Eleni Panayiotou

Cyprus is not a target for Iran, government sources told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday, after a Financial Times report said the island had been considered among potential targets for ...

Iran has considered targeting US and British military assets in Europe, including Cyprus, if Washington escalates its conflict with Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people close to ...

Decisions over possible disciplinary action in connection with last month’s fire sparked by the destruction of munitions at the Kalo Chorio firing range are expected next week, defence ministry ...

Patients should exercise caution when using artificial intelligence to diagnose symptoms or make decisions about treatment, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) warned on Tuesday, as doctors also begin ...

A 27-year-old Egyptian man who died during a boat trip off Lady’s Mile beach on August 15 drowned after reportedly diving into the sea to retrieve his mobile phone, while ...

Turkey is making a regional “comeback” and has gained an enhanced role through the recently signed Mecca Agreement, international affairs expert Constantinos Filis said on Tuesday, warning that Ankara is ...

Hunters have been urged to exercise particular caution and strictly observe hunting regulations ahead of the opening of the summer hunting season on Sunday. The Cyprus hunting and wildlife conservation ...

Emerging security architecture in the Middle East risks leaving Cyprus with less control over its own security as regional powers are pushed towards competing alignments, area studies analyst and research ...

The Greek Cypriot side is seeking a “substantive discussion” when President Nikos Christodoulides meets Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman next week, competent sources said on Monday. The two leaders are ...

Investigations into Saturday’s jet ski collision in the Famagusta district are examining the circumstances under which a 17-year-old was operating the vessel when it collided with a towable inflatable ...

A couple from Nepal were rescued from drowning off Limassol on Sunday after the man got into difficulty and, in panic, grabbed hold of his wife, putting both their lives ...

A forest fire in Oikos Marathasas was brought under control almost immediately on Monday morning after a local resident used the community’s fire protection system to tackle the blaze. ...

Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said development only takes on real meaning when it reaches even the smallest communities, bringing improved quality of life, infrastructure and opportunities. Speaking on Sunday at ...

Residents in Kissonerga have raised concerns over the uncontrolled dumping of waste at a local green point, warning that the situation is creating environmental and fire risks close to a ...

Police arrested 14 people during nationwide preventive operations on Sunday night, as officers stepped up patrols and checks across Cyprus. According to a police statement on Monday, organised patrols were carried ...

The UK Ministry of Defence is buying additional air raid warning sirens for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with the new system designed to provide warning coverage for both the military ...

Low-flying aircraft seen over the Kiti and Pervolia areas on Thursday were Greek F-16 fighter jets and a French C-130 military transport aircraft operating as part of routine activities, Defence ...

Two of the biggest customs seizures recorded at the British bases’ crossing point of Pergamos this summer resulted in almost €8,000 in fines, as officers stepped up inspections during the busy ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project took another step forward on Thursday after Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie), the project promoter, submitted an investment request for the Cyprus-Israel ...

The president of the Cyprus Bar Association, Michalis Vorkas, has urged caution over the investigation into journalist Makarios Drousiotis’ crowdfunding campaign for his legal expenses, stressing that the presumption of ...

Two legal experts are questioning whether journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis’ online crowdfunding campaign to cover his legal expenses falls within the scope of Cyprus’ fundraising legislation. They argue that ...

The police investigation into the wildfire at Kalo Chorio in the Larnaca district has been completed, with the case file expected to be forwarded to the legal service in the ...

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) chief executive Ben Black to make the Great Sea ...

Declarations of willingness to reach a Cyprus settlement cannot produce results unless the two sides first agree on the nature of the problem, Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said ...