Defence minister denies link to man arranging army exemptions for cash
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Friday a man on remand for allegedly taking payment to secure boys did not have to do the army was not employed at the ...
Female soldier who died in accident buried
The funeral of Corporal Natalie Neophytou took place on Saturday, held at public expense, with Neophytou buried with full military honours.
The funeral, which took place at the Apostolou Pavlou ...
Army captain remanded for leaking video on container with expired explosives
A 36-year-old army captain was remanded in court for four days on Sunday in connection with publishing military information, after he released a video flagging expired explosives.
Paphos district court ...
30 new recruits get food poisoning from first army meal
Defence ministry spokesman Christos Pieris on Monday confirmed that 30 new army recruits suffered food poisoning after a meal at the Larnaca camp where they had registered but called it an ...
Inquest into death of soldier adjourned pending further investigation
An inquest into the 2005 suspicious death of a soldier was adjourned on Friday pending further investigation and decisions by the state on the handling of the case.
The family of ...
British soldiers try out new equipment
The 2nd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, based in Episkopi, tested out its new equipment on Tuesday morning and pledged closer cooperation with the Cyprus army.
Brilliant day testing out ...
Lawyer for family of dead soldier call for culprits to be found following new evidence
The death of a soldier 16 years ago, which appears to have been the result of strangulation and not suicide as initially thought, should be investigated, and resolved as a matter ...
Coronavirus: More than 100 people in army have Covid
More than 100 members of the national guard have tested positive for coronavirus, while more are in self-isolation as close contacts, the defence ministry said on Friday.
Some 135 people tested positive ...
Shooting range opens for special forces
A shooting range was inaugurated on Monday at the Stavrovouni special forces camp, to be used by the 33rd battalion.
The shooting range is dedicated to the memory of Stelios ...
Women officers in national guard discriminated against rules Ombudswoman
Women officers in the national guard have suffered discrimination in the workplace because of their gender, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianidou Lottides has found as she urged the defence ministry to seek ...
Cyprus takes part in joint military exercise (pics)
A joint military exercise of special forces personnel from Greece, the USA and Cyprus took place between January 11 and January 29 in the Souda area of Crete, it was announced on ...
Coronavirus: Army postpones reservist duties
The defence ministry has extended the postponement of reservist service in the national guard until February 28, taking into account the epidemiological situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, it announced on ...
AG’s office will decide if soldier’s remains can be sent to Greece
The attorney-general’s office will respond on Monday whether it will allow part of the remains of the 26-year-old soldier exhumed last month to be transported in Greece for further ...