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Ministers from Greece and Cyprus discussed possibilities for cooperation in the defence industry within the framework of the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), on Monday. Cyprus Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides met in Nicosia with Greek Alternate Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas, who...

Greece, Cyprus and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in the surveillance of the volatile eastern Mediterranean region to prevent arms and people trafficking, and to fight terrorism and asymmetric threats, the Defence Ministers of the three countries said in...

On Monday, Cyprus Defence Minister Christophoros Fokaides suspended the commander of a Limassol-based unit who is being investigated for allegedly beating a soldier. The 18-year old was taken to Limassol general hospital on Monday morning with bruising to his left...

The defence ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus met in Athens on Tuesday to discuss strengthening cooperation to promote security, stability and peace in the Eastern Mediterranean. It was the first-ever trilateral defense summit between the three countries. Greek defense minister, Panos...

After 43 years, archives that were locked away and sealed will be released to contribute in efforts to ascertain the fate of missing persons, said the Defence Ministers of Cyprus and Greece, Christoforos Fokaides and Panos Kammenos respectively after...

The Cypriot government has called for calmness and has played down tensions with Turkey over the drilling for natural gas dispute in the eastern Mediterranean. Nicosia’s plea comes at a day when, according to reports, Turkey has sent its seismic...

The vessel “Alasia” gifted to the Republic of Cyprus by the Sultan of Oman was officially handed over to the Cypriot navy in a ceremony in Larnaka harbor. The vessel, which has been fully repaired, will patrol the open seas,...

On Thursday the Cyprus parliament went forward in approving a legislation that slashes mandatory military service for male Greek-Cypriot nationals from 24 months to 14 months. Cyprus is considered one of the most militarized lands as the occupied island hosts...

President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou and Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Lebanon Samir Mokbel expressed on Tuesday their willingness to further bilateral ties on all levels. Mokbel, who is on an official visit to...

The remains of six Greek soldiers who fell during the 1974 Turkish invasion in Cyprus and were until recently considered to be missing, will be handed over to Greece's Alternate Minister of National Defense, Dimitris Vitsas, during a special...

Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos concluded his two-day visit to Cyprus on Thursday and returned to Athens. Shortly before his departure, Kammenos and his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaides had a meeting with the Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian and Overseas Affairs...

Greece "is here" for Cyprus, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Wednesday during joint statements with his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaides in Nicosia. Kammenos arrived on the island for a two-day official visit earlier the same day. The Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concluded his visit to Cyprus earlier today, the first official visit abroad since he took office on Monday, January 26, following the Greek snap elections. He already departed for Italy, the second destination of his...

Cypriot National Defense Minister Christoforos Fokaides said that a seismic Turkish frigate, the "Barbaros," and two additional vessels entered the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus at 6.30 a.m. on Monday. The Cypriot Government is closely monitoring developments, stated Fokaides,...

Greece won the silver medal in the group 5 kilometer open sea competition at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Europe’s best athletes competed at breathtaking races, while Greece managed to earn a silver medal. Spiros Gianniotis,...