Cyprus

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the Vasilikos liquefied natural gas import terminal project in Cyprus, amid suspicions of public procurement fraud, misappropriation of funds and corruption.

With the scars still visible on his body 50 years after Turkey invaded Cyprus, Angelos Vougioukas, a member of the Panhellenic Association of Cyprus Fighters of 1974, looks back on the crucial first hours of the Turkish occupation of Cyprus, and the 99 days he spent as a prisoner of the Turkish forces.

An Iranian man, who is currently detained in Cyprus, sought to be released with the aim of deportation due to his involvement in planning a terrorist attack against an Israeli businessman in Limassol.

The future of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be cleared up next month when a ruling is expected on whether Cypriot consumers would pick up the tab for the cable's four-year construction costs, Cyprus' Energy minister said on Thursday.

Total deposits in Cyprus last month recorded a net decrease of 44.1 million euros, compared with a net increase of €925.7 million in May, the Central Bank of Cyprus Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs) Deposits and Loans Statistics for June said, as included in the July 2024 edition of Monetary and Financial Statistics.

As high temperatures drive up energy demand in Cyprus, the island remains heavily reliant on oil for electricity production. This dependency places Cyprus at the bottom of the European Union's decarbonization efforts, in stark contrast to the energy policies and carbon footprints of other European nations.

The Turkish National Security Council (NSC) convened on Thursday under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reaffirmed Ankara's stance on the Aegean and Cyprus issues.

According to the NSC's statement, while Turkey remains open to dialogue on matters related to the Aegean and the Mediterranean, it will persist in defending its rights and interests.

Greece is celebrating 50 years of democracy, the restoration of which followed the collapse of the seven-year junta that ended disastrously with the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, in an interview with Real FM on Thursday, refuted the Turkish claim that Athens has accepted Turkey's expansionist demands in the southern Aegean following this week's incident.

Turkey on Thursday sought to frame this week's events in the southeastern Aegean as a validation of its expansionist claims in the region.