Cypriot airspace ‘closed’ – reports

Cypriot airspace was closed on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Reuters reported that following the detection of a suspicious object close to Lebanese airspace, the government decided to close Cypriot airspace. It was also reported that a passenger flight from Athens which was bound for Larnaca was turned back to Athens. More to follow…

Cyprus: US embassy staff sheltering in place as Greek F-16s take off after drone alert

Cyprus authorities convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Wednesday after an alert was raised over a suspicious object detected near the region. According to CyBC, a cabinet meeting scheduled for 9:30 a.m. was postponed and an extraordinary session of the National Security Council was called for 12:00 p.m. The alert was […]

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