9 h. ago Bottom trawling: nightmare vision of mass death and destruction

At the age of 99, the documentary film-maker David Attenborough has achieved his greatest triumph. With a single film clip, he has signed the death warrant for one of the world’s most destructive industries: bottom trawling. The companies and countries that do it will go down fighting and it will take time, but they will […]

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11 h. ago Israel’s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger ambition: regime change

By Crispian Balmer, Maayan Lubell, Michael Martina and Matt Spetalnick Israel’s surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran’s nuclear programme and lengthening the time it would need to develop an atomic weapon. But the scale of the attacks, Israel’s choice of targets, and its politicians’ own words suggest another, longer-term ambition: toppling the regime […]

Politics

14 h. ago Christodoulides tells regional leaders of ‘immediate need for de

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday told leaders of countries in the region of an “immediate need for de-escalation”, amid a deepening conflict between Iran and Israel. He had spoken about the region’s developments during telephone conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the United Arab Emirates’ President Mohamed bin Zayed […]

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14 h. ago Iran asks Cyprus to convey messages to Israel amid exchange of fire

Iran asks Cyprus to convey messages to Israel amid exchange of fire  The Jerusalem Post

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15 h. ago Israel’s El Al cancels flights to and from many cities until June 23

Israel’s El Al Airlines has cancelled flights to and from many European cities as well as Tokyo and Moscow until June 23 owing to the conflict between Israel and Iran, it said on Sunday. The Israeli flag carrier said that all flights have been cancelled up to and including June 17, with Israel’s airspace still […]

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15 h. ago Cyprus increases security for Israelis amid fears of Iranian attacks

Cyprus increases security for Israelis amid fears of Iranian attacks  Ynetnews

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16 h. ago Cyprus says asked by Iran to convey ‘some messages to Israel’

Cyprus says asked by Iran to convey ‘some messages to Israel’  Al Arabiya English

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16 h. ago Cyprus says it has been asked by Iran to convey ‘some messages’ to Israel, Iran denies

Cyprus says it has been asked by Iran to convey ‘some messages’ to Israel, Iran denies  Al Arabiya English

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20 h. ago Iran launches fresh missile attacks against Israel, some visible from Cyprus (VIDEOS)

Iran launches fresh missile attacks against Israel, some visible from Cyprus (VIDEOS)  Kathimerini.com.cy

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34 h. ago Israel says attacks on Iran are ‘nothing’ compared with what is coming

Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s strikes had set back Iran’s nuclear programme […]

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36 h. ago Israeli fire kills 35 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say

Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said. Medics at Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa Hospitals in central Gaza areas, where most of the casualties were moved to, said at least 15 people […]

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46 h. ago Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes

Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel’s two largest cities, sending residents rushing into shelters as successive waves of Iranian missiles streaked across the […]

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56 h. ago Kombos held talks with Israeli and Iranian counterparts amid escalation

In the wake of the Israeli attack on Iran, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a series of calls on Friday evening, speaking with his counterparts from both Iran and Israel amongst others. “I expressed concern about the rapidly evolving situation in the region,” Kombos said of his call with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in […]

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68 h. ago "Cyprus has to reckon whether it’s on the side of international law", BDS Palestinian activists say

"Cyprus has to reckon whether it’s on the side of international law", BDS Palestinian activists say  Philenews

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68 h. ago Cyprus’ national security council convened, Estia plan activated

President Nikos Christodoulides has convened a meeting of the National Security Council on Friday following developments in the region after Israel launched a major attack on Iran. According to a tweet from government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the meeting will take place at the presidential palace at 5pm. In his post on X, Letymbiotis said: “Taking […]

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68 h. ago Cyprus’ national security council convened, Estia plan activated, police on alert

President Nikos Christodoulides has convened a meeting of the National Security Council on Friday following developments in the region after Israel launched a major attack on Iran. According to a tweet from government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the meeting will take place at the presidential palace at 5pm. In his post on X, Letymbiotis said: “Taking […]

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68 h. ago All flights between Cyprus and Israel cancelled, airspace closed

All flights between Cyprus and Israel, arrivals and departures, have been cancelled in the wake of the early morning Israeli attack on Iran. According to Hermes Airports website, arrivals and departures are suspended by the airlines operating the route, including Cyprus Airways, TUS, Sundor, Arkia and Air Haifa. Some ten inbound and outbound flights to […]

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3 d. ago Greek Gaza march activists briefly detained at Cairo airport

Greek activists planning to take part in an international solidarity march for Gaza were held by Egyptian authorities for several hours at Cairo airport before being released, a member of the Greek delegation – which includes a handful of Cypriots – told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. Earlier in the day, posts appeared on social […]

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3 d. ago Humanitarian workers killed in Gaza bus ambush that Israel blames on Hamas

Israel accused Hamas militants of killing five Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in an apparent effort to disrupt their food distribution operations. GHF said in a statement that one of its buses was ambushed late on Wednesday as it headed to an aid centre near the southern city of Khan Younis, […]

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3 d. ago Legal service ‘will not file criminal charges’ over conscript Thanasis’ death

The legal service on Thursday decided not to file any criminal charges over the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, his mother Andriana Nicolaou said. “Provocatively, for 20 years, they have protected those who covered up the crime instead of bringing them to justice,” she told the Cyprus News Agency. “To […]

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