#British Bases

Dhekelia community council held a protest on Saturday outside the Dhekelia base police station, calling for urgent action on pending urban planning zones and the expansion of the Xylofagou quarry ...

A solution resembling that of the United Kingdom’s sovereign base areas on Cyprus has been suggested as a potential way to resolve an ongoing dispute between United States President ...

Businesses and fishermen in Xylofagou staged protests on Monday against the British Bases’ firing range in Dhekelia, citing blocked quarry expansion plans and declining monthly incomes, respectively. Companies in the ...

The British bases police carried out operation Dasher over the holidays in a bid to keep local communities safe, resulting in the arrest of 34 people. Operation Dasher is “a targeted ...

A 37-year-old local man from Akrotiri was arrested in connection with a series of housebreakings, acts of malicious damage and thefts in Akrotiri last week, Bases police said on Wednesday. ...

Increased patrols and risk assessments for potential search and rescue operations will be carried out at Lady’s Mile and Episkopi Bay using two new jet skis, the bases said ...

Cyprus was the likely launchpad for strikes conducted by the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force against Islamic State targets in Syria on Saturday night. The British government announced late ...

Cyprus has introduced intensified measures to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the north, including disinfection of vehicles at crossing points into the government-controlled areas. The decision was made ...

British bases police will intensify road patrols across eastern and western “hotspot” areas in the coming weeks to ensure driver safety during the holiday period. The visible increase aims to ...

The United Kingdom’s government has been told by a veteran of its Royal Air Force to “release the footage” of the flights launched from its Akrotiri air base in ...

Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches ...

A joint operation between the British bases and the drugs squad (Ykan) in Trachoni has resulted in the arrest of a Cypriot man and the seizure of a substantial quantity ...

On the occasion of road safety week, officers from the British bases visited several schools last week to teach students about road safety, the bases said on Friday. Working alongside ...

More than 250 volunteers gathered in the Dhekelia area of Larnaca for a two-day clean-up on November 5 and 17, united in their aim to protect the island’s marine and coastal environment. ...

Akrotiri SBA police on Monday intervened in a serious welfare case in which a foreign mother and her young child were located in what the bases described as a “distressed ...

A group of Erasmus students were caught climbing an ancient monument in Limassol on Sunday, prompting outrage over tourists flagrantly disrespecting local cultural heritage. The students climbed atop the Sanctuary ...

Thirty new constables have officially joined the British bases (SBA) police, after completing a two-year probation period marked by rigorous training and assessments, according to a statement released on Thursday. ...

A more than 50 per cent reduction in theft has been recorded since the beginning of June in the Dhekelia area, the Sovereign Base Areas police said on Friday. The significant ...

UK Border Force agents recently joined forces with immigration and customs officers from the Bases and Cyprus for joint training on modern slavery. This joint initiative aims to bolster efforts ...

The British bases’ administration on Friday named Fleur Thomas as its new chief officer. Thomas takes over from Clare Simpson, who served in the post between September 2021 and last week, ...

The annual coastal bird survey took place on the British bases area (SBA) coastline on September 22 and October 17, recording a total of 392 Eleonora’s Falcons, it was announced on Thursday. “...

The British bases announced on Wednesday that revealed anti-bird trapping operations have continued at pace despite the ambelopoulia migration season ending this month. Specialist officers from the community action team (...

Despite progress over recent years in reducing the trapping of songbirds in Cyprus – a practice illegal since 1974 under Cypriot law and then later also under EU legislation – scientific data shows ...

Dozens of protesters gathered in Nicosia on Sunday afternoon to demonstrate outside the British high commission against Israel and the British military bases in Cyprus. The protest, called “Global Rally ...