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Qatar’s ruler looking to invest in energy, ports and high-tech in Cyprus, official says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Qatar’s ruler looking to invest in energy, ports and high-tech in Cyprus, official says

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The emir of Qatar is looking to invest in energy and high-tech in Cyprus — projects seen as having a strong economic potential, a Cypriot official said Tuesday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who visited the east Mediterranean island nation on Tuesday for the first time, is also interested in investing in Cypriot ports and banking …

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Cyprus gives Chevron another 6 months to come up with a timetable on a natural gas field development
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyprus gives Chevron another 6 months to come up with a timetable on a natural gas field development

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Cyprus government has given Chevron another six months to come up with a revised plan to develop a sizeable natural gas deposit off the island nation’s southern coastline after an earlier plan proposed by the U.S. energy company lacked a timetable, an official said Thursday. In a reply letter last Thursday, Cypriot Energy Minister George Papanastasiou …

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UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats
8 months ago

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk. UNCHR spokesperson in Cyprus Emilia Strovolidou told The Associated Press that according to testimonies of passengers’ relatives, Cypriot authorities …

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A UN envoy says her experience in Colombia deal may help her efforts in restarting Cyprus talks
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A UN envoy says her experience in Colombia deal may help her efforts in restarting Cyprus talks

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A United Nations official said on Tuesday that her experience in negotiating an end to decades of conflict in her native Colombia may help her as she seeks to rekindle talks over Cyprus’ ethnic division. María Ángela Holguín Cuellar, the U.N. chief’s new personal envoy for Cyprus, said she believes she can work with both Greek Cypriots …

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Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis
1 year ago

Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has disrupted an alleged Iranian plot to target Israeli businessmen with the arrest of two Iranian asylum-seekers who were in contact with another Iranian associated with the Revolutionary Guard, a Cypriot official said Tuesday. Cypriot authorities said the suspects’ Iranian handler moved in and out of Cyprus through the ethnically divided island nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriot …

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Cyprus and Chevron reach a deal to develop an offshore natural gas field, ending years of delays
1 year ago

Cyprus and Chevron reach a deal to develop an offshore natural gas field, ending years of delays

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Cyprus government and U.S. energy company Chevron have reached a deal on how to develop the Aphrodite gas field, the first to be discovered under the seafloor off Cyprus, an official Friday. The agreement is “mutually beneficial” for both Cyprus and the company, the Cypriot official told The Associated Press but did not disclose further details. …

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Cyprus official says Israel-Hamas war may give an impetus to regional energy projects
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyprus official says Israel-Hamas war may give an impetus to regional energy projects

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The political and economic ramifications from the Israel-Hamas war may provide an impetus to plans for a pipeline conveying offshore natural gas to Cyprus for processing and shipping to foreign markets, the east Mediterranean island nation’s energy minister said Tuesday. The fighting in the Gaza Strip and Israel’s desire to boost its energy security also lend weight …

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Cyprus plans to send humanitarian aid directly to Gaza by ship, where UN personnel would receive it
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyprus plans to send humanitarian aid directly to Gaza by ship, where UN personnel would receive it

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus offered more detail Wednesday on its initiative to create a sea corridor for the steady flow of humanitarian assistance from Cyprus to Gaza, saying that aid-laden ships would sail directly to the enclave, where United Nations personnel would receive it for eventual distribution. Cyprus government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “saw …

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Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus authorities said Friday they arrested a Russian journalist for “security reasons,” prompting the Russian Foreign Ministry to demand a formal apology from the Cypriot government over the “provocation.” Cyprus state broadcaster CyBC quoted diplomatic sources as saying that the Russian journalist would be deported after his residency permit is revoked. Cypriot authorities also dismissed Russian allegations …

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Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful
1 year, 4 months ago

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday it was “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without being screened to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland. “Under these circumstances, we believe that they don’t face any danger and their …

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Minister: Chevron ‘positive’ about Israeli-Cypriot plans for natural gas pipeline, processing plant
1 year, 6 months ago

Minister: Chevron ‘positive’ about Israeli-Cypriot plans for natural gas pipeline, processing plant

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Oil and gas company Chevron is “positive” about an Israeli-Cypriot plan for a pipeline that would convey offshore natural gas from both countries to Cyprus where it would be liquefied for export by ship to Europe and elsewhere, an official said Friday. Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said after talks with visiting Chevron Vice President for Exploration …

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Turkey’s Erdogan visits Northern Cyprus amid tensions with EU
3 years, 5 months ago

Turkey’s Erdogan visits Northern Cyprus amid tensions with EU

Al Jazeera  

Erdogan expected to underline his support for a two-state solution to the decades-old dispute on the divided island. But the visit could also further stoke tensions with Greek Cypriots and the European Union over the divided Eastern Mediterranean island, already high over Turkish ambitions in the region and its support for a two-state solution to the Cyprus dispute. Mensur Akgun, …

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