TEHRAN, December 24 - Banks in Cyprus are concerned that their adoption of some of the toughest anti-money laundering regulations in the world has not been fully recognized abroad, the chief of the Association of Cyprus Banks said Monday.
TEHRAN, December 09 - Cyprus police say they have detained 40 Syrian migrants after a boat dropped them off along the ethnically split island nation's northwestern coast.
TEHRAN, September 05 - Hit by the tanking Turkish lira, breakaway northern Cyprus is struggling to fend off a crisis largely outside the control of the isolated enclave, which relies on Ankara for its economic survival.
TEHRAN, August 19 - Cyprus has handed over to Cairo an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to the island in 2016 using a fake explosive belt, Egypt’s state prosecutor said on Saturday, after a court ruling cleared the way for his extradition.
TEHRAN, July 25 - Iranian professional footballer Reza Ghoochannejad, who previously played for the Dutch club Heerenveen and the Iran men’s national football team as a striker, has joined professional Cypriot football club APOEL FC.
TEHRAN, July 18 - A boat transporting 150 refugees has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the north of Cyprus, leaving at least 19 people dead and up to 30 unaccounted for, local security forces say.
TEHRAN, February 12 - The European Union’s executive on Monday called on Turkey to “refrain from any actions that might damage good neighborly relations” after Cyprus, a member of the bloc, accused the Turkish military of obstructing a ship exploring for gas.
TEHRAN, December 14 - The defense ministers of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece agreed Thursday to step up cooperation in combating drug, weapons and people trafficking in the east Mediterranean and to share information on countering the threat of terrorism.
TEHRAN, September 28 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi in a meeting with Cyprus’s president chief of staff stressed removing banking barriers between the two countries.
TEHRAN, June 16, YJC - Israeli military forces have conducted their first and largest military drill overseas, in Cyprus, drawing strong criticism inside and outside the island-state.
TEHRAN, May 25, YJC - Russia and the European Union can work together to counter terrorism and radicalization, improving the exchange of information among other things, Сypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told Sputnik.
University of Shiraz and Cyprus International University (CIU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand academic relations between the two countries.
TEHRAN, YJC. Iran's FM has said the recent terrorist attacks in Paris have reiterated the necessity for unified international action against violence and extremism.
Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu were meeting Tuesday to relaunch talks on ending the island's division after a nearly two-year break.