Michele Kambas

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Cyprus business challenges old divisions amid hopes of new crossing points

2 days ago | cyprus-mail.com | Michele Kambas |Elias Hazou |Johanna Pauls |Rebekah Gregoriades

By Michele KambasWhen Andreas G Andreou and Emre Serdar founded their window and framing company in Cyprus in 2015, they had a mission: to challenge the island’s divisions by operating the business on both sides of its historic ceasefire line. SlimLine Frame is one of only a few ventures to use factories on the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides of the divide.
Cyprus business challenges old divisions amid hopes of new crossing points

2 days ago | reuters.com | Michele Kambas

Cyprus split on ethnic lines for more than half a centurySides are considering opening more crossing pointsCross-line trade limited but growing with EU supportCyprus too small not to trade across divide, says entrepreneurNICOSIA, May 13 (Reuters) - When Andreas G. Andreou and Emre Serdar founded their window and framing company in Cyprus in 2015, they had a mission: to challenge the island's divisions by operating the business on both sides of its historic ceasefire line.
ExxonMobil Elektra-1 drill off Cyprus fails to find gas in commercial amounts

1 month ago | bairdmaritime.com | Michele Kambas

An exploration drill by ExxonMobil offshore Cyprus has failed to find commercial quantities of natural gas, the island's energy ministry said on Monday. Drilling operations had been completed at the Elektra-1 well in Block 5 of the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus, it said. "Well data and preliminary evaluation work indicate the presence of natural gas in non-commercial quantities," the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry said.
Cyprus museum showcases rare religious treasures recovered after looting

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Michele Kambas

A museum has opened in Cyprus showcasing priceless early Christian artworks, many of which were recovered after being stolen from churches in the north of the war-split island. The Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation opened on March 18 in the capital Nicosia after five years of extensive renovations. It features mosaics, icons and wall frescoes representing some of early Christianity's finest and rarest works.
Cyprus museum showcases rare religious treasures recovered after looting

1 month ago | ekathimerini.com | Michele Kambas

CULTURE Cyprus museum showcases rare religious treasures recovered after looting A mosaic of Saint Thomas, dating from 525-530 AD and once in the apse of the Panagia Kanakaria Church in Cyprus, is displayed at the Byzantine Museum in Nicosia, March 17.
Museu do Chipre exibe raros tesouros religiosos recuperados após saques

1 month ago | terra.com.br | Michele Kambas

Um museu inaugurado nesta semana no Chipre exibe obras de arte cristãs primitivas de valor inestimável, muitas das quais recuperadas após serem roubadas de igrejas no norte da ilha dividida pela guerra. O Museu Bizantino da Fundação do Arcebispo Makarios 3º foi inaugurado em 18 de março na capital Nicósia, após cinco anos de extensas reformas. Ele apresenta mosaicos, ícones e afrescos que representam algumas das melhores e mais raras obras do cristianismo primitivo.
Cyprus museum showcases rare religious treasures recovered after looting

1 month ago | bilyonaryo.com | Michele Kambas

SOURCE: ReutersBy Michele KambasNICOSIA, March 20 (Reuters) – A museum that opened this week in Cyprus showcases priceless early Christian artworks, many of which were recovered after being stolen from churches in the north of the war-split island. The Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation opened on March 18 in the capital Nicosia after five years of extensive renovations.
Cyprus recovers seven bodies after illegal migrant boat capsizes

1 month ago | bairdmaritime.com | Michele Kambas |Angus MacSwan |William Maclean

The bodies of seven people trying to illegally enter Europe were recovered off Cyprus on Monday after authorities mounted a search and rescue operation following the capsize of a boat, Cyprus's state broadcaster said. An unspecified number of individuals were believed to be missing, while two people were recovered alive from international waters about 30 nautical miles (55.5 km) south-east of the island, the broadcaster said.
Cyprus recovers seven bodies after migrant boat capsizes

1 month ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Michele Kambas |Angus MacSwan

NICOSIA (Reuters) -The bodies of at least seven people were recovered off Cyprus on Monday after authorities mounted a search and rescue operation following the capsize of a boat carrying migrants, Cyprus's state broadcaster said. An unspecified number of individuals were believed to be missing, while two people were recovered alive from international waters about 30 nautical miles (55.5 km) south-east of the island, the broadcaster said.
Search and rescue off Cyprus underway after reports of boat capsizing

1 month ago | kfgo.com | Michele Kambas

NICOSIA (Reuters) – A search and rescue mission was underway off Cyprus on Monday after a boat carrying migrants capsized, media reports said. The Phileleftheros daily said 21 people were thought to have been on the boat, located some 20-25 nautical miles off Cape Greco on the southeastern tip of Cyprus. The vessel was believed to have set off from Tartous in Syria. Cyprus’s Search and Rescue Coordination Centre told Reuters an operation was ongoing and declined further comment.