A Cypriot judge on November 1 extended the detention of a 38-year-old Azeri, arrested in Nicosia September 27, allegedly involved in a terror plot against Israeli businessmen.
Cyprus Events
Suspected accomplice arrested in connection to Iranian terror plot in Cyprus
The arrest of a suspected accomplice may support the theory of the attempted assassination being the result of an organized terror plot, the The Cypriot police said.
Drones main pillar of Iranian Quds Force’s overseas ops
The Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), responsible for Iran’s controversial operations abroad, is increasingly using drones as the main means for carrying out airstrikes and supplying proxies, an exiled opposition group said Wednesday.
Tehran communicates with Taliban government despite lack of recognition
The Iranian authorities are communicating with the Taliban movement in Afghanistan despite not recognizing its government. Mohammad Sadeq Motamedian, governor of Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province, paid an official visit to the Taliban-appointed governor of Herat province, Abdul Qayyum Rohani.
Israel said to alert embassies worldwide of possible Iran threats
Israel has warned its missions around the world of a possible Iranian terror threat, a television report claimed on Wednesday, following the arrest of an Azeri national over an alleged plot to assassinate one or more Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus.
Is Iran threatening Azerbaijan over Israel ties
Iran’s media has begun to up the rhetoric against Azerbaijan, with a headline claiming that Baku has “denied the presence of the Zionist regime near the border with Iran,” a claim that appears to contrast with its insinuation that Israel’s close relationship with Azerbaijan is a threat to Tehran.
Israel accuses Iran of Cyprus attack plot after suspect arrested
Israel accused Iran on Monday of orchestrating an attempted attack against Israelis in Cyprus after police on the Mediterranean island said an armed individual had been arrested. Iran swiftly denied the accusation.
Israeli billionaire says Iran behind Cyprus assassination attempt
A hitman is reportedly in custody in Cyprus following a failed assassination attempt against an Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Teddy Sagi, who fled the country following a tip-off from local authorities, Cypriot media reported.
Iran contracts mercenaries to eliminate Israelis in Cyprus
Cypriot authorities detain a suspect found to be in possession of a handgun with a silencer, and said to be casing the office building of a businessman based in Nicosia.
Iran switching to a new illusion
These are some of the words that Tehran’s state-controlled media are using these days to describe the performance of Ibrahim Raisi, the new President of the Islamic Republic. The undertone is that Iran is just emerging from eight years of bad news under President Hassan Rouhani and his “New York Boys” and is braced for a rebound under the new team.
AJC Praises introduction of House Resolution urging EU to fully designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the introduction today of a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives urging the European Union to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terror organization. In 2013, the EU — encouraged especially by Bulgaria, which experienced a Hezbollah attack in 2012, and Cyprus, which foiled an attack being planned by Hezbollah operatives, also in 2012– designated only the so-called “military wing” of the Iranian-sponsored terror group.
