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Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says

The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on Saturday, and Israel said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in the operation. Khamenei’s body has been found, a senior Israeli official told Reuters. Iran called the strikes unprovoked and illegal and responded with missiles fired at Israel and […]

28.02.2026 22:04

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who turned the country into a powerful anti-U.S. force and extended its military influence across the Middle East while crushing repeated domestic unrest, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Saturday. There was no immediate Iranian confirmation of his fate. The United […]

28.02.2026 21:56

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Liverpool leverage set-piece dominance in win over West Ham

Liverpool exploited West Ham United’s weakness at set pieces to secure a 5-2 win in their Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday but the hosts did not have it all their own way as they struggled to shake off the relegation-threatened Londoners. The win takes the Merseysiders up to fifth, level on 48 points […]

28.02.2026 19:31

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A Thousand Hands come to Nicosia stage

A Thousand Hands (Chilia Cheria in Greek) are about to premiere in Nicosia as a new theatrical performance by Stella Voskaridou comes to the Cyprus Theatre Organisation stage. Directed by Fotis Nikolaou, the performance is a production of Thok’s Experimental Stage, and it lifts the curtain on Saturday March 7. The play plunges into the […]

28.02.2026 19:24

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Cypriots advised against all travel to eight more Middle East countries

The foreign ministry on Saturday announced that Cypriot citizens are advised against all travel to a further eight countries in the Middle East. Cypriots are now advised to avoid all travel to the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Advisories against all travel to Iran and Gaza were already […]

28.02.2026 18:44

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Christodoulides hopes for de-escalation of Middle East conflict

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday evening said he hopes for the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran to de-escalate soon. “We are monitoring the situation very closely. We hope that the conditions for de-escalation will soon be created. You understand that the facts on the ground are difficult, and the Republic of […]

28.02.2026 18:23

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North cabinet called to emergency meeting over Middle East conflict

The Turkish Cypriot cabinet was called to an emergency meeting over the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran by ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Saturday. Ustel’s office said that the meeting will see members “comprehensively assess the effects of the war and interventions launched against Iran on national and regional security balances, […]

28.02.2026 17:01

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Kıbrıs Famagusta Gazette

Cyprus president said economic growth allowed increase in social spending

President Nikos Christodoulides said this week that the government had been able to increase social spending thanks to the country’s positive economic performance. He made the remarks during a meeting at the Presidential Palace with representatives of the Cyprus Confederation of Disabled People, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations and the Third Age Observatory. Christodoulides […]

28.02.2026 17:00

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Cypriots in Middle East told to ‘remain vigilant’ amid ongoing missile attacks

The foreign ministry on Saturday urged Cypriot citizens in the wider Middle East region to “remain vigilant” and to “closely monitor developments”, with the United States and Israel launching attacks on Iran, and Iran retaliating with attacks on US military infrastructure in the region. It advised them to remain aware of “information from the local […]

28.02.2026 16:44

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The quiet complexity of history

Mulligatawny soup carries with it the quiet complexity of history. Its name comes from the Tamil words milagu and thanni, meaning pepper water, a simple description of the spiced broths long prepared in southern India. Yet, in Britain today it tells a more layered story, shaped by colonial encounters and the blending of culinary habits. […]

28.02.2026 16:10

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Kombos calls British, Egyptian ministers amid Middle East conflict

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Saturday held telephone calls with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and the United Kingdom’s minister of state for Europe Stephen Doughty, as the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, and Iran retaliated with strikes on US military infrastructure in the region. According to the foreign ministry, Kombos and […]

28.02.2026 16:04

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Iran defence minister, Guards commander killed in Israeli attacks

Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammed Pakpour are believed to have been killed in Israeli attacks, two sources familiar with Israel’s military operations and one regional source said.

28.02.2026 15:57

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Fitiris, Papaconstantinou discuss tender procedures

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris and auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou on Saturday met to discuss the auditing of tender procedures. According to the justice ministry, the pair made “special reference” to “the need to ensure transparency and proper financial management of projects”. The meeting comes with President Nikos Christodoulides having sent a number of amendments to the […]

28.02.2026 15:52

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‘We all have (the same) hidden superpower’

Michael Friedrich recalls a journalist from German TV channel ZDF, who interviewed him and his wife Sabine while in the West Bank. The journalist (or at least his channel) took the usual ‘fair-minded’, rather mealy-mouthed approach of equating the two sides in the conflict – which he, Michael, doesn’t agree with. Still, he’s philosophical. “It’s […]

28.02.2026 15:30

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Cyprus deputy minister spoke at London investment forum hosted by Invest Cyprus and Financial Times

Deputy Minister to the President Irini Piki traveled to London earlier this week to speak at an international investment forum organized by Invest Cyprus in cooperation with the Financial Times, the Presidency said. The event, titled “Investing in Cyprus: Risk, returns and FDI flows in the innovation corridor,” was held Feb. 26 at Bracken House […]

28.02.2026 15:00

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Greeks rally to mark anniversary of deadly 2023 train crash ahead of trial

Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens and other cities on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a 2023 train crash, the country’s deadliest rail disaster in history, demanding justice ahead of a criminal trial set to begin next month. Trains and ferries came to a halt and urban transport was disrupted as workers […]

28.02.2026 14:37

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Turkish combat drone circles over Cyprus

A Turkish combat drone, likely a Bayraktar TB2 or a Bayraktar Akinci, was circling in the skies above Cyprus on Saturday afternoon, east of Kyrenia, near the village of Ayios Epiktitos. The drone had earlier been flying off the coast of Dalaman, in the southwest of Turkey, before flying up Turkey’s southern coast and then […]

28.02.2026 14:00

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Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in Abu Dhabi

Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety. State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in […]

28.02.2026 13:35

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Attack triggers fear and panic in Iran

Long queues formed at gas stations and many Iranians began heading out of cities in search of safety, witnesses said, as an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran spread fear and panic throughout the country. Explosions rocked Tehran and columns of smoke rose into the sky on Saturday morning, shaking the city […]

28.02.2026 13:16

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Cyprus ‘taking all necessary measures’ amid US, Israel strikes on Iran

The Cypriot defence ministry is “taking all the necessary measures” in light of strikes carried out by the United States and Israel on Iran, minister Vasilis Palmas said on Saturday. “We are taking all the necessary measures foreseen in such situations,” he told the Cyprus News Agency. His comments come after Cyprus’ air force and […]

28.02.2026 13:09

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UK ‘not involved’ in Iran attack, aircraft reposition to Cyprus base

The United Kingdom has thus far not been involved in attacks carried out by the United States and Israel on Iran, according to reports on Saturday, though the country’s presence at its Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus is being bolstered. As of midday on Saturday, a Royal Air Force Airbus A400M military transport aircraft […]

28.02.2026 12:31

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Winter sports scream glamour

By Tamsin Johnson Marks and Spencer is one of the latest UK high-street brands to launch a ski-wear collection. Even supermarket Lidl are in on the action, with their ski range starting from under €5. This follows earlier moves by fast-fashion retailers such as Topshop which launched SNO in the mid 2010s and Zara’s imaginatively […]

28.02.2026 12:30

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Burials of foot and mouth livestock begin

Burials of livestock culled in the aftermath of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district have begun, Aradippou mayor Christodoulos Partou said on Saturday. “Work began today in Aradippou for the burial of the animals of the livestock unit where positive cases of foot and mouth disease were identified. The livestock […]

28.02.2026 12:25

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Airlines suspend Middle East flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran

Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation. Flight maps showed the airspace over Iran virtually empty as Israel said it struck Iran and the U.S. military initiated a series of strikes against targets in […]

28.02.2026 12:14

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