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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 15:19

Former UK prime minister: Cyprus is only a target because of our bases

Cyprus “is only a target” because it hosts two British sovereign bases, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday. “Given how much notice we had of these strikes, why was no ship moved to the Mediterranean to help protect our interests and allies? It is frankly embarrassing that the French appear to be […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 15:15

Ayia Napa festivals to look forward to

The Ayia Napa Municipality, eager to enrich its cultural agenda and attract culture-loving visitors, has recently its festival line-up for 2026. Lasting from spring to the autumn months, the festivals will highlight local traditions, customs, seasonal produce and times gone by. Arriving as soon as the weather turns warmer is the Kataklysmos Festival – Fish […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 14:56

Israel says it targeted Iranian commanders in Beirut as death toll nears 400

Israel’s military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of strikes to the heart of Beirut after days of strikes that have left nearly 400 people dead. The drone strike was the first within the city limits of Lebanon’s capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last week, and […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 14:47

The US-Iran war and the geopolitics of a global conflict

As the conflict unfolds, it is becoming clearer that war with Iran will not be a quick, surgical operation as initially expected. Instead, it signifies a deeper struggle and a fundamental shift in the balance of global power. The targeted killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was meant as a ‘decapitation strike’ to topple […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 14:37

Iran and the limits of force

The United States and Israel continue to strike Iran. Tehran is responding largely on its own, targeting Israeli and American positions as well as installations across the Gulf. Military deployments are expanding. Energy markets are already reacting. The central question is no longer why diplomacy failed – if it ever had a chance to succeed […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 14:37

The lesser-known challenges of public debt

As the EU attempts to balance fiscal discipline with the need for increased investment, public debt remains a key indicator of macroeconomic stability. Eurozone total debt stands at 88.5 per cent of GDP, with major countries such as Italy and France remaining above 110 per cent. Greece continues to exceed 160 per cent of GDP, […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 14:21

Drone which hit Cyprus ‘contained Russian technology’

The Iranian-made Shahed drone which hit Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base last Monday contained Russian technology, according to reports on Sunday. British newspaper The Times reported that the drone contained “a Russian-made Kometa-B navigation system”, and that this navigation system had first been seen in Russian drones intercepted by Ukrainian air defences in December […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 14:02

Number of Turkish fighter jets in Cyprus to rise to six

A total of six Turkish F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Cyprus on Monday, the Turkish Cypriot civil aviation authority’s acting director Askin Meseli said on Sunday. It had initially been confirmed that four such fighter jets would be deployed to the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, and those jets were expected to arrive […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 13:30

Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe’s seabed

EU-funded researchers are developing AI-guided robot fleets to take over the dangerous, dirty work of finding and removing marine litter from the sea floor. By Tom Cassauwers A ship with a crane floats in the Mediterranean sun at a marina in Marseille, France. The crane whirs as it hauls waste from the seabed and, when […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 13:04

Macron, Mitsotakis in Cyprus on Monday

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will both travel to Cyprus on Monday. The Elysee palace announced that both will visit Paphos, and that “the aim will be to strengthen security around Cyprus and in the eastern Mediterranean with our European partners, with a view to contributing to de-escalation in the […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 12:48

German frigate arrives in Limassol

The German frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen arrived at the port of Limassol on Sunday, joining a growing fleet of international military vessels which have deployed to Cyprus amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The ship’s arrival comes after Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis had said earlier in the week that Germany was to assist […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 12:30

Cyprus households left in the dark over solar credits reset

Electricity bills issued in February 2026 revealed an unexpected change for thousands of Cyprus households with rooftop photovoltaic systems. Surplus electricity credits accumulated under net-metering agreements no longer appeared as balances carried forward. Such agreements are those where households offset electricity they export to the grid against electricity they later consume to effectively bank the […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 12:09

Cyprus ‘consistently’ warned British bases could be a target

The Cypriot government had “consistently” warned that the United Kingdom’s bases on the island could be a target in the event of a conflict in the region, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday. “We’ve consistently communicated that the bases could be a target if things move in a specific direction regionally,” he told British […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 11:41

One lane closed after Limassol motorway tunnel crash

One lane has been closed after a road traffic collision in the tunnel on the motorway which connects Paphos and Limassol, the police said on Sunday morning, More to follow…

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 11:30

Christodoulides promises to ‘stand by’ farmers amid foot and mouth outbreak

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday promised to “stand by” farmers impacted by the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district, following a meeting with stakeholders at the presidential palace. “In the midst of this difficult regional situation which we have to manage, I decided to convene this meeting today. This is […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 11:30

From storms to sensors: how cross-border research with UK partners shapes safer and greener technologies

Since the UK rejoined Horizon Europe in 2024, EU-funded cross-border research with UK partners has been delivering safer, smarter, more sustainable technologies for everyday life. By Ali Jones On a test track in southern Germany, engineers watch as an automated vehicle drives through simulated heavy rain. As the vehicle pushes through sheets of water and […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 11:00

Iranian attacks on Dubai rattle investors and cloud safe-haven aura

Soon after ​the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried to move more than $100,000 each from their local bank ‌accounts to Singapore to hedge risk. Technological glitches in the aftermath of the Iranian attacks initially scuppered those plans, the entrepreneurs, who did not wish to […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 10:37

Number of people repatriated from Middle East to Cyprus reaches 950

The number of people who have been repatriated from the Middle East to Cyprus since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East eight days ago has reached 950, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. It said the majority of that figure is made up of Cypriot citizens and members of their families, with […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 10:28

Majority consensus reached on Iran’s next supreme leader

The clerical body that will choose Iran’s next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said on Sunday. The Mehr news agency quoted him as saying “some obstacles” still needed to be resolved regarding the process. On Saturday, a […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 10:24

Former Greek PM warns Cyprus joining Nato ‘can only lead to new dangers’

Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has warned that Cyprus joining Nato would “only lead to new dangers”. Speaking at the presentation of his book in the town of Kozani on Saturday night, he said that “obviously, it goes without saying that we should respond to Cyprus’ request for defence support” in the aftermath of […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 10:00

Euro area sees slight decline in total market production

Total market production increased by 0.2 per cent in the European Union, while it decreased by 0.1 per cent in the euro area during December 2025, compared with the previous month, according to Eurostat. The total market production index (TMPI) is a composite indicator that combines four short-term business statistics indicators covering most of the […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 09:59

Explosion hits US embassy in Oslo, causing minor damage, thick smoke

The US embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said. The blast was heard from the embassy compound in western Oslo at around 1am local time (2am Cyprus time), and smoke was seen rising from the area, eyewitnesses said. “There was a very thick layer of […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 09:55

UK ‘mulls sending aircraft carrier’ towards Cyprus

The United Kingdom is considering sending an aircraft carrier in Cyprus’ direction, with the conflict in the Middle East continuing into its second full week, according to reports on Sunday. The BBC quoted “defence sources” as having said that the crew of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has been given notice that the […]

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Kıbrıs 08.03.2026 09:36

Trump rejects settling Iran war, raises prospect of killing all its potential leaders

United States President Donald Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and raised the possibility that the Iran war would only end once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, Trump said the air campaign could make […]

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