Lebanon supports Cyprus in face of Turkish EEZ violations
Lebanon on Tuesday expressed its support for Cyprus in the face of Turkish provocations in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The issue was on the...
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Cyprus sending two aircraft to Lebanon to combat forest fires
Cyprus is sending two aircraft to Lebanon to assist in combating forest fires in the neighbouring country. A tweet by the foreign ministry said two...
Lebanese defence minister to visit Cyprus
The Lebanese Minister of Defence Elias Bou Saab will be in Cyprus on Tuesday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Cypriot...
Lebanon to announce state of economic emergency, plan to accelerate reforms
Lebanon will declare an economic emergency and the government has begun work on a plan to accelerate public finance reforms, its prime minister said on...
Christodoulides moots ‘strong economic ties’ at Beirut business forum
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides told a business forum in Beirut on Wednesday that strong economic ties were an indispensable component of strong political ties. Christodoulides...
FM heads to Beirut for first Cyprus-Greece-Lebanon trilateral
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides will head to Beirut on Tuesday night to participate in the first trilateral meeting between Cyprus, Lebanon and Greece, the ministry...
Trilateral summit with Greece and Jordan in Amman on April 14
The second trilateral summit among between Cyprus, Greece and Jordan will take place on April 14, in Amman just over a year following the first...
President meets Lebanese PM in Egypt
President Nicos Anastasiades held a bilateral meeting with Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri on the sidelines of the EU-Arab League Summit in Sharm El Sheikh...
Ayia Napa being twinned with Lebanon’s Byblos
Ayia Napa is being twinned with the historic Lebanese town on Byblos, the municipality announced on Tuesday. “The first phase of the twinning ceremony between...
Migrant boat on way to Cyprus sinks off Lebanon, most rescued (updated)
A boat with three dozen Syrian refugees on board sank off the coast of Lebanon on Saturday on its way to Cyprus and most were...
Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon begin returning to Syria
Nearly 400 refugees started leaving the Lebanese border town of Arsal to cross into Syria on Thursday, a rare case of a return which Lebanon‘s government...
Lebanon’s Berri: Iran, Hezbollah to stay in Syria till it’s free
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not withdraw from Syria until the country is “liberated” and its “territorial integrity is...
Beirut Pride cancelled after organiser held overnight
The organiser of Beirut Pride said he was detained overnight by Lebanese authorities who released him only when he signed a pledge to cancel the...
Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote
Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel...
France provides 550 mln euros in aid to Lebanon to boost economy
France said on Friday it would provide Lebanon 550 million euros ($672 million) to support economic reforms in a country struggling from the impact of...
Fouad al-Zayat, wanted in Cyprus, quietly buried on the island after his death in Lebanon
Syrian-born businessman Fouad al-Zayat, who had been linked with an arms kickback scandal in Greece and wanted in Cyprus for fraud, has died, it was...
US envoy visits Beirut, mediating in Lebanon-Israel dispute
A senior US diplomat met Lebanon’s foreign minister on Wednesday in Beirut as part of a US shuttle diplomacy effort to resolve tensions between Israel...
Lebanon vows to block border wall, Israel eyes diplomacy on gas field
Lebanon vowed on Wednesday to prevent any territorial intrusion by a border wall which Israel is building, and Israel said it wanted foreign mediation to...
Lebanese leaders say Israel threatens border stability
Lebanon’s three top leaders accused Israel on Tuesday of threatening the stability of the border region between the two countries, where calm has largely prevailed...
Israel, Lebanon argue over offshore energy block
Israel described as “very provocative” on Wednesday a Lebanese offshore oil and gas exploration tender in disputed territory on the countries’ maritime border, and urged...
