#British Bases

The British bases has issued fines totalling €8,700 since April for the use of hunting dogs in game reserve areas, sending a clear message that “we must take a zero-tolerance approach ...

US military presence in Cyprus prompted a wave of backlash on Friday, spiraling into a full out row between the government and opposition party Akel, while protestors in Limassol chanted ‘...

The Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police’s anti-bird trapping team has issued a warning to trappers as the migration season of the black caps – also known as ‘ambelopoulia’ and still ...

Costas Antoniou, 45, accused of shooting dead 52-year-old Charalambos Constantinides on June 25 in Ormidia, did not admit to premeditated murder in court on Thursday. Antoniou has already confessed to the murder ...

Collaborative firefighting efforts between Cyprus and British forces were praised Friday in a news release from the British bases. The statement included comments from Minister for Agriculture Maria Panayiotou and ...

A fire was raging in the Fasouri area of Limassol and drivers were warned to avoid the area, the British bases said on Wednesday afternoon. It was put under partial ...

A Dhekelia British bases court case for the murder of Charalambos Constantinides has been adjourned to give the defendant’s new lawyer time to study the case files. Court procedures ...

A fire that broke out on Monday early afternoon in the village of Fasouri, located in the Limassol district and close to the Akrotiri military base, has been brought under ...

The British bases in Cyprus have not hosted any Israeli military aircraft or personnel, a UK government source said on Saturday. In statements to the Cyprus News Agency, the unnamed ...

British bases environmental experts have called on the public to be vigilant when using beaches within the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) as they look to safeguard 107 recorded turtle nests so ...

A grant scheme to boost business activity within British bases territory was approved by cabinet on Wednesday, following a proposal by Energy and Commerce Minister George Papanastasiou. This marks the ...

University of Leicester scientists have rediscovered 46 ancient sites with uncovered evidence of quarries and tombs located within the Dhekelia British military base in Cyprus. Archaeologists from the UK’s Defence ...

The foreign ministry has not allayed concerns that Cyprus is at risk for a terror attack over the use of the British Bases, Diko MP Christos Orphanides charged on Monday. ...

Demonstrators marched to the British High Commission on Saturday to protest against the UK’s bases in Cyprus. The Communist Initiative of Cyprus charged the British Bases have become a ...

Cyprus was once again the launchpad for British bombing raids in Yemen, as the United Kingdom, together with the United States, conducted its third round of strikes on Saturday night. ...

New British and US airstrikes targeted a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities, with Akrotiri base in Cyprus the launchpad for the British aircraft. In ...

By Andreas Metaxas While the world seems increasingly more uncertain, with multiple crises currently erupting all around us, and some more patiently waiting for the right moment, it is crucial ...

The Houthi movement “do not pose an immediate threat to Cyprus,” British Defence Minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. Shapps was speaking to journalists outside Cyprus’ Presidential palace following a ...

The so-called Cyprus Peace Council staged a demonstration outside Akrotiri base on Sunday to protest against its use by the UK government for flying military supplies to Israel and helping ...

The government is “in constant contact” with the United Kingdom regarding the use of the British bases on the island, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Asked at a ...

British forces in Cyprus continue to support the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, a UK Ministry of Defence spokesman said on Sunday after protest earlier in the day outside ...

Hundreds marched on to Akrotiri base on Sunday against the British Bases turning Cyprus into an “aggressive launch pad” for the war in Gaza. Carrying flags and banners, around 500 people ...

Cyprus is taking all measures to ensure national security remains intact President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, amid growing criticism and fears over the use of the British bases in ...

The United Kingdom is on Friday using its Akrotiri base on the island to conduct bombing raids in Yemen, forcing the government to clarify that Cyprus was not involved in ...