Multinational Argonaftis drill returns after two years
The multinational civil-military exercise Argonaftis 2022, will take place between May 16 and 20, the defence ministry announced on Sunday. Argonaftis is an annual sea,...
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Alarming rise in childhood obesity
The education ministry on Wednesday unveiled a national fitness assessment programme for secondary school children (Aristotelis) as part of concerted efforts with the health ministry...
Seven countries join Cyprus for search and rescue exercise (Updated)
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Wednesday launched the multinational search and rescue exercise Nemesis 2021 with the participation of eight countries, including Cyprus. Speaking at...
Bases police in joint exercise with CyPol
British bases police and their Cypriot counterparts (CyPol) have just completed an annual week-long joint exercise. The annual drill saw the SBA police’s negotiator team...
Coronavirus: ministry issues clarifications on latest relaxations
The health ministry issued clarifications about the new relaxations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus announced on Thursday that will be in effect...
Emergency exercise carried out at Larnaca airport
An emergency exercise to improve the level of readiness and coordination was conducted at Larnaca airport on Thursday, operator Hermes Airports reported on Friday. Governmental...
Multinational exercise Medusa 2020 to kick off Monday
The multinational aeronautical training exercise Medusa 2020 will begin on Monday, running until December 6. The defence ministry said the exercise will take place in...
Turkey becoming more and more aggressive, says defence minister during military exercise
The recent reopening of a part of the coastal front of Varosha and the constant presence in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) prove that Turkey...
France joins military exercises in east Med, Erdogan says won’t compromise ‘on what’s ours’ (Updated)
As Athens and Ankara continue to trade barbs despite Germany’s efforts to cool tensions, and as France and Italy join Greece and Cyprus for military...
International emergency exercise to be held Wednesday
The multinational exercise NEMESIS-2019 will be conducted for the sixth consecutive year on Wednesday, an announcement by the defence ministry said on Friday. The exercise...
