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In 2025, 670 counterfeit euro banknotes of various denominations were withdrawn from circulation, a figure 17.1 per cent higher than 2024, the Central Bank announced on Wednesday. It said the €50 note had the highest ...

The Greek naval Belharra class frigates, the Kimon and Psara, arrived in the port of Limassol on Wednesday. The two vessels entered the republic’s maritime zone shortly after dawn ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday launched an investigation into the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler, after he was reported to the police in January over allegations that he ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening confirmed that the frigate Languedoc was due to arrive in Cypriot waters imminently, with the aim of acting as a deterrent after the ...

Repatriation flights for Cypriots who found themselves in the United Arab Emirates upon the outbreak of a conflict in the region are to begin on Wednesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

Germany will assist in “preventative measures” being taken to protect Cyprus after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone on Monday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday evening. ...

Cyprus was the likely launchpad as British fighter jets engaged and shot down drones flying in Jordanian airspace on Tuesday evening. The British defence ministry announced that F-35 fighter jets ...

Iran’s embassy in Nicosia sought on Tuesday to reassure Cyprus that their relations remain strong and unaffected by the escalating regional conflict, noting that Tehran has never initiated aggression. ...

The United Kingdom’s continued possession of two sovereign base areas in Cyprus is “a great mistake of history”, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP deputy leader Asim Akansoy said ...

All animals are subject to culling in a farming unit where an incident of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been detected, authorities reiterated on Tuesday as farmers protested the slaughter of ...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday evening announced that he will deploy HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer warship, to Cyprus, after a British base on the island had ...

Former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos will not oppose the lifting of his parliamentary immunity, with the supreme court setting March 16 to hear the attorney-general’s request for ...

The Italian foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned the Iranian ambassador in Rome to protest the firing of a drone at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus. “...

Cyprus and Greece stand united and will “always be part of the solution” in the context of ongoing tensions in the region, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after meeting ...

The United States’ military “is not using Cyprus”, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said. Fielding a question in his country’s parliament from opposition party Liberal Democrat MP Al ...

The spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus remains confined to 22 livestock units in the Larnaca district, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, with culling and vaccination operations ongoing to prevent further infections. ...

The buildup of foreign military forces in and around Cyprus in recent days is “necessary”, after the island was hit by a drone, but the Republic of Cyprus itself is ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday played down the likelihood of Cyprus becoming a target of an Iranian attack, describing the risk as very limited despite rising regional tensions. ...

Britain has yet to decide whether it will send a warship to defend its Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday ...

Cyprus’ hotel sector continues to record stable bookings following recent security incidents linked to the conflict with Iran, with the hoteliers association stressing the destination’s resilience. Speaking to the ...

A “security threat” was briefly declared at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus on Tuesday morning, though the threat swiftly passed, the Cyprus Mail has learned. ...

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps (IRGC) warned on Monday of intensified missile attacks on Cyprus, citing what he claimed was an expanded United States military ...

Two unmanned drones which had been fired in the direction of the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus were “dealt with in a timely manner”, government spokesman ...

There are approximately 2,500 bomb shelters available across Cyprus that can accommodate up to 45 per cent of the population, and efforts are ongoing to increase their number, Civil Defence head Maria ...