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Organised networks in occupied areas smuggling tobacco

Cigarettes remain the most smuggled product Tobacco products continue to be the most commonly smuggled goods entering the government-controlled areas of Cyprus from the occupied...

Israeli man caught at Agios Dometios crossing with over €500,000

Customs authorities carried out a cash seizure operation at the Agios Dometios crossing after a large sum of cash and cheques was discovered during...

Operational Completion: From Jerusalem of Gold to Nicosia of Law

By Shay Gal A capital waiting to be made whole A capital can live with its heart behind a line. It cannot call that life whole. Israel...

ON THIS DAY: The Green Line is drawn in Nicosia (1963)

On 30 December 1963, a decisive and deeply symbolic moment in Cyprus’s modern history unfolded, as the so-called Green Line was drawn across Nicosia,...

Operational Complicity: Europe’s quiet role in Cyprus’ occupation

by Shay Gal Europe often describes its crises as distant rings of instability - the eastern flank, the southern neighbourhood, the periphery beyond which the...

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Security alert in Nicosia after threatening emails sent to Mall of Nicosia and KEMA

Authorities were placed on high alert on Saturday afternoon...

Pentakomo waste facility: Rescue operation and criminal investigation underway

Since 19 December 2023, when the Water Development Department...

Passenger recounts Ryanair ordeal: ‘His head and shoulders were outside the plane’

Terrifying moments unfolded aboard a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki...

19-year-old arrested after police officer injured during chase

A 19-year-old has been arrested to assist police with...
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