered another setback from the Israel-Hamas conflict just as it appeared to be recovering from the COVID and the Ukraine war. While hoping for a swift end to atrocities

21st October 2023

Cyprus/Economy

Oil to surge further if Biden fails to cool Israel-Hamas tensions

Oil prices will surge further, impacting the global economy and investors, if U.S. President Joe Biden fails to cool rising tensions in the Middle East during his visit to the region, warned

18th October 2023

Energy/Markets/World

Nicosia willing to help Israel-Hamas de-escalation

President Nikos Christodoulides has contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convey Nicosia’s readiness to contribute in any way to de-escalate the current Middle East crisis. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis posted on

16th October 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

Vengeance will not deliver peace

As usual, it came without warning, another bitter conflict on Cyprus’ doorstep threatening to spill across the region and destabilise the economy. Hamas gunmen went on the rampage in southern Israel, slaughtering

15th October 2023

Comment/Middle East

Cyprus plans for Israel-Hamas war fallout

Cyprus is entering crisis mode to prepare for a widening fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict that threatens to spread into Lebanon. Some 268 individuals have arrived from Israel as part of the

13th October 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

Parliament condemns Hamas attack

The House of Representatives approved in favour by majority vote a resolution condemning Hamas’ attack on Israel. The resolution passed on Thursday with 34 votes was tabled by the parliamentary groups of

13th October 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

US stocks waver after hot PPI, oil lower, gold shines

By Edward Moya US stocks shrugged off a hot PPI report and focused on the latest Fed speak that had two hawks dial down dial the immediate need for further tightening. Stocks

12th October 2023

Markets/World

‘We are fighting Hamas, not the people’

Nobody will hit Israel and get away with it. We are at war, but we are not targeting the people of Gaza but the terrorist organisation of Hamas, and we will win.

12th October 2023

Comment/Middle East