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Cyprus Tension Score

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Live 0–100 tension reading for Cyprus, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.

18
Calm
7d +4 · 30d +11

Where Cyprus stands

#99 of 197 countries today, #29 of 49 in Europe (region score 53). Tension is rising this week.

Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.

Cyprus news pulse

16 headlines in 30 days · newest first
Cyprus: From ties with Russia to a strategic alignment with the US
DW World · 4 November 2026 conflictgeopolitics
31 · Low
Iran’s war threats now reach Europe, from Cyprus to Britain - Iran International
GN Conflict · 3 November 2026 conflictgeopolitics
46 · Moderate
Israel to Supply Cyprus with an Offshore Patrol Vessel Equipped with Advanced Naval Systems
Naval News · 27 October 2026 trade
26 · Low
Cyprus to acquire new offshore patrol vessel with ‘advanced’ naval systems from Israel
Breaking Def · 27 October 2026 trade
20 · Low
Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone further east
Al-Monitor · 23 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
38 · Moderate
Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman Abramovich
BBC World · 23 October 2026 geopolitics
29 · Low
Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Guardian Biz · 23 October 2026 tradegeopolitics
26 · Low
‘Turkey is a common enemy’: Pro-Israel network forms parliamentary groups in Greece and Cyprus
Middle East Eye · 23 October 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
US senator accuses Turkey of ‘thuggish behavior’ toward Greece and Cyprus
ABC Intl · 18 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
38 · Moderate
‘Trying to dominate’: How Israel is embedding itself in the Cypriot state
Al Jazeera · 16 October 2026 energy
35 · Moderate
British man fined for causing death of his two-year-old son in Cyprus
Sky World · 16 October 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall
BBC World · 16 October 2026 geopolitics
8 · Minimal
Cyprus closer than ever to joining Schengen but political hurdles relating to the Green Line and British Sovereign Base Areas remain
DW World · 13 October 2026 geopolitics
32 · Low
What is holding back Cyprus's Schengen ambitions?
DW World · 13 October 2026 geopolitics
32 · Low
Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest
Guardian Biz · 12 October 2026 geopolitics
31 · Low
A British father asks a Cyprus judge to avoid prison after son's fatal hotel fall
ABC Intl · 7 October 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low

Every story the engine read that names Cyprus, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.

What is driving Cyprus’s tension score

last 30 days
  • 24 headlines in 30 days — 0.13% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (6).
  • 8% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 8% scored as high-tension stories.
  • Conflicts on the roster: none. Cyprus is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
  • Region: Europe reads 53 today; it carries 15% of this score.

Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Cyprus) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.

Cyprus tension month by month

average score, headline counts
MonthAvg scoreZoneHeadlinesViolentDays
November 202616.0Calm425
October 20269.5Calm21031
September 20267.8Calm5013

Record for Cyprus began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.

How the Cyprus score is built

Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Europe region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.

Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.

No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.

Questions people ask about Cyprus

Is Cyprus in a war right now?

Not on our roster. Cyprus is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.

Is tension in Cyprus rising or falling?

Rising: up 4 points in 7 days.

How does Cyprus compare with the rest of Europe?

Below its region: Cyprus reads 18 against 53 for Europe, ranking #29 of 49 there.

Keep exploring

Cyprus and world tension: the long view

evergreen · World Tension Meter team

A divided island beside Syria and Israel. Cyprus hosts British bases, sits within missile range of the Levant and stays split between Greek and Turkish halves. Gas finds offshore add an energy layer.

What our engine watches in Cyprus

  • Use of the island in Middle East operations
  • Reunification talks
  • Offshore gas disputes

Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Shipping Stress.