Akrotiri
Peaceniks march on Akrotiri airbase, Kyprianou slams government
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday accused the Anastasiades government of being complicit in the deaths of thousands of people in the region, from Gaza...
Dreamers Bay ‘one of best-preserved ancients ports in the Med’
Excavations at Dreamer’s Bay on the southern shores of the Akrotiri peninsula in the Limassol district, contains archaeological remains that appear to indicate that it...
Protest held at Akrotiri over Syria, Akel accuses government of endorsing air strikes
A branch of the Greek communist party (KKE) on Sunday held a demonstration outside the British base at Akrotiri from where air strikes were launched...
President only told of bases’ role hours after strike (Update 3)
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May only informed President Nicos Anastasiades just after midday on Saturday about the air strikes on Syrian targets, hours after the...
British bases ask to reserve airspace within Nicosia FIR ‘for preparatory reasons’
The Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) on Thursday requested from Cypriot authorities to reserve airspace within Nicosia’s Flight Information Region (FIR), according to the head of...
Bases announce routine exercises at Akrotiri
A routine British military exercise to conduct essential operational military training will be carried out at RAF Akrotiri between 8th-18th and 14th-16th March. The training...
Limassol draws up plan to fight mosquitoes
Limassol municipality has drawn up an action plan to fight the proliferation of mosquitoes in western parts of the town in collaboration with state authorities...
Cypriot employee receives British Bases commendation award
Cypriot mechanical engineer Nikos Akamas was one of the recipients of commendations awarded on Tuesday by the commander of the British bases in Cyprus for...
British bases to carry out demolitions
The British bases said they will be conducting routine explosive demolitions at RAF Akrotiri in the Limassol area, on Tuesday, from 8am to 4pm. In...
EAC and government clash over solar park
A dispute is escalating between state-run power company EAC and the government over the former’s intention to create a solar park in Akrotiri, and...
Increase in invasive species
A workshop on which invasive species Cyprus will have to deal with in the next 10 years is being held from Wednesday to Friday at...
More co-operation than ever before: Fallon speaks to the Cyprus Mail
Britain’s Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday the UK was “stepping up not stepping back”, and accelerating efforts to stop the Islamic State and...
Britain: we are deepening our defence relationship with Cyprus (Updated)
Cyprus has a role to play in the coalition against the Islamic State, clamping down on foreign fighters and providing essential aid to those caught...
Motorcyclist killed in road accident
A 28-year-old man from Akrotiri was killed on Sunday afternoon when his motorcyle went off the road on a road in Limassol, CyBC reported. The...
Princess Anne praises Scots serving UN in Nicosia
PRINCESS Anne was on a whistle-stop visit to Nicosia on Thursday and met British troops from her honourary regiment serving on the island as part...
One of a kind black flamingo returns to Akrotiri Salt Lake
A rare black flamingo thought to be the only one of its kind in the world has returned to the Akrotiri Salt Lake, within the...
Special conservation status for almost half of British bases land
By Evie Andreou The British Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) announced on Tuesday they have designated almost half their total expanse on the island as Special...
‘Living in a state of fear’
By Andria Kades WHEN Britain’s RAF Akrotiri base began being used last year to bomb the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, some local residents believed...
British bombers from Akrotiri strike IS oil fields in Syria (Update 5)
By Michele Kambas and William James British bombers made their first strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister...