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...
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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....
