FRAUD IN THE NAME OF GESY IS TAKING ON DIMENSIONS - COMPLAINTS IN THREE PROVINCES - THOUSANDS OF EUROS EXTRACTED

FRAUD IN THE NAME OF GESY IS TAKING ON DIMENSIONS - COMPLAINTS IN THREE PROVINCES - THOUSANDS OF EUROS EXTRACTED - Filenews 7/10 by Natasa Christoforou


Many thousands of euros from unsuspecting citizens throughout Cyprus managed to extract a spiral with foreign members, who lately, through messages on mobile phones, have been securing bank data and making withdrawals from different bank branches in Nicosia. The perpetrators sent an sms whose sender was supposedly either the GHS (sender name CY MEDICAL), or an out-of-court payment service for traffic violations (traffic CY) asking citizens in the first case to update their details and in the second to pay out of court. So far there are three complaints to the Larnaca Police, while two more have been recorded in Nicosia and Limassol.

MOKAS - ASSETS OF €60 million WERE FROZEN FROM CRIMINAL CASES - TWICE AS MUCH AS LAST YEAR

MOKAS - ASSETS OF €60 million WERE FROZEN FROM CRIMINAL CASES - TWICE AS MUCH AS LAST YEAR - Filenews 7/10 by Michalis Chatzivasilis


The amounts committed or will be committed this year by the Unit for Combating Cover-up Offenses are huge, which doubled compared to last year.

According to the head of MOKAS, Maria Kyrmizi Antoniou, this year assets of persons under criminal investigation have been confiscated or will be confiscated, which will exceed €60 million. Last year, assets of persons investigated by the authorities whose value amounted to €30 million were frozen, i.e. they doubled compared to 2025, while in 2024 assets worth €8 million were frozen.

A NEW SHIELD AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME THROUGH THE ''CYPRIOT FBI'' - CRIMINAL NETWORKS, MONEY AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS IN THE CROSSHAIRS - HOW IT WILL WORK

A NEW SHIELD AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME THROUGH THE ''CYPRIOT FBI'' - CRIMINAL NETWORKS, MONEY AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS IN THE CROSSHAIRS - HOW IT WILL WORK - Filenews 7/10


The official first presentation of the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DAOE) took place today, in the context of a press conference in the presence of Mr. Themistos Arnaoutis, Chief of Police and the Director of DAOE, Police Officer B', Christos Andreou.

The Chief of Police and the Director of DAOE presented today the new Directorate and referred to its importance for the operational strengthening and modernization of the Cyprus Police.

DAOE is already in full operational operation and has already recorded significant operational results.

NEW CASES OF BLUETONGUE IN LIMASSOL AND NICOSIA - FIVE LIVESTOCK UNITS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED

NEW CASES OF BLUETONGUE IN LIMASSOL AND NICOSIA - FIVE LIVESTOCK UNITS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED - Filenews 7/10 by Ioanna Mantziipa


New cases of bluetongue have been detected in livestock farms in the districts of Limassol and Nicosia, bringing to five the total number of infected units nationwide.

The new confirmed case in the Limassol district was recorded on September 30, 2026 and concerns a livestock unit in which a total of 941 sheep and goats are raised. In the province of Nicosia, the case was confirmed on September 25 and concerns a unit with 456 sheep and goats.

NEW ANTENNAS IN AKROTIRI - CRY OF ANGUISH FOR THE ECOSYSTEM - THE CONSEQUENCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

NEW ANTENNAS IN AKROTIRI - CRY OF ANGUISH FOR THE ECOSYSTEM - THE CONSEQUENCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE  - Filenews 7/10 by Angelos Nikolaou


The planning of the British Bases Administration for the installation of new antennas in the area of Merra Akrotiri is currently being examined ex officio in the Parliamentary Committee on the Environment following a recommendation by the Committee and MPs Giorgos Karaiskakis, Fotini Tsiridou and Michalis Fellas.

Against the background of the peculiarities of the status of the Bases, the main weight of the discussion falls on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was asked to take a position on the plans of the British, the diplomatic aspects and the actions of the Republic.

ERDOGAN - NETANYAHU - THE CONFRONTATION, THE ROLE OF CYPRUS AND THE LIMITS OF CONFLICT

ERDOGAN - NETANYAHU - THE CONFRONTATION, THE ROLE OF CYPRUS AND THE LIMITS OF CONFLICT - Filenews 7/10


By Melik Kaylan

There is intense debate around the escalation of hostility between Israel and Turkey, or, in other words, between Erdogan and Netanyahu. From this column, he had pointed out in time the tension that was forming, stressing that Erdogan may be leading his country on the same path that Iran followed. Under the banner of neo-Ottomanism, it has publicly hosted meetings with enemies of Israel, such as Hamas leaders and, most recently, Hezbollah leaders. Undoubtedly, it seeks to appeal to the most Islamic part of its electoral audience, in a strongly populist way. But what will be the ultimate cost to the stability of his regime or of Turkey itself? What is at stake in this confrontation and which side has the most influence?

DIESEL - GASOLINE - UP TO TWO YEARS TO REPLENISH STOCKS - THE WARNING OF THE HEAD OF SAUDI ARAMCO CHANGES THE PICTURE OF THE ENERGY CRISIS - ABOUT 3 billion BARRELS OF SUPPLY HAVE BEEN LOST

DIESEL - GASOLINE - UP TO TWO YEARS TO REPLENISH STOCKS - THE WARNING OF THE HEAD OF SAUDI ARAMCO CHANGES THE PICTURE OF THE ENERGY CRISIS - ABOUT 3 billion BARRELS OF SUPPLY HAVE BEEN LOST - Filenews 7/10

The international oil market may now see Brent fall below the psychological threshold of $100 again, but behind the daily price fluctuation there is a much bigger problem: Global crude and finished fuel stocks have fallen dramatically and cannot be restored quickly. Saudi Aramco's chairman and CEO, Amin Nasser, warned that even after the flows through the critical sea routes are fully restored, replenishing stocks, at the same time as meeting global demand, could take up to two years. The statement was made on October 5 at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London and was republished today, October 6, by the official Saudi news agency.