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Cyprus Closes Larnaca Airspace After Suspicious Object Detected from Lebanon

This is Beirut, 04/03 13:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Cyprus declared Wednesday the closure of its airspace above Larnaca International Airport after a suspicious object was detected coming from Lebanon. The Cypriot government’s spokesperson said that “a suspicious object” was spotted in the airspace near Lebanon and that authorities had “taken the appropriate measures,” without providing ...

Greece Sending Two Frigates, Two F-16 Jets to Cyprus

This is Beirut, 02/03 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Greece is sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus, where an Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base earlier Monday, the Greek defense ministry announced. "The frigate Kimon is being immediately dispatched to the Republic of Cyprus, accompanied by a second frigate ... and a pair of F-16 fighter jets," the ministry said ...

Cyprus President Says Iranian Drone Crashed Into UK Base on Island

This is Beirut, 02/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulides said an Iranian drone had crashed into a British base on the Mediterranean island on Monday, as the Israeli-American war with Iran spread across the region. Minutes after midnight (2200 GMT), "a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the military facilities of the British Bases in Akrotiri, causing ...

Iran Targets Cyprus After Khamenei’s Killing

This is Beirut, 01/03 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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A major Iranian escalation unfolded on Sunday following the elimination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as Iranian missiles targeted Cyprus, a member of NATO. British Defense Secretary John Healey announced that Iranian missiles were fired at British military bases on the island. He also revealed that 300 British soldiers had been stationed near ...

Lebanon and Cyprus Seal Landmark Maritime Boundary Agreement

Roudi Baroudi, 2025-11-28 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The official signing of the Maritime Boundary Agreement (MBA) between Lebanon and Cyprus is a major achievement, one that confers important advantages on both parties. This process was delayed for a very long time for no good reason, so President Joseph Aoun and the government deserve congratulations for having seized the initiative and for having ...

Lebanon and Cyprus Sign Maritime Border Deal

This is Beirut, 2025-11-26 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon and Cyprus formally signed a maritime border demarcation agreement on Wednesday, marking a major step in bilateral relations and paving the way for expanded energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides signed the agreement at Lebanon's presidential ...

Lebanon–Cyprus Agreement: Strategic Breakthrough or Maritime Concession?

This is Beirut, 2025-11-26 08:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As the debate over border demarcation in Lebanon reopened widely following the maritime agreement with Israel and ongoing efforts to define both land and sea borders with Syria, Lebanon has reached a final agreement with Cyprus on the maritime boundary. The move comes after the government approved the draft agreement and referred it to the ...

Lebanon Shaken by 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Originating from Cyprus

Michael al-Andary, 2025-11-12 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As if Lebanon hadn’t endured enough “quakes,” residents of Beirut and Tripoli felt another tremor on Wednesday — a 5.2-magnitude earthquake centered near Cyprus, the National Center for Geophysical Research (NCGR) in Bhannes confirmed. The tremor, which struck the Mediterranean Sea, briefly terrified residents along Lebanon’s coast, ...

Bulgaria Adjourns Extradition Hearing for Beirut Blast Shipowner

This is Beirut, 2025-11-10 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Bulgarian court on Monday adjourned an extradition hearing for a shipowner wanted over a devastating blast at Beirut port in 2020, asking Lebanon to confirm he would not face the death penalty. Lebanon wants Bulgaria to extradite Igor Grechushkin, a 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot, over the disaster, one of the world's largest non-nuclear ...

Cyprus Border Deal Reaffirms Mikati’s 2011 Decision

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-10-23 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Cabinet is set to approve the Lebanon-Cyprus maritime border agreement, despite claims that Lebanon forfeited around 5,000 square kilometers along the median line of the two countries’ exclusive economic zones. Lebanese negotiators assert that these claims have no basis in international law, and studies indicate that disputing them would ...

Beirut Blast Suspect Detained in Bulgaria on Interpol Notice

This is Beirut, 2025-09-16 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Igor Grechushkin was arrested on September 5 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria, after arriving from Paphos, Cyprus, on the basis of an Interpol red notice. The news was reported by AFP, citing a Bulgarian judicial source on condition of anonymity. A 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot national, Grechushkin had been identified by the ship’s former ...

Karting: Young Prodigy Oliver Allam Sets His Sights on Cyprus

Makram Haddad, 2025-08-25 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Young karting driver Oliver Allam (16) is about to experience a major turning point in his young career. The Lebanese driver will take part in his first international event at the famous Daytona track in Nicosia, Cyprus, from September 5 to 7, 2025. First Step on the International Stage This will be a big first for the talented driver, who has ...

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