Lebanese aviation authorities bar the largest airline in Cyprus, TUS Airways, from flying in Lebanon’s airspace or landing at its only operational commercial airport.

Cyprus’ former foreign minister takes the lead in the country’s presidential election to face off against leftist-backed candidate in a runoff.

Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president as a run-off is expected.

Ankara strongly slams Washington’s decision to lift an arms embargo on Cyprus.

Special forces from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Greece, and Cyprus have launched joint military exercises.

Cyprus’s main opposition party warns that the recent joint military exercises with Israel do not serve the interests and security of the island nation.

Cyprus calls on the United Nations Security Council to force Turkish-Cypriot authorities in the north to abandon plans to partially reopen an abandoned resort on the divided Mediterranean island.

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on July 21, 2021.

France accuses Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of "provocation" by pushing for a two-state solution in divided Cyprus during a visit to the small Mediterranean island.

The European Union (EU) has blasted as “unacceptable" the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “two-state” plan for the resolution of disputes over the divided island of Cyprus.