Cyprus terror plot

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)

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

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

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

Illustrative -- 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

Yair Geller speaks with Channel 13 news in an interview on February 11, 2022. (Screen capture: Twitter)

February 11, 2022, 9:47 am

Iranian cell caught in plot to assassinate Israeli in Istanbul, media and target say

8 spies said arrested in plot to kill businessman Yair Geller, in retaliation for killing of Iran’s nuclear chief; Turkish intel worked with Mossad, moved Geller to safehouse

By ToI Staff

A view of Kenya's capital Nairobi (CC BY-SA Africanmodern/Wikimedia Commons)

November 28, 2021, 2:53 pm

Kenya suspects Iranian man plotted to attack Israelis — report

Local paper says Mohammed Saeid Golabi suspected of being an Iranian intelligence officer active in the country

By ToI Staff

November 7, 2021, 9:08 am

Cyprus charges six with terror for alleged plot to kill five Israelis

Indictment classifies planned attack on Israeli targets as terror; main suspect, from Azerbaijan, allegedly had Hezbollah-related images on his phone; trial to start in December

By ToI Staff

Illustrative: A female police officer adjust her mask as she guards at Cyprus' main airport in Larnaca, on June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

October 24, 2021, 11:15 pm

Two more suspects reportedly arrested in Cyprus plot against Israelis

Police said to be investigating if Pakistani natives were working to surveil sites as potential targets for a terrorist attack

By ToI Staff

October 15, 2021, 9:09 am

Cyprus said to believe terror is likely motive in alleged plot against Israelis

Report says attempted assassination plot, which Israel blames on Iran, was planned for Muslim festival; Bennett said to speak with Cypriot president

By ToI Staff

October 13, 2021, 1:51 pm

2nd suspect arrested over alleged Cyprus plot targeting Israelis – report

Man said to be food delivery worker of Pakistani origin detained after examination of suspected assassin’s phone, in incident Israel blames on Iran

By ToI Staff

Fighters of the Shiite Hezbollah terror group attend the funeral in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Hatta of a comrade who died in combat in Syria, March 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/ Mahmoud Zayyat)

June 12, 2019, 2:22 pm

Report: Hezbollah planned huge, game-changing attacks on Israel targets globally

Israeli intel official says vast ammonium nitrate cache found in 2015 in London, as reported this week, was part of terror group’s planned ‘revenge’ against Israel in case of war

By ToI Staff

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90/File)

June 10, 2019, 10:19 pm

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Kan reports terror group later attempted to move its explosives stockpiling efforts to other countries, which were also notified by the spy agency

By ToI Staff

Hezbollah supporters take part in a rally to mark al-Quds day in Beirut, Lebanon, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

June 10, 2019, 4:52 am

UK said to have foiled 2015 Hezbollah London bomb plot, then covered it up

Daily Telegraph says Iran-backed terror group stockpiled three tons of ammonium nitrate, but discovery was kept quiet, perhaps in effort not to derail just-signed Iran nuke deal

By ToI Staff

A police officer stands guard outside of the house where two tons of chemicals were found in the city of Larnaca, Cyprus, May 30, 2015. (Petros Karadjias/AP)

June 3, 2015, 5:03 pm

Cyprus: Hezbollah suspect was under surveillance before raid

Lebanese Canadian man found with ammonium nitrate denies charges, refuses to cooperate, police say

By AP

Hezbollah fighters take an oath during a parade to continue the path of resistance against Israel. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

May 22, 2013, 4:51 pm

In about-face, Germany backs blacklisting Hezbollah

FM Westerwelle says ‘at least the military wing’ should be added to EU terror list; critics charge move ‘will not prove effective enough’

By Raphael Ahren

Cypriot Foreign Minister  Ioannis Kasoulides in Jerusalem, April 9, 2013 (photo credit: Raphael Ahren/TOI)

April 10, 2013, 3:27 pm

We can’t designate Hezbollah a terror group, Cypriot minister says

In Times of Israel interview, visiting FM affirms ties with Israel remain solid despite Jerusalem-Ankara detente, but cautions: Turkey always receives but doesn’t reciprocate

By Raphael Ahren