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May 16, 2023 at 9:37 am

Cyprus Finance Ministry: More than 1.2 billion euros in Russian assets frozen

Cyprus’ Finance Ministry says some 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Russian-owned assets managed by Cyprus-registered companies has been frozen in compliance with sanctions leveled...

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May 16, 2023 at 9:22 am

Minister: 2 major gas companies keen on Israel-Cyprus plan for pipeline, gas processing facility

Cyprus’ energy minister says two major international oil and gas companies have so far expressed interest in Israeli-Cypriot plans to build a pipeline that would...

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May 15, 2023 at 5:01 am

Cyprus, Israel working on deal for natural gas pipeline, processing plant in Cyprus

The Cypriot energy minister says Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal to build a pipeline that will take natural gas from both countries...

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May 12, 2023 at 5:17 am

Ukrainian deminers get training in Cyprus from US, Irish experts

Cyprus’ defense minister says the island nation is working together with Irish and U.S. military experts to help train two groups of Ukrainian personnel in...

May 4, 2023 at 10:28 am

Cyprus behind on freezing Russian assets, EU official says

The European Union’s commissioner for justice says the bloc’s executive arm wants to delve deeper into why Cyprus has only frozen 100 million euros worth...

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March 31, 2023 at 5:35 am

Cyprus, Greece, Israel: East Med energy source for Europe VIEW

The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel say the eastern Mediterranean can provide a key energy corridor to Europe through a planned electricity cable...

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March 21, 2023 at 3:31 am

Cyprus court: Briton freely confessed to wife’s killing

A Cyprus court has rejected a defense argument that a British man’s confession to killing his ailing wife was unlawfully obtained because he was in...

March 15, 2023 at 4:37 am

UN official says world body committed to Cyprus peace deal VIEW

A senior United Nations official says the world body remains committed to helping rival Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots reach an agreement to bridge the...

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February 28, 2023 at 3:25 am

Cyprus’ new president says country on firm Western footing

Cyprus’ new president has affirmed the island nation’s Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its...

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February 23, 2023 at 1:24 am

Divided Cyprus’ new president scopes out peace talks reset VIEW

The new president of Cyprus has met informally with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to test the waters on reviving stalemated talks to...

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