The Latest Breaking News from Cyprus

Doros Theophanous escaped while under guard during an eight-hour pass to visit family

US and UK deploy troops to Cyprus amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. Efforts to prevent conflict escalation in the Middle East ongoing.

Israel’s army chief on Wednesday told a tank brigade to prepare for “possible entry” into Lebanon. The order comes amid a sharp escalation of cross-border clashes between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah after Israeli air raids killed hundreds of people in Lebanon earlier this week. Read our liveblog to…

Keir Starmer urges UK citizens to leave immediately as Israel continues to bombard south of country

Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy

Cyprus’ top court has ordered that the government's comptroller general be removed from his post for alleged misconduct and interferences in the works of judiciary

Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished sailor of the small watercraft you and your fellow villagers make, and you live off both the sea and the land.

Both animals disappeared within a century after hunter-gatherers arrived, scientists say.