Cyprus

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.
Shlomo Haimson in an undated picture.

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

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.

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

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

Eisenkot election billboard in Cyprus vandalized with Palestinian flag colors


Maccabi Tel Aviv earns late Champions League first-leg draw vs Pafos

The yellow-and-blue and the Cypriot club played neck-and-neck over the course of 80 minutes.

MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate after substitute Elad Madmon’s second-half injury-time tally gave the yellow-and-blue a 1-1 draw against Pafos FC in their Champions League first-leg duel.

A gathering of exiles: Meeting Israelis stranded in Cyprus during the war with Iran - opinion

After 11 days of the forced stopover in Paphos, in the spirit of the Torah portion of “Shelach” (“Send”), I secured an El Al “lottery” ticket back home.

 A police officer patrols at Paphos International Airport in Cyprus.

With an investment of אens of millions: Kishrey Teufa to build a 19-story tower in Larnaca

A new partnership between Kishrey Teufa, the Shagrauy-Leibovitz Group, and Adv. Amir Chen will launch a prestigious real estate project in Larnaca, with an investment of approximately €40 million.

A prestigious real estate project in Larnaca

'Jews buying Cyprus’: Left-wing leader’s remark sparks diplomatic storm

Government data cited by the newspaper show Israeli nationals are now the fourth-largest group of foreign real-estate buyers.

 Kalopanayiotis, Cyprus

Cypro-Minoan script on Tel Dor lagoon anchor reveals 11th-century trade routes

Antiquity study links Israel’s Carmel Coast to Cyprus and Egypt through inscribed anchor and jars bearing Egyptian numerals.

 Ruins of an ancient port Dor, Israel.

Cyprus invites Turkey's Erdogan to summit despite long rift over 1974 invasion

Cyprus and Turkey have no diplomatic relations and hosting a Turkish president might prove challenging both because of the diplomatic tightrope arising from past conflict and logistical issues.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a military parade to mark the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, in the divided city of Nicosia, Cyprus July 20, 2024

Catch-22 on Cyprus: Stranded abroad as Iranian missiles close Israel's airspace - opinion

Stranded in Cyprus as missiles rain on Israel, one family is caught between feeling safe and restless, waiting to go home, which may not be the same when they return.

 Paphos, Cyprus.

Wine Talk: On a mission to save Mavro wine

Mavro means “black” in Greek. This is the most widely planted variety in Cyprus and is the workhorse grape of the island.

 DANIEL ANASTASIS returned to the village of his youth to save the old vineyards.

Thunder road and missile sirens: My odyssey of pain to get back to an Israel under Iranian attack

Reporter's notebook: Alex Winston describes his multi-country journey back to Israel, where his wife and children waited under Iranian missile fire.

 ISRAELIS LINE up to try to get on flights home from Athens Airport. Many were stranded for days without any indication of when they would return to Israel.

Israel closes skies amid Iran missile threat; El Al diverts Paris jet, Israir freezes all flights

The country’s two largest carriers, El Al and Israir, will halt every scheduled flight and divert aircraft already in the sky, stranding thousands of Israelis abroad.

 El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 4, 2025.