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USJ and HDF to Open Groundbreaking Healthcare Facility in Limassol

Liliane Mokbel, 14/05 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF), Lebanon’s premier university hospital, is expanding to Limassol, Cyprus, with an ambitious project that will feature a state-of-the-art medical center and a faculty of medicine affiliated with Saint Joseph University (USJ). This strategic initiative is designed to meet the growing demand for specialized healthcare ...

Activists Say Israeli Drones Hit Aid Boat Heading for Gaza

This is Beirut, 02/05 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A group of activists organizing an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by Israeli drones in international waters off Malta as they headed towards the Palestinian territory. "At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, came under direct attack in international waters," the group said in a ...

Cyprus Says 'Progress' in UN-Backed Talks on Divided Island

This is Beirut, 02/04 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Cypriot leaders agreed Wednesday to press on with trust-building measures that could revive the abandoned peace process on the divided island, the UN said after a meeting in the capital, Nicosia. President Nikos Christodoulides of the Greek-speaking, internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus reported "progress" after the meeting with Turkish ...

Cyprus Seeks NATO Membership in Coordination with US

This is Beirut, 2024-11-28 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Cyprus Aims to Join NATO, in Talks with the U.S. to Meet Membership Conditions, Says President Cyprus is aiming to join NATO and is in talks with the United States to meet the conditions for entering the military alliance, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Christodoulides explained that the discussions were focused on "how the ...

Cyprus Court Detains Two Lebanese Men for Human Smuggling

ici, 2024-02-25 14:06 - Reading : less than a minute

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A court in Cyprus ordered the detention of two Lebanese men, aged 19 and 21, for six days on suspicion of human smuggling. The individuals were identified as the captains of two boats that tried to smuggle 146 Syrian refugees and one Lebanese migrant into the Mediterranean island. During their interrogation, the refugees revealed that they had ...

Israel Ready to Allow Ships for Gaza Aid

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-31 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel is ready to allow ships to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, announced Israel's Foreign Minister on Sunday, as cited by Reuters. “It can start immediately,” Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said to Tel Aviv radio station 103 FM, as reported by Reuters. Additionally, Cohen explained that Britain, ...

Lebanese Navy Rescues Illegal Migrants

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 10:53 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese naval forces carried out a rescue mission on Tuesday, successfully saving illegal Syrian migrants from a boat bound for Cyprus. Fifty-four people, including children, were on board the makeshift boat, which was about to sink off the coast of northern Lebanon when it broke down. The migrants managed to contact the authorities to ask ...

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