A military assessment team from the United States will be in Cyprus this week as part of defence upgrades, Cypriot officials ...

A Cypriot official says experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus' premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle East.

In a move that could have significant strategic ramifications for the island republic and possibly the East Mediterranean, ...

Cyprus' strategic location, only 114 miles from Beirut, makes it a vital hub for evacuations and humanitarian aid.

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday expressed his opposition to what he described as the government’s efforts to ...

US Air Force experts are assessing potential upgrades to Cyprus' Andreas Papandreou Air Base for humanitarian missions in the Middle East. The upgrades aim to boost air traffic safety and expand ...

NICOSIA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Cypriot government on Thursday dismissed claims that the Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos would be used as a U.S. military base, emphasizing that ongoing ...

Cyprus, which is only 114 miles from the ... He insisted the air base would not act as a forward base for military strike operations against targets in the region. “We’ve shown interest ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Experts from the U.S. Air Force ... He insisted the air base would not act as a forward base for military strike operations against targets in the region.

The assessment will take place at a military base in the western district of Paphos. Strategically perched on the edge of the volatile Middle East, European Union member Cyprus has played a ...

A Cypriot official says experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a ...