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Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings, source says
FILE - A ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group and is one of three ships loaded with canned food destined to Gaza, has returned to the Cypriot port of Larnaca, Cyprus, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. World Central Kitchen and a few other aid groups suspended operations in Gaza, after seven aid workers were killed by airstrikes. Yet despite the danger, many of the largest organizations barely slowed down. Hunger has become commonplace in Gaza amid the war with Israel, and U.N. officials warn that famine is increasingly likely in northern Gaza. 
AP / Petros Karadjias, File
2024-04-27, Khaleejtimes
Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following...
First aid boat unloads in Gaza as Hamas proposes new truce
A ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group approaches the shores of Gaza towing a barge with 200 tons of humanitarian aid on Friday, March 15, 2024. The ship set sail Tuesday from Cyprus to inaugurate a sea route to get desperately needed aid into the war-wracked enclave, which is suffering a humanitarian crisis five months into the Israel-Hamas war.
AP / Mohammed Hajjar
2024-03-16, Khaleejtimes
A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately needed food in Gaza on Friday as Hamas proposed a new six-week truce...
Aid ship leaves Cyprus bound for Gaza as Palestinians on brink of famine
The ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group with aid on a platform ferry some 200 tonnes of rice and flour directly to Gaza, departs from the port from southern city of Larnaca, Cyprus, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza, the international charity behind the effort said. The shipment is a test for the opening of a sea corridor to supply aid to the territory, where starvation is spreading five months into the Israel-Hamas war.
AP / Petros Karadjias
2024-03-12, Philenews
A ship carrying almost 200 tonnes of food for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a new sea route to deliver aid to Palestinians on the brink of...
Cyprus Business Now: GDP forecast, bank measures, CBC restructure, EIB2024-12-21
CyprusMail: Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank on Friday announced a new raft of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable borrowers. The developments come after meetings at the presidential palace earlier in the week between the CEOs of the banks with PresidentNikos...
‘We’re in our fifties — we’re not ready for a Saga holiday just yet’2024-12-21
The Times/The Sunday Times: ✉ We’re a family group of nine celebrating three of our sons and stepsons turning 30 next October, and are looking for a week somewhere in Europe with good travel links, a beach, sea warm enough to swim in, and some culture and history. We have a budget for a...
Israelis are increasingly heading to Cyprus — and not just for vacation or to get married2024-12-20
Cleveland Jewish News: LARNACA, Cyprus — Galia Sopher and her two young daughters had spent the night of Oct. 6, 2023, camping in the fields near their home in Kibbutz Mefalsim on the Gaza border when, at 6:30 the next morning, air-raid sirens ......
VCG Markets Unveils Cutting-Edge Forex Trading App2024-12-20
MENA FN: (MENAFN - FinanceWire) Larnaca, Cyprus, December 19th, 2024, FinanceWire VCG Markets has announced the launch of the VCG Markets Trading App, a new platform designed to provide seamless ... ......
Restoration work planned for many heritage sites next year2024-12-20
CyprusMail: Numerous restoration projects at Greek and Turkish Cypriot heritage sites are planned for 2025, the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage said on Friday. Greek Cypriot co-chair of the committee Sotos Ktoris said several projects are underway with...
Record number of passengers confirmed using Cyprus airports2024-12-20
CyprusMail: Passengers passing through Cyprus’ airports in Larnaca and Paphos reached a record high on Friday, with traffic exceeding 12 million passengers, as was predicted earlier in the week. “This important...
Indian High Commission in Cyprus and UN Office honour General KS Thimayya2024-12-20
Beijing News: Nicosia [Cyprus], December 20 (ANI): The IndianHigh Commission in Cyprus along with the United Nations (UN) Office organised an event to honour India's most distinguished military leader, GeneralKS Thimayya who passed away in 1965 in Nicosia while serving as...
Larnaca shop owners protesting works in commercial centre2024-12-20
CyprusMail: Larnaca shop owners are protesting works that began in November to remodel the commercial centre, saying that business has been affected as Christmas shoppers can’t get to them. President of the Larnaca branch of the Confederation of Professional Craftsmen and...
Legendary Italian ship to dock at Sultan Qaboos Port on Jan 82024-12-19
Muskat Daily: Muscat – The ItalianEmbassy in Muscat has announced a visit of the Amerigo Vespucci, an iconic sailing and training ship of the Italian Navy. Renowned globally as a symbol of Italy’s maritime heritage, the ship will make its first-ever visit to Oman,...
Eleven missing persons identified through CMP this year2024-12-19
CyprusMail: A total of 11 missing persons were identified through the framework of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) this year, representative of the office of the Greek Cypriot member Leonidas Pantelides said on Thursday. Of those 11, he said, nine are Turkish...
President Tatar receives Lefkoşa Mayor Harmancı2024-12-19
BRTK: President Ersin Tatar addressed the issue of heavy congestion at the Metehan border crossing during a meeting with LefkoşaTurkishMunicipality (LTB) Mayor Mehmet Harmancı. He emphasized the urgent need for measures to ease the bottleneck and highlighted...
Cyprus Business Now: GSI, gas field, visa scheme, shipping appointment2024-12-19
CyprusMail: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a revised start-up visa, according to Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation, and DigitalPolicy Nicodemos Damianou. Damianou said that the revisions aim to make the scheme “more effective and attractive”. Since its...
Tatar reaffirms support for Mia Milia crossing point2024-12-18
CyprusMail: Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday reaffirmed his support for a new crossing point to be opened in Mia Milia, on the eastern edge of Nicosia. Speaking after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci, he said a crossing point in...
Half of Cyprus hotels open during holiday season2024-12-18
CyprusMail: Half of Cyprus’ hotels are open this festive season, offering special programmes for Christmas and New Year, according to Thanos Michaelides, president of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe). Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA),...