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Afghan soldiers seek refuge in Pakistan after losing border military posts

Reuters News ServiceJuly 26, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 26, 20210161

Forty-six Afghan soldiers sought refuge in Pakistan after losing control of military positions across the border following advances by Taliban insurgents, Pakistan’s army said on...

Cyprus

Defence ministry to hire more contract soldiers

Annette ChrysostomouDecember 4, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouDecember 4, 202001348

A new round of recruitment for contract soldiers starts on Monday, the defence ministry announced on Friday. Applications will be accepted from December 7 until...

Cyprus Featured

No deal possible over English university fee hike

Annette ChrysostomouJuly 5, 2020July 6, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouJuly 5, 2020July 6, 202007430

But seven-year reprieve for British citizens living in EU and hopes for goodwill gesture for boys doing army this year By Annette Chrysostomou Highly placed...

Oceania

Australia punished soldiers over Nazi flag incident – PM

Reuters News ServiceJune 14, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 14, 20180130

Australian soldiers who flew a Nazi swastika flag over their fighting vehicle in Afghanistan more than a decade ago were “wrong” and punished at the...

Greece Turkey

Greece wants speedy return of soldiers who strayed into Turkey (Update)

Reuters News ServiceMarch 2, 2018March 3, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 2, 2018March 3, 201879 139

A Turkish court remanded in custody on Friday two Greek soldiers who were detained after crossing the border into Turkey in bad weather in a...

Greece Turkey

Greek court temporarily freezes asylum to Turkish soldier

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 8, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 8, 20184 160

Greece won on Monday a temporary injunction freezing asylum granted to a Turkish soldier who fled with seven others to the country after a botched...

Africa

Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst U.N. attack

Reuters News ServiceDecember 8, 2017December 9, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 8, 2017December 9, 20171123

Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General...

Main

Squaddies arrested in Larnaca

Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 10, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 10, 201717 151

Two soldiers serving at the British Bases were arrested in Larnaca for public in connection with causing disturbance and disorderly conduct while drunk in the...

Africa

Eleven killed in attack on Burkina Faso military post

Reuters News ServiceDecember 16, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 16, 2016096

Ten soldiers and a gendarme in northern Burkina Faso were killed on Friday in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a military post, the army...

Cyprus

Archaeological therapy for injured soldiers (VIDEO)

Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 18, 2016January 23, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 18, 2016January 23, 20204 235

A unique archaeological project, a collaboration of injured UK forces personnel and archaeologists, has proved to be a great success, organisers say. Archaeologists from the...

Asia World

Myanmar soldiers jailed with hard labour for village killings

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 16, 2016November 6, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 16, 2016November 6, 2016099

A Myanmar military court has jailed seven soldiers for five years each with hard labour for murdering five ethnic minority villagers in June, state media...

Cyprus

Britain: we are deepening our defence relationship with Cyprus (Updated)

Source: Cyprus News AgencyAugust 2, 2016August 2, 2016

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyAugust 2, 2016August 2, 201616 176

Cyprus has a role to play in the coalition against the Islamic State, clamping down on foreign fighters and providing essential aid to those caught...

Cyprus

Professional army era begins

Philip MarkJuly 29, 2016August 2, 2016

By Philip MarkJuly 29, 2016August 2, 20167 187

DEFENCE Minister Christoforos Fokaides Friday announced the successful recruitment of 3,000 professional soldiers selected on merit in a transparent procedure within the timeframe envisaged, he...

Greece Turkey World

Fleeing Turkish soldiers appear before Greek prosecutor

Reuters News ServiceJuly 17, 2016November 8, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 17, 2016November 8, 201620 97

The Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter after a failed military coup against the government were brought before a prosecutor in the...

Cyprus Property

Discounted IPT rate passed, tax to be scrapped next year, parties say voted for ‘least unfair’ proposal (Update 2)

Evie AndreouJuly 14, 2016November 19, 2016

By Evie AndreouJuly 14, 2016November 19, 201646 198

DISY LEADER Averof Neophytou’s radical proposal for slashing the state’s immovable property tax (IPT) by 75 per cent this year, and scrapping it altogether in...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Turkish Cypriot side concerned over hiring of 3,000 soldiers by RoC

Evie AndreouJune 10, 2016November 14, 2016

By Evie AndreouJune 10, 2016November 14, 201691 129

The Turkish Cypriot side is concerned by the Republic’s decision to recruit 3,000 professional soldiers, it was reported on Friday. An announcement of the foreign...

Cyprus

CMP trying to track down two soldiers who served in 1974

George PsyllidesJune 9, 2016June 10, 2016

By George PsyllidesJune 9, 2016June 10, 20162 161

The Committee on Missing Persons on Thursday issued a public appeal seeking two soldiers who served in the medical corps during the 1974 Turkish invasion...

Africa World

Five U.N. soldiers killed in central Mali attack

Reuters News ServiceMay 29, 2016November 14, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceMay 29, 2016November 14, 20160129

Five United Nations peacekeepers were killed and one other seriously injured in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the United Nations said. A convoy...

Turkey World

Car bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills one Turkish soldier, wounds five

FORMER STAFFMay 4, 2016November 9, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMay 4, 2016November 9, 201630 81

Kurdish militants launched a car bomb attack near a military installation in southeast Turkey overnight, killing one soldier and wounding five people, the armed forces...

World

Netanyahu defends top general in excessive force debate

FORMER STAFFFebruary 21, 2016February 21, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 21, 2016February 21, 2016170

By Jeffrey Heller Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s military chief on Sunday after the general drew fire for saying he would not want soldiers...