James Morphakis

The test emergency SMS that was scheduled to be sent to Cyprus residents at 7pm on Wednesday led to confusion among recipients, with some reporting receiving it early, delayed or ...

A repatriation flight bringing Cypriots home from the Middle East is scheduled to depart Wednesday from Dubai, as part of an organised effort to return stranded nationals. Cyprus Airways flight ...

The government on Wednesday issued new self-protection guidance and announced the launch of a nationwide mass SMS alert system, urging residents to remain calm and vigilant. A test message will ...

Paphos municipal councillor, Alexander Jiang offered his services to the government on Wednesday in facilitating the repatriation of nine Cypriot students remain stranded in Thailand, after widespread airspace and airport ...

Cypriot airspace remains open on Wednesday after the sighting of “suspicious objects” in the skies above Lebanon which were believed to have been headed in the direction of the island, ...

The government on Wednesday insisted that Cypriot airspace remained open, despite media reports that it had been closed. A transport ministry spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail that Cypriot airspace remains ...

An air security alert was raised on Wednesday morning after information emerged about a suspicious object heading towards Cyprus, prompting precautionary measures at the United States embassy in Nicosia and ...

A 32-year-old foreign national accused of attempted murder escaped custody and left Cyprus for Romania, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, prompting an internal investigation into failures by state services. The suspect ...

Paphos airport recorded its highest number of flight cancellations on Wednesday, since the outbreak of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as disruption to air travel linked to the conflict in ...

The Greek naval Belharra class frigates, the Kimon and Psara, arrived in the port of Limassol on Wednesday. The two vessels entered the republic’s maritime zone shortly after dawn ...

The United States has authorised the departure of non-essential government personnel and their family members from Cyprus, while urging American citizens to reconsider travel to the island, citing heightened security ...

Prison sentences totalling more than 18 years were imposed on Tuesday on three men convicted in two separate drug trafficking cases. In Limassol, the permanent criminal court sentenced a 32-year-old man ...

Former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos will not oppose the lifting of his parliamentary immunity, with the supreme court setting March 16 to hear the attorney-general’s request for ...

Akrotiri municipality will remain under evacuation until Friday, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, with the situation set to be reassessed at the end of the week. Civil defence teams are continuing ...

The cheesemakers association on Tuesday urged the government to implement immediate preventive measures to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, warning that the outbreak threatens livestock production and the wider ...

The spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus remains confined to 22 livestock units in the Larnaca district, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, with culling and vaccination operations ongoing to prevent further infections. ...

Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations said on Tuesday that Iran’s actions involving Cyprus underline what he described as Tehran’s growing desperation. Speaking to correspondents at ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday played down the likelihood of Cyprus becoming a target of an Iranian attack, describing the risk as very limited despite rising regional tensions. ...

Britain has yet to decide whether it will send a warship to defend its Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday ...

Flight disruptions linked to the escalating regional conflict with Iran continued into Tuesday, with airlines cancelling a significant number of services to and from Cyprus. Flights arriving from Israel were ...

Cyprus’ hotel sector continues to record stable bookings following recent security incidents linked to the conflict with Iran, with the hoteliers association stressing the destination’s resilience. Speaking to the ...

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps (IRGC) warned on Monday of intensified missile attacks on Cyprus, citing what he claimed was an expanded United States military ...

Cyprus is operating under full operational readiness after two unmanned aerial drones heading towards the British bases at Akrotiri were intercepted, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, stressing that ...

The continuing spread of foot and mouth disease seen over the weekend was “normal and expected within the infected zone,” veterinary services department spokesperson Sotiria Georgiadou said on Monday. Almost ...