30 new recruits get food poisoning from first army meal
Defence ministry spokesman Christos Pieris on Monday confirmed that 30 new army recruits suffered food poisoning after a meal at the Larnaca camp where they had registered but called it an ...
New army recruits start reporting for service
New army recruits started reporting for duty on Monday at recruitment centres around the island.
Conscripts all over the island are reporting to camps in Paphos, Larnaca, Limassol and Nicosia ...
National Guard, drones, being brought in to help with fire prevention (Updated)
The forestry department on Friday said the National Guard would start assisting in the forest monitoring programme aimed at preventing fires.
According to the forestry department the programme concerns drone ...
Lawyer for family of dead soldier call for culprits to be found following new evidence
The death of a soldier 16 years ago, which appears to have been the result of strangulation and not suicide as initially thought, should be investigated, and resolved as a matter ...
First eight national guardsmen off to train in US
The US on Thursday welcomed in their Nicosia embassy, the first eight officers from the National Guard who are going to participate in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) ...
National Guard chief on visit to Egypt
Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Dimokritos Zervakis was on Sunday in Egypt after an invitation from his counterpart there Lieutenant General, Mohammed Farid Hegazy.
In addition to a ...
Cyprus and France wrap up military air exercise
Cyprus and France successfully carried out a joint air-defence exercise across the Republic, simulating military installations of the National Guard being attacked by figher jets, the defence ministry said on ...
Coronavirus: More than 100 people in army have Covid
More than 100 members of the national guard have tested positive for coronavirus, while more are in self-isolation as close contacts, the defence ministry said on Friday.
Some 135 people tested positive ...
Cyprus takes part in multinational military exercise
For the fifth year in a row, the air force of the national guard is taking part in the multinational military exercise Iniohos, which takes place every year in Greece.
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MoD: sanctions for reservists who do not report for duty
The defence ministry issued a reminder to reservists who have not reported for duty to do so by the end of the month or face sanctions.
The announcement concerns those ...
Step forward for animal welfare unit in national guard
The Animal Party and the defence ministry discussed the implementation of a scheme to provide a special unit for animal welfare in the national guard, the party said on Friday.
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Defence ministry warns reservists: report for duty or else
The defence ministry warned Wednesday that people of certain ages who have not reported for reservist duty, including those who have not provided the necessary documentation justifying their absence, could ...
Defence ministry develops system to monitor those avoiding reservist military service
The defence ministry on Tuesday said it has developed a monitoring system to help locate and summon noncompliant reservists to serve their mandatory service.
The system allows the police to ...