Residents in Cyprus reported being disturbed by a heated confrontation between what appeared to be EAC agents and their neighbor's gardener. The incident involved raised voices and occurred next door to the reporting couple.

Large numbers of Cyprus residents took to social media to report they had not received the Interior Ministry’s emergency text alert on Wednesday, undermining the ministry’s claim that the system had functioned normally. The Interior Ministry announced that it has successfully sent the first mass text message to citizens’ mobile phones containing precautionary self-protection measures. […]

The government continuing flights to repatriate Cypriots and Cyprus residents back to the island with a fourth flight carrying 170 passengers set to arrive at Larnaca airport at 8pm on Saturday…

The trial sending of a test emergency SMS to all Cyprus residents on Wednesday evening led to delays and inconsistencies, Civil Defence spokesperson Panayiotis Liasidis said on Thursday.