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Three ships carrying aid to Gaza from Cyprus expected on Monday

A freighter and two smaller ships carrying hundreds of tons of aid to the Gaza Strip from Cyprus were proceeding in calm seas without incident, Cypriot government representatives told dpa on Sunday. Cypriot radio reported that the freighter Jennifer and the tugboats Open Arms and Ledra Dynamic were expected to arrive off the war zone's coast on Monday afternoon. Discharging the freight is expected to be problematic. A temporary pier has been erected, and one of the tugboats is towing a platform loaded with relief supplies, with the intention of using it to transfer the supplies to the pier. Th......

Mar 31, 2024

First aid ship arrives in Gaza, UAE says

A ship carrying humanitarian aid has arrived in the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began in October, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said. The ship, which left Cyprus on Tuesday, is carrying 200 tons of food and relief supplies. The UAE's Foreign Ministry said the delivery comes in cooperation with Cyprus, World Central Kitchen and international partners "to strengthen the humanitarian response to civilians of northern Gaza." The humanitarian situation of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip has been worsening dramatically for weeks, with a critical shortage of basic necess......

Mar 15, 2024

U.S. busts alleged Russian mob gambling ring

US federal prosecutors have charged 34 people allegedly linked to the Russian mob with running a high stakes illegal gambling business catering to multi-millionaires and billionaires.

Apr 17, 2013

Cyprus may need to tax foreign deposit holders to available future bailout

Katinka Barysch: It's the best solution to banking crisis in Cyprus. It would alienate Moscow, but bring greater EU support

Mar 22, 2013

How German fears of underwriting Russian oligarchs pushed Cyprus to crisis

Copyright ImageClick to View Protesters raise their open palms showing the word 'No' during an anti-bailout rally today outside the parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus. Cypriot ministers were trying to revise a plan to seize money from bank deposits before a parliamentary vote on Tuesday that will secure…

Mar 19, 2013

Let's Go Euro

It sort of sneaked up on me, but the Euro 2012 qualifying group stage got fully underway this week. I didn't catch any games (are they even on TV in the States?) but I do always enjoy watching the outcomes in these early stages, when the minnows are still around to either get the bejeesus stomped out of them or to surprise the hell out of everyone except the soccer hipsters who TOTALLY KNEW that Cyprus was way better than any of you thought.

Sep 04, 2010

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Three ships carrying aid to Gaza from Cyprus expected on Monday

First aid ship arrives in Gaza, UAE says

U.S. busts alleged Russian mob gambling ring

Cyprus may need to tax foreign deposit holders to available future bailout

How German fears of underwriting Russian oligarchs pushed Cyprus to crisis

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Three ships carrying aid to Gaza from Cyprus expected on Monday

First aid ship arrives in Gaza, UAE says

U.S. busts alleged Russian mob gambling ring

Cyprus may need to tax foreign deposit holders to available future bailout

How German fears of underwriting Russian oligarchs pushed Cyprus to crisis

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