Cyprus yet to receive requests for Lebanon evacuations
Cyprus is yet to receive any requests from other countries to activate its ‘Estia’ plan to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon, as the country continues to teeter on the edge ...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday, describing the strike as a “severe escalation” ...
Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut air strike
An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut’s southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack ...
Plan activated for possible Lebanon migration crisis
A plan called Nafkratis has been updated for migratory flows in case Cyprus needs to become a safe junction for evacuees due to an explosive situation in Lebanon and the ...
Govt advises against all travel to Lebanon
The foreign ministry on Tuesday issued a reminder that it advises against all travel to Lebanon.
The guidance was first issued on October 29 last year, when tensions between Israel and ...
lebanon on high alert
Lebanon braces for Israeli retaliation, strike kills 2 in south Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike killed two people and wounded three more in southern Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese civil defence said, as Lebanon braced for Israeli retaliation following a rocket ...
Cyprus on stand-by for evacuations from Lebanon
Govt: We are ready to aid with Lebanon evacuation
By Tom Cleaver
The government is ready to help with a possible impending evacuation of Lebanon, deputy spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said ...
‘Disastrous consequences’ if war spreads to Lebanon
There will be “disastrous consequences” if the war in the Middle East spreads to Lebanon, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the House foreign affairs committee, he ...
Kombos: we are worried about an escalation in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s threats are not in touch with reality as Cyprus’ role in Gaza is strictly humanitarian, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stressed on Wednesday in a press conference with US ...
On Israel-Lebanon visit, German FM forced to fly over Cyprus
German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock had to fly over the tarmac at Larnaca airport on Tuesday on a flight to Lebanon from Israel.
It was reported in Deutsche Welle, that ...
Israel prefers diplomacy to end Hezbollah conflict, security adviser says
Israel will spend the coming weeks trying to resolve the conflict with Lebanon’s Iran-backed group Hezbollah and would prefer a diplomatic solution, Israel’s national security adviser said on ...
Hezbollah threat garners muted reaction, EU stands by Cyprus
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s threat to consider Cyprus as a “part of the war” should it continue to allow Israel to use its airports and bases for military ...
Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones
Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon’s southern border for the ...
US very concerned about escalation on Israel-Lebanon border
The United States is very concerned that hostilities on the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate to a full-out war, a senior U.S. official said, saying that specific security arrangements are ...
Hezbollah fires big rocket salvo at Israel after senior commander killed
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired scores of rockets at Israel on Wednesday, Israel said, in apparent response to an Israeli strike which killed a senior Hezbollah field commander, further ratcheting up ...
Israeli strike reported to have killed two people in southern Lebanon
An Israeli air strike on the outskirts of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon killed two people, Lebanese state news agency NNA reported on Saturday.
Israel’s IDF said in a statement ...
Gunman fires shots at US Embassy in Lebanon, army says
A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was injured in an exchange of fire with the army.
The army said the attacker, a ...
Migrants from Lebanon on the decline
There have been no new migrant arrivals in Cyprus since the joint visit by President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Lebanon at the beginning ...
High alert on land and sea in anticipation of increased migration (Updated)
By Andria Kades and Iole Damaskinos
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday branded as “unacceptable” statements by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who has called on Lebanon’s authorities to open the ...
Hezbollah leader calls for exodus of Syrians to Cyprus (Update 2)
The government was in contact with Lebanese authorities on Tuesday over statements made by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who called on Lebanon to “open the sea” so that Syrian migrants ...
Deputy migration minister to be appointed ‘immediately’
A deputy minister for migration will be appointed “immediately” President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Monday.
And while not going into specifics, Christodoulides told reporters that during the latest EU Council ...
Five migrant boats pushed back to unknown location (Update 2)
Five migrant boats attempting to reach Cyprus from Lebanon were pushed back to unknown destinations, it emerged on Wednesday.
The pushbacks drew controversy, as the treatment of the migrants on ...
Cyprus ships patrolling off Lebanon to deter migrants
Two port police boats have been sent from Cyprus to patrol off the coast of Lebanon for migrant boats after the arrival of two boats a day ago.
The two ...
Christodoulides to visit Lebanon with EC chief
The latest developments in the region and the negative consequences of the escalation of tension especially in relation to migration were discussed on Sunday afternoon by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...