in-cyprus5 Jun 2026

British Bases say no elevated cancer risk found over Akrotiri antenna expansion

The Sovereign Base Area Administration (SBAA) has issued a statement responding to community uproar over its plans to install additional antennas near Akrotiri, defending the project and citing a 2007 study that found no elevated cancer risk linked to military antenna installations in Cyprus.

The statement, issued in response to a Phileleftheros report, describes the works as the modernisation of existing infrastructure at the Akrotiri Salt Lake site....

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