“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to help defend Cyprus, where a U.K. air base was hit by an Iranian Shahed drone following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. “When Cyprus is attacked, it is Europe that is attacked,

French president says attack on island is ‘an attack on Europe’ as EU states send military support Emmanuel Macron has vowed that Europe will do whatever it takes to stand by Cyprus, the continent’s first state to be directly affected by the Iran war.

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, March 6 (Reuters) - A drone strike this week on a British air base in Cyprus has renewed calls for an end to British military presence on the Mediterranean island as many fear being dragged into the wider Iran conflict.

The Cypriot government may renegotiate the status of British bases on the island

Cyprus temporarily closed its airspace on Wednesday after a suspicious flying object was spotted coming in from Lebanon. The government gave the all-clear shortly afterwards.

Multiple European countries have announced further deployment of naval assets to the eastern Mediterranean after a drone attack on a UK base in Cyprus. HMS Dragon is expected next week. View on eurone

Larnaca and Paphos airports see 138 flights scheduled for Monday Hermes Airports on Monday announced that Cyprus’ air connectivity with Europe has been restored, following the resumption of several flights that had been temporarily suspended in recent weeks.