Greek police detain man on suspicion of spying on naval base in Crete
Greek police have detained a 36-year-old man on suspicion of spying on a naval base on the island of Crete, a strategic facility for the United States in the eastern ...
British bases police in Akrotiri overnight
The British bases have announced an enhanced presence of police officers in Akrotiri on Monday night.
“We are grateful for the Republic of Cyprus’ cooperation in supporting the voluntary dispersal ...
EU’s Costa thanks Greece for supporting Cyprus after drone attack
European Council President Antonio Costa said on Monday he spoke to Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides to convey the European Union’s support after an Iranian Shahed drone, most likely fired ...
Israel, US will ensure Iran does not have nuclear capabilities, Israeli UN envoy says
Israel and the United States will not stop their operations against Iran until their objectives are met and will do everything necessary to ensure Tehran does not have nuclear capabilities, ...
Fuel tanker ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after drone strike, Iran vows to attack any ship trying to pass
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a fuel tanker, identified as the Honduran-flagged Athe Nova, was burning in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by two drones, Iranian news agencies ...
Cyprus evaluating every statement made, was not involved in aggressions
The Republic of Cyprus is monitoring developments and evaluating every statement made and any information received, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday evening, following a National Security Council meeting.
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Cyprus postpones further EU meetings
Cyprus’ EU Presidency has postponed the informal council of ministers for European affairs, originally scheduled for March 2 and 3, as well as the informal council of culture, planned for March 5 and 6, ...
President discusses drone attack with Lebanese counterpart
President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone conversation with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun following the drone attack on the British bases in Akrotiri, reportedly fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon, sources said ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says attacks on Iran are clear violation of international law
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticised the US and Israeli attacks on Iran as a “clear violation” of international law, adding that Turkey shared the pain of the Iranian ...
UK’s Starmer defends actions over Iran, says Cyprus bases not used by US bombers
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his actions in the Middle East on Monday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s criticism of Britain for not joining strikes against Iran by ...
Trump: big wave in war with Iran yet to come
The ‘big wave’ is yet to come in the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump told CNN on Monday, adding that Washington did not know who the country’...
Cyprus not a target, government repeats
Cyprus is operating under full operational readiness after two unmanned aerial drones heading towards the British bases at Akrotiri were intercepted, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, stressing that ...
Iran conflict widens to Lebanon, Kuwait mistakenly shoots down US jets
The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, with Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, and Tehran firing missiles ...
US not veering into a new, endless war, Pentagon says
The Pentagon played down concerns on Monday that the U.S. attack on Iran risked plunging the United States into a new, open-ended conflict in the Middle East, even as ...
Cyprus has enough fuel supplies to last for two months
The Electricity Authority (EAC) said Monday that its fuel stocks are adequate and that for the moment it does not anticipate problems with supplies amid the conflict raging in the ...
Two drones fired in direction of Akrotiri ‘dealt with’, fired from Lebanon
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 ...
Hundreds of Iranians cross border into Turkey, witness says
Hundreds of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Monday afternoon as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran expanded, a Reuters witness said, with those arriving speaking of fear ...
Global shipping disrupted as tankers stranded, damaged
Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupted shipping, leaving at least four tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships ...
Major Saudi refinery, Iraqi Kurdish and Israeli oil, gas fields shut amid Mideast strikes
Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, a source said, as Israeli and U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation triggered precautionary shutdowns of ...
Travel stocks tumble as war sparks worst disruption since pandemic
Travel shares tumbled on Monday as escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran disrupted flights worldwide, forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs and sent oil prices ...
Four Greek fighter jets in Cyprus amid Iran crisis
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 ...
Kuwait shoots down US jets in friendly-fire incident
Kuwait’s air defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent ...
Paphos airport returns to operation after evacuation
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 ...
Kremlin in constant contact with Iran’s leaders over ‘outright aggression’
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was in constant contact with the Iranian leadership about what it called the “outright aggression” against Tehran and was deeply disappointed by how ...