Turkey-Israel gas pipeline deal would cut through Cyprus’ EEZ
TURKISH companies and western multinationals operating there are expressing an interest in purchasing gas from Israel’s Leviathan gas field, media outlets in both countries are reporting.“The Turks are...
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Minister visits search and rescue centre
Author: Peter Stevenson ISRAELI helicopters arrived in Cyprus yesterday morning in order to take part in a military exercise as part of a Cyprus-Israel co-operation agreement.Speaking after a visit to...
View ArticleTurkey and Israel change the gas game
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE US-brokered Israeli apology to Turkey has opened the door to the resumption of close relations between the two former allies and raised the prospect of energy...
View ArticleIsrael’s apology to Turkey was anticipated, says minister
COMMERCE Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said yesterday that Israel’s apology to Turkey over the raid on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara had been anticipated.Lakkotrypis is due to visit Israel next month,...
View ArticleMinister Kasoulides’ visit to Israel - A political analysis
Author: Andrestinos Papadopoulos The visit of Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, George Lakkotripis to Israel was preparatory to President Nicos...
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Cyprus-Israeli exercise wraps up off coast
CYPRUS’ joint Search and Rescue exercise with Israel was successfully completed yesterday just off the coast of Limassol.The scenario participating teams had to face was an accident at sea involving an...
View ArticleCloser ties with Israel high on state’s agenda
Author: Poly Pantelides DEEPENING ties with Tel Aviv is one of the most important initiatives the government is undertaking, President Nicos Anastasiades said yesterday ahead of a scheduled visit to...
View ArticleNew era in Cyprus Israel relations
President Nicos Anastasiades has described his three-day working visit to Israel as the “start of a new era in bilateral relations,” saying he is “absolutely satisfied” with the talks he had on Sunday...
View Article‘Cyprus remains a reliable business partner’
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades yesterday assured the Israeli business community that Cyprus would remain a “reliable partner” to entrepreneurs and investors interested in international expansion and that...
View ArticleIsrael takes sides
Author: Gwynne Dyer AFTER making two major air strikes in and near Damascus in three days, Israel informed the Assad regime on Monday that it is not taking sides in the Syrian civil war. But of course...
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