#British Bases

The United Kingdom and Cyprus maintain a “strong friendship and a strong partnership based on a long history,” British minister for European affairs Stephen Doughty said after talks with foreign ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday promised that “we are going to have an open and frank discussion with the British government” over the future of the United Kingdom’s bases ...

The United Kingdom’s bases in Cyprus are “a colonial remnant”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, before calling for their status to be up for discussion following the conclusion ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that his country could offer protection to Europe in a similar fashion to the way in which the United Kingdom’s sovereign bases in ...

The future of the United Kingdom’s sovereign bases in Cyprus is “not in question”, the country’s parliamentary undersecretary of state for the armed forces Al Carns has said. “...

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Lyme Bay departed Gibraltar on Monday bound for Cyprus, the second British ship sent to the region following the destroyer HMS Dragon. The Bay-class landing ...

By Chrysovalantis Andreou For the past week or so there has been a tense atmosphere both within Cypriot government circles and internationally regarding developments in the Middle East. At the ...

The United States’ state department on Saturday stressed that it did not “abandon” its people after it was confirmed that several of its officials left Iraq on a British military ...

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDHR) as well as the Cyprus Democratic Lawyers Association (CDLA) condemned the continued existence of the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia. ...

The United Kingdom “exposed” Cypriots to drone attacks by virtue of maintaining its bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia and leaving them undefended, shadow leader of the House of Commons Jesse ...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday explained the perceived delays to his country’s deployment of the HMS Dragon Type 45 destroyer warship to Cyprus in the aftermath of ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that discussion over the future of the British bases is premature, arguing that any reassessment should come only after a settlement of the ...

Cyprus itself was not the target of recent threats in the region, defence minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, clarifying that warnings instead related solely to the British bases. Speaking ...

After the drone strike on the British base in Akrotiri it was inevitable that the public debate about the presence of the sovereign bases would commence. This debate has become ...

Insurgent group Hezbollah used Google Maps to plan the drone strike which it carried out on Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base, according to reports on Monday. British newspaper The ...

A British Merlin Mk2 utility helicopter and an “engineering team” are to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday, with the United Kingdom and multiple other countries continuing to bolster their military ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday demanded the abolition of the British bases in Cyprus, saying, “we have been emphasising this for decades”. “Once again, the peoples of the world ...

Cyprus “is only a target” because it hosts two British sovereign bases, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday. “Given how much notice we had of these strikes, ...

The Iranian-made Shahed drone which hit Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base last Monday contained Russian technology, according to reports on Sunday. British newspaper The Times reported that the drone ...

The Cypriot government had “consistently” warned that the United Kingdom’s bases on the island could be a target in the event of a conflict in the region, Foreign Minister ...

Although the targeting of RAF Akrotiri by a Lebanon-fired drone has rekindled the chatter about the British bases’ presence painting a target on Cyprus, analysts don’t anticipate a change ...

British families residing in the British Akrotiri base will remain evacuated until next Friday in a precautionary measure amid the ongoing tensions in the region, the bases said on Saturday. ...

Two British AW159 Wildcat helicopters with anti-drone capabilities have arrived at RAF Akrotiri on Friday, reinforcing the island’s defences following an Iranian-made drone strike earlier this week. Defence secretary ...

Foreign minister Constantinos Kombos confirmed on Friday that an attempted attack linked to the escalating conflict with Iran had been intercepted far from the republic’s maritime zone. Speaking to ...