#Cyprus

There may be one airlift today and several tomorrow carrying Cypriot patients and their escorts from Israel to the island, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Monday. According to Damianos, ...

The courts “must make the final decision” over whether there exists criminal liability over the alleged coverup of the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, lawyer Thanasis ...

An easyJet flight from Paphos to Bristol on Sunday made an emergency landing in Turkey after passengers reported smelling smoke in the cabin. The flight was at an altitude of ...

Cyprus has been asked by Slovakia and Portugal to help remove its citizens from Israel and the region in general, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday. “So far, ...

A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle spent much of Monday morning circling in the skies above Cyprus, between Nicosia and Kyrenia. The drone had earlier been flying off ...

The United Kingdom has likely sent additional Royal Air Force aircraft to Cyprus amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East, though the British government is yet to confirm their ...

It is now official. The commercial operation of Cyprus’ Competitive Electricity Market commences on September 15, with the first trading day on October 1. It took an inordinate length of time to ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Sunday night said the seriousness of the situation in the Middle East “does not allow for frivolous statements”. Her words come after the Iranian government ...

Economics might not be considered the most inspiring subject for the theatre, but Cypriot economist Dimis Michaelides has defied convention with his English-language one-act, one-man play, Epic Economics, which he ...

Iran’s foreign ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday denied that his country had asked Cyprus to convey a message to Israel. Baghaei was quoted by news agency Reuters ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, commencing a two-day official visit to the island. He was welcomed at Larnaca airport by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday told leaders of countries in the region of an “immediate need for de-escalation”, amid a deepening conflict between Iran and Israel. He had spoken about ...

There is “no room for complacency” in Cyprus, due to both the unresolved nature of the Cyprus problem and international developments, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking at an ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Cyprus as “a close friend and an important partner” as he began his journey to the island. He said his visit to ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday called for the European Union’s foreign affairs council, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the bloc’s 27 member states, to convene over ...

The energy ministry on Sunday called on oil traders to demonstrate the “maximum responsibility” as the conflict in the Middle East sent oil prices soaring over the weekend. Meanwhile, the ...

Missiles were visible from Cyprus for the second consecutive night on Saturday night as Iran and Israel again exchanged fire amid an escalating conflict between the two countries. Just as ...

Quarrying in the Pentadaktylos mountain range constitutes “rapacious development with very serious consequences on the natural environment”, Stelios Michael, director of the mines and quarries service, told Phileleftheros last week. ...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi called on Cyprus to take what he described as active steps to influence European countries “to help halt the Zionist regime’s crimes” ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Saturday announced that the civil defence’s ‘SafeCY’ mobile application, which allows users to find their nearest shelter, is fully functional. The application, which was ...

A total of 52 Cypriots who are currently in Israel have requested to return to the island amid the country’s escalating conflict with Iran and the cancellation of flights to ...

Next month’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to take place in New York, is to go ahead “despite the negative stance of the Turkish side”, ...

More flights to and from Cyprus in the Middle East were cancelled on Saturday as the conflict between Israel and Iran continued to escalate. Nine incoming flights from Tel Aviv ...

Cyprus’ role in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is “purely humanitarian”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking to journalists outside Dipa’s party conference, he said the ...