Defence minister in first official visit to the UK
Cyprus and the United Kingdom signed a bilateral military cooperation programme on Tuesday, after Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides met his counterpart Michael Fallon. This is...
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Funeral of missing soldier
The funeral for a soldier missing since the Turkish invasion 1974 took place on Saturday after his remains were identified. Georgios Pantelis Kolanis was buried...
Royal Navy submarine visits Cyprus
Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides was guest of honour aboard the Royal Navy submarine HMS Ambush, during an event hosted on Thursday by British acting High...
Defence minister welcomes new recruits in Paphos
Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides on Tuesday visited the National Guard training camp (KEN) in Paphos to address the new recruits. He was accompanied by the...
Eide due in Cyprus next week
THE UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide will be in Cyprus Monday to Wednesday. An announcement from the UN said his schedule would include...
Cyprus ready to help fight the Islamic State
Cyprus wants to contribute in tackling the threat posed by the Islamic State, Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides said on Thursday, as reports suggested France could...
Police destroy arms cache found in dump
By Constantinos Psillides An anti-tank rocket, several anti personnel mines and a cache of anti-aircraft ammunition were found discarded on Monday in a garbage collection...
Investigation after army supplied with mouldy bread
Defence Minister Christophoros Fokaides has ordered military authorities to step up food inspections in all training centres after finding mouldy bread and false production dates...
New defence minister appointed
President Nicos Anstasiades has appointed Christoforos Fokaides as new defence minister, it was announced on Thursday. Fokaides, 40, replaces Tasos Mitsopoulos who died on March...