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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 · Nov 6, 2023

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 · Nov 1, 2023

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 · Oct 1, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2023

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 · Aug 28, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

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 · Jul 28, 2023

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 · Jul 20, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

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.

Reuters · May 25, 2023