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Illustrative: People enjoy the sea in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, on Sunday, June 4, 2023. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
July 14, 2023, 8:13 pm
Cypriot probe backs Mossad on Iranian plot to kill Israelis on the island – official
Police found hit list with at least one name, tracked Iranian suspect as he tried to set up a base for attacks in Turkish north, where Cypriot authorities are largely powerless
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Alleged Iranian terror operative Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, in a photo released by the Mossad spy agency on June 29, 2023. (Courtesy)
June 29, 2023, 8:27 pm
Mossad says it caught Cyprus terror plot assassin in Iran, airs clip of confession
Spy agency says Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo was apprehended in operation in enemy territory; in video, he recounts following his Israeli target and making plans to kill him
By ToI Staff
Illustrative picture of a Chabad center on Cyprus, September 2005, in the port city of Larnaca. (Marina Passos/AFP)
June 26, 2023, 9:59 am
Iran said to target Israeli businessman, Chabad House, hotels in Cyprus terror plot
Greek intelligence services also arrest 7 Pakistan nationals said recruited by Tehran to carry out attacks in Greece; international arrest warrant issued for cell’s leader
By ToI Staff
File: A Cyprus police van carrying an Azeri national suspected of taking part in an alleged plot to attack Israelis on the Mediterranean island is pictured outside the criminal court in the capital Nicosia, on December 6, 2021. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 11:05 pm
After Cyprus plot, Israel vows to thwart Iran terror ‘wherever it raises its head’
PM’s office says Israel operates widely and ‘in every place to protect Jews and Israelis,’ after Nicosia foils alleged Iranian-planned terror op in island nation
By ToI Staff
FILE -- A motorcyclist police officer escorts and guards a police van, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 24, 2019 (Petros Karadjias/AP)
June 25, 2023, 12:04 pm
Cyprus thwarts Iranian attack targeting Jews and Israelis — reports
Planned terror attack said foiled by intelligence services cooperating with Israeli, US counterparts; reportedly connected to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
By ToI Staff
A picture shows the last remaining housing hut at the Jewish Museum of Cyprus in the port city of Larnaca on July 26, 2021. (Christina ASSI / AFP)
August 10, 2021, 4:44 pm
75 years on, harsh British detention of Holocaust survivors in Cyprus remembered
One of the last remaining metal huts that housed thousands of Jewish prisoners attempting to reach Israel will be the centerpiece of a new Jewish Museum in Larnaca
By Peter Martell
Illustrative: Construction workers build the frame of a World War II-era Quonset hut in front of the Jewish Community Center in Larnaca, Cyprus. (Larry Luxner/Times of Israel)
December 15, 2018, 5:32 am
Cyprus bills Jewish community $6,000 for Hanukkah events’ security costs
Head of the European Jewish Association lambastes demand as a ‘deep embarrassment’ for the European Union
By JTA
Illustrative: Orthodox Jews read the morning Torah portion at the Jewish Community Center in Larnaca, Cyprus. (Larry Luxner/ Times of Israel)
November 16, 2018, 2:16 am
With Larnaca synagogue and museum, small Cypriot Jewish community has big plans
Home to 3,500 Jews, the predominantly Greek-speaking Republic of Cyprus is currently enjoying an unprecedented boom in Israeli tourism — and has five Chabad houses and counting
By Larry Luxner
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