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Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training
2 weeks ago

Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus and the U.S. said Monday that they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training of Cypriot law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate and prosecute financial crimes. An “ambitious” plan for the next year will involve 21 weeks of training for different Cypriot law enforcement agencies on financial investigative …

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Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Energy companies from Persian Gulf states have expressed interest in searching for natural gas off the southern coast of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday. Speaking at an energy conference in Nicosia, he said Cypriot authorities are in early talks with several unidentified companies regarding exploration licenses for some of Cyprus’ 13 areas, or blocks, inside an …

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Political opponents unite to demand end of Turkish Cypriot isolation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Political opponents unite to demand end of Turkish Cypriot isolation

The Independent  

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Cyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The president of Cyprus said Tuesday that he won’t “open another route” for irregular migration by letting through more than two dozen asylum-seekers now stranded in a U.N.-controlled buffer zone that bisects the war-divided island nation. But he said the 180-kilometer buffer zone “won’t become a new avenue for the passage of illegal migrants.” Turkey lets them …

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EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The European Union announced Thursday an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — much of which will go to boost border control to halt the flow of asylum seekers and migrants from the small, crisis-wracked country across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus and Italy. The bulk of the aid — 736 million …

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EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration

The Independent  

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UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats
8 months ago

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk. UNCHR spokesperson in Cyprus Emilia Strovolidou told The Associated Press that according to testimonies of passengers’ relatives, Cypriot authorities …

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Cyprus suspends processing of Syrian asylum applications as boatloads of refugees continue arriving
8 months, 1 week ago

Cyprus suspends processing of Syrian asylum applications as boatloads of refugees continue arriving

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Saturday it’s suspending processing all asylum applications by Syrian nationals because large numbers of refugees from the war-torn country continue to reach the island nation by boat, primarily from Lebanon. On Monday, Christodoulides and Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants …

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Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching European shores. President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Beirut Monday, alongside his country’s interior and foreign ministers and army chief, came after he urged the EU last week to intercede with Lebanese …

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Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon

The Independent  

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Cyprus president asks EU Commission chief to get Lebanon to stop migrants from leaving its shores
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyprus president asks EU Commission chief to get Lebanon to stop migrants from leaving its shores

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The president of Cyprus said on Tuesday that he has personally asked the head of the European Union’s executive arm to intercede with Lebanese authorities to stop boatloads of Syrian refugees from heading to the east Mediterranean island nation. “This aid can’t be given while we have to deal with this issue,” Christodoulides said, adding that he …

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US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions
8 months, 4 weeks ago

US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United States and Cyprus said Tuesday they’re formalizing their collaboration in fighting money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes with an agreement offering Cypriot law enforcement authorities U.S. expertise. The FBI and Cypriot police will sign an agreement in the coming days that includes the U.S. Department of Justice offering help to “proactively detect, investigate …

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Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis
1 year ago

Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has disrupted an alleged Iranian plot to target Israeli businessmen with the arrest of two Iranian asylum-seekers who were in contact with another Iranian associated with the Revolutionary Guard, a Cypriot official said Tuesday. Cypriot authorities said the suspects’ Iranian handler moved in and out of Cyprus through the ethnically divided island nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriot …

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US experts are in Cyprus to assist police investigating alleged sanctions evasion by Russians
1 year ago

US experts are in Cyprus to assist police investigating alleged sanctions evasion by Russians

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A group of experts from the United States is in Cyprus to assist law enforcement authorities with investigations into alleged sanctions evasion by Russian oligarchs, Cyprus’ government said Wednesday. Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an interview last month that he personally reached out to a “third country” he didn’t name for help with new and old …

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Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia demands an apology after Cyprus arrests a Russian journalist reportedly for security reasons

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus authorities said Friday they arrested a Russian journalist for “security reasons,” prompting the Russian Foreign Ministry to demand a formal apology from the Cypriot government over the “provocation.” Cyprus state broadcaster CyBC quoted diplomatic sources as saying that the Russian journalist would be deported after his residency permit is revoked. Cypriot authorities also dismissed Russian allegations …

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Cyprus dismantles human smuggling ring bringing Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey
1 year, 4 months ago

Cyprus dismantles human smuggling ring bringing Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Wednesday it dismantled a criminal human smuggling ring responsible for bringing boatloads of Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. Andreou said the police raid also found 44 Syrian migrants living in those homes, all of whom are asylum seekers or have been accorded international protection status. Cyprus’ Interior Ministry had noted an increase in …

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Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — For Cypriots, it was a collective “here we go again” moment. The U.S. and U.K. were including Cypriot lawyers, businessmen and companies on a list targeting a “sanctions evasion network” supporting Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich in 20 countries. Keravnos said the government sees this as “an opportunity to clear Cyprus’ name once and for …

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Despite UN efforts, quick Cyprus peace talks restart bleak
2 years, 1 month ago

Despite UN efforts, quick Cyprus peace talks restart bleak

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The foreign minister of ethnically divided Cyprus offered a bleak outlook Thursday for resuming stalled peace talks any time soon even though a senior United Nations official affirmed the commitment of the world body’s chief to remain engaged in resolving one of Europe’s most intractable conflicts. Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said the Cypriot government hopes the chances …

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Syrian refugees in Cyprus struggling to rebuild lives torn by war
2 years, 11 months ago

Syrian refugees in Cyprus struggling to rebuild lives torn by war

Al Jazeera  

Paphos, Cyprus – Mustafa*, his wife and their four children felt a sense of relief last summer as they entered a condominium overlooking the shimmering Mediterranean Sea. But in January, the Cypriot interior ministry implemented a decree that banned asylum seekers from moving to Chloraka, citing demographic changes and “social problems”. I’m not here to break laws.” Government decree Interior …

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Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market

Al Jazeera  

‘Investment programmes’ that tie the granting of citizenship to money can never be truly free of corruption. Al Jazeera’s investigation, The Cyprus Papers Undercover, showed how Cypriot authorities were willing to bypass regulations and even break the law to help criminals obtain European passports via the Cyprus Investment Programme. And when Al Jazeera released its investigation and demonstrated that Cyprus …

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Lebanon affirms deal to take back migrants sailing to Cyprus
4 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon affirms deal to take back migrants sailing to Cyprus

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus and Lebanon on Tuesday reaffirmed an agreement for Lebanese authorities to take back migrants aboard boats trying to reach Cypriot shores. He said European Union member Cyprus and Lebanon would “We’re sending out a clear message that we won’t tolerate anyone engaging in the trafficking of human beings and that we’re defending the interests of our …

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