First Gaza aid ship leaves Cyprus with Palestinians on brink of famine
A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a sea corridor to deliver supplies to a population that aid agencies ...
EU commission head: Gaza aid ship ‘a sign of hope’ (photos, video) (Update 4)
The humanitarian aid ship Open Arms finally set sail on Tuesday accompanied by another vessel, inaugurating the operation of the ‘Amalthea’ Larnaca to Gaza sea corridor.
President Nikos Christodoulides and ...
Aid for Gaza should leave from Larnaca by Sunday (Updated)
A ship laden with relief supplies for Gaza was preparing to depart Larnaca on Saturday as part of efforts to aid a population on the brink of famine.
The European ...
US aid policy on Gaza ‘absurd’ given military support for Israel, UN expert says
A U.N. expert on Friday criticised U.S. efforts to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, such as plans for a temporary port and recent air drops, which he said ...
How sovereign are the British bases in Cyprus?
There were protests outside the British Sovereign Base Area (SBA) at Akrotiri in Cyprus last Sunday about its use in military operations against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and its ...
UK’s Cameron sinks Cyprus’ Gaza aid initiative
The UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron appeared to have sunk Cyprus’ maritime humanitarian corridor ambitions, after he told the House of Lords “the best way to get aid into ...
Christodoulides: Ultimate goal of aid is to allow Palestinians to remain in Gaza
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday the “ultimate goal” of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza is to allow Palestinians to remain there.
Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, Christodoulides said “...
Israel ready to let ships bring aid to Gaza’s shores – minister
Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, ...
Our View: Nothing to brag about until aid ship actually reaches Gaza
It’s been well over two months since Cyprus first floated the idea of creating a maritime humanitarian corridor from the island to the besieged Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, it ...
What caused Gaza aid ship hold-up still unspecified
The fate of the humanitarian aid to Gaza dispatched from Cyprus almost one week ago remained unknown on Saturday, as Greece’s foreign minister urged all parties involved to show ...
UK ‘pushing hard’ for Gaza aid via Cyprus
Cyprus was still waiting for the green light from Israel to deliver containers of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Friday, while UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said they were “pushing ...
Gaza aid ship from Cyprus so far unable to dock (updated)
The ship initially identified by various reports as ‘Lyme Bay’, the first humanitarian aid ship sent from Cyprus to Gaza, was still waiting to dock on Tuesday, after it left ...