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...
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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...
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...
Islamic State calls slain Muslim American soldier an “apostate”
Islamic State on Sunday condemned as an “apostate” a U.S. Muslim soldier killed in Iraq whose story has re-ignited debate in the 2016 presidential election...
Defence minister visits sick soldier in hospital
Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides on Saturday visited the 19-year-old conscript who is in serious condition at the Nicosia general hospital’s ICU after suffering heatstroke at...
Nagorno-Karabakh says one of its soldiers killed by Azeri gunfire
Nagorno-Karabakh’s defence ministry said on Friday that one of its soldiers died late on Thursday after he was hit by gunfire from Azerbaijan’s forces. Dozens...
British wind-surfing instructor accused of negligence in 2015 Cyprus canoe death of British UNFICYP soldier
By Angelos Anastasiou A British wind-surfing instructor, David Hughes, 48, was remanded for two days on Saturday by the Famagusta District Court in connection with...
American soldier dressed as suicide bomber for Halloween sparks security alert at base
A soldier who tried to enter North Carolina’s Fort Bragg U.S. Army base dressed as a suicide bomber for Halloween prompted a security alert including...
Soldier killed in traffic accident
A 19-year-old conscript was killed in Limassol on Thursday morning after he crashed in his car on his way home from a night out to...
UNFICYP soldier walking home to the UK from Cyprus
A British UN soldier who has just finished a three-month stint in Cyprus has decided to walk the 2,800 miles back home to the UK,...
British UN soldier dies in canoe accident
A 20-year-old British soldier serving with the United Nations has died after his canoe was found overturned off the coast of Cape Greco in bad...
Soldier arrested after giving police the slip four times during car chase
By Constantinos Psillides A 20-year-old soldier from Paphos was arrested on Thursday morning, after leading the police on an extended car chase through the city,...
Injured soldier stable but surgeon slams National Guard
By George Psyllides The condition of a soldier who lost his hand in a grenade explosion has stabilised and he has been taken off a...
Two injured in grenade explosion (updated)
Two soldiers have been injured, one seriously, in a grenade explosion at the Kalavasos firing range, reports said on Thursday Their condition was not life...
Soldier killed, two injured in car crash (updated)
A 20-year-old soldier was killed and two other individuals were seriously injured in a head-on car collision in Nicosia early on Thursday morning, police said....
Police investigating child porn case involving soldier
By Peter Stevenson POLICE are investigating one of the most serious cases of child pornography and grooming they have ever come across in Cyprus after...
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A British soldier, aged 39, who was leaving Cyprus through Paphos on Monday night was found to be in possession of 170 cartons of cigarettes...
