#Estia

The foreign ministry on Saturday announced that France had completed its evacuation plans that took place as part of the Estia programme this week. According to the ministry, a total ...

A total of 101 French nationals arrived at Larnaca airport from Israel on Tuesday, having been evacuated from the Middle East as the conflict in the region continues, foreign ministry spokesman ...

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, ...

Estia plan activated, police on alert President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said he hoped there would be no further escalation in the region in the wake of Israel’s air ...

The procedures for the safe arrival and reception of civilians from a neighbouring country in a crisis were put to the test on Tuesday during an exercise at Limassol port. ...

A school facility in Larnaca intended to be used as temporary accommodation for foreign nationals fleeing from Lebanon has been hit by racist vandals, it was reported on Monday. Meanwhile, ...

Flights are continuing to and from Cyprus on Sunday to facilitate the departure of people from across the world from Lebanon and their onward journey to their countries of origin. ...

Twelve flights in total had been diverted to Cyprus from destinations in the Middle East, carrying a total of 1,858 passengers, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos announced on Wednesday. Of these totals, ...

International flights with destinations in the Middle East were diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday evening as Iran launched a series of missile strikes on the Israeli Mediterranean city of Tel ...

Cyprus is at its “maximum state of readiness” for a potential evacuation of European Union and third country nationals from Lebanon, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday. Gotsis ...

Over 100 British medical personnel have been deployed to the British bases in Cyprus as the UK prepares for possible evacuations from Lebanon, it was reported on Monday. Sources close to ...

Up to 100,000 people could be evacuated from Lebanon through Cyprus, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday, with the government preparing for “all possible scenarios”. “It will not be an ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday pilloried Nicosia for actions he said put the entire island’s security at risk amid rising tensions in the Middle East, even accusing ...

Cyprus “has a duty to help” in the evacuation of European Union and third countries’ citizens from crisis areas of the region should needs arise, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said ...

The foreign ministry said on Saturday it has informed all diplomatic missions in Cyprus that the ‘Estia’ plan to repatriate third country nationals has been activated and the country is ...

Cyprus is on standby to assist in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals if conflict in the Middle East intensifies, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Thursday. Israel’...

Germany was preparing to evacuate thousands of its nationals from Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East via Cyprus on Tuesday, amid concerns over an escalation of the conflict between ...

The transfer of Israeli citizens via ships from Cyprus into Israel is not part of the ‘Estia’ plan, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. His statement came after Israeli ...

Cyprus is yet to receive any requests from other countries to activate its ‘Estia’ plan to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon, as the country continues to teeter on the edge ...

In light of developments in the region, the foreign ministry on Sunday said that the Estia plan has been activated in case there was a need for evacuations but so ...

Public hospitals will be able to effectively handle increased needs for treatment linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Thursday. In a meeting ...

Cyprus is preparing for further increases in arrivals from Israel Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday, as the crisis between the country and Gaza continues. Speaking at a press ...

Cyprus has received 26 requests from 26 countries for support in transporting foreign nationals currently in Gaza or Israel to their home countries via the island, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

The US embassy in Israel has offered American citizens and their immediate relatives evacuation by sea from Haifa to Cyprus on Monday, a US embassy spokesperson said on Sunday. The ...