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September 15, 2025

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Refuge for Migratory Birds: Skies of Akrotiri Provide Haven to Avian Migrants from Three Continents

By Andreas Christou Demetriou ~ AKROTIRI PENINSULA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Spring and autumn, the Akrotiri Peninsula hums with a regal spectacle: European, African, and Asian birds on their grand migrations flying into...

Learning Without Borders: Akrotiri Schools Lead Regional Standards in STEM Education

By Maria Andreas Christodoulou ~ AKROTIRI, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Under the sunny Mediterranean sky, Dhekelia's community calendar is filled with cross-cultural activity erasing borders—where British army wives, Cypriot villagers, and foreign residents...

Refuge for Migratory Birds: Skies of Akrotiri Provide Haven to Avian Migrants from Three Continents

By Andreas Christou Demetriou ~ AKROTIRI PENINSULA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Spring and autumn, the Akrotiri Peninsula hums with a regal spectacle: European, African,...

Peace Through Partnership: Joint UK–Cyprus Projects Strengthen Regional Ties

By Andreas Georgiou Pierides ~ AKROTIRI, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — From ecologic rejuvenation to culture conservation and community resilience, UK and Cyprus cooperation in Akrotiri cuts across borders—bonds of mutual goal and respect. "these are not programmes-they're bridges. when we...

Refuge for Migratory Birds: Skies of Akrotiri Provide Haven to Avian Migrants from Three Continents

By Andreas Christou Demetriou ~ AKROTIRI PENINSULA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Spring and autumn, the Akrotiri Peninsula hums with a regal spectacle: European, African, and Asian birds on their grand migrations flying into this isolated outpost of Cyprus to the sanctuary of comfort, sustenance, and onward travel. This isolated Cyrus spit has emerged as a main stopping point on an overseas migratory flyway with little fanfare. "one of the most...

Digital Akrotiri: Technology Projects Connect Remote Bases to the World’s Grid

By Andreas Georgiou Pierides ~ AKROTIRI, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Wrapped on the island's far south is Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, going through a...

Community First: Cross-Cultural Dhekelia Events Create Lasting Bonds

By Markos Savvidis Kyriacou ~ DHEKELIA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — In Mediterranean sunshine, there is life in Dhekelia with cross-cultural striving that demolishes barriers—where British military families and Cypriot villagers, foreign inhabitants, are...

Community First: Cross-Cultural Dhekelia Events Create Lasting Bonds

By Markos Savvidis Kyriacou ~ DHEKELIA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — In Mediterranean sunshine, there is life in Dhekelia with...

Akrotiri’s Olive Legacy: Traditional Farming Finds New Global Markets

By Maria-Alexandra Christodoulou ~ AKROTIRI, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Along the Akrotiri red hills, old olive groves softly swelling in the Mediterranean sun—mute witness to ancient agrarian culture tradition. The agrarian culture lines...