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Aid ship prepares to leave Cyprus for Gaza as test of new humanitarian sea corridor

A ship was preparing to leave Cyprus in the coming days and head for Gaza with humanitarian aid, the European Commission president said, as international donors launch a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory facing widespread hunger and shortages of essential supplies after five months of war.

France 24

EU Commission Chief Hopes Aid Route From Cyprus To Gaza Opens Sunday

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed hopes Friday that a humanitarian aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza will open this weekend, amid fears of famine in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

International Business Times

It’s now or never for Cyprus reunification, says top UN official

UN special representative for divided island says time is running out to settle decades-long dispute

The Guardian - UK

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Cyprus Government Ministers Commit to Zero Tolerance towards Sexism and Harassment

Cyprus' government ministers sign a declaration affirming zero-tolerance for sexism and sexual harassment, as the country aims to improve gender equality.

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UN chief names a new envoy to scope out the chances of reviving Cyprus peace talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named a former Colombian foreign minister to scope out the chances of reviving talks to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic divide

The Independent UK

Israel widens Gaza offensive – as it happened

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Cyprus' president says his country is ready to ship aid to Gaza once a go-ahead is given

The president of Cyprus says his country is ready to “immediately” begin shipping large quantities of humanitarian aid to Gaza in vessels that can navigate shallow water once conditions on the ground allow for it

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Emmanuel Macron rejects Israeli plan for safe zones in southern Gaza

French president tells Paris conference world must pursue a humanitarian ceasefire to save lives

The Guardian - UK

Blinken discusses sea route for Gaza aid with Cyprus president

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday to discuss a maritime aid corridor from the island to the heavily bombarded and besieged Gaza Strip.

Radio France Internationale

Cyprus plans to send humanitarian aid directly to Gaza by ship, where UN personnel would receive it

Cyprus has offered more detail about its initiative to create a sea corridor for the steady flow of humanitarian assistance from Cyprus to Gaza, saying that aid-laden ships would sail directly to the enclave, where United Nations personnel would receive it for eventual distribution

The Independent UK

European Parliament president backs UN naming an envoy to help restart Cyprus peace talks

The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus

The Independent UK

Cyprus holds military drill with France, Italy and Greece to bolster security in east Mediterranean

The Cypriot president says joint military maneuvers with three other EU member states underway in the Eastern Mediterranean underscore the bloc’s readiness to ensure security and stability in the region

The Independent UK

Israeli Prime Minister And Cypriot President Vow To Increase Security And Economic Cooperation

Benjamin Netanyahu and Nikos Christodoulides discuss the export of Israeli natural gas to Europe through Cyprus

Zenger

Israel's prime minister pitches fiber optic cable idea to link Asia and the Middle East to Europe

Israel’s prime minister is floating the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable linking countries in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula with Europe through Israel and Cyprus

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Police arrest 20 in Cyprus as anti-migrant violence spreads

Five people injured after migrants and refugees attacked Friday when an anti-migrant march turned violent in Limassol.

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Cyprus police arrest 21 people as tensions between locals and refugees rise

Tensions have been growing for several years as some locals believe too many refugees have settled in the area.

The Independent UK

Official says the UN remains committed to helping reach a deal healing Cyprus' ethnic split

A senior United Nations official says the U.N. chief is paying very close attention to the situation on war-divided Cyprus and will use all means at his disposal to help reach an agreement to heal the Mediterranean island nation’s ethnic split

The Independent UK

Greek prime minister seeks improved relations with Turkey but says Ankara needs to drop aggression

Greece’s prime minister says his country wants to take full advantage of a developing positive climate with neighboring Turkey in order to improve bilateral relations despite a string of decades-old disputes

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The Independent UK

Divided Cyprus' rival leaders appeal for information on the missing as eyewitnesses die

The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have made a joint appeal for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, as more eyewitnesses die

The Independent UK

Turkish president doesn't rule out Cyprus peace talks restart, but sticks to two-state stance

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hasn't ruled out reviving deadlocked negotiations to resolve Cyprus’ nearly 50-year ethnic division

The Independent UK

Cyprus president declares 'zero tolerance' policy on evasion of Russia sanctions

The president of Cyprus has pledged a “zero tolerance” policy toward any Cypriot citizen or company helping to evade international sanctions imposed on Russia following last year’s invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

Cyprus wants more EU involvement in reunification efforts -president

Cyprus wants more direct involvement of the European Union in attempts to end the decades-old division of the island, its President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Cyprus handed 800-page US dossier on Russia sanctions breaches

Report details how local people and firms helped Alisher Usmanov’s conceal immense wealth

The Guardian - UK

‘Our credibility must be safeguarded’: Cyprus in turmoil after Russia sanctions

Island shuts 10,000 Russian bank accounts as US and UK put Cypriot lawyers and accountants under sanctions for enabling oligarchs including Roman Abramovich

Reuters

Cyprus probes how its citizens got on Russia-linked sanctions list

Cyprus is investigating how a number of its nationals ended up on U.S. and British sanctions lists for allegedly cooperating with sanctioned Russians, a spokesman said on Thursday.

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