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How is Britain supporting US airstrikes in Iran? – podcast
PoliticsThe Guardian2d ago

How is Britain supporting US airstrikes in Iran? – podcast

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Keir Starmer’s announcement that British bases in the UK and in the Chagos Islands would be used by the US in their strikes in Iran. Their use is for ‘limited defensive purposes’ but is that enough to stop Britain being dragged further into war? What is the extent of the UK’s involvement in the Middle East war? Continue reading...

Anti-war protest planned in Nicosia after drone strikes
Worldcyprus-mail8h ago

Anti-war protest planned in Nicosia after drone strikes

An anti-war demonstration is planned in Nicosia on Thursday to protest the recent US and Israeli drone strikes on Iran and military activity around Cyprus’ British bases, the Cyprus Peace Council announced on Wednesday. It will take place at 5.30pm in front of the Presidential Palace On Tuesday, an anti-war demonstration also took place in […]

UK considers sending Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus
PoliticsThe Guardiancyprus-mail1d ago2 sources

UK considers sending Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus

Defence sources say deployment of HMS Duncan to better protect base on Mediterranean island is under discussion UK politics live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates John Healey, the defence secretary, is considering sending a Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus to help defend British bases there after several apparently hostile drones targeted RAF Akrotiri on the island. Defence sources said a deployment of HMS Duncan, currently in Portsmouth, was under discussion as a way to bet...

False alarm message triggers brief panic at Akrotiri bases
Worldin-cyprus1d ago

False alarm message triggers brief panic at Akrotiri bases

British Bases at Akrotiri sent a message warning of a threat and ordering people to leave the area and remain indoors, before confirming minutes later that it was a false alarm, state television reported. The alert was issued shortly before 8:15 am and instructed residents to move away from the area and stay at home […]

President discusses drone attack with Lebanese counterpart
Politicscyprus-mail2d ago

President discusses drone attack with Lebanese counterpart

President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone conversation with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun following the drone attack on the British bases in Akrotiri, reportedly fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon, sources said on Monday. The same sources told the Cyprus News Agency that so far there was no information regarding a threat against the infrastructure of the […]

Military Bases in Cyprus and Their Control
Politicsindex-hrn1-serbiacyprus-mail+3naftemporikiin-cyprusnewsbeast2d ago6 sources

Military Bases in Cyprus and Their Control

Cyprus is described as one of the most 'militarized' areas in the Eastern Mediterranean, characterized by the coexistence of different control regimes, including British Sovereign Bases and other military presences.

British bases not used in Middle East strikes, Starmer tells President Christodoulides
Worldin-cyprus4d ago

British bases not used in Middle East strikes, Starmer tells President Christodoulides

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that the British Prime Minister had informed him that British bases in Cyprus were not used and would not be used in military operations in the region. Speaking to reporters as he arrived at a Movement of Ecologists–Citizens’ Cooperation movement event, Christodoulides said Cyprus was closely monitoring developments […]