German FM in Cyprus: We are committed to a strong Europe
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said that his country is “committed to peace and to a strong Europe”, as he visited Cyprus amid a deepening conflict in the ...
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Cyprus ‘will never be alone’, Metsola says after drone strike
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said that Cyprus “will never be alone”, a week after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone.
“We also know that people in Cyprus ...
Christodoulides, Kombos meet UAE foreign minister
President Nikos Christodoulides and Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met the United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday, with the country finding itself at the centre ...
Netherlands confirms intention to send frigate to Cyprus
The government of the Netherlands on Monday confirmed its intention to send a frigate to Cyprus, joining a growing list of countries which have deployed naval assets to the island’...
Hezbollah ‘used Google Maps’ to target Cyprus airbase
Insurgent group Hezbollah used Google Maps to plan the drone strike which it carried out on Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base, according to reports on Monday.
British newspaper The ...
Akrotiri schoolchildren to have lessons in Kolossi
Pupils of the nursery school and primary school in the village of Akrotiri, both of which have been closed for a week in the aftermath of a drone strike on ...
British Merlin helicopter deploys to Cyprus
A British Merlin Mk2 utility helicopter and an “engineering team” are to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday, with the United Kingdom and multiple other countries continuing to bolster their military ...
Teacher did not deny Holocaust, Lottides says
A teacher at a private school who was accused by parents of denying the Holocaust was found on Monday not to have done so by human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou ...
Christodoulides, Mitsotakis visit Greek frigate off Cyprus coast
President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday visited the Greek frigate Kimon, which has been stationed off the coast of Cyprus since last week, after the ...
‘No less painful alternative’ to killing animals with foot and mouth
There is “no less painful alternative” to killing animals in livestock units which have had recorded cases of foot and mouth disease, veterinary association chairman Demetris Epaminondas said on Monday.
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Macron, Mitsotakis visit ‘a show of solidarity in practice’
The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus on Monday constitutes “a show of solidarity in practice”, House President Annita Demetriou said.
She ...
New bill on foreclosures not expected until after election
A new bill to regulate mortgages and foreclosures is not expected until after May’s parliamentary election at the earliest, finance ministry spokeswoman Avgi Chrysostomou-Lapathiotis said on Monday.
She told ...
Macron: When Cyprus was attacked, all of Europe was attacked
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said of last week’s drone strike that “when Cyprus was attacked, all of Europe was attacked”, as he visited Paphos’ Andreas Papandreou airbase ...
Stefanou demands abolition of British Cyprus bases
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday demanded the abolition of the British bases in Cyprus, saying, “we have been emphasising this for decades”.
“Once again, the peoples of the world ...
Dendias: It would be unforgivable for Greece to turn its back on Cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Sunday said it would be “unforgivable” for Greece to turn its back on Cyprus “at such a difficult time”, after deploying four fighter jets ...
Lebanon urges Cypriots ‘not to confuse’ state with Hezbollah after drone strike
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi on Sunday urged Cypriots “not to confuse” the Lebanese state with insurgent group Hezbollah, after a drone fired from Lebanon hit Cyprus six days prior.
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Europe’s ‘other’ unrecognised country: A weekend in Transnistria
ANYONE who has spent any elongated period of time in Cyprus will be aware of the spectre of living in or adjacent to an unrecognised country, and the diplomatic, economic, ...
Cyprus is a safe destination, tourism dep. minister insists
Cyprus “was, is, and will always be a safe destination” for tourism, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Sunday.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the day’s ...
Two fires in rural Limassol ‘definitely set maliciously’, Kettis says
Two fires which broke out in forested areas in the Limassol district were “definitely set maliciously”, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Sunday.
The first fire, he said, broke ...
Former UK prime minister: Cyprus is only a target because of our bases
Cyprus “is only a target” because it hosts two British sovereign bases, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday.
“Given how much notice we had of these strikes, ...
Drone which hit Cyprus ‘contained Russian technology’
The Iranian-made Shahed drone which hit Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base last Monday contained Russian technology, according to reports on Sunday.
British newspaper The Times reported that the drone ...
Number of Turkish fighter jets in Cyprus to rise to six
A total of six Turkish F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Cyprus on Monday, the Turkish Cypriot civil aviation authority’s acting director Askin Meseli said on Sunday.
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Macron, Mitsotakis in Cyprus on Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will both travel to Cyprus on Monday.
The Elysee palace announced that both will visit Paphos, and that “the aim ...
German frigate arrives in Limassol
The German frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen arrived at the port of Limassol on Sunday, joining a growing fleet of international military vessels which have deployed to Cyprus amid an ongoing conflict ...