#counter-terrorism

A large-scale counter-terrorism exercise involving police, emergency services and port authorities was carried out at Limassol port’s container terminal on Wednesday, in what organisers described as the first ever ...

Israel’s intelligence service Mossad, the IDF, as well as its security agency, Shin Bet, alleged on Monday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) smuggled explosive drones from ...

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) regulations are critical for preventing financial crimes. However, over-compliance with these regulations – when organisations go beyond the required standards – can lead to unintended ...

Cyprus is currently working on a legal framework to prevent internet posts aimed at radicalising viewers, Minister of Justice Anna Procopiou said. Procopiou said the law aims to provide for ...

The police forces’ top units responded to a mock terrorist attack on Thursday to assess their readiness, in a simulation of terror strikes which included an attack on Kykkos monastery. ...

Cyprus Police and the Zygi Port Authorities are conducting an anti-terrorism exercise, “TRITONAS 2022” in the area of the Port of Zygi (Vasiliko Energy Centre) between 8:30 am and 2.00 pm on Friday. ...

Cyprus has strengthened its counter-terrorism measures as close cooperation with the US, the EU and key institutions has secured its banking sector, a US State Department report said. The report, ...