Cyprus’ Tamta looking forward to Eurovision semi-final
Cyprus entry ‘Replay’ performed by popular singer Tamta will be the opening song at this year’s Eurovision contest, which starts with the first semi-final on...
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Cyprus to host one of the Eurovision news conferences in 2019
One of the largest media conferences being hosted ahead of the Eurovision song contest next year will be taking place in Cyprus in April 2019,...
Cyprus Airways announces ticket sales to Tel Aviv and St Petersburg
Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of ticket sales for flights from/to Larnaca International Airport to/from Tel Aviv and St Petersburg, the latest addition...
Ryanair announces new summer route to Tel Aviv from March
Ryanair announced on Friday a new summer route from Paphos to Tel Aviv, with a daily service beginning in March. The announcement was welcomed by...
At least two dead in Israeli building site collapse
A parking garage under construction collapsed in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing at least two people and trapping several others under the debris, rescue services...
After deadly Tel Aviv attack, Israel suspends Palestinian permits (Updated)
The Israeli military on Thursday revoked permits for 83,000 Palestinians to visit Israel and said it would send hundreds more troops to the occupied West...
Palestinian gunmen kill four in Tel Aviv, assailants held -police (Update)
Two Palestinian gunmen killed four people at a popular shopping and restaurant area in Tel Aviv on Wednesday in an attack that sent diners, some...
Israeli police kill Arab citizen wanted for Tel Aviv shootings
By Dan Williams ISRAELI police killed in a shootout on Friday an Arab citizen wanted for a January 1 gun rampage in Tel Aviv, the...
Two killed in shooting on Tel Aviv thoroughfare, motive unclear -police
A gunman killed two people and wounded at least three others in central Tel Aviv on Friday before fleeing, Israeli police said, adding that the...
Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny on brief stopover, meets Kasoulides
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met on Monday night at Larnaca Airport with Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who passed though Cyprus en route to Tel Aviv....
Motorist rams Jerusalem pedestrians, shot dead (Update 1)
(Updates with identity of attacker, Netanyahu remarks, eyewitness, poll) A Palestinian motorist rammed into a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, injuring at least 11...
Air Canada passengers depart on different aircraft
The 299 passengers on the transatlantic Air Canada flight from Toronto to Tel Aviv in Israel that was diverted to Paphos airport on Sunday after...
Canada-Israel flight diverted to Paphos after running into storm
A transatlantic flight from Toronto in Canada to Tel Aviv in Israel was diverted to Paphos airport on Sunday after hitting a storm in the...
Four Israeli cities, citing security, ban Arab workers from schools
By Jeffrey Heller At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have temporarily banned Arab labourers from working in their schools as...
Air connectivity gradually being restored
By Evie Andreou Cyprus’ air connectivity is gradually being restored as airlines are announcing more flights to fill in the gap left by the closing...
Palestinian stabs seven people in Tel Aviv attack (Update 3)
By Nir Elias A Palestinian stabbed and wounded seven people on a Tel Aviv commuter bus and in the street in a morning rush-hour attack...
Aegean to operate daily Larnaca-Tel Aviv flights
Aegean Airlines said on Thursday it was starting daily flights from Larnaca to Tel Aviv from the end of March and was resuming flights to...
One dead, three wounded in Palestinian stabbing attacks – Israeli police
Knife-wielding Palestinians killed a woman and wounded three other Israelis, including a soldier, in two separate attacks on Monday, police said, in widening violence stoked...
At least 15 die in Israeli shelling of Gaza school as toll exceeds 750
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Allyn Fisher-Ilan Gazan authorities said Israeli forces shelled a shelter at a UN-run school on Thursday, killing at least 15 people...
Gaza bloodshed deepens, airlines shun Israel
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as US Secretary of State John...