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Video: Cyprus sends back Lebanese migrants

Dozens of Lebanese and Syrians have tried to make the illicit sea crossing to Cyprus in recent weeks, fleeing Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in decades. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Lebanese people flee to Cyprus, Lebanon economic crisis

Turkey announced it would conduct a live fire naval exercise off the coast on Cyprus between Saturday and Monday despite the looming threat of EU sanctions. Turkey is at loggerheads with Greece and Cyprus over hydrocarbon resources and naval influence in the eastern Mediterranean, sparking fears of more severe conflict.

Turkey to conduct naval exercises off Cyprus coast

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ratcheted up his rhetoric on Monday (September 7), amid growing tensions between the neighbours over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey begins military exercises near northern Cyprus

Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks

Turkey Begins Military Drill Near Cyprus

Two white lions have been born in the Paphos Zoo in Cyprus. The one and a half week old lion cubs - one boy and one girl - were born to Zeus and Hera, two eight year old white lions that were brought to Cyprus from a zoo in South Africa.

Two white lions born in Cyprus zoo amidst 'peace and quiet'

Cyprus' health ministry has announced the first novel coronavirus death on the Mediterranean island and said there were 83 cases of infection. Also read: World ramps up restrictions as virus cases top 300,000 The number of COVID-19 cases in the island's breakaway Turkish Cypriot north has meanwhile risen to 35, including 31 German tourists, with no deaths, officials there said.

Cyprus reports first coronavirus death

The Eastern Mediterranean has become a flash-point for the meshing of geopolitics, the struggle for regional hegemony, battles for control of resources, religious soft power rivalry, and blatant interference in the politics of others.

Eastern Mediterranean region: A microcosm of regional and global battles

A British teenager accused of faking a gang rape allegation was given a suspended sentence by a court in Cyprus on Tuesday in a case that prompted a rare rebuke from Britain and protests from activists who say she did not get a fair trial.

UK teen in Cyprus gang rape case handed four-month suspended jail sentence

In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile.

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu in apparent stumble, calls Israel a 'nuclear power'

Greece, Cyprus and Israel on Thursday signed an agreement for a huge pipeline project to ship gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe despite Turkey's hostility to the deal.

Greece, Cyprus, Israel sign EastMed pipeline deal

Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice at The Hague to safeguard its offshore mineral rights, its president said on Thursday, as neighbour Turkey disputes its claims.

Cyprus petitions The Hague to safeguard offshore rights

Wales reached their second straight European Championship finals after a goal in each half by midfielder Aaron Ramsey gave them a 2-0 home win over Hungary in their decisive Group E qualifier on Tuesday.

Wales qualifies for Euro 202; Belgium, Netherlands, Germany secure victories in final qualifying clash

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.

Erdogan defies European Union sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling

Cyprus has acquired four Israeli-made drones, according to the defence ministry, amid tensions with Turkey over gas exploration in the island's waters. Kathimerini Cyprus website said the drones, bought at a cost of $13 million in a first for the country, will be used to monitor its exclusive economic zone where international energy companies are searching for natural gas despite opposition from Turkey.

Cyprus buys Israel drones to monitor waters amid Turkey tensions

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and reiterated India’s "consistent support for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of the Republic of Cyprus.

As Turkey raises pitch, India reaffirms support for Cyprus' territorial integrity

The EU has announced an urgent investigation after suspected Chinese military hackers accessed thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables. Area 1 Security, a US cybersecurity firm, said a unit of China's People's Liberation Army, acting on government orders, breached a secure communications network used by the EU to coordinate foreign policy.

EU orders probe into hacking of diplomatic cables; suspects China

At least two people died in flooding in northern Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Thursday, as hail and rain hammered the island. Turkish Cypriot media said the victims' car was swept away during a deluge late Wednesday.

At least two dead as rain and floods lash Cyprus

Turkey will not allow the exploitation of gas reserves in Turkish and north Cypriot waters of the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

Erdogan says other countries cannot extract gas in Turkish, North Cyprus waters

Cypriot low-cost carrier Cobalt Air announced it was cancelling all flights from Thursday after just two years in operation, leaving passengers stranded and scrambling to get their money back.

Low-cost Cypriot airline Cobalt Air goes bust; passengers stranded

The island country is currently split between Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities following the 1974 skirmish

Cyprus unification deal 'very close' but UN warns of no 'quick fix'

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