Tom Cleaver

The Cypriot government had “consistently” warned that the United Kingdom’s bases on the island could be a target in the event of a conflict in the region, Foreign Minister ...

One lane has been closed after a road traffic collision in the tunnel on the motorway which connects Paphos and Limassol, the police said on Sunday morning, More to follow…

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday promised to “stand by” farmers impacted by the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district, following a meeting with stakeholders at ...

The number of people who have been repatriated from the Middle East to Cyprus since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East eight days ago has reached 950, the ...

Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has warned that Cyprus joining Nato would “only lead to new dangers”. Speaking at the presentation of his book in the town of Kozani ...

The United Kingdom is considering sending an aircraft carrier in Cyprus’ direction, with the conflict in the Middle East continuing into its second full week, according to reports on Sunday. ...

A total of 39 flights to and from Larnaca airport were cancelled on Sunday, with the conflict in the Middle East rolling into its second full week. Paphos airport, however, is ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, though localised cloud cover is expected to affect some parts. Temperatures will rise to a maximum ...

Turkey is expected to deploy four F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus on Sunday, the Cyprus Mail has been informed. According to competent sources, the aircraft will be deployed to the ...

An “exchange of views” took place during President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with the head of the UK’s secret intelligence service MI6, Blaise Metreweli, on Friday, deputy government spokesman Yiannis ...

A number of “top experts” from the United Kingdom arrived in Cyprus on Friday with the aim of coordinating the air defences of the British bases on the island, British ...

A new wave of test emergency text messages are expected to be sent to mobile phones across Cyprus on Friday afternoon, the interior ministry said. The messages will be sent ...

The primary school in the village of Akrotiri, as well as the village’s nursery school and environmental education centre, will remain closed on Monday next week, the education ministry ...

Nothing has been ruled out regarding the future of the United Kingdom’s bases in Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. He was asked about the matter upon his ...

The congested nature of airspace above and around Cyprus is the cause of the repeated “security threat” messages which are sent to personnel on the British Akrotiri air force base ...

British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on Friday said that the United Kingdom could legally strike missile sites in Iran, after the British government confirmed that its base in Cyprus ...

Cyprus “was not targeted in any way because of geography”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday of the Iranian-made drone which hit the island earlier in the week, stressing ...

A total of 37 Turkish Cypriots who had found themselves stranded in Dubai upon the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East at the weekend returned to the island via Larnaca ...

The “security threat” which was declared at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base was declared to have passed shortly before 10.15am. Sirens had sounded shortly before 10am, with ...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday night confirmed that his country’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus had been used as the launchpad for missions aimed at ...

Former European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said that Cyprus should now join Nato, after the island found itself targeted by Iranian-made drones amid a widening regional conflict. “I would ...

The United Kingdom is “taking every measure” to protect Cyprus, the country’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Thursday, days after the British Akrotiri air force base on ...

A briefly declared “security threat” which was announced at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base shortly before 4.30pm was declared to be over five minutes later. The threat ...

Meetings held under the auspices of Cyprus’ holding of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency are now being held online rather than in person, with the ongoing ...