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Cyprus upgrades key bases with US funds to boost Middle East relief

Cyprus will upgrade key air and naval bases with US and EU-backed funding to boost its role as a humanitarian hub for Middle East evacuations, according to officials.

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00:02Cyprus is upgrading two key military installations with US funding to reinforce its role as a humanitarian safe haven for
00:11evacuees from conflicts in the Middle East, officials said.
00:14The Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos will be expanded to include a new parking apron capable of accommodating dozens of
00:22heavy-lift military transport aircraft.
00:25It has implemented and created a taxable plan, which has provided the American side of the height of half a
00:33billion euros.
00:34We are going to study and study which will cost the whole program, which is quite a billion euros,
00:44in order for the increase of work to be within 2027.
00:53The Evangelos Florakis naval base will receive a new US-European command-funded heliport
00:59capable of accommodating large Chinook transport helicopters to airlift evacuees from conflict zones.
01:30Construction of the facilities is expected to start in 2027.
01:34Amen.
01:35That's D casi 3.
01:36Altona
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