Cevdet Yilmaz says island’s use for operations targeting Middle East poses risks for all countries in region, stresses Türkiye’s guarantor role and military presence ensure stability - Anadolu Ajansı

Both Greece and France have agreed to send frigates to Cyprus after a UK air base was targeted by Iranian-made drones on Monday. France will also send additional land-based, anti-drone and anti-missile systems to the country.

Greece is stepping up its military support for Cyprus following a drone attack on a British air base on the island, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday. Athens will deploy two

Cyprus and Greece stand united and will “always be part of the solution” in the context of ongoing tensions in the region, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after meeting Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias at the palace.

Greece has deployed naval and air force assets to Cyprus as security concerns grow in the eastern Mediterranean following a series of incidents linked to the wider Middle East conflict.

Parliament said Tuesday that rising tensions in the Middle East and growing military cooperation between the Greek Cypriot administration and its Western partners are placing the island at greater risk,

Four F-16 aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force arrived in Cyprus late on Monday afternoon, following a decision by the National Security Council (KYSKEA) and Nikos Dendias, after the alert raised by drones at the British bases in Akrotiri.

After a drone struck RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus, Greece has elected to deploy naval vessels and F-16s to the Republic of Cyprus in order to help defend their close ally. On the evening of Feb. 1, 2026, reports emerged of an emergency situation at RAF Akrotiri,

Nikos Dendias announced that Greece is sending two frigates and a pair of F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus — the Greek defence minister is heading to Cyprus following talks with Mitsotakis