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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...
A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip
The ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group is seen docked as it prepares to ferry some 200 tonnes of rice and flour directly to Gaza, at Larnaca harbor, Cyprus, on Friday, March 8, 2024. A ship bearing humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza, the European Commission president said Friday as international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory that is facing widespread hunger after five months of war.
AP / Marcos Andronicou
2024-03-09, The Malta Independent
A ship bearing humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza, the European Commission president said Friday as international donors launched...
Cyprus resumes Gaza aid shipments after pause following aid worker killings: Reuters2024-04-27
LBC International: 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 Israel's...
Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings, source says2024-04-27
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 Israel's killing of seven aid workers. The...
Vessel "Jennifer" sails off to Gaza with aid, CNA learns2024-04-27
CNA: A vessel with humanitarian aid set sail for...
97 per cent satisfaction rate with citizens service centres2024-04-27
CyprusMail: The majority of the public who use the island’s citizens service centres (KEP) have reported being served within ten minutes, a survey released by the finance ministry revealed on Friday, showing that 97 per cent of those polled were happy or very happy with...
Aid shipment departs for Gaza2024-04-26
CyprusMail: The Jennifer aid vessel departed from Larnaca port on Friday night to Gaza, sources cited by CNA said. All the humanitarian assistance was inspected in Cyprus before its departure. The...
Investor report - March 2024 (Bank of Cyprus Holdings plc)2024-04-26
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Man sentenced to five years for drug trafficking2024-04-26
CyprusMail: The Larnaca criminal court on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old man to five years in prison today after finding him guilty of drug trafficking. A...
Oev announcement indicates imminent Amalthea departure (Updated)2024-04-26
CyprusMail: Oev announcement indicates imminent Amalthea departure By Tom Cleaver An announcement published by the Cyprus employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) on Friday gave strong indications of an imminent shipping of aid to Gaza from Cyprus as part of the...
Man sentenced to five years for cannabis trafficking2024-04-26
Philenews: Today, the LarnacaPermanentCriminal Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to five years in prison after finding him guilty of drug trafficking following the adjudication of a case involving the discovery of a quantity of cannabis weighing one kilogram and...
Ed Sheeran’s first of two Cyprus shows sold out2024-04-26
Philenews: Following an extraordinary start at the box office, Ed Sheeran’s September 7 concert, which is the first of two scheduled shows...
Larnaca mayor livid at port developer2024-04-26
CyprusMail: Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras was outraged on Friday over port and marina developer KitionOceanPort’s decision to impose new fees on boats which use the marina’s old dock. Speaking to newspaper Phileleftheros, he said, “my basic principle is that no price...
One Cyprus Ed Sheeran concert sold out2024-04-26
CyprusMail: Tickets are still available for Edd Sheeran’s second appearance in Cyprus on September 8, although the first on the...
Larnaca mayor criticizes Kition over new marina fees2024-04-26
Philenews: The intention of KitionOceanMarina to impose new fees on the coastal boat operators operating in the protected pier of Larnaca Marina has sparked the anger of MayorAndreas Vyras. Speaking to philenews, Vyras did not hide...
High dust concentrations persist2024-04-26
Philenews: High dust concentrations are observed today, April 26, 2024, in the atmosphere, according to measurements from the ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network of the Department of Labour Inspection. As dust contains inhalable fine particles, which...