RAF Akrotiri was hit by a drone strike at the start of the Iran conflict, now Cyprus is considering who benefits from British military presence.

“Our force protection in the region is at the highest level and the base has responded to defend our people."

Nakamura isn’t the first player to flag concerns about playing conditions in Cyprus; Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy also said she does not want to risk competing in a country that is not too far away from nations like Lebanon and Israel, which are actively involved in the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Britain will not be using its bases in Cyprus for any offensive action in the Iran crisis, the Cypriot government spokesperson said on Saturday, citing a phone call between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.

When it comes to European Union territory, you can't go much further east than Cyprus. So far east, in fact, that it's within reach of Iran's weapons.

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the French frigate Languedoc to waters off Cyprus, a fellow European Union member, to bolster its anti-drone and anti-missiles defenses.

Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.

The defence ministry signed an agreement with Slovak company HELI on Fridayto lease four Black Hawk helicopters for the firefighting season. Defence director, Panayiotis Symeou and HELI managing director,