Cyprus

Lufthansa Group says crews will not spend overnights in Israel amid Iran threat - report

The group has canceled and resumed its flights to Israel several times since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, and announced in August that it would expand its operations to Ben-Gurion.

A Lufthansa airplane at Vassil Levski airport in Sofia on November 5, 2026.
 A photo of the Heads of Delegation of Greece, Israel, and Cyprus at the trilateral meeting.

Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen defense ties, reaffirm rejection of Turkey-Libya maritime deal

Police arrest suspects in an international fraud investigation.

Investigation into international fraud network based in Israel, Cyprus sees seven suspects arrested

A gathering of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Spike Users Club in Cyprus.

Rafael Spike Users' Club convenes annual meeting in Cyprus with over 200 reps from 23 countries


Israel’s close ties with Trump cannot replace strategic independence - opinion

Trump’s support for Israel is an asset, but Washington’s shifting priorities show why Jerusalem cannot afford strategic dependence.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Greece warns Turkey against violating sovereign rights, vows response from 'position of strength'

“Yes, we want peace. But we want it from a position of strength. With security and without fear complexes,” Gerapetritis said.

 Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis talks during an interview with Reuters, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens,Greece, June 18, 2024.

Aviation Links, Palmo partner on €8.8m Greek vacation-apartment project

The Israeli companies plan to convert an existing hotel in the Greek resort town of Loutraki into 75 vacation apartments, with prices starting at €100,000.

Israeli tourism group Aviation Links (Kishrey Teufa) and Greek real estate investment firm Palmo Group are cooperating on a  €8.8 million vacation-apartment project on the waterfront in Loutraki, Greece.

Turning Turkey’s double bind against it: How Israel is outsmarting Erdogan - opinion

The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres and the Ottoman collapse are behind Ankara’s fear of losing power; Jerusalem knows that regional bilateral agreements back Erdogan into a corner

Members of Turkey’s Presidential Guard Regiment.

Cyprus ramping up pressure on Tel Aviv while eyeing Israel’s Merkava tanks for its army - report

According to Phileleftheros, opinions within the Israeli government are divided on the matter, with some in support of providing Cyprus with Merkava tanks and some against such a move.

Merkava Tank in southern Israel, on the border with Gaza, November 11, 2024.

IDF identifies remains of soldier killed in Cyprus, buried as unknown in Haifa since 1948

Shlomo Haimson was killed by guards at the detention camp in Cyprus during an escape attempt in September 1948.

Shlomo Haimson in an undated picture.

The West’s illusions about Erdogan’s denialism was outrageous. The reaction to it was revealing

Erdogan, a major NATO leader had effectively declared his nation innocent of every crime commonly associated with the empire, and the world moved on with remarkable ease.

Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

Eisenkot election billboard in Cyprus vandalized with Palestinian flag colors

The vandalism came days after Eisenkot's campaign billboards sparked debate in Cyprus over foreign political advertising and the island's growing Israeli presence.

Knesset candidate and former IDF Cheif of Staff Gadi Eisenkot election billboard in Cyprus vandalized with Palestinian flag colors, July 31, 2026.

British-Azerbaijani national arrested for allegedly spying on airbase in Cyprus for Iran's IRGC

Rashad Sultanov, 44, from Islington in north London, was arrested on July 17 by Cypriot authorities and is being held in custody as extradition proceedings progress, the Metropolitan Police said.

The entrance of RAF Akrotiri pictured on March 2, 2026 in Akrotiri, Cyprus.

Cypriot lawmaker slams Eisenkot billboards ahead of Israeli election

Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot defended his Cyprus billboards, saying they aim to send a positive message to Israelis ahead of October's vote.

Yisrael Party chairman Gadi Eisenkot