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No end to grief in Gaza

Pleas from the UN warning of a severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza has failed to shift the dial to get water, food and medicine through the Egypt crossing to weary Palestinians. There

22nd October 2023

Comment/Middle East

Property market losses from Middle East crisis

The recent events in the Middle East and the war between Israel and Hamas caught Cyprus by surprise (as in most countries). It is a terrible, primarily humanitarian situation, the effects of

22nd October 2023

Comment/Property

Calls for EU coordination on possible Middle East refugee flows

Cyprus wants coordinated action from Brussels to deal with a possible new influx of refugees due to the Israel-Hamas war, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting

20th October 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

Too early to say if Middle East crisis impacts property market

Cyprus’ real estate sector is unsure how recent developments in the wider Middle East will affect the immediate future of the property market. While immediate attention is naturally fixed on the ongoing

17th October 2023

Cyprus/Property

Middle East diplomacy is absent

The situation in Gaza is escalating to unprecedented levels, where under the guise of defeating terrorism or occupation, the week-long war is fast reaching a point of no return, creating a humanitarian

15th October 2023

Editorial/Middle East

Markets still on Fed policy, amid geopolitical risks

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Markets will be looking to the incoming FOMC minutes and US CPI data for more signals on the Fed policy outlook. Should either

11th October 2023

Markets/World

Urgent action needed on climate change

All nations are compelled to take urgent action to address climate change, especially in the eastern Mediterranean, said President Nicos Anastasiades. He addressed the 2nd Ministerial Meeting for Climate Change in the

7th June 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Tourism suffers collateral damage from Middle East crisis

The coronavirus-stricken tourism sector has suffered collateral damage from the escalation of Middle East violence, as Cruise operator Royal Caribbean cancelled a new line scheduled to run from Israel to Cyprus from

18th May 2021

Cyprus/Middle East

Cyprus, Jordan say talks only way out of Middle East crisis

Cyprus and Jordan Foreign Ministers agree that once de-escalation is achieved in the Middle East, the international community must swiftly resume peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Israel conducted dozens of airstrikes

17th May 2021

Cyprus/Middle East

Cyprus ‘deeply concerned’ over escalation of Middle East violence

Cyprus Foreign Ministry has expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas, with at least 35 killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the worst exchanges for

12th May 2021

Cyprus/Middle East