
Cyprus


Inside Britain’s military dictatorship in the Mediterranean
by MATT KENNARD | 31 January 2023
TAGGED: Cyprus

The UK’s 83 military interventions around the world since 1945
by MARK CURTIS | 10 January 2023
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Albania, Anguilla, Bahamas, Belize, Borneo, Chagos Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Greece, Guyana, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Maldives, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Korea, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zanzibar

Britain sent Saudi Arabia thousands of spare parts for warplanes amid arms embargo
by PHIL MILLER | 3 December 2020
TAGGED: BAE Systems, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
The UK military supplied 2,323 spare parts for Tornado fighter jets to an arms company in Saudi Arabia last year, despite a court order against exporting weapons for use in the Yemen war, Declassified UK has found.

Revealed: Baby animals knowingly killed by British military
by PHIL MILLER | 10 June 2020
TAGGED: Cyprus
Military exercises at British bases in the Mediterranean are causing miscarriages and deaths among farm animals, generating hundreds of compensation claims each year, and threatening protected environmental sites, Declassified UK can reveal.

Revealed: UK government broke inspection rules at arms factory supplying Saudis in Yemen war
by PHIL MILLER | 14 May 2020
TAGGED: BAE Systems, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
A fighter jet factory in England providing essential parts for the Saudi air force has not been checked for over three years, missing the government’s own deadlines. Without supplies from this factory, it is likely Saudi Arabia would be unable to continue bombing Yemen during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus cannot stop Britain’s war in Yemen
by PHIL MILLER | 22 April 2020
TAGGED: BAE Systems, Coronavirus, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Despite claiming to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s military and arms industry continue to facilitate bombing one of the world’s poorest countries, which is most at risk from Covid-19.

Despite lockdown, the UK military still flies, risking the spread of coronavirus
by MATT KENNARD | 2 April 2020
TAGGED: Coronavirus, Cyprus
Since air travel was largely locked down to curb the spread of coronavirus, the UK military has airlifted personnel to at least six countries that have banned British travellers or flights — potentially moving thousands of troops.