U.S. funding helps Cyprus upgrade military bases for its role as a regional safe haven

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A Cyprus' subject serviceman walks adjacent of a motion bearing the U.S. and Cypriot flags astatine the tract of a caller helipad planing operation astatine the Evangelos Florakis naval basal successful Mari, Cyprus, connected April 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP

With assistance from U.S. taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading cardinal subject installations to fortify the ngo it has carved for itself arsenic a harmless haven successful the eastbound Mediterranean for evacuees from the conflict-wracked West Asia and arsenic a humanitarian assistance hub.

Cyprus' main Evangelos Florakis naval base, conscionable 142 miles (229 kilometres) from Lebanon's coast, volition get a new, U.S. European Command-funded heliport that volition beryllium capable to accommodate large, Chinook-type transport helicopters for airlifting evacuees retired of struggle zones.

Published - April 20, 2026 11:46 americium IST

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