Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is flying to Qatar today, Tuesday, for talks in Doha with the Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
His visit comes on the back of visits to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain at the end of last month where he discussed the “profoundly concerning situation in the region” with his Gulf counterparts.
In a post on social media, Kombos said he had “conveyed Cyprus’ firm support and solidarity in light of unjustifiable and indiscriminate attacks” against both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
The Cypriot FM had added: “De-escalation, through dialogue and effective diplomacy, is imperative for safeguarding regional peace and security.”
Solidarity in a time of escalation
The latest trip is seen as part of an effort by Cyprus to show solidarity with its Gulf partners who have been dragged into the conflict after the US-Israel attack on Iran – launched on February 28, 2026 – triggered a wave of Iranian drone and missile attacks against neighbouring countries allied to the US.
Iran claims the attacks on neighbours are focused on US military bases, though they have also hit civilian infrastructure such as hotels and energy installations – the latter in response to attacks on energy infrastructure by Israel and the US.
Rather than end attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure, the war is seeing an escalation of such attacks, with open threats issued by both sides on targeting non-military infrastructure.