British listening posts in Cyprus intercept signals and 'snoop on the Middle East'
dailystar.co.ukREAD MORE: Shadowy KGB elite silovarchs 'plotting Putin coup to replace him with someone worse'Likewise, when Britain pulled out of Egypt in 1956, the British presence in Cyprus ensured close proximity to the Suez Canal.
It provides fundamental access to the Indian Ocean for Western countries whose cargo ships would otherwise have to sail the long way around Africa, thus jeopardising their oil imports from the Arabian peninsula and much more.Despite withdrawing from Cyprus in 1960, Britain still controls around three percent of the island’s territory in the form of two UK Sovereign Base Areas in Dhekelia and Akrotiri.
As well as hosting British troops and fighter jets that recently saw action in the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, Cyprus is also home to a British listening post used to spy on the Middle East and wider region.The Ayios Nikolaos Station can be found in the base in Dhekelia, on the eastern side of the island.
Dishes and antennas installed at the site are used to gather electronic intelligence for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which serves the UK government and armed forces.
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