Cyprus
Egypt aims to become regional center for energy exchange with Europe, Arab and African countries
Egypt
March 27, 2022
Egypt aims to become regional center for energy exchange with Europe, Arab and African countries
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mohamed Shaker announced Sunday that his country seeks to become a regional center…
Earthquake recorded 400 km north of Damietta
Egypt
February 3, 2022
Earthquake recorded 400 km north of Damietta
On Wednesday, the stations of the National Seismic Network recorded an earthquake west of the island of Cyprus, 400 km…
NRIAG head says major earthquake expected in eastern Mediterranean region
Egypt
January 21, 2022
NRIAG head says major earthquake expected in eastern Mediterranean region
Head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Gad al-Qady, referred to expectations by some scientists that…
World nations try to balance Omicron restrictions while keeping economies open
World
December 30, 2021
World nations try to balance Omicron restrictions while keeping economies open
ROME/WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period, Reuters data showed…
In exodus from Lebanon, the well-off find new home in Cyprus
Middle East
December 29, 2021
In exodus from Lebanon, the well-off find new home in Cyprus
PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — Many well-off Lebanese who escaped their country’s economic tailspin for a new life in the nearby…
Qatar energy and ExxonMobil sign Cyprus energy exploration deal
Middle East
December 15, 2021
Qatar energy and ExxonMobil sign Cyprus energy exploration deal
Cairo, Dec 10 (Reuters) – A consortium consisting of Qatar Energy and ExxonMobil (XOM.N) has signed an agreement with Cyprus for energy…
‘I am dead here’: Lebanese join Mideast migrants to Europe
Middle East
December 11, 2021
‘I am dead here’: Lebanese join Mideast migrants to Europe
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Ziad Hilweh knew his family might die on the way. But the risk was worth it,…
Gold jewelry from Queen Nefertiti era found in tombs in Cyprus
Archaeology
December 3, 2021
Gold jewelry from Queen Nefertiti era found in tombs in Cyprus
Stunning gold jewelry, made under Queen Nefertiti’s reign, has been discovered inside two Bronze Age tombs hidden for 3,000 years…
With migrants in mind, Pope Francis visits divided Cyprus
World
November 30, 2021
With migrants in mind, Pope Francis visits divided Cyprus
NICOSIA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Pope Francis visits Cyprus this week to lend his support to a conflict-riven island now…
Migrant crisis front and center in pope’s Greece-Cyprus trip
World
November 30, 2021
Migrant crisis front and center in pope’s Greece-Cyprus trip
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — When Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016, he was so moved by…