5 d. ago Cyprus Declared Safe For Tourists For Now As UK Cautions Against Complacency With Israel

Cyprus Declared Safe For Tourists For Now As UK Cautions Against Complacency With Israel-Iran Conflict Heating Up And Regional Unrest Likely To Intensify  Travel And Tour World

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6 d. ago I booked a holiday to Cyprus and I’m making one change due to the Israel Iran war

I booked a holiday to Cyprus and I’m making one change due to the Israel Iran war  Daily Express

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7 d. ago ‘Settlements in all but name’: Cyprus on alert over high influx of Israeli citizens

‘Settlements in all but name’: Cyprus on alert over high influx of Israeli citizens  thecradle.co

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9 d. ago Iran warns against ‘destructive approach’ of European countries

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned in a phone call with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas against what he called the “destructive approach” of several European countries, he said in a statement on Telegram on Tuesday. Araqchi also criticised the stance of some European countries over the recent air war between Israel and Iran, […]

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1 week ago Erdogan’s party says cartoon depicting prophets ‘Islamophobic hate crime’

The comments amplify a wave of official condemnation a day after four cartoonists at the Leman magazine were detained over the drawing. The cartoon, published a few days after the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, appears to show Mohammad, who Muslims believe is the final prophet, and Moses, one of Judaism’s most important prophets, […]

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1 week ago Israel secretly moved planes to Cyprus and Greece before Iran bombing

Israel secretly moved planes to Cyprus and Greece before Iran bombing  Kathimerini.com.cy

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1 week ago Israel secretly transferred civilian aircraft to Greece, Cyprus before attack on Iran

Israel secretly transferred civilian aircraft to Greece, Cyprus before attack on Iran  eKathimerini.com

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1 week ago Cyprus Travel Chaos: How Travellers Can Stay Safe By Following this New Update Amidst Regional Tensions Between Israel and Iran

Cyprus Travel Chaos: How Travellers Can Stay Safe By Following this New Update Amidst Regional Tensions Between Israel and Iran  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Israel, Iran and the strategic recomposition of the Middle East

The events which have been unfolding in the Middle East between Israel and Iran are not just another regional flare-up. They are not episodic. They are systemic. The Israeli-Iranian confrontation, ignited by Israeli Operation Rising Lion on June 13, marks a strategic rupture. A geopolitical inflection point. It’s a new phase in the ongoing redrawing […]

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1 week ago 53 Cypriots return home from Iran and Israel, says Foreign Ministry

53 Cypriots return home from Iran and Israel, says Foreign Ministry  Kathimerini.com.cy

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1 week ago Israel killed 30 Iranian security chiefs and 11 nuclear scientists, Israeli official says

Israel killed more than 30 senior security officials and 11 senior nuclear scientists to deliver a major blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a senior Israeli military official said on Friday in summarising Israel’s 12-day air war with Iran. In the United States, an independent expert said a review of commercial satellite imagery showed only a […]

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2 w. ago Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader avoided assassination by going underground

Israel would have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were it possible during the countries’ 12-day war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. “I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Katz said in the interview with Israel’s Kan public television. “But Khamenei understood this, […]

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2 w. ago Christodoulides hails ‘American intervention’ for ceasefire in Iran

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday hailed the “American intervention” which brought about a ceasefire in the conflict between Iran and Israel earlier in the week. “We must start by welcoming the American intervention, because we must say things as they are. It was the American intervention which led to the ceasefire, to a positive outcome, […]

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2 w. ago Kombos calls UK’s Doughty again over Middle East developments

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty to discuss ongoing developments in the region, a day after Iran and Israel agreed to a hastily-prepared ceasefire. The call was their second in the space of less than a week, with the pair […]

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2 w. ago Geopolitical tensions ease, lifting oil prices over 1 per cent

Oil prices climbed more than 1 per cent on Wednesday as investors assessed the stability of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, while support also came from data that showed US demand was relatively strong. Brent crude futures were up 99 cents, or 1.5 per cent, at $68.13 a barrel at 0902 GMT, while US […]

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2 w. ago US intel challenges Trump’s ‘obliteration’ claim on Iran nuclear sites

U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment, as a shaky ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump took hold between Iran and Israel. Earlier on Tuesday, both Iran and Israel signaled that the air war between the two […]

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2 w. ago Fragile ceasefire holding, Trump envoy says peace talks with Iran ‘promising’

The ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding on Wednesday a day after both countries signalled that their air war had ended, at least for now. Each side claimed victory on Tuesday after 12 days of war, which the U.S. joined with airstrikes in support of Israel […]

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2 w. ago Blasts shake Tehran after furious Trump tells Israel to stop strikes to preserve truce deal

Israel bombed a target near Tehran on Tuesday despite a furious rebuke from US President Donald Trump for launching airstrikes hours after agreeing to a ceasefire deal with Iran. Trump scolded both Iran and Israel for early violations of the truce that he had announced at around 5am GMT, but directed particularly stinging criticism at […]

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2 w. ago Iran, Israel ceasefire appears to hold under pressure from Trump

A shaky ceasefire began to take hold between Israel and Iran on Tuesday under pressure from US President Donald Trump, raising hopes for an end to the biggest ever military confrontation between the Middle East arch-foes. Trump scolded both sides for early violations of the truce he announced at 5am GMT, but directed especially stinging […]

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2 w. ago Iranians, Israelis celebrate ceasefire despite early reports of violations

Iranians and Israelis celebrated a tentative return of peace on Tuesday, despite reports from both sides of early violations of a ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to mount new strikes on targets in Tehran in response to what he said […]

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