During his historic Cyprus visit, PM Modi expressed concern over conflicts in West Asia and Europe, advocating for peace and diplomacy. He discussed strengthening bilateral ties in trade, defense, and security.

After a meeting with Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides, Prime Minister Narendra has Modi said that ’this is not an era of war’ at a time when Israel and Iran are engaged in a full-scale aerial war.

Travellers are now looking at the map of the Mediterranean with concern over whether it is safe to travel to Cyprus.

Missiles were visible from the Cypriot towns of Famagusta, Larnaca, Trikomo and even Limassol on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning as Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Tel Aviv in response to Israeli strikes on Tehran and other Iranian targets a day earlier.

It follows daytime attacks from both sides, with Israeli strikes in Tehran continuing and Iran firing more missiles towards Israel.

Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), says, "Today, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, several MoUs have been signed between Indian businesses and Cypriot businesses.

Iran on Saturday warned the United Kingdom, the United States and France that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they help to stop its missile strikes on Israel, according to reports.

The Israeli military warned Iranians to evacuate arms factories, which would signal further widening of the campaign.