Tag: cyprus
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Foreign Affairs Minister says Cyprus Government officials told him that they are unhappy with the British base in Cyprus
Earlier today at a political rally of the Labour Party, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg said that Cyprus government officials have told him that they are unhappy with the presence of a British base after it was targeted by Iran. The Foreign Affairs Minister was speaking at a political rally…
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President Macron in Cyprus: European security is our common interest
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Cyprus today along with Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Prime Minister of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides. The leaders toured the Andreas Papandreou Air Base. French President Emmanuel Macron said that anyone who attacks Cyprus is attacking Europe. Iran targeted the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus. The French President also…
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Why did Iran target the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus?
Iran targeted the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus when the US and Israel started their bombing campaign against the Islamic Regime. US bases across the Gulf were also targeted. Cyprus was targeted at least once with a drone on March 2nd. Another incident with a missile that landed nearby the base was previously downplayed…
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French and Spanish naval frigates berth at the Grand Harbour
A Spanish naval frigate, the Santa Maria-class ASW frigate ESPS Navarra (F85) berthed in Malta’s Pinto Wharf 2 yesterday morning. The visit follows another visit of a Spanish frigate in Malta, the ASW frigate ESPS Victoria, which left the Grand Harbour on March 1st. The naval frigates are equipped with air defence systems. Meanwhile, the…
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Charles De Gaulle enters the Mediterranean Sea: HMS Dragon grounded in Portsmouth over repairs and maintenance
The French flagship naval vessel Charles De Gaulle has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea yesterday morning and is now en route to the east of the Mediterranean. The French flagship carrier was previously deployed in the Baltic Sea. Spain also deployed a naval frigate following Iran’s attacks on Cyprus but…
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Spain to send warship to Cyprus: Charles De Gaulle also transferred to the Mediterranean
Spain has announced that it will send a naval frigate to protect Cyprus from incoming missiles and drones by Iran. Cyprus was targeted by Iranian drones for its British base in Akrotiri. Greece and the UK have also added more military assets to the island following the attack. France is also transferring its naval flagship,…
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Air defence active in the Gulf: Greece sends F-16s to Cyprus
Greece has deployed up to four F-16s in Cyprus to conduct air-defence operations after Iran targeted the British base of Akrotiri with a drone. Earlier today another explosion was heard nearby the base but no incident has been confirmed. Air defences over Cyprus are active including with British fighter jets, Patiot missiles and an additional…
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Iran targets British base in Cyprus
A security threat was declared at the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus earlier today, afterr an Iranian Shahed drone struck the base but no casualties were reported. The incident has been confirmed by the President of Cyprus. The base is usually used as a launchpad for US fighter-jets to conduct missions against Iran when…
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Malta joins Greece and Cyprus in opposition to the 20th EU sanctions package
Malta has joined Greece and Cyprus in opposing the proposed 20th sanctions package on Russia by the EU. Malta is opposing the sanctions package in the interest of its own maritime industry. The latest proposed sanctions aim to ban all services to oil-tankers selling Russian oil and this would ensure a severe blow to Russia’s…
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Jeffrey Epstein associate, Nicole Junkermann, used Malta-based jet company to meet Epstein: called him “Daddy”
The Jeffrey Epstein files reveal a very strong friendship and association between Jeffrey Epstein and Nicole Junkermann even after Jeffrey Epstein was convicted of child-trafficking. The German countess, also known as Countess Nicole Brachetti Peretti had a business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein via a security-tech company called Carbyne of which previous Israeli Prime Minister Ehud…
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Cyprus is not showing Fidias Panayiotou as much love as he claims
Fidias Panayiotou received backlash from Cyprus for his visit to Moscow during Victory Day celebrations on May 9th, but criticism against him in Cyprus is growing following an interview he gave to Caolan Robertson. During the interview, Fidias Panayiotou claimed that he has the support of 70% of the Cypriot people and a mandate from them…
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The rise of the unemployed clown as European politician
Politics is a very serious thing because it affects the lives of people in many ways. Politicians are meant to make our lives and the world we live in better. Given the sensitive nature of the job of a politician, one expects that people elect serious politicians to represent them, but we know that this…
