Cyprus and USA carry out joint search and rescue operation (video)
Cyprus and the US conducted an all-day joint search and rescue exercise at sea, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said on Friday. According to...
Exercise
Fire service completes training exercise at Vasiliko (with video)
The fire services on Friday completed an exercise in the Vasiliko area on Friday, according to spokesman Andreas Kettis. The scenario involved a fire at...
Exercise equipment installed along Latchi walkway
Exercise equipment has been installed along the coastal walkway in Latchi to promote healthy habits to young people. The four pieces of exercise equipment amounting...
Terrorist exercise at Metropolis Mall hailed a success (photos, video)
An exercise at Metropolis Mall in Larnaca on Tuesday that simulated a terrorist attack was hailed by police as “a success.” The exercise, Zion 2022,...
Fire drill taking place in Paphos on Thursday, no cause for alarm
The fire department on Wednesday issued an alert to the public that there would be an exercise taking place on Thursday at 9am in Paphos...
National Guard completes joint exercise in Egypt
The National Guard on Friday completed an international joint exercise ‘Tams-Heracles’ in Egypt, it said. In addition to the host country and Cyprus, the United...
National Guard concludes readiness drill (with video)
The National Guard on Saturday announced that the Nikitis-Dimitra 2022 military exercise was successfully concluded. The exercise was large-scale and was conducted on land, sea...
Firefighting exercise Hephestus tests readiness
Firefighting exercise Hephestus 2022, part of Forest Protection week, took place on Friday and aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the state’s entire forest firefighting...
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,...
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...
