#National Guard

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, ...

Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates signed a bilateral defence cooperation programme covering the year 2024 on Thursday. The agreement was signed in Abu Dhabu by National Guard international relations chief ...

Friday’s proceedings of the inquest looking into the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa in 2005, saw forensic pathologist ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos has been barred from taking the stand in court proceedings investigating the death of former national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou. The development during Friday’s court hearing ...

Cyprus has signed a deal purchasing helicopters for its national guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Monday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Giorgallas said the defence helicopters would be ...

Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday that soldiers should “realise the importance” of a healthy diet. Giorgallas’ speech on the matter was read by his ministry’s Director General ...

Anthropologist Eleftheria Charilaou testified in the Limassol Court on Thursday during the inquiry into the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou. On Monday, the police guard responsible for transporting the ...

In the ongoing investigation around the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa in 2005, his family is in search of ...

The government is taking “steady steps” to modernise and strengthen the National Guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Wednesday. Giorgallas was speaking at a celebration held by the Air ...

The assignment of army conscripts to ‘easy’ posts appears to be based not on merit, but rather on a soldier’s family background and connections, the auditor-general said in a ...

A joint aeronautical exercise between Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy has been successfully completed, it was announced on Friday. The national guard said the exercise, held for the fourth consecutive ...

Lieutenant general George Tsitsikostas, the new head of the National guard, was inducted into his new role at a ceremony at the Presidential palace on Thursday. Tsitsikostas replaces the outgoing ...

The family of Thanasis Nicolaou, the 26-year-old national guardsman who was found dead under the Alassa bridge in 2005, on Wednesday requested for the presiding judge at the Limassol court to ...