https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-moves-to-upgrade-paphos-air-base-for-us-aircraft
The United States’ renewal of the arms embargo waiver for 2027 will help military agreements set in motion over the past several years proceed smoothly and reach completion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-palestinian-drug-ring-suspected-of-running-cyprus-trafficking-route
Two Israeli and Palestinian couples have been detained in Limassol following the seizure of more than 126kg of ketamine, with investigators examining an alleged criminal network that is believed to have been importing drugs from Israel to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-reject-herzog-visit-and-warn-cyprus-is-being-pulled-into-war
While Israeli President Isaac Herzog was welcomed in Nicosia as a close friend and strategic partner, protesters outside the Presidential Palace delivered a very different message: Cyprus should be a bridge for peace, not another base for war....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/did-netanyahu-know-oct-7-was-coming
It was the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, when thousands of armed Hamas fighters crossed from the Gaza Strip in a coordinated assault on southern Israel, killing civilians and taking hostages. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/herzog-arrives-in-cyprus-for-talks-with-christodoulides
A handshake at the entrance of the Presidential Palace marked the start of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s working visit to Cyprus on Thursday, at a time when events across the region are being felt increasingly close to home....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-and-sisi-talk-energy-and-defence-before-three-way-summit
President Nikos Christodoulides met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in El Alamein on Tuesday morning, with energy, defense, and the region’s rapidly changing political landscape on the table....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-sign-emergency-management-work-plan-for-2026-27
Cyprus and Israel have taken another step in developing cooperation on civil protection and emergency management, with the signing of a joint work plan covering 2026 and 2027....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-revives-threats-over-greek-islands-after-achilles-shield-agreement
Tensions between Greece and Turkey have returned to the forefront after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued fresh warnings over the militarisation of Greek islands, while Ankara also revived its objections concerning disputed areas in the Aegean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-wildfire-team-arrives-in-cyprus-for-september-standby
Cyprus has received a 21-member Greek forest firefighting team as part of the European Prepositioning 2026 programme, with the unit set to remain on operational standby from September 1 to 15....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-signs-historic-€3-billion-‘achilles-shield-defence-deal-with-israel
Greece and Israel signed a defence agreement worth about €3 billion on Monday, the largest ever between the two countries and one of the biggest military deals in Greek and Israeli history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/telegraph-uk-fears-chinese-owned-resort-could-be-used-to-monitor-raf-akrotiri
British intelligence and military sources have told the Telegraph they fear a Chinese-owned resort near RAF Akrotiri could potentially be used to observe activity at the British military base in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firing-range-fears-grow-after-fires-and-unexploded-shells
Residents of Ayia Anna and Kalo Chorio remain visibly frustrated following the recent fires in the area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-drop-inquiry-into-drousiotis-crowdfunding-campaign
Police will not investigate journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis over his online fundraising campaign after the Legal Service concluded that it did not break Cyprus’ fundraising laws....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firefighters-battling-agia-anna-blaze-stumble-across-live-mortar-round
As if battling a wildfire in August was not dangerous enough, emergency crews responding to a blaze near Agia Anna discovered an unexploded military mortar round in their path....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/listening-to-europe-building-its-future
Once I was elected President of the European Council, I decided to visit each member state every year, to meet bilaterally with each European leader. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-fires-brought-under-control-after-burning-7-hectares-in-lysos
Two forest fires in the Lysos community of Paphos district were brought under control on Saturday after burning around 7 hectares of agricultural and wild vegetation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-and-jordan-renew-defence-cooperation-programme
Cyprus, Greece and Jordan have renewed a military cooperation programme that will keep their armed forces working together on defence and security matters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-aircraft-over-larnaca-identified-as-greek-and-french-military-planes
Military aircraft seen and heard over the Larnaca district on Thursday were part of scheduled activity and not an unexpected security incident, according to Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/newly-signed-mecca-pact-alters-security-balance-in-eastern-mediterranean
A mutual defense pact signed in Mecca by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan alters the strategic balance across the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-calls-in-200-tiny-assassins-to-save-its-papoutsosyka
Cyprus has called in foreign reinforcements to save one of its most familiar summer sights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/no-fault-no-accountability
As expected, there were those who wasted no time turning the incident into an opportunity for political point scoring. Apparently determined to remind everyone that politics in Cyprus is too often conducted with childish instincts, they immediately drew comparisons with the Mari explosion and asked, with obvious satisfaction, whether the President of the Republic knew about the destruction of the ammunition and, if he did not, whether he should have known. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inside-the-national-guard-protocols-behind-the-kalo-chorio-fire
The National Guard has come under intense criticism in recent days following the fire that broke out last Monday at the Kalo Chorio firing range, putting nearby villages at risk. A report of events requested by Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas is expected to clarify what happened in a case that has dominated public discussion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kalo-chorio-fire-linked-to-cyprus-us-training-exercise-report-says
The military activity believed to have sparked Monday's devastating wildfire near Kalo Chorio was reportedly part of a planned National Guard training exercise conducted in cooperation with the United States, according to information emerging as the investigation continues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-seeks-new-psychiatric-assessment-in-phedonos-trial
Lawyers for suspended Paphos mayor Phedon Phedonos have asked the court to allow the complainant to be examined by a private psychiatrist of their choosing, adding a new point of dispute to the high-profile criminal case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/national-guard-appoints-criminal-investigator-over-kalo-chorio-fire
A criminal investigation has been launched into the wildfire that broke out at the Kalo Chorio Firing Range, with the General Staff of the National Guard appointing Brigadier General Savvas Stefanou to lead the inquiry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firefighters-gain-ground-but-kalo-chorio-wildfire-remains-difficult-to-contain
Firefighters have made progress against the wildfire that broke out following a National Guard live-fire exercise at the Kalo Chorio shooting range in Larnaca, but authorities say the operation remains challenging and a large-scale emergency response is still in place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/phedon-phedonos-trial-to-be-held-entirely-behind-closed-doors
The criminal trial of suspended Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos begins on Monday before the Permanent Criminal Court in Paphos, with all proceedings taking place behind closed doors following a judicial ruling aimed at protecting the complainant's privacy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-greece-to-co-develop-combat-drones
Greece and the Republic of Cyprus are expected to move forward in the coming period with a joint program under the EU’s SAFE initiative for the co-production of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sirens-fail-to-sound-in-parts-of-cyprus-during-july-15-commemoration
Some communities across Cyprus were left without the customary civil defence sirens on Wednesday morning during the annual remembrance of the 15 July 1974 coup, following technical problems affecting the system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-investigates-attack-on-cyprus-flagged-vessel-in-strait-of-hormuz
Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Shipping is examining an incident involving a Cyprus-registered cargo vessel that came under fire while passing through the Strait of Hormuz....
