An unmanned drone caused limited damage at the Akrotiri Air Base shortly after midnight, according to the government spokesman of the Republic of Cyprus, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, who stated that security protocols were immediately activated and there is continuous coordination with the British government and the administration of the British bases.

Significant new finds have been unearthed during the ongoing excavation directed by Prof. Christos Doumas at Akrotiri, Thira, which are sponsored by the Kaspersky Lab and taking place under the auspices of the Archaeological Society at Athens.

Theresa May visited the British base on Cyprus. The role of British bases in Cyprus against the war against the Islamic State and the fight against terrorism, was underscored by British Prime Minister Theresa May, on a short visit to Akrotiri, Limassol.