(Philenews) Prosecutors have dropped terrorism charges against Azerbaijani national Orhan Asadov, who has instead admitted conspiracy to murder an Israeli businessman and four associates in Nicosia, in a significant development in the long-running Cyprus terrorism case. The 42-year-old defendant, who has been […]
(Philenews) Significant developments have occurred in two terrorism cases that have occupied both the Cypriot prosecuting authorities and foreign media. One concerns the 42-year-old Azerbaijani, Orkhan Asadov, whose case was filed with the Nicosia Criminal Court in the autumn of 2021 and […]
(Philenews) Cypriot authorities are convinced the Azerbaijani national arrested on Saturday by police headquarters was operating in Cyprus to gather intelligence against Western interests. Details of the case presented to Philenews, along with evidence and testimonies secured by the Crime Detection Department, […]
(Philenews) Two additional arrests have been made in the United Kingdom in connection with an ongoing terrorism investigation in Cyprus, according to reliable sources from Phileleftheros, with the individuals detained and allegedly directly related to the case. Cyprus authorities’ investigations surrounding the […]
(Philenews) Cypriot police have thwarted an Iranian plot to attack Israeli citizens in Cyprus, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. An Azerbaijani suspect linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been arrested and charged with terrorism offences. The suspect, believed to be […]
(Philenews) Cyprus has achieved the European Union’s highest return-to-arrival ratio at 179% whilst recording a 69% drop in asylum applications between 2022 and 2024, government officials announced on Wednesday. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas A. Ioannides presented […]
(Philenews) More than 1,300 Syrian nationals in Cyprus have requested voluntary repatriation following the fall of the Assad regime, officials announced today. Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas A. Ioannides reported that 1,367 Syrians expressed interest in returning to Syria between December 9, […]
(Philenews) A top secret file of Syrians who arrived as migrants on the island years before the Assad demise and had suspected links with HTS, now ruling the country, has resurfaced following the group’s emergence as the key player in the new […]
(Philenews) Cypriot authorities are grappling with a complex and potentially far-reaching investigation tied to the Middle East and terrorism, which has come to light this month. This inquiry, spearheaded by the republic’s intelligence service and the Police Counter-Terrorism Office, is now under […]
(Philenews) Police have begun proceedings to issue detention and deportation orders for eight Syrian nationals arrested last week on suspicion of terrorism offences. The five-day detention order for the suspects expires at midnight, with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, which led […]
(Philenews) Nicosia on Tuesday continued staying mum over the thwarting of an alleged Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus even though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised it. At the same time, Nicosia is reportedly annoyed with Iran, which has […]
(Philenews) A terrorist attack on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, which was believed to have been aimed at killing citizens of Jewish origin, has been prevented. The perpetrators were reportedly the intelligence services, apparently linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards […]
(Philenews) Limassol District Court last week adjudicated an unprecedented case of assault against a 14-year-old Muslim girl who had refused to wear her religious headscarf to school, Philenews reported on Wednesday. The defendants were the teenager’s 41-year-old father and 31-year-old stepmother who […]
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