The Latest Breaking News from Cyprus

Charity hopes to send second food aid ship to Gaza in next few days

Pallets with 50% more supplies than first boat, Open Arms, being loaded in Cyprus

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

How charity ship Open Arms is delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza

The ship Opens Arms left Cyprus for the Gaza coast on October 12 with 200 tonnes of food supplies, the first ship to sail as part of a maritime aid corridor initiated by Cyprus, with the support of the European Union, the UK and the US. Given the humanitarian crisis…

France 24 · Mar 14, 2024

Ship carrying aid nears Gaza as Cyprus puts second vessel on standby

Where Spanish-flagged vessel Open Arms will dock, and how supplies will be distributed, is still unclear

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Aid ship testing sea corridor from Cyprus to Gaza sets sail

While welcome, the opening of the sea corridor alone will not push back the food crisis stalking Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2024

Former Cyprus embassy sells for £25 million — with a little help from CGI

Digitally manipulated images are what helped this mansion find a billionaire buyer

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024

Aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza, where hunger is worsening 5 months into war

An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza, the international charity behind the effort said.

WEKU · Mar 12, 2024

Gaza war: Food ship leaves Cyprus as aid route to besieged Palestinians opens

Delivery comes after Lord Cameron said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s blockage on aid was ‘incredibly frustrating’

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024

Middle East crisis: European Commission ‘hopeful’ first boat from Cyprus carrying aid to Gaza will set sail soon – as it happened

The EU says the ship is just one of three routes to getting life-saving supplies to the population of Gaza

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2024

Israel-Hamas War Rages In Besieged Gaza As Ramadan Begins

A Spanish charity ship with food aid prepared to sail from Cyprus to the coastal Gaza Strip, where the UN has repeatedly warned of famine.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024

US Military Ship En Route To Gaza To Construct Port

Construction of the pier will take as long as 60 days and require about a thousand US troops, Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder said.

International Business Times · Mar 10, 2024