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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. ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Electricity bills issued in February 2026 revealed an unexpected change for thousands of Cyprus households with rooftop photovoltaic systems. Surplus electricity credits accumulated under net-metering agreements no longer appeared as balances ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of activists gathered in the centre of Nicosia on Saturday to peacefully protest the presence of the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia amid the ongoing war against Iran. “...

The British bases are part of the current reality of the island, and part of how challenges are being addressed by the Republic, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos told the BBC ...

The arrival in Cyprus of the British warship Dragon, scheduled next week, has been delayed as the personnel responsible for its preparation are subject to cost cutting by the British ...

The rapid response by Greece, France, Italy and Spain in sending military forces to protect Cyprus is a powerful example of European autonomy and steadfast solidarity, President of the European ...

A 67-year-old diver died after being found “in distress” near the Zenobia shipwreck off the Larnaca coast by the Joint Rescue and Coordination Centre (JRCC), it said on Saturday. According ...

The cancellation of flights from the Middle East to Cyprus seen over the last week does not affect the tourism sector too much, as most tourists still come from Europe, ...

The two frigates Kimon and Psara, sent by Greece to support Cyprus in stepping up its military defence, continued patrolling the Republic’s maritime area from the port of Limassol ...

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 ...

The interior ministry is preparing to submit a proposal to the cabinet aimed at significantly increasing the number of civil defence shelters across Cyprus, with the plan expected to be ...

Italy will send the naval frigate Federico Martinengo to waters near Cyprus as part of a coordinated European armada to reinforce the island’s security amid escalating tensions linked to ...