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Trilaterals: mere talking shops or grand design? Cyprus

Trilaterals: mere talking shops or grand design?

March 24th, 20191332 WHILE the sixth trilateral summit of Cyprus, Greece and Israel unfolded amid much pomp in Jerusalem this week, commentators here delivered all the hackneyed talking points: enhancement and upgrading of Cyprus’ strategic role, alignment with the United States, a meeting of historic significance. Local media crowed about the...
Syria vows to recover Golan, US shift draws criticism (Update) Middle East

Syria vows to recover Golan, US shift draws criticism (Update)

March 22nd, 2019883 The Syrian government vowed to recover the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as its allies and enemies alike condemned US President Donald Trump on Friday for moving to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the territory seized in war. Trump's statement on Thursday marked a dramatic shift in US policy over the status of a disputed area...
Trilateral summits ‘not designed to isolate Turkey’, Cyprus says Cyprus

Trilateral summits ‘not designed to isolate Turkey’, Cyprus says

March 21st, 20191817 The matrix of trilateral summits among Mediterranean nations is not directed against Turkey, rather, Ankara with its own actions has made it impossible for itself to be included, foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He was speaking to the state broadcaster, providing his assessment of the latest trilateral summit...
Pompeo welcomes trilateral cooperation (Update 2) Cyprus

Pompeo welcomes trilateral cooperation (Update 2)

March 20th, 20193767 The governments of Cyprus, the US, Israel and Greece on Wednesday agreed to increase regional cooperation, support energy independence and security, and to "defend against external malign influences" in the Eastern Mediterranean and the broader Middle East. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who attended the Jerusalem summit,...
Euroasia Interconnector 'very important' for Cyprus, spokesman says Cyprus

Euroasia Interconnector 'very important' for Cyprus, spokesman says

March 17th, 20191910 The issue of the EuroAsia Interconnector is not closed and negotiations are continuing, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou was quoted as saying on Sunday. In a statement to ANA-MPA regarding the electricity interconnection between Greece and Cyprus via Crete, Prodromou said the project was very important for Cyprus, not only for...
Israel launches Gaza strikes after rockets fired at Tel Aviv Middle East

Israel launches Gaza strikes after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

March 15th, 2019924 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, March 15 (Reuters) - Israeli military aircraft bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Friday, hours after two rockets were launched at Tel Aviv in the first such attack since a 2014 war. Following the overnight exchanges, sirens sounded again in Israeli border towns after dawn broke. The...
Iran warns of firm response if Israel acts against its oil shipments Middle East

Iran warns of firm response if Israel acts against its oil shipments

March 13th, 2019866 LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran will respond firmly to any Israeli naval action against its oil shipments, Iran's defence minister said on Wednesday, in comments that came a week after Israel's prime minister said its navy could act against Iranian oil "smuggling" to evade U.S. sanctions. U.S. President Donald Trump last year quit a...
Israel says Pompeo to visit soon, help with gas export plan Cyprus

Israel says Pompeo to visit soon, help with gas export plan

March 7th, 20191658 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel imminently to help with its plan for exporting natural gas to Europe with Cypriot and Greek partners, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Israel is hoping to enlist several European countries in the construction of a 2,000 kilometre pipeline linking vast...
Polish officials may cancel trip to Israel over diplomatic spat Europe

Polish officials may cancel trip to Israel over diplomatic spat

February 18th, 2019824 WARSAW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Polish officials may cancel their planned trip to Israel, the head of the prime minister's office, Michal Dworczyk, said on Monday after media reported remarks by Israel's prime minister suggesting Polish complicity in the Holocaust. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki decided earlier to call off his visit to...
Israeli election: More ‘King Bibi’ or bye-bye Bibi? Opinion

Israeli election: More ‘King Bibi’ or bye-bye Bibi?

February 17th, 20192247 By Jeffrey Heller and Maayan Lubell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's face beams down from election billboards depicting him as a statesman, shaking hands with U.S. President Donald Trump. Opponents portray him as a criminal. Even before he called an election for April 9, he was branded "CRIME MINISTER" in huge banners at...
Commemoration for 2,200 children of Holocaust survivors born in Cyprus Cyprus

Commemoration for 2,200 children of Holocaust survivors born in Cyprus

February 12th, 20192503 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday visited a monument in Nicosia dedicated to the 2,200 children of Holocaust survivors who were born in British detention camps in Cyprus in the aftermath of World War II in the late 1940s. Speaking at the event where a plaque to the children was unveiled, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner...
EastMed could be 'one of the greatest underwater projects' in the world Energy

EastMed could be 'one of the greatest underwater projects' in the world

February 12th, 20193990 The EastMed pipeline could be “one of the greatest underwater projects in the world”, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin said on Tuesday. Rivlin, who was speaking at the presidential palace after having held consultations with President Nicos Anastasiades, also spoke of the possibility of extending the trilateral cooperation...
Israeli president begins Cyprus visit Cyprus

Israeli president begins Cyprus visit

February 12th, 20191697 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin was meeting Tuesday morning with President Nicos Anastasiades after his arrival on the island under tight security that involved some roads in Nicosia and Larnaca being closed to traffic. Rivlin was given an official welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Nicosia where he was greeted by...
Increased security, closed roads, during Israeli president’s visit Cyprus

Increased security, closed roads, during Israeli president’s visit

February 11th, 20192708 Due to an official visit to Cyprus by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday there will be increased security measures, police announced. During the day, roads in both Larnaca and Nicosia will be closed to traffic for short periods of time. For security reasons, exact details will not be announced. The public is urged to be...
Presidents of Cyprus and Israel to discuss relations, the Cyprus and regional issues Cyprus

Presidents of Cyprus and Israel to discuss relations, the Cyprus and regional issues

February 10th, 20191782 Bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem and regional issues are expected to be discussed during talks between President Nicos Anastasiades with his Israeli counterpart Reuvel Rivlin in Nicosia on Tuesday. After their talks, the two presidents will make statements to the press. Later, Anastasiades will host an official lunch for Rivlin...
American chambers of commerce in Cyprus, Greece and Israel sign MoU Cyprus

American chambers of commerce in Cyprus, Greece and Israel sign MoU

February 5th, 20191862 The American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams) of Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), aimed at creating a stable business environment that will also serve American businesses operating in the region. The areas in which the three AmChams see more opportunities for cooperation are energy,...
Cyprus court rejects Russia extradition for Israeli organ trafficker Crime

Cyprus court rejects Russia extradition for Israeli organ trafficker

January 24th, 20192310 A Cyprus court has rejected a request by Russian authorities to extradite Israeli national Moshe Harel, 70, who was arrested upon his arrival to the island for vacation due to an outstanding warrant against him. Harel was convicted of involvement in an international organ trade network, which operated in Kosovo 10 years ago. He was...
Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria World

Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria

January 21st, 20191250 Israel struck in Syria early on Monday as part of its increasingly open assault on Iran's presence there, shaking the night sky over Damascus with an hour of loud explosions in a second consecutive night of military action. Meanwhile the head of Iran's air force said on Monday the country was impatient to fight Israel and destroy it,...
TCs ‘will respond’ to GC ban for third-country arrivals who plan to go north Cyprus

TCs ‘will respond’ to GC ban for third-country arrivals who plan to go north

January 3rd, 20195484 Authorities in the north warned on Thursday they would not sit idly by while the Republic of Cyprus refuses entry to third-country nationals wishing to holiday in the north, after some 30 Israelis were sent back home on arrival at Larnaca airport when it emerged they would cross to the north for New Year. The Turkish Cypriot...
Cyprus and Israel begin two-day military exercise Cyprus

Cyprus and Israel begin two-day military exercise

December 17th, 20184197 The armed forces of the Republic of Cyprus and of Israel on Monday begin an exercise in the framework of the annual military cooperation programme between the two countries. The exercise will last until December 19. According to the defence ministry, the exercise is taking place within the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR)...
Anastasiades expecting US will participate in Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite Cyprus

Anastasiades expecting US will participate in Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite

December 4th, 20183450   Cyprus is expecting the US to participate in the trilateral cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in the near future, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. In his address to the 6th Energy Symposium, Anastasiades said that cooperation mechanisms with countries in the region had proved to be very successful...
Syria says downs "hostile targets" in suspected Israeli attack Middle East

Syria says downs "hostile targets" in suspected Israeli attack

November 30th, 20181048 Syrian air defences shot down "hostile targets" on Thursday, state media said, in an area regional intelligence sources said contains Iran-backed assets, while Russian media said no Israeli jet had been downed as earlier reported. Russia's RIA news agency, citing a Syrian security source, had reported that air defences had shot down...
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