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The British military is “working as fast as possible” in its efforts to ready the HMS Dragon Type 45 destroyer warship for its deployment to Cyprus, a spokesperson for the British ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Wednesday afternoon denied that there had ever been a “suspicious object” in the skies above Lebanon, after two Greek F-16 fighter jets which were stationed ...

Paphos municipal councillor, Alexander Jiang offered his services to the government on Wednesday in facilitating the repatriation of nine Cypriot students remain stranded in Thailand, after widespread airspace and airport ...

Closing schools in Akrotiri, Trachoni, Episkopi and Asomatos following military activity in the area was a preventive measure for the safety of children and teachers, however schooling must continue, Disy ...

The “pride of the Greek fleet” has been sent to defend Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his country’s parliament on Wednesday, while speaking about the frigate Kimon ...

A total of 726,000 birds were illegally killed in 2025, BirdLife Cyprus said on Wednesday, presenting a survey that indicated that targeted enforcement delivers results, while progress can be easily reversed where ...

Cypriot airspace remains open on Wednesday after the sighting of “suspicious objects” in the skies above Lebanon which were believed to have been headed in the direction of the island, ...

The government on Wednesday insisted that Cypriot airspace remained open, despite media reports that it had been closed. A transport ministry spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail that Cypriot airspace remains ...

An air security alert was raised on Wednesday morning after information emerged about a suspicious object heading towards Cyprus, prompting precautionary measures at the United States embassy in Nicosia and ...

The Italian government is on Wednesday considering deploying a frigate to Cypriot waters, according to reports, after France and Greece did the same in the aftermath of a drone hitting ...

In 2025, 670 counterfeit euro banknotes of various denominations were withdrawn from circulation, a figure 17.1 per cent higher than 2024, the Central Bank announced on Wednesday.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