Item 1 of 5 A view of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center "Zenon" control room, as preparations are underway for possible evacuations amid rising tensions in the Middle East, in Larnaca, Cyprus ...

Cyprus has fully activated a mechanism to allow third-country nationals evacuating the Middle East safe passage through the island as the crisis in the region worsens, government officials said on ...

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is on standby to assist in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals if conflict in the Middle East deepens, officials said on Thursday. The ...

Cyprus on Thursday said it stands ready to assist with the evacuation of foreign civilians from Lebanon, in the event of an escalation in the brewing conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah militia.

Cyprus is an important stopover for travelers to and from the Middle East. Now, it could become an evacuation point for civilians caught in the escalating violence in the region.

More flights to and from Cyprus in the Middle East were cancelled on Saturday as the conflict between Israel and Iran continued to escalate.Nine incoming flights from Tel Aviv and two from Haifa ...

Cyprus’ role in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is “purely humanitarian”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking to journalists outside Dipa’s party ...

Dozens of US troops have been deployed to Cyprus amid sharply escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, and they are preparing for a range of contingencies including a possible evacuation ...

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Cyprus has received requests to assist in the evacuation of citizens of Portugal and Slovakia from the Middle East, Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday.

A Cypriot official says experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle East.