The Cyprus Parliament voted in favor of regulating the procedure, while the first women are expected to be enlisted in the National Guard of the island in October.

In a landmark decision, Greece will now allow women to serve in its National Guard. This historic change, announced by Deputy Minister of National Defense Ioannis Kefalogiannis, permits women who are members of the reserve forces and permanent residents of their service regions to volunteer for the National Guard.

On Wednesday, the Cypriot National Guard posted photos of winter training exercises carried out at Mount Troodos by the Commandos unit. The personnel that took part in the exercises included officers, non-commissioned officers, conscripts and contracted conscripts, men and women.