ANNOUNCEMENT
CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST – OEB NEXT TO BUSINESSES
On Sunday, March 1st, in the afternoon, an extraordinary meeting was held under the Chairman of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), Mr. George Pantelides, with the participation of the Director General and the Directors of all the Departments of the Organization, in order to assess the situation and the economic and business implications of the military operations in the wider region of the Middle East.
The following emerged from the meeting:
- In relation to problems that may arise in the management, conduct and processing of the business activities of any company of Cypriot interests in relation to or as a consequence of the crisis, OEB has set up a special team which will collect the requests, record and codify the problems and forward them to the competent Authorities on a case-by-case basis, in cooperation with which it will try to propose solutions or ways of handling.
Affected businesses can contact OEB at email info@oeb.org.cy (marked “Middle East Crisis”) or by text message on WhatsApp or Viber on +357 99024617.
- In relation to the management of requests of Cypriots and their families in the affected areas, the competent State Authorities have mobilized immediately and in a coordinated manner and have made the local Cypriot Embassies available to any interested party.
Relevant is an announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://share.google/kbj7Lfo6WWmoN0wVC where telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are recorded for communication with our Embassies in Egypt, Jordan – Iraq, UAE, Iran, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, Oman, Palestine (Delegation in Ramallah), Saudi Arabia – Yemen and Syria.
At the same time, in case the communication as above is not possible or desirable, the National Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic can also be contacted at tel. +357 22801000 and email cycc@mfa.gov.cy
Finally, in case it is absolutely necessary, we also list the contact details of the Delegations of the European Union in the region, as follows:
- UAE – Abu Dhabi, tel +971 (02) 2051111, email delegation-united-arab-emirates@eeas.europa.eu
- Saudi Arabia – Riyadh (also responsible for Bahrain & Oman), tel +968 2469 9500.
- Qatar – tel +974 4047 1184, email delegation-qatar@eeas.europa.eu
- At the macroeconomic level, the situation requires calm and a continuous assessment of the impact, with market reactions and oil prices as the main parameters. OEB will systematically monitor developments, inform businesses and act accordingly.
March 1, 2026
