Cyprus

Europe News

EU leaders meet in Cyprus to talk Ukraine, Hormuz and mutual defence

One of the key issues at the summit will be Article 42.7 of the EU treaties, which provides mutual assistance in case of an armed attack. Member states want to develop a playbook to know how the article works in practice.

23/04/2026

Culture news

European Heritage Awards honour pioneering conservation projects

The European Heritage Awards were launched by the European Commission in 2002 and are run by Europa Nostra.

21/04/2026

Europe News

Cyprus upgrades key bases with US funds to boost Middle East relief

Cyprus will upgrade key air and naval bases with US and EU-backed funding to boost its role as a humanitarian hub for Middle East evacuations, according to officials.

20/04/2026

Travel News

Cyprus: No repatriation as Middle East travel rises

There has been an increasing trend of travel to the countries covered by the travel directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus.

27/03/2026

Travel News

Explora Journeys cancels next year’s Middle East cruises

A number of cruise ships have been stranded in the Middle East for the last few weeks due to the ongoing conflict.

26/03/2026

Travel News

Cyprus: War-related tourism concerns and climate change efforts

Cypriot authorities stress that the country is safe, wanting to prevent a possible decrease in tourist flows due to the war in the Middle East.

26/03/2026

Cyprus

Greek PM Mitsotakis and French President Macron visit Cyprus

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travelled to Cyprus for an emergency trilateral meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides amid the war in Iran.

09/03/2026

Travel News

How the Iran war is affecting tourism in Cyprus

While European flights to and from the island nation are operating as normal, tourists are cancelling trips amid concerns about regional escalation.

09/03/2026

United Kingdom

UK says it will send four additional Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar

British PM Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that he will be sending four more fighter jets to Qatar and anti-drone Wildcat helicopters to Cyprus amid the ongoing Iran war.

05/03/2026

Cyprus

Spain, Italy and Netherlands join European naval deployment to Cyprus

Multiple European countries have announced further deployment of naval assets to the eastern Mediterranean after a drone attack on a UK base in Cyprus. HMS Dragon is expected next week.

05/03/2026

Europe News

Drone attacks on Cyprus UK base spark concern but no NATO or EU action

Cyprus is one of four EU countries that are not NATO members – but the UK, which has sovereign bases on the island, is.

03/03/2026

Cyprus

Greece, France and Germany send forces to Cyprus after drone strikes

Both Greece and France have agreed to send frigates to Cyprus after a UK air base was targeted by Iranian-made drones on Monday. France will also send additional land-based, anti-drone and anti-missile systems to the country.

03/03/2026

Cyprus

UK says it is not at war after Iranian drone strikes Cyprus RAF base

Akrotiri is the UK's main air base for operations in the Middle East and in recent years has been used for missions against the so-called IS group in Syria and Iraq and to strike Houthi targets in Yemen.

02/03/2026

Cyprus

UK military base in Cyprus targeted as Iran's retaliation widens

The suspected drone strike came shortly after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK has agreed to let the US use its bases for attacks on Iran’s missiles and their launch sites.

02/03/2026

Culture news

Art memorial: EU Parliament pays tribute to child cancer victims

Part of the European Parliament in Brussels has been transformed into a glowing artistic tribute space this week to display colourful paintings from the Children's Oncology Unit of Makareio Hospital in Cyprus

27/02/2026

Cyprus

Foot-and-mouth disease: Anxiety and emergency measures in Cyprus

A full mobilisation has been ordered by the Cypriot authorities for Larnaca Province.

26/02/2026