#British Bases

A number of human traffickers will be jailed for a combined total of three years for attempting to smuggle Middle Eastern and African nationals into Cyprus through the Sovereign Base ...

An autopsy is expected to establish the exact cause of death of a six-year-old girl late on Saturday afternoon in a jet ski accident on Lady’s Mile beach in ...

The European Bioblitz took place at the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) between May 26-28 with the emphasis on the Akrotiri wetlands area. The three-day event focused on recording ...

The Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) police are set to begin a campaign cracking down on illegal dog hunters in the Akrotiri, Episkopi and Paramali protected areas. An SBA statement on ...

Alongside the British bases, the island played a crucial role in helping thousands of fleeing civilians from Sudan Cyprus has been lavished with praise for its crucial role in evacuating ...

Officials from the British base in Akrotiri on Wednesday flew a Puma HC2 military helicopter over the sea during a life-saving emergency response exercise. Two new additions to the single ...

A routine exercise to conduct essential emergency military training will be carried out in Ayios Nikolaos, near Dhekelia on Wednesday, between 9am and noon, the British bases said in an ...

Cypriot chef Panicos Panayiotou was crowned ‘Best Overall’ in this year’s British bases ‘Christmas Cake’ competition. The initiative saw military personnel and civilian chefs take part in a bake-off ...

Police at the Sovereign British Bases on Tuesday celebrated 70 years of service with a parade in Episkopi. Over 90 people from the force, better known as the Security Force Police (SFP), ...

British bases police in Dhekelia made 14 arrests during two weeks in October for driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI). These statistics have led to increased police ...

SBA police efforts to combat illegal bird trapping are ongoing, with seven arrests made in just one week in September, they announced on Thursday. The police’s dedicated Community Action ...

The British bases in Cyprus said on Wednesday they remain fully engaged with the communities’ part of the non-military development (NMD) agreement, a day after the House committee on refugees ...

The Sovereign British Bases will need to show will in their agreement to allow development in the Lysi and Kontea areas, the house refugee committee said. In statements on Tuesday, ...

The British Bases are continuing investigations as to whether a large-scale fire in the Akrotiri area, a protected wetland, was an arson attack they said on Friday. The fire broke ...

In an apparent jurisdictional spat, a British Bases court has rejected Cypriot authorities’ request that they put on trial two people arrested in the summer after Sovereign Base Areas police ...

The Sovereign Base Areas on Sunday held a proclamation ceremony for His Majesty King Charles III. The event featured a parade of military and civilian personnel from across the Bases. ...

British bases police netted a poacher for illegal bird trapping in the Pyla range of Xylophagou and he is now due to appear in court on September 19. The Greek Cypriot ...

New Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Administrator, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Peter Squires, was officially sworn in at Flagstaff House in Episkopi on Thursday. Squires joined the RAF in 1989 will take ...

St John’s school student Oliver Robinson has been signed by first division team Apollon FC in his first professional football contract at age 17, bringing the left-footed player a step ...

After a long, long battle the Ibrahim family was granted permission to go to the UK. Some members went, but Said says it’s too late Said Ibrahim gazes at ...

Police from the bases made 51 arrests since March for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the busy areas of Ladies Mile and Trachoni, the SBA announced on ...

British bases (SBA) police Akrotiri division announced on Friday that the Kolossi-Akrotiri road by the Asomatos junction up to the south side of Alfa-Sigma supermarket was closed for road users ...

The Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police have confirmed that a new unified command and control room based at its Akrotiri station went live on June 6 and will now act as ...

The administration of the British Bases on Monday called on people to make use of the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre to find out about the important environmental and cultural features ...