Andreas Pogiatzi

Andreas Pogiatzi has been a Phileleftheros staff writer since 2025, specialising in defence and security affairs. He began his journalism career at Tothemaonline in 2018, before working at Defence Redefined and Sigma from 2020 to 2025.
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No timetable for Tseri firing range closure, defence minister says

No timetable can yet be set for closing the Tseri firing range, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas told parliament's defence...
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Air traffic controllers warn of near-miss with Turkish jet over Cyprus FIR

Cyprus's air traffic controllers' union has warned that Turkish military flights are routinely entering the Nicosia Flight Information Region...
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Cyprus-Greece air defence interoperability could create a shared eastern Mediterranean picture

The interoperability of Cypriot and Greek air defence systems was among the issues discussed by Defence Minister Vasilis...
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Greece’s €3bn “Achilles Shield” deal opens new interoperability options with Cyprus

Greece and Israel signed a €3 billion agreement in Tel Aviv last Monday for the "Achilles Shield," a multi-layered...
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Witness describes desperate rescue attempts before deadly Cape Greco boat tragedy

A dramatic eyewitness account has shed light on the moments before the tragedy at Cape Greco, where businessman and...
Politics

International electronic music festival planned in occupied Kyrenia days after EXIT withdrawal

Another major international electronic music event is being planned in the occupied areas, just days after Serbian company EXIT...
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Cyprus authorities say situation manageable after Turkish military jet’s close approach to passenger plane

Air traffic control radar issued an automatic alert warning that two aircraft could come into dangerously close proximity to...
Economy

Inside SignalGeneriX: where Cyprus designs, produces and exports its own defence tech

We saw how an advanced, internationally awarded defence product is born in Cyprus. From the domestic production of electronics...
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Probe finds no criminal responsibility for Kalo Chorio army range fire

A fire that broke out on July 27 at the Kalo Chorio firing range, during a National Guard training...
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Kalo Chorio fire report to go to Chief, then Defence Minister

Brigadier Savvas Stefanou's report into the fire at the Kalo Chorio firing range could be handed in as early...
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Defence Minister, National Guard chief apologise over Kalo Chorio firing range fire

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and National Guard Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Emmanouil Theodorou, met for more than an...
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National Guard’s Kalo Chorio firing range faces second munitions mishap in months, as fire safety measures fail to stop blaze

The Kalo Chorio firing range in Larnaca is turning into a "Waterloo" for the National Guard. After losing 13.6...
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Larnaca acts over giant billboard near kindergarten

Larnaca Municipality has given the owners of a giant advertising billboard near a kindergarten an ultimatum: remove it or...
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