#National Guard

The 17-year-old national guardsman is returned to Cyprus on Tuesday via air ambulance. Although his condition has improved, it is not stable enough for him to travel on a commercial ...

THE NATIONAL Guard gave an exhibition of its operational capabilities on Thursday, watched by Prezniktwo, as part of the celebrations to mark 60 years since its establishment. It does not have ...

The national guard celebrated its 60th birthday on Thursday by holding manoeuvres in Zygi in the presence of President Nikos Christodoulides and the Minister of Defence Vasilis Palmas, both of ...

The government aims to “evolve” the National Guard into a “flexible, semi-professional army”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday. Speaking at a swearing-in ceremony for new conscripts, he said ...

Renewing his pre-election pledge to allocate 2 per cent of the GDP to military equipment programmes, President Nikos Christodoulides watched National Guard operational manoeuvres on Thursday to mark the army’s 60...

Improvements have been reported in the health of the two national guardsmen who suffered severe symptoms of heatstroke, defence ministry spokesman Andreas Stylianou said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The 17-year-old conscript taken to France for care after he lost consciousness during national guard training last week is slightly improving though still in critical condition, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas ...

The air ambulance helicopter, transporting the 17-year-old National Guard conscript to France, took off at 2pm from Larnaca airport. The conscript, who was hospitalised after feeling unwell during an exercise, ...

A 17-year-old National Guard conscript who was hospitalised after feeling unwell during an exercise will be taken to France to undergo further treatment, it was announced on Sunday. He will ...

A 17-year-old conscript was admitted to Nicosia General’s intensive care unit on Saturday after feeling fatigue the day before shortly after he had started his national service. The defence ...

The national guard on Tuesday celebrated 60 sixty years since its establishment in 1964. Sixty years ago, on June 4, the council of ministers decided by decree to establish the military force under ...

Males who have not completed their military service or who have secured an army deferment for reasons other than their college studies may not apply for a state scholarship, the ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday addressed the graduation ceremony for the new frogmen of the National Guard at the ‘Evangelos Florakis’ naval base. Speaking to the graduates, Palmas acknowledged ...

The G3 military rifle included in the recovered weapons and explosives found in an Oroklini cemetary did not originate from the national guard, media reported on Wednesday. Instead, it is ...

The registration process for the 2024 class of National Guard conscripts “is proceeding smoothly”, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Wednesday. Conscripts started reporting to their army camps on Monday. The ...

The two cabinet-appointed investigators received their formal orders of operation on Wednesday, as they began digging into the 19-year-old case of guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou’s murder. They have “three months ...

The murder of Thanasis Nicolaou “proved the existence of the deep state”, the Green Party said on Saturday. They said his mother Andriana Nicolaou was “finally vindicated” by the Limassol ...

By Andria Kades and Jean Christou The death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005 was a crime and he died of strangulation, rather than suicide a judge ruled on Friday. ...

By Andria Kades and Jean Christou As the public waited the verdict as to whether national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou committed suicide or was murdered in 2005, the court reading painted a ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas announced on Friday that his ministry is diligently working to enhance Cyprus’ deterrence capability within the national guard. “We are working methodically and quietly in cooperation ...

The Audit service on Tuesday raised concerns regarding deferments granted to young men who would otherwise have been conscripted into the National guard. In a report on the matter, it ...

The audit service said on Tuesday its job was to monitor all government spending, hitting back at a Greek Cypriot website that questioned its authority over defence ministry and national ...

The Audit Office said on Wednesday the defence ministry is riddled with financial mismanagement, while the national guard is failing to follow correct safety guidelines and procedures. One of the ...

The supreme constitutional court has found no career advancement discrimination took place against female non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in the National Guard, according to a statement released Tuesday. In a statement, ...