‘British bases in Cyprus cannot be seen as separate from the whole of the island’
With Greek and French forces already on and around the island amid the expanding Middle East hostilities, the least Cyprus would expect from the British was to already be present, Cyprus’ high…
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‘British bases in Cyprus cannot be seen as separate from the whole of the island’
With Greek and French forces already on and around the island amid the expanding Middle East hostilities, the least Cyprus would expect from the British was to already be present, Cyprus’ high commissioner to the UK Dr Kyriacos Kouros said on Wednesday, adding that the HMS Dragon would not be arriving for another week. Kouros […]
Read full article →UK defence minister flies to Cyprus to ease tension over drone strike on RAF base
John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit RAF base on island US-Israel war on Iran – live updates John Healey flew into Cyprus on Wednesday night to calm the diplomatic fallout over a drone that evaded detection and hit an RAF base, prompting fury from local ministers. UK officials believe a drone that hit an RAF base in Cyprus evaded detection by flying low and slow when it was launched by pro-Iranian militia in Lebanon or western Iraq. Continu...
By Jessica Elgot in Nicosia
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