#Iran crisis

Israeli strikes targeted an apartment building in central Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, marking the second strike in the city in recent days. There was no immediate comment ...

The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in its history to restrain soaring crude prices amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, the Wall ...

The U.S. and Israel traded air strikes with Iran across the Middle East on Wednesday as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces were ready with “fingers ...

Environmental experts assured on Tuesday that Cyprus’ atmosphere and natural environment remain unaffected by toxic emissions linked to ongoing military conflicts in Iran and strikes on oil facilities in the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides could not hide his pride playing host to French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Paphos air base on Monday. He had ...

The implications of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on international security, supply chains and the energy market were at the centre of talks between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos ...

Another repatriation flight carrying 82 passengers from Cyprus and other European Union nationals arrived at Larnaca airport on Tuesday. According to available flight data, the Cyprus Airways aircraft departed from Saudi ...

The United States has asked Israel to halt strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Washington sent the message at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, during a teleconference with several other European leaders on Tuesday, warned that the current developments in the Middle East will have direct effects on the EU’s ...

Ukraine has sent air defence teams to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help them in their fight against Iran’s aerial attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ...

The British warship HMS Dragon has set sail from Portsmouth and is heading towards Cyprus, the British royal navy said on Tuesday. “The decision to send the Royal Navy assets ...

Reducing Europe’s nuclear energy sector was a “strategic mistake”, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, as governments grapple with an energy crunch from the Iran ...

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the “black rain” and toxic compounds in the air in Iran after strikes on oil facilities could cause respiratory problems, and it ...

The top U.S. general said on Tuesday that while Iran was fighting, it was not more formidable than Washington had thought, as the United States geared up for the ...

The military support offered by four European Union member states to Cyprus after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone last week is “a powerful example of European autonomy”, ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not let any oil out of the Middle East until U.S. and Israeli attacks cease, prompting U.S. President Donald ...

The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy is to send the RFA Lyme Bay, a dock landing ship, to Cyprus, the country’s defence ministry confirmed, having earlier placed its crew ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides, of Diko, late on Monday night hailed the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the ...

Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women footballers after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for their refusal to sing the national anthem at ...

Australia’s Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand said on Tuesday they are hiking fares due to the Middle East conflict, underscoring how global airlines are struggling to cope with ...

Cyprus itself was not the target of recent threats in the region, defence minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, clarifying that warnings instead related solely to the British bases. Speaking ...

The government said on Tuesday that there had been no attacks against the republic, clarifying comments made by French president Emmanuel Macron following his visit to the island a day ...

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Cyprus on Tuesday, telling President Nikos Christodoulides that the nation “can count on France and our friendship” following last week’s ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said that his country is “committed to peace and to a strong Europe”, as he visited Cyprus amid a deepening conflict in the ...