“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to help defend Cyprus, where a U.K. air base was hit by an Iranian Shahed drone following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. “When Cyprus is attacked, it is Europe that is attacked,

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, March 6 (Reuters) - A drone strike this week on a British air base in Cyprus has renewed calls for an end to British military presence on the Mediterranean island as many fear being dragged into the wider Iran conflict.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travelled to Cyprus for an emergency trilateral meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides amid the war in Iran. View on

The Cypriot government may renegotiate the status of British bases on the island

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived in Cyprus on Monday in solidarity with the EU island nation.

Multiple European countries have announced further deployment of naval assets to the eastern Mediterranean after a drone attack on a UK base in Cyprus. HMS Dragon is expected next week. View on eurone

If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child. Whether it’s the Greeks, Persians, Romans, Ottomans or the British, tiny Cyprus has been a prized possession for many.

The government of the Netherlands on Monday confirmed its intention to send a frigate to Cyprus, joining a growing list of countries which have deployed naval assets to the island’s vicinity in the aftermath of an Iranian-made drone hitting the island last week.