Archiv: Zypern / Cyprus


08.04.2026 - 17:23 [ IndianExpress.com ]

‘Shahed-type drone’ that hit British air base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran: UK Defence Ministry

(March 5, 2026)

UK officials said that there were no injuries and “minimal” damage but the Iranian made drone strike has brought the conflict onto European soil.

In a statement on Wednesday, the UK Ministry of Defence said: “The Ministry of Defence can confirm that a Shahed-like drone which targeted RAF Akrotiri at midnight on 2nd March was not launched from Iran. In the last 24 hours, the UK has resupplied air defence systemns to British and allied bases across the reigion– including UK-built air defence missiles.”

05.03.2026 - 15:51 [ CNN ]

European powers move to defend Cyprus after drone attack on island

Spain is sending its Cristóbal Colón frigate to Cyprus as part of a joint deployment with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and vessels from the Greek Navy, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement Thursday.

The Cristóbal Colón is Spain’s “most technologically advanced frigate,” said the ministry, which added that the deployment shows the country’s “commitment to defending the European Union and its eastern border.”

05.03.2026 - 15:47 [ Middle East Eye ]

UK says drone attack on Cyprus base was not launched from Iran

A drone which hit Britain‘s Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran as many had initially assumed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.

Officials reportedly believe the „Shahed-type drone“ evaded detection by flying low and slow on Sunday. It hit a hangar used by American U-2 spy planes and burst into flames.

There were no casualties and the MoD said there was „no damage to equipment inside the hangar“.

But the UK has still not confirmed where exactly the drone was launched from – and who was responsible.

05.03.2026 - 15:41 [ TheSun.co.uk ]

GAME OF DRONES Iranian drone strike on UK air base in Cyprus hit hangar used by top secret US spy planes

Western officials insisted the drone was “not fired from Iran”.

An source said: “We have acquired that drone and we can confirm that it is a Shahed-type drone.

“We do know that drone was not launched from Iran.

“Based on type of drone and its range and ability, Defence Intelligence can confirm that that drone was not launched from Iran.”

Earlier Healey had signalled the drone was airborne for more than an hour.

05.03.2026 - 15:36 [ Sky News ]

Drone that struck UK base in Cyprus not fired from Iran, says MoD

(21 house ago)

The drone that hit the UK‘s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus on Sunday night was not launched from Iran, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence has said.

However, it added the drone was „Shahed-like“, referring to Iran‘s cheaply produced signature drones, which have been deployed en masse by Russia in Ukraine.

05.03.2026 - 15:31 [ in-cyprus.Philenews.com ]

Drone that struck RAF Akrotiri was not launched from Iran, UK says

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has ruled out Iran as the source of the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday night, though it said the unmanned aircraft bore the hallmarks of Tehran’s signature Shahed design — the low-cost drones Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, as SkyNews reports.

02.05.2025 - 11:30 [ Cyprus Mail ]

Aid vessel bound for Gaza attacked near Malta, Cyprus-based ship received SOS

Initial reports said Cyprus received an SOS distress signal and sent a ship to help extinguish a fire which had resulted on board.

The defence ministry in Cyprus clarified that the ship was aided by a Limassol-based vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag, which happened to be in the area and responded to the SOS as per international maritime requirements.

21.03.2024 - 22:00 [ David Hearst / Middle East Eye ]

War on Gaza: Israel is dragging the US into a future regional war

Netanyahu’s game plan is now clear: prolong the war as long as possible; seal all the land borders, ending with Rafah; and make the sea the only escape route for Palestinians from Gaza.

Behind the hot words of condemnation, Biden and the EU have thus far played into his hands. The infrastructure for just such a plan is being built before our eyes, with Washington’s willing assistance. (…)

The plan for a maritime route to Gaza via Cyprus was initiated by Netanyahu, a senior diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post. “Netanyahu took the initiative to establish maritime humanitarian aid for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, in collaboration with the Biden administration,” the source said.

The date when this happened is more important than the identity of the scheme’s author. According to this report, Netanyahu outlined his strategy to Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on 31 October, just three weeks after the Hamas attack, and revisited the matter with Biden on 19 January.

In other words, the floating pier was not a reaction to impending famine. It was part of the planning that created it.

08.03.2024 - 21:24 [ David Cameron / Twitter ]

People in Gaza are in desperate humanitarian need. Alongside the US, the UK and partners have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to Gaza. We continue to urge Israel to allow more trucks into Gaza as the fastest way to get aid to those who need it.

08.03.2024 - 21:14 [ White House ]

Joint Statement from the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States Endorsing the Activation of a Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza

The United States announced an emergency mission led by the U.S. military to establish a temporary pier in Gaza, in coordination with humanitarian partners and other countries, to enable the delivery of significant quantities of assistance by sea. These efforts will be closely coordinated with the Government of Israel.

The delivery of humanitarian assistance directly to Gaza by sea will be complex, and our nations will continue to assess and adjust our efforts to ensure we deliver aid as effectively as possible. This maritime corridor can—and must—be part of a sustained effort to increase the flow of humanitarian aid and commercial commodities into Gaza through all possible routes.

28.05.2023 - 11:40 [ Karo CH / Nitter ]

Die EZB hebt Zinsen weiter an. Das Resultat weiter steigender Zinsen aber könnte die Wirtschaft in Deutschland noch stärker unter Druck bringen. Vor allem für die deutsche Industrie weisen alle Indikatoren weiter nach unten.

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12.04.2023 - 15:33 [ Haaretz ]

Spyware From Israeli Firm QuaDream Used to Hack Journalists, Activists Around the World

Israel‘s offensive cyber industry accounts for a wide variety of surveillance and espionage technologies. A number of these are tools sold to policing bodies which reveal the geographic location of a target. There are also more advanced technologies, sold to law enforcement and intelligence bodies, which allow clients to hack into computers, mobile phones and encrypted messaging apps, extracting all information stored on a device and secretly turning on its microphone and camera to create a tool which spies on its owner.

07.08.2022 - 20:05 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Predator von Cytrox: Rücktritte nach Trojaner-Skandal in Griechenland

Der Netzwerk von Investigativjournalist:innen Reporters United hatte zuvor berichtet, wie ein Firmengeflecht unter Beteiligung von Dimitriadis an staatlichen Einsätzen des Trojaners mitverdient. Daran beteiligt ist die Firma Intellexa, die Predator in Griechenland vertreibt.

Weitere Brisanz erhält die Enthüllung auch dadurch, dass Dimitriadis und Mitsotakis verwandt sind: Der Generalsekretär ist der Neffe des Ministerpräsidenten, dem wiederum der Geheimdienst als Nutzer von Predator direkt untersteht.

Hersteller von Predator ist die von israelischen und ungarischen Staatsangehörigen als Aktiengesellschaft in Nordmazedonien gegründete Firma Cytrox. Sie soll in beiden Ländern Büros zur Herstellung der Cyberwaffen unterhalten. Cytrox gehört inzwischen zu einer Gesellschaft in Ungarn, als Eigentümer gilt der 70-jährige Luftwaffenveteran Meir Shamir aus Israel.

26.07.2022 - 14:05 [ Haaretz ]

European Lawmaker Targeted With Israeli-made Predator Spyware

In wake of the Project Pegasus investigation, the European Parliament began checking lawmakers devices – the head of the Greek socialist party’s phone had Predator, which is produced by a firm called Cytrox, is almost identical to the infamous Pegasus spyware made by the competing and more famous cyber firm NSO Group. Predator is similar to Pegasus in terms of its capabilities, but differs in the way it infects a device: It requires the victim to click on a link, while some versions of Pegasus do not.

Cytrox is owned by a firm called Intellexa which, though currently based in Greece, is run by a former Israeli military intelligence official Tal Dilian. Though the firm is registered abroad, sources say many of its workers are Israelis and the company may even have staff in Israel. Until recently, the Intellexa was based in Cyprus.signs of an attempted infection

25.04.2021 - 09:32 [ France24 ]

‚Common ground‘ at premium as Cyprus rivals head to Geneva

The „Cyprus problem is now part of a broader geopolitical context“ of „future relations between the EU and Turkey“, and on gas in the eastern Mediterranean, said Ioannou.

15.04.2021 - 19:29 [ ORF ]

Erstmals Ministertreffen Israel, Emirate, Griechenland und Zypern

Die Außenminister von Israel, den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, Griechenland und Zypern treffen sich morgen im zypriotischen Paphos.

16.03.2021 - 01:10 [ Daily Sabah ]

Turkey issues diplomatic note to Greece, Israel and EU over East Med

The Foreign Ministry protested the recent agreement reached between Israel, Greece and Greek Cyprus advancing plans to build a 2,000-megawatt undersea electricity cable connecting the three.

27.11.2020 - 22:14 [ France24 ]

Cyprus rocky testing ground for Mars

The CSEO is taking part in a major international research project on Mars, in collaboration with three other European countries as well as the United States.

15.09.2020 - 18:56 [ KNEWS ]

NATO to host Greek-Turkish meeting in Brussels

Representatives from Greece and Turkey are due to meet at NATO headquarters on Tuesday for technical military talks in a bid to de-escalating tension

11.09.2020 - 10:26 [ Frannce24 ]

Mediterranean leaders ready for EU sanctions on ‘confrontational’ Turkey

After talks with the leaders of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Cyprus in the resort of Porticcio outside the local capital Ajaccio, Macron adopted a slightly milder tone, saying the leaders wanted to reengage in a dialogue with Turkey „in good faith“.

05.09.2020 - 21:08 [ Tagesschau ]

Trotz Streit mit Griechenland: Türkei plant Militärübung vor Zypern

Inmitten des Streits um die Erdgassuche im östlichen Mittelmeer hat die Türkei eine Militärübung vor Zypern angekündigt. Unter dem Namen „Mittelmeer-Sturm“ soll sie am Sonntag beginnen und bis Donnerstag dauern, wie das türkische Verteidigungsministerium mitteilte. Demnach sollen auch Einheiten aus dem türkisch kontrollierten Nordzypern teilnehmen.

04.09.2020 - 02:39 [ Oilprice.com ]

Cyprus Makes A Major Bet On LNG

The assignment has been given to a multinational consortium led by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Corporation (CPPEC). The floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) includes onshore pipelines and additional facilities will be built at Vassiliko Port. The FSRU will have 125,000 m3 of storage capacity while being capable of unloading LNG carriers ranging from 120,000 m3 to 217,000 m3. The project’s value is €500 million and is co-financed by a 40 percent grant from the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which is scheduled for completion in 2021.

02.09.2020 - 17:55 [ Tagesschau ]

Zypern: USA weichen Waffenembargo auf

Ab dem 1. Oktober könnten für ein Jahr wieder nicht-tödliche Militärgüter an Zypern geliefert werden, kündigte US-Außenminister Mike Pompeo an. Seit 1987 gingen keine Waffen und militärischen Güter mehr aus den USA an die zyprische Staatsführung. Das Embargo sollte mit dazu dienen, eine friedliche Lösung im Gebietsstreit zwischen Zypern und der Türkei herbeizuführen.

16.08.2020 - 15:37 [ ORF.at ]

Gasstreit: Türkei verstärkt Präsenz im östlichen Mittelmeer

Die türkische Fregatte „Kemal Reis“ habe gemeinsame Übungen mit der Küstenwache der – nur von Ankara anerkannten – Republik Nordzypern durchgeführt, teilte das türkische Verteidigungsministerium heute auf dem Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter mit.

22.07.2020 - 04:28 [ CyprusMail ]

Chevron’s Noble acquisition to boost Cyprus Aphrodite gas field

“Much of Noble’s upstream value comes from its positions in Israel and Cyprus,” writes Jean-Baptiste Bouzard, an industry analyst with WoodMac. Bouzard thinks that the acquisition will boost development plans for Noble’s Aphrodite discovery, offshore Cyprus, as well as ramping up production from its flagship assets in Israel, Tamar and Leviathan.”

22.06.2020 - 21:50 [ Middle East Eye ]

Palestinian Authority ‚ready to sign maritime exclusive economic zone deal with Turkey‘

However, because of the concave shape of the eastern Mediterranean, there is an overlap between the areas that each country can claim, requiring negotiations and compromise – and opportunity, some say, for leverage in ongoing conflicts.