France’s Charles de Gaulle carrier in Limassol
Escorted by a Cyprus offshore patrol vessel, France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sailed into Limassol harbour on Monday. According to a statement by the...
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General Charles de Gaulle in Cyprus
By Alper Ali Riza THE aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was at the port of Limassol last week. Her sailors disembarked on shore leave to...
French woman in balcony fall had been seen dangling from railing (updated)
A 19-year-old French woman fell to her death from the fifth floor of a Limassol hotel early on Monday. The teenager, a crew member from...
‘French naval vessel’s presence reflection of growing bilateral ties’
The presence of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in Cyprus contributes to aims of having a permanent French naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranenan...
French carrier Charles de Gaulle docks in Limassol (with photos)
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle docked on Friday morning in Limassol port. After its arrival, French Lieutenant Marc Aussedat, commander of the Task Force...
Visit by aircraft carrier ‘proof of close relations’, French embassy says
The arrival of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle which will be docked at Limassol port for a week from Friday is proof of the...
French defence minister due in Cyprus as joint exercises start
France’s minister for armed forces will meet on Tuesday with President Nicos Anastasiades and Defence Minister Savvas Angelides as the third joint exercise between the...
French aircraft carrier ‘Charles de Gaulle’ sails through EEZ block 8
The French aircraft carrier ‘Charles de Gaulle’ on Tuesday sailed through Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) block 8, close to the Turkish drill ship ‘Yavuz’....
French navy vessel Charles de Gaulle to visit Limassol
French Ambassador to Nicosia Isabelle Dumont said her country supports Cyprus’ efforts to solve problems with Turkey at a political level while also arguing that...
France ready to play ‘a useful role’ in Cyprus talks (Update)
FRENCH President Francois Hollande pledged on Friday his country’s readiness to play a “useful role” in the settlement negotiations as a permanent member of the...
Hollande to visit
POLICE are implementing heightened security measures ahead of French President Francois Hollande’s official visit to Cyprus on Friday. Certain roads in Larnaca and Nicosia would...
French aircraft carrier docks at Limassol
With a crew of around 2,000 and bringing enormous firepower, the largest aircraft carrier in Europe, France’s Charles De Gaulle docked at Limassol on Sunday....
Hollande tells troops to ‘intensify’ strikes (Update 3)
By Angelos Anastasiou FRENCH President Francois Hollande stopped off in Cyprus on his way to visit the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the Syrian coast...
European leadership: from de Gaulle to Merkel
By Nicholas Karides There is a photograph of President Charles de Gaulle by Bernard Paille taken from a high vantage point in which the French...
