Defence ministry opens possibility of army exemption for race-car driver
The defence ministry on Friday opened up to the possibility of exempting race car driver Vladimiros Tziortzis from his compulsory military service. In a statement...
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Defence ministry announces aerial exercises over Nicosia
The national guard and armed forces on Tuesday will conduct training activities within the Nicosia flight information region (FIR), the Ministry of Defence announced. The...
Team of experts due in Cyprus after audit office complaint about defence ministry
A team of experts will be flying to Cyprus early in June after the audit service filed a complaint about the defence ministry’s refusal to...
Cyprus helping train 24 experts from Ukraine in demining
Cyprus, as part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM) programme, is participating in the training of 24 experts from Ukraine in mine clearance...
Defence minister sworn in, promises to strengthen national guard
New Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday he aims to make citizens feel “safe and secure” against any foreign aggression. Giorgallas was speaking during...
National guard recruiting contract soldiers
The national guard is seeking to recruit contract soldiers to fill up its ranks, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Applications can be submitted online...
Defence ministry orders probe into homophobic video
The defence ministry on Thursday said it had ordered an investigation after a noncommissioned officer (NCO) was seen on a TikTok video calling homosexuality something...
Defence ministry to purchase 60 new vehicles for the National Guard
The defence ministry announced on Thursday that they will be acquiring 60 new four-wheel drive vehicles for the National Guard. As stated in its announcement,...
Defence ministry denies that suspect ‘offering army exemptions for cash’ ever worked there
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Friday denied that a suspect currently on remand by the courts for allegedly offering families army exemptions for their sons...
Army, police probe fatal accident of woman officer
The inspector general of the national guard is the investigating officer who will probe the conditions under which the fatal accident which led to the...
