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In this May 30, 2018 photo, Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin, the leader of Cyprus' 3,500-strong Jewish community, holds a rare 200 year-old Torah scroll that comes from Germany at a Synagogue inside Cyprus' Jewish Community Center in the town of Larnaca. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
June 6, 2018, 4:35 pm
New Cyprus Jewish museum aims to build bridges with Arab world
Larnaca center to display Torah scrolls stolen by Nazis; 'It's an opportunity for a prince from Abu Dhabi to learn about Jerusalem,' says local rabbi
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
An Israeli Navy Sa'ar 5 corvette defends a natural gas extraction platform off Israel's coast, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 23, 2018, 10:31 pm
Tensions flare in east Mediterranean gas scramble
In an area riven by geopolitical feuds, quest for underwater resources has sparked dreams of economic transformation
By Max Delany
Moshe Harel. (YouTube screenshot)
February 5, 2018, 7:16 pm
Israeli organ trafficking suspect to face Cyprus extradition hearing
Eluding authorities for almost a decade, Moshe Harel is accused of seeking out people needing kidney transplants and luring donors to Kosovo
By AFP
A view of beachside hotels in Limassol, Cyprus (YouTube screenshot)
January 19, 2018, 11:13 pm
Israeli found dead in Cyprus construction site
Police say 47-year-old died of hypothermia in city of Limassol, rule out foul play
By TOI staff
Moshe Harel. (YouTube screenshot)
January 18, 2018, 5:48 pm
Cyprus denies bail for Israeli organ trafficking suspect
Court says there's danger Moshe Harel, suspected ringleader of global gang, could flee country if cut loose
By AFP
Illustrative: Doctors performing an organ transplant. (Flash90)
January 14, 2018, 12:21 am
Kosovo requests extradition from Cyprus of suspected Israeli organ trafficker
Kosovan justice minister says Moshe Harel must be 'brought to justice for these acts,' which he claims have hurt the Balkan country's image
By AFP
Illustrative photo of an operating room. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 6, 2018, 6:50 pm
Israeli organ-smuggling ‘mastermind’ arrested in Cyprus
Moshe Harel is accused of managing dozens of illegal kidney transplants at a Kosovo clinic
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 2, 2018, 5:25 pm
Netanyahu delays Cyprus trip to vote on minimarkets law
With coalition strapped for majority, PM to stay in country to help secure passage of controversial bill to shutter convenience stores on Shabbat
By TOI staff
Aviation Bridge officials pose for a photo with a Syrian infant being airlifted to Israel from Cyprus for emergency heart surgery on December 23, 2017. (Courtesy: Aviation Bridge)
December 23, 2017, 8:04 pm
2-day-old Syrian refugee baby airlifted to Israel for emergency heart surgery
Interior Minister Deri grants entry permits to father and child after Cyprus appeals to Israeli for assistance in treating the 2-day-old
By TOI staff
Israeli special forces train in Cyprus as part of a binational exercise in early December 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 7, 2017, 10:28 pm
In mountains and cities of Cyprus, IDF special forces train for war
Israeli troops, aircraft travel to Mediterranean island nation for second time this year for exercise with local soldiers
By Judah Ari Gross
Italian ambassador in Cyprus Andrea Cvallari, right, Israel's Energy minister Yuval Steinitz, second right, Greece's Energy minister Giorgos Stathakis, second left, and Cyprus' energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, left, shake hands after their talks in Nicosia, Cyprus, December 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
December 5, 2017, 5:44 pm
Israel expects gas to flow from east Mediterranean to Europe
Energy minister says $7.36 billion underwater pipeline could help secure continent's energy future as Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy sign deal
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus. (Wikimedia Public Domain)
November 22, 2017, 9:36 am
Israelis booted from Cyprus for trying to enter Turkish territories
Cypriots step up crackdown on tourists traveling to northern section of island
By Stuart Winer
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, center, escorted by his bodyguards walks to pray over his father's grave, upon his arrival to Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, November 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
November 22, 2017, 12:26 am
Hariri returns to Lebanon two weeks after shock resignation
After stops in Egypt and Cyprus, outgoing PM touches down in Beirut, where he is expected to attend independence day parade before meeting with president to discuss quitting post
By AFP
A poster bearing a portrait of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri reads in Arabic "We are all Saad" is seen in Beirut, on November 21, 2017. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Cairo confirmed, before the premier returns to Lebanon to face the political crisis over his resignation. / AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH EID
November 21, 2017, 11:34 pm
Lebanon’s Hariri in Cyprus for talks ahead of return home
En route to Beirut, resigned prime minister also stops off in Cairo for meeting with Egyptian president
By AFP
IDF and Cypriot National Guard soldiers take part in a joint exercise at the Israeli army's Tzeelim training base in southern Israel on October 25, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 26, 2017, 4:06 pm
Cypriot, Israeli soldiers train together in mock Arab town
Cyprus National Guard chief visits two-week joint exercise; IDF brigadier general declares drill 'a success'
By Judah Ari Gross
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