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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
EAC to replace over 6,000 army lights with LED
The defence ministry signed an agreement with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday for the replacement of 6,600 energy saving lights with LED...
House rejects budget that would allow conscripts to study in UK (Updated)
Parliament on Friday rejected a supplementary budget earmarked for the recruitment of contract soldiers that would have replaced conscripts who would have been given a...
Joint Cyprus-Israeli military exercise successfully wraps up
A joint Cyprus-Israel military exercise titled Iason 2020 concluded successfully at midnight on Wednesday. The ministry of defence said the exercise was held from Monday...
Parents complain to parliament over delays in decision on army deferral
Parents of conscripts wishing to defer their army service to begin studies in the UK this year sent a complaint to parliament on Wednesday, as...
As crunch army vote nears unclear which way vote will go
It remains unclear as to which way parliament will vote on Friday when they decide the fate of national guardsmen seeking to defer their service....
Conscripts’ UK studies in the balance awaiting House vote
A bill set to be voted on in parliament later on Friday would finally allow a group of national guardsmen to defer their service and...
Mixed feelings over army deferrals
The defence ministry has told the Sunday Mail it does not expect a huge uptake in the offer of deferrals to conscripts to allow them...
Cabinet defers military service for conscripts accepted at UK universities (Updated)
The Cabinet on Thursday announced that the government would temporarily defer the service of National guardsmen who have secured a seat in British universities so...
English university extends scholarships for fee-hit Cypriot conscripts
At least one English university is willing to help male Cypriot students serving in the army this year, who will lose their home fee status...
First new recruits report to army (with pics)
National Guard conscripts started to report for duty on Monday with school graduates presenting at recruitment centres (KEN) in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos. Due...