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...
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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...
Defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt to hold trilateral in Athens
The defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will hold a trilateral meeting on Tuesday, November 5, in Athens during which they will discuss developments...
Greek fighter jets take part in exercise (Update-2)
Three Greek fighters took part in a National Guard exercise on Thursday, which took place at Kalo Chorio firing range in Larnaca. The three F-16...
Cyprus ‘ready and willing’ to be safe transfer hub in Middle East
The government is willing and ready to assume the responsibility to create a safe transfer hub in the complex region of the Middle East, Foreign...
Police taking part in readiness exercise
An exercise testing police readiness to deal with a kidnapping and hostage situation will take place on Thursday in Limassol. Limassol police and the rapid...
Simulated air crash exercise taking place on Tuesday
An exercise simulating a crash of an aircraft during landing will take place at Larnaca airport on Tuesday morning between 8am and 10am. The exercise,...
Cyprus, Israel hold joint military exercise
Air and land military exercises with the involvement of the Israeli air force will be taking place in Cyprus from Monday to Thursday, the defence...
Get exercising, the Lancet tells lazy Cypriots
Cyprus is among the ten laziest nations in the world, with 44 per cent failing to exercise enough to keep themselves healthy, a new study...
Cyprus and Israel hold joint military exercises
Cyprus and Israel are holding joint military exercises which began on Sunday and will last until December 7, within the framework of the annual programme of the two...
Emergency exercise slated for Larnaca airport departure area
There will be an emergency exercise at Larnaca airport on Tuesday evening, police announced on Monday. The exercise organised by airport operator Hermes and the...
NG troops in joint training in Israel
National Guard special forces personnel are taking part in joint training exercises with Israeli troops (IDF) in the neighbouring country, it has emerged. According to...
Cyprus and France complete joint exercise
The defence ministry announced on Friday the successful execution of a joint search and rescue exercise with France. According to a ministry statement, the exercise...
Israeli F16 jets over Paphos as part of joint exercise
JOINT military drills involving the armed forces of the Republic of Cyprus and Israel are being conducted on Monday. The joint exercise,”ONISILOS-Gedeon 1/2017″ will last...
National Guard at international counter terrorism exercise in Sweden
Members of the National Guard are taking part in an international counter terrorism exercise, in Sweden, that aims to combat attacks using improvised explosive devices...