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The British defence ministry announced the arrival of two more Merlin Mk2 helicopters at Cyprus' British Akrotiri air force base, bringing the total number of British Merlin helicopters on the island to four.
Cyprus is a “completely safe” destination for tourists, President Nikos Christodoulides insisted on Tuesday, amid rising fears for the immediate future of the island’s tourism industry after its British Akrotiri air force base was hit by an Iranian-made drone earlier this month. He told Greek business news website money-tourism.gr that the island “remains a stable […]
A fresh “security threat” was declared at the British Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus on Friday afternoon. Base personnel were urged to “remain indoors and stay in place until further official notice”, while also being told to “move away from windows and take cover behind or beneath substantial, solid furniture”, and to await further […]
A new “security threat” was reported at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus at around 10am on Friday. Local residents reported hearing sirens sounding in the area.
A brief 'security threat' was declared at the United Kingdom's Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus, with sirens sounding, but it concluded within minutes. This was the second such incident on Thursday.
The Italian foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned the Iranian ambassador in Rome to protest the firing of a drone at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus. “I made it clear to the Iranian ambassador, after the attack which took place in Cyprus, that Europe has nothing to do with it, that it […]
A new “security threat” was declared at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus shortly after midday on Monday, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Sources informed the Cyprus Mail that personnel at the base were told of the threat, and instructed to “return to your homes and stay inside until further notice”. They were also […]
Cyprus intelligence service chief Tasos Tzionis reportedly contacted Lebanese group Hezbollah to offer reassurances that the British Akrotiri air force base would not be used as a target.
The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty is to visit Cyprus on Wednesday, according to reports. The Cyprus News Agency reported that Doughty will land at Paphos airport on Wednesday afternoon, before visiting the British Akrotiri air force base, and then travelling to Nicosia to meet Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, House President […]
Pupils of the nursery school and primary school in the village of Akrotiri, both of which have been closed for a week in the aftermath of a drone strike on the British Akrotiri air force base, will attend class at a primary school in the Limassol district village of Kolossi, according to reports on Monday. […]
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday night confirmed that his country’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus had been used as the launchpad for missions aimed at engaging and shooting…
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday insisted that the United Kingdom had not been left unprepared for the possibility of a conflict in the Middle East or attacks on its bases in Cyprus, despite an Iranian-made drone hitting the runway at the country’s Akrotiri air force base on the island on Monday. “For […]
A 'security threat' was briefly declared at the United Kingdom's Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus on Tuesday morning, but the threat quickly passed.
The civil defence on Monday issued a reminder regarding the procedures of finding and using evacuation shelters, should needs require, after the British Akrotiri air force base was hit by a drone shortly after midnight. “Due to the unstable and fluid situation in the area, the public is being proactively informed that, in the event […]
The amassing of military assets in and around Cyprus in recent weeks, in light of a drone strike on the island’s British Akrotiri air force base, is the product of Cyprus’ accession to the European…
The United States State Department denied abandoning its personnel after several officials left Iraq on a British military aircraft that landed at the British Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus.
A British defense ministry spokesman stated that the frequent 'security threat' messages sent to personnel and residents at the British Akrotiri air force base are due to the congested airspace around Cyprus.
The United Kingdom is “taking every measure” to protect Cyprus, the country’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Thursday, days after the British Akrotiri air force base on the island was hit by…
Asim Akansoy, deputy leader of a Turkish Cypriot opposition party, stated that the UK's continued possession of two sovereign base areas in Cyprus is a "great mistake of history," following an incident at the British Akrotiri air force base.
An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK's Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused "minimal" damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for "defensive actions", Britain's minister for the Middle East said.
The United Kingdom has thus far not been involved in attacks carried out by the United States and Israel on Iran, according to reports on Saturday, though the country’s presence at its Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus is being bolstered. As of midday on Saturday, a Royal Air Force Airbus A400M military transport aircraft […]