#National Guard

The remains of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was murdered in 2005, have been placed in an ossuary at a Limassol monastery. His mother, Andriana Nicolaou, who is currently in Jerusalem, announced ...

The remains of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was murdered in 2005, are to be returned to his family within seven days, Limassol district court decided on Wednesday. Following an extremely tense ...

Cypriot armed forces took part in the Israeli-led “Noble Dina 2025” multinational aeronautical exercises, which took place between March 19 and April 3, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Cypriot naval and air ...

The planned court ruling over whether the remains of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, would be returned to his family, was on Friday postponed. It had initially been ...

Women can now enlist voluntarily in the National Guard, for a minimum of six months, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. The law passed with 32 MPs voting in ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas has denied allegations regarding the selection of personnel for the presidential aircraft, dismissing them as “unfounded and misleading”. His response follows reports by the daily newspaper ...

A bill which would allow women to voluntarily enlist in the National Guard will go to a vote at a plenary parliament session in the next two weeks, Defence Minister ...

The National Guard on Wednesday announced that it had carried out a mock firefighting exercise with the aim of “testing the new fire management system” and “enhancing interoperability and cooperation”. ...

A total of seven people have been held responsible for the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005, according to reports on Saturday. Newspaper Phileleftheros wrote that the report into the ...

The National Guard is fully prepared to welcome female volunteers, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas confirmed on Thursday, as discussions on the voluntary enlistment of women continued in the House defence ...

Justice can only be served by punishing those responsible for the death of soldier Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005, his mother, Andriana Nicolaou, said on Thursday, following the release of an independent ...

President Nikos Christodoulides chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday at the presidential palace, where ministers were briefed on the findings of an investigation into the 2005 death of soldier Thanasis Nicolaou. ...

A weeklong firearm course was organised recently between sharp shooters of the British bases and the Cyprus National Guard in Episkopi. On the course there were non-commissioned officers from both ...

Gender equality is a central priority for the government, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Friday at a reception honouring women serving in the National Guard. Palmas highlighted the vital ...

The supreme court has rejected the appeal of state forensic pathologist Panicos Stavrianos, reaffirming that the death of 26-year-old national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was a criminal act. The ruling upholds ...

The new proposal for the voluntary enlistment of girls in the national guard, announced this week, has sparked a predictable mixed reaction from would-be conscripts. A bill for voluntary conscription ...

Women should be invited to sit at the Cyprus problem negotiating table, not to join the armed forces, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Dogus Derya said. She took to ...

A bill for voluntary conscription of women into the national guard which is to be tabled in parliament after its approval by ministers, was criticised by women’s groups on ...

Chief of the National Guard General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas, has said that a fundamental reorganisation has been planned to address modern challenges, while 2025 has been designated as “Year ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Thursday largely welcomed the United States’ decision to allow the Republic of Cyprus to purchase military hardware directly. Disy leader and House president Annita Demetriou described ...

Cyprus has been authorised to buy military hardware directly from the United States government after joining three programmes run by the country’s department of defence on Wednesday night. As ...

President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Monday that the draft bill for the voluntary conscription of women into the National Guard is ready. The bill is currently with the Legal Service ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Thursday congratulated the 2024 graduating class of the military police, wishing them well on their new role as keepers of law and order in the army. ...

Cyprus is turning to the west to renew its air defence systems, a senior government source said on Thursday. The source told Reuters the country is “turning to other countries ...