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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 ...

The threat level at the British Dhekelia base area, the UK’s eastern base in Cyprus, has been assessed to be “low”, chief superintendent Neil Cripps, the bases’ eastern divisional ...

The continuing spread of foot and mouth disease seen over the weekend was “normal and expected within the infected zone,” veterinary services department spokesperson Sotiria Georgiadou said on Monday. Almost ...

There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of meat for the Easter table, spokesman for the sheep and goat farmers’ coordinating committee Panikos Kaponas said on Monday. Speaking to ...

Four Greek F-16 fighter jets arrived in Cyprus on Monday, after the island became the target of drone strikes amid the crisis in the Middle East. In a post on ...

Residents of Akrotiri were displaced early Monday after a military drone struck facilities within the British bases shortly after midnight, leading to precautionary evacuations, school closures and a series of ...

Paphos airport returned to action on Monday afternoon, having earlier been evacuated after a “suspicious object” was seen on radars. The evacuation saw passengers and staff alike removed from the ...

Cyprus has activated its repatriation plan to bring home hundreds of its citizens stranded by the war in Iran and the wider Levant, with authorities saying the priority is the ...

Low-cost airline easyJet has cancelled Monday’s flights connecting Cyprus and the United Kingdom, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Flights from Tuesday are currently planned to operate as normal but ...

Schools in the villages of Trachoni, Episkopi, Akrotiri, and Asomatos – all of which are located within the bounds of the British Akrotiri base area – were closed on Monday “as a ...

The port of Limassol is ready to provide its facilities for potential evacuations of people from conflict zones via Cyprus through the government’s ‘Estia’ plan, should the need arise, ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said the European Union stands “collectively, firmly, and unequivocally” with Cyprus, after a drone hit the island’s British Akrotiri air ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that Cypriot forces are “not participating in any way” in military action in the widening conflict in the Middle East, after the British air ...

The British bases’ authorities on Monday said it is planning a “temporary dispersal” of non-essential staff at the Akrotiri air force base after the base was hit by a drone ...

“This is a celebratory event – I do understand. It’s not my intention to make it all doom and gloom,” joked Boris Erg of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of ...

The government is “monitoring the situation” after the British Akrotiri air force base was struck by a drone at around midnight, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. He wrote ...