European Commission allocates €35.4m in aid for Turkish Cypriot community
The European Commission on Monday adopted an Annual Action Programme for a total amount of €35.4 million identifying new projects to facilitate the reunification of...
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EC funding coming through for park linking both sides
The go-ahead has been given for the construction of a five-kilometre linear park along the Pedieos River in the north aiming to bring the two...
EU Commission signs off on Cyprus aid programmes worth €5.5m
The European Commission signed two new agreements in support of the Turkish Cypriot community, the EU scholarship programme and the support for the committee on...
UNRWA chief defends refugee criteria for millions of Palestinians
Millions of Palestinian refugees “cannot simply be wished away”, the head of a UN support agency said on Monday, hitting back at a US aid...
UN says Russia’s eastern Ghouta aid plan not enough
A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria’s eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and medical...
S. Korea approves aid to N. Korea, North calls Trump barking dog
South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8m worth of aid to North Korea, as China warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula was getting more serious...
Brussels approves new €33-million financial assistance programme for north
The European Commission on Monday approved a new €33-million financial assistance programme for the Turkish Cypriot community, aiming at the “economic integration of the island”...
Erdogan says EU yet to deliver on migrants aid pledge, EU disagrees
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the European Union has failed to fulfill its pledge to provide €3bn of aid for migrants, a...
UN resumes Syria aid delivery after attack
A “clearly marked” UN convoy was due to deliver aid on Thursday to besieged areas near the Syrian capital after a 48-hour suspension to review...
UN suspends aid convoys in Syria after hit, ICRC warns on impact
The United Nations suspended aid convoys across Syria on Tuesday a day after an air strike hit relief trucks near the city of Aleppo, killing...
