Backlash after minute’s silence at House for disgraced ex minister
House President Demetris Syllouris sought to play down Friday the decision to honour the late former interior minister Dinos Michaelides who had been convicted for...
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Former interior minister Dinos Michaelides dies at 83
Controversial former interior minister Dinos Michaelides has died in Athens at the age of 83, reports said Tuesday. A fixture in Cypriot politics for decades,...
Fouad al-Zayat, wanted in Cyprus, quietly buried on the island after his death in Lebanon
Syrian-born businessman Fouad al-Zayat, who had been linked with an arms kickback scandal in Greece and wanted in Cyprus for fraud, has died, it was...
Dinos Michaelides released by Greek authorities (Updated)
By Elias Hazou Former Cypriot interior minister Dinos Michaelides, convicted for bribery in Greece earlier this year, was on Wednesday evening released from jail early...
Greek court orders conditional release of Dinos Michaelides (Update 3)
A GREEK court on Wednesday ordered the conditional release of a former Cypriot interior minister jailed for helping a leading Greek politician take millions of...
Court slaps €500,000 in damages on Michaelides
By Angelos Anastasiou AN ATHENS court yesterday awarded €500,000 in damages to the Greek state payable by former Cyprus interior minister Dinos Michaelides and his...
Michaelides and son sentenced to 15 years (Update 3)
By Constantinos Psillides Former interior minister Dinos Michaelides and his son Michalis were found guilty on all charges on Wednesday by an Athens court and...
Michaelides denies all charges, tries to discredit witness
FORMER interior minister Dinos Michaelides, on trial in Greece for corruption, denied all charges on Monday and sought to discredit a key witness who testified...
Ministry denies stalling in Michaelides case
By George Psyllides THE JUSTICE ministry denied on Saturday it was dragging its feet in investigating a Syrian businessman with links to former minister Dinos...
Decision still pending in Michaelides trial
The trial of former interior minister Dinos Michaelides in an Athens criminal court resumed on Tuesday but did not progress very far. The case relates...
Former minister’s trial struggles to start in Greece
By Angelos Anastasiou AFTER a series of stops and starts the trial of former interior minister Dinos Michaelides get underway yesterday in an Athens courtroom....
Michaelides trial postponed again
By Sinead Kelly Former interior minister Dinos Michaelides and his son Michalis’ trial in Greece was adjourned yesterday for the third time in two months....
Former minister’s son detained in Greece
By Stefanos Evripidou GREEK PROSECUTORS yesterday decided that Michalis Michaelides, son of former Cypriot interior minister Dinos Michaelides, will remain detained in Greece until authorities...
Michaelides says money in account was his son’s
By George Psyllides FORMER minister Dinos Michaelides, held in Greece in connection with money laundering, told authorities that a large amount of money found in...
Court orders Michaelides remain in Greece
FORMER Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides will remain detained in Greece until authorities there come to a decision regarding the graft case against former Greek defence...
Michaelides has until Wednesday to answer Greek allegations
FORMER Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides has until Wednesday to respond to allegations against him brought by Greek authorities as part of the case involving former...
Michaelides handed over to Greek authorities
By Peter Stevenson FORMER Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides was escorted to Larnaca airport on Thursday evening where he was handed over to Greek authorities who...
Court orders extradition of former minister’s son
The Limassol district court on Wednesday ordered the execution of a European arrest warrant issued by Greek authorities for former minister Dinos Michaelides’ son, Michalis,...
Michaelides remains in hospital
FORMER minister Dinos Michaelides remained in hospital on Thursday, after he fell ill on Wednesday during a hearing before a Limassol court that ordered...
Court will rule on extradition on August 21
By George Psyllides THE LIMASSOL district court will issue its decision on August 21 on whether to extradite former interior minister Dinos Michaelides to Greece where he...
