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Cyprus ready to launch a maritime aid corridor for Gaza

On Monday Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Cyprus is fully ready to launch a maritime aid corridor for Gaza. Cyprus plans to use its port of Larnaca to gather international aid and send it on to Gaza, as it is one of the closest places in the EU to the Gaza Strip. Jack Parrock, Deutsche Welle’s EU correspondent who traveled to Larnaca last week to find out how this plan will work, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what it will take to get this humanitarian corridor up and running, and highlight how it’s putting a renewed spotlight on the strategic importance of Cyprus.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Getting humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea? Cyprus has a plan

Cyprus’ president says his country is ready to ship aid to Gaza once a go-ahead is given

Concern in Athens over Turkish statements

Tourism revenue up 15.2% to 18 billion euros, reports Bank of Greece

Greek economy seen growing by 2.9% next year on strong investment

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