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...
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Coronavirus: Authorities to screen army recruits
Health authorities will conduct 1,000 tests for coronavirus on conscripts joining the National Guard this month, it was announced on Wednesday. The decision was made...
Defence ministry downplays ‘bullying’ videos
Defence Minister Savvas Angelides went to Stavrovouni military camp on Wednesday after three videos emerged on social media appearing to show abuse amongst the soldiers....
Coronavirus: summer conscription to go ahead, with precautions
Conscription to the National Guard will take place this summer, although draftees won’t be reporting to boot camp all at once, due to special precautions...
Coronavirus: 300 police officers in isolation but ‘no impact on enforcement of lockdown’
About 300 police officers are in self-isolation but authorities said this will not have an impact on the enforcement of the Covid-19 lockdown. “It’s important...
Coronavirus: army studying scenarios for 2020 summer conscription
Military authorities are studying various scenarios regarding the summer’s conscription, which will be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The defence ministry and the army command...
Tales from the coffeeshop: The army and making meaningless nonsense sound serious
IT CAME as a major surprise to find out that the institution most trusted by Greek Cypriots, according to the latest Eurobarometer, is the army,...
Cypriots trust the army more than politicians – EU survey
Almost nine out of ten Cypriots say that they do not trust the political parties and point to the army as their most trusted institution,...
Draft dodging down by almost two thirds
Draft dodging has been reduced to 7 per cent from 20 per cent in 2016 after the government cut the army service and put measures...
Mali says 54 killed in militant attack on army post
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian were killed in a militant attack on a military post in northern Mali on Friday, the government said....
Draft dodgers will no longer be able to compete in sports
The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a cooperation protocol with the Cyprus Sports Federation (Koa) for facilitating athletes carrying out their military service in exchange...
Corrective steps being taken to address faulty army call-up system
The government reiterated on Friday that it is taking corrective steps to address shortcomings in the call-up system for National Guard reservists, an issue highlighted...
Audit office army report ‘could have compromised national security’
THE audit office ought to have refrained from making public its report on the state of the armed services’ recruitment system, the defence ministry said...
National Guard chief attends US conference against extremism
National Guard Chief, Lieutenant General Elias Leontaris this week took part in the international Chief of Defence conference on countering violent extremist organisations held at...
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector could face jail
The northern Cyprus military court will be issuing its decision on Thursday regarding conscientious objector Murat Kanatli. Kanatli, a member of the European Bureau for...
First of new recruits arrive at National Guard camps
Some 200 new recruits are expected on Monday in Larnaca, and by Friday around 2,000 of them are expected. Defence Minister Savvas Angelides, who visited...
Syrian army renews push on besieged areas
The Syrian army began an intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Homs on Monday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad pushed to recapture...
Widow of slain US soldier: Trump call ‘made me cry even worse’
The widow of a US Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump “made me cry even worse” in a condolence...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies going ‘soft’ on military
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused of ethnic cleansing,...
Philippine army says taking fire from women, children
Philippine troops fighting Islamic State-linked rebels in a southern city have encountered armed resistance from women and children, the military said on Monday, as troops...
