World May 09 Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to after U.S. threatens halt in weapons delivery Israel says that Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold in Gaza and Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade the city, despite widespread international opposition due concerns over the more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are huddled in the city.
World May 09 First shipment of Palestinian aid to US-built floating pier in Gaza departs from Cyprus The U.S. vessel, loaded with much needed humanitarian assistance, left the Larnaca port on Thursday morning. The voyage comes about two months after President Joe Biden gave the order to build the large floating platform several miles off the Gaza…
World Mar 12 First aid ship leaves Cyprus to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation The war threatens to spill over across the Middle East as Iran-backed groups allied with Hamas trade fire with U.S. and Israeli forces.
Politics Mar 08 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Biden announces plan to deliver aid to Gaza by sea A top EU official, Ursula von der Leyen, told reporters in Cyprus on Friday that the vessel, belonging to Spain's Open Arms aid group, will make a pilot voyage to test the corridor in the coming days.
World Jan 13 Global day of protests draws thousands to D.C., other cities in pro-Palestinian marches Thousands of demonstrators converged in the U.S. capital on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza as part of a global day of protests against the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Palestinians in 75 years.
World Feb 12 Nikos Christoulides elected president of Cyprus in runoff vote Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday. His rival, veteran diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis, conceded defeat.
Science Oct 11 Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East A scientist at the Cyprus Institute's Climate and Atmosphere Research Center said that although this "can't happen overnight," governments have to make the switch within the next two decades to avert potentially "irreversible effects" such as desertification.
World Oct 02 EU sanctions Belarus over election, gets in-kind response The European Union has imposed sanctions Friday on 40 officials suspected of election misconduct and a brutal security crackdown on protesters in Belarus, which quickly retaliated by announcing its own sanctions against the EU.
Health Jul 17 Countries across the globe battle flare-ups of COVID-19 Outbreaks in the world’s latest hot spots pushed the confirmed global case tally toward 14 million on Friday. Governments are frantically trying to prevent and put down fresh outbreaks and keep their economies running as the pandemic accelerates in some…
World May 26 WHO warns 1st wave of pandemic is not over As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel.