Central Bank terrorist attack simulation to test resistance
Forces will be deployed to the Central Bank on Friday for a full-scale field exercise and firing of blank cartridges, to evaluate the effectiveness of security measures in the event ...
Cyprus, Greece exercise to coordinate casualty responses
Joint manoeuvres on October 20 between Cyprus and Greece off the Greek island of Andros will see the two countries’ operational forces strengthening their preparedness and coordination in responding to incidents ...
Civil defence outlines reasons certain users did not receive CY-Alert test
Civil defence has explained why certain mobile phone users did not receive Monday’s nationwide CY-Alert test notification, after thousands of devices received a simulated missing person alert as part ...
Government commends emergency SMS test as largely successful
The delivery time of emergency test text messages sent across Cyprus on Friday was satisfactory according to interior minister Constantinos Ioannou said, after a new round of alerts was issued ...
Emergency services perform mass casualty management exercise
Cyprus’ emergency services held a mass casualty management exercise on Monday, with the aim of ensuring their readiness for possible future emergencies.
The exercise, named Ippocratis 2023, was designed and organised ...
Vasiliko carries out emergency response exercise
The chairman of the board of directors at the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) Antonis Stylianou said last week’s security exercise at the port area of Vasilikos was a huge ...