US taxpayers help Cyprus upgrade military installations for humanitarian aid
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-04-20 14:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Defence, Middle East, Europe, Military & Defence, War & Conflict
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Cyprus’ main Evangelos Florakis naval base, just 142 miles (229 kilometers) from Lebanon’s coast, will get a new, U.S. European Command-funded heliport that will be able to accommodate large, Chinook-type transport helicopters for airlifting evacuees out of conflict zones. (AP Video by Petros Karadjias. Production by Menelaos Hadjicostis.)
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