Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’
In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and...
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Cyprus to work with Israel over exploitation of Aphrodite gas field
Cyprus will send a proposal for the exploitation of the Aphrodite natural gas field in the coming weeks to Israel, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushios said...
‘Historic’ deal signed in Athens for EastMed pipeline (Update 2)
Cyprus, Greece and Israel signed in Athens on Thursday an ‘historic’ agreement for the construction of the EastMed natural gas pipeline. The agreement was concluded...
EastMed deal to be signed on January 2
Cyprus, Greece, and Israel will be signing an agreement in Athens on January 2 for the construction of the EastMed pipeline, seen as a response...
Anastasiades to visit Israel on Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Nicos Anastasiades will pay a state visit to Israel on January 23, 2020, on the occasion of the 16th International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which...
Police detain three in spy van probe (Update 2)
Police on Thursday arrested three individuals as part of an investigation into the operation of a van able to carry out covert surveillance. The force...
Government downplays Turkish threat on vessel in Cyprus’ EEZ
Nicosia on Monday sought to downplay an incident occurring a month ago when a Turkish warship instructed an Israeli research vessel to leave an area...
Govt. denies Turkish navy forced Israeli research vessel working off Cyprus to leave (Updated)
A Turkish navy vessel ‘expelled’ an Israeli research vessel working off Cyprus, it emerged on Sunday, though the incident happened two weeks ago, the Jerusalem...
Israel to hold March 2 election, its third in less than a year
Israel will hold an election on March 2, its third in less than a year, parliament decided on Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Erdogan: Greece will pay the price internationally for expelling Libyan envoy
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called Greece’s expulsion of the Libyan envoy an “international scandal” and said Greece would pay the price for its...
Dispute with Israel will not affect development of Aphrodite, minister says (Updated)
The outcome of talks between Cyprus and Israel over a dispute regarding the offshore border with Israel’s Yishai gas field will not affect development of...
Akel says it fears whitewash in ‘spy van’ probe (Updated)
Authorities said on Monday they are looking into all facets of the ‘spy van’ operated by a company owned by an ex-Israeli intelligence officer, as...
Palestinian rockets, Israeli airstrikes jolt tenuous Gaza truce
Palestinian militants fired two rockets deep into southern Israel from Gaza on Saturday, and the Israeli military responded with a number of air strikes on...
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander, rockets rain from Gaza (Update)
Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing...
Israeli airline EL AL creates ‘sky painting’ of a Boeing south west of Cyprus
Israeli airline EL AL on Sunday drew a sky painting of a Boeing 747 south west of Cyprus as a goodbye to its Boeing fleet....
Israeli government deny involvement in alleged NSO cyber-hack
The Israeli government on Friday denied any involvement in an alleged cyber- hack by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. Distancing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government...
Israeli troops kill man in Gaza protests: Palestinian health ministry
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during protests along the fortified Gaza-Israel border on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said. They named the dead as...
Netanyahu teetering in close election race -polls (Update)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s battle for political survival looked set to continue for days or weeks after Israeli exit polls at the end of Tuesday’s...
August sets new record in tourist arrivals
Tourist arrivals reached a new record in August 2019 with an increase of 3.6 per cent compared with August 2018. According to the statistical service,...
Israel’s Netanyahu fights for new term after decade in power
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday...
