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Charity hopes to send second food aid ship to Gaza in next few days
Pallets with 50% more supplies than first boat, Open Arms, being loaded in Cyprus

Harriet Sherwood, Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Helena Smith in Athens

14, Mar, 2024 @6:09 PM

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Ship carrying aid nears Gaza as Cyprus puts second vessel on standby
Where Spanish-flagged vessel Open Arms will dock, and how supplies will be distributed, is still unclear

Harriet Sherwood, Helena Smith and agencies

13, Mar, 2024 @10:40 PM

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European Commission accused of ‘bankrolling dictators’ by MEPs after Tunisia deal
Members of justice committee say €150m in EU funding went straight to country’s president, Kais Saied

Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels and Helena Smith in Athens

13, Mar, 2024 @7:21 PM

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Middle East crisis: scores injured as aid warehouse is hit, says Unrwa – as it happened
UN agency says facility used to distribute ‘lifesaving items’ to people in southern Gaza

Amy Sedghi and Martin Belam

13, Mar, 2024 @3:08 PM

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Middle East crisis: Israel and Hamas ‘not near a truce’, says Qatar; Biden ‘devastated’ US-Israeli citizen killed in 7 October attack – as it happened
All parties ‘continuing to work in negotiations’, says Qatar; US president says he has heavy heart after learning of death of Itay Chen

Yohannes Lowe and Martin Belam

12, Mar, 2024 @2:54 PM

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Gaza food aid ship stuck at Cyprus with ‘technical difficulties’
Vessel carrying 200 tonnes of provisions to alleviate looming famine now not sailing from Larnaca on Sunday as planned

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Helena Smith

10, Mar, 2024 @9:12 PM

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Middle East crisis: aid ship ‘set to sail from Cyprus to Gaza on new maritime corridor’ – as it happened
US charity preparing vessel with hopes it could leave for territory this weekend

Amy Sedghi (now) and Vivian Ho(earlier)

09, Mar, 2024 @4:22 PM

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EU will open sea corridor to send aid from Cyprus to Gaza amid famine fears
Commission president says pilot delivery is expected to set sail on Saturday but did not say where shipments would land or unload

Julian Borger in Washington, Jason Burke in Jerusalem, Helena Smith in Athens

08, Mar, 2024 @6:21 PM

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Middle East crisis: UN’s expert on torture investigating claims Palestinian detainees were mistreated in Israel – as it happened
UN special rapporteur on torture to carry out fact-finding investigation after receiving allegations detained Palestinians were mistreated

Amy Sedghi

08, Mar, 2024 @3:22 PM

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Medvedev denies Russia targeted Zelenskiy’s motorcade in Odesa strike
Five people died in attack that struck near Ukrainian president and visiting Greek leader

Amy Sedghi (now); Lili Bayer (earlier)

07, Mar, 2024 @4:21 PM

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It’s now or never for Cyprus reunification, says top UN official
UN special representative for divided island says time is running out to settle decades-long dispute

Helena Smith

07, Mar, 2024 @4:20 PM

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Greek Orthodox church calls for excommunication of MPs after same-sex marriage vote
Ecclesiastical outrage grows after legislation passes, with authorities on Corfu banning two MPs from religious rites

Helena Smith Athens

07, Mar, 2024 @5:30 AM

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