Thanasis investigator ‘has never witnessed such negligence’ (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko Savvas Matsas – one of the two criminal investigators tasked with shedding light on the death of guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005,...
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Soldier 27, critical after being injured during helicopter training (Updated)
Authorities on Monday were investigating the circumstances under which a contract soldier was critically injured during helicopter training. The 27-year-old special forces contract soldier was...
Female soldier who died in accident buried
The funeral of Corporal Natalie Neophytou took place on Saturday, held at public expense, with Neophytou buried with full military honours. The funeral, which took...
Investigation launched after soldier’s gun goes off in the airport
A shot went off from a soldier’s gun inside Larnaca airport on Tuesday morning, prompting an immediate police investigation into the incident. No injuries were...
Examination of deceased soldier’s remains resumes on Tuesday
Most of the work involved in examining the bones of a deceased national guardsman was completed on Saturday and the process will be resumed on...
Army probes soldier beating claim (Updated)
Defence Minister Christophoros Fokaides on Monday suspended the commander of a Limassol-based unit who is being investigated for allegedly beating a soldier. The 18-year...
Widow of slain US soldier: Trump call ‘made me cry even worse’
The widow of a US Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump “made me cry even worse” in a condolence...
Bases soldier among suspected far-right UK arrests
A soldier from the British base in Dhekelia was among four men arrested on Tuesday, including suspicion of belonging to a banned far-right group and...
British soldier arrested for hit-and-run that killed comrade (Updated)
A British soldier has been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run that killed another British soldier on Saturday night in Dhekelia, the bases said on...
British soldier killed in hit-and-run
A British soldier from Dhekelia, 33, was killed on Saturday night in a hit-and-run. According to police, the incident happened around 8.30pm on the Famagusta-Larnaca...
