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. Cyprus is upgrading two key ...

Cyprus has a new pitch for nervous holidaymakers: If it’s safe enough for 27 EU leaders, surely it’s safe enough for your beach break. The Mediterranean island is hoping an upcoming gathering of ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced on Friday that the €5 silver collector coin “Rigaina’s castles” has been fully sold out at its counters, reflecting strong demand from collectors and the ...

As the war in Iran enters its fifth week and the UK Easter holidays arrive, British tourists have begun to cancel their holidays to Cyprus, with hotel bookings showing a marked slump compared with ...

Nigerian singer, Abdulsalam Suliyat Modasola, popularly known as Liya, has revealed that her decision to leave Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) label was driven by a desire for personal and professional ...

03:05, Wed, Mar 25, 2026 Updated: 07:30, Wed, Mar 25, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer faced demands to tear up a 60-year-old defence treaty on Saturday after Iranian drones pierced the perimeter of Britain's ...

Cyprus wants a "frank discussion" about the future of UK bases. A drone incident in early March has blown open old debates across this de facto divided island. If you spend a day soaking up the ...

Britain will not be using its bases in Cyprus for any offensive action in the Iran crisis, the Cypriot government spokesperson says, citing a phone call between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and ...

Not on the map; cartographically speaking, we’re surrounded. Turkey lies just 75 kilometres away. Syria is 100km distant. Egypt just a little further. Here’s the bit where people always say, knowingly ...

Cyprus is warning that there will be “frank discussions” about the future of British bases on the island after the current Middle East conflict is over. President Nikos Christodoulides said at the ...

CYPRUS has demanded a showdown with Britain over the future of its military bases on the island once the Middle East war is over. Sluggish Sir Keir Starmer took two days to order a warship to defend ...

When an Iranian-made drone struck a UK base in Cyprus, it triggered the deployment of EU warships and Turkish fighter jets, reviving debate over Cyprus's colonial past and long-standing divisions.