Cypriot authorities stress that the country is safe, wanting to prevent a possible decrease in tourist flows due to the war in the Middle East. After the outbreak of war in the Middle East and the ...

Cyprus is said to be seeking new security arrangements for Britain’s military bases on the island after it was targeted by Iranian drone attacks. Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides reportedly ...

Security remains high for Israelis and Jews on the island even as officials note a modest increase in reported crime and shifting demographics. An Israeli longtime resident of Cyprus says the island ...

Cyprus wants a "frank discussion" about the future of UK bases. A drone incident in early March has blown open old debates across this de facto divided island. If you spend a day soaking up the ...

Warship HMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, the Defence Secretary said, almost three weeks after its deployment was first announced. John Healey told MPs the Type 45 air defence ...

NICOSIA – Britain will not be using its bases in Cyprus for any offensive action in the Iran crisis, a Cypriot government spokesperson said on March 21, citing a phone call between British Prime ...

Not on the map; cartographically speaking, we’re surrounded. Turkey lies just 75 kilometres away. Syria is 100km distant. Egypt just a little further. Here’s the bit where people always say, knowingly ...

CYPRUS has demanded a showdown with Britain over the future of its military bases on the island once the Middle East war is over. Sluggish Sir Keir Starmer took two days to order a warship to defend ...

11:49, Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Updated: 11:54, Thu, Mar 19, 2026 The future of Britain's bases on Cyprus has been called into question after the leader of the island nation said there will be an "open and ...

Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases have become targets for Iran after outbreak of Middle East crisis EU leaders have pledged to stand behind Cyprus as it seeks “an open and frank discussion” on the future of ...

When an Iranian-made drone struck a UK base in Cyprus, it triggered the deployment of EU warships and Turkish fighter jets, reviving debate over Cyprus's colonial past and long-standing divisions.

'Frank conversation' needed with UK over bases on island, says President of Cyprus The UK's two military bases on Cyprus are a "colonial consequence" on the island and talks on their status and future ...