Hackers steal Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data in Europe
– U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to their development of a COVID-19 vaccine had been “unlawfully...
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Lidl raises €40,000 for Red Cross with Easter campaign
Lidl Cyprus collected €40,000 to be handed over to the Cyprus Red Cross Society (CRCS) to bolster its Emergency Service, which provides hands-on support to...
Real progress in north over domestic violence
But lack of affordable housing limits victims’ chances of a new life By Lizzy Ioannidou Major improvements in mechanisms seeking to tackle violence against women...
State owes artists millions for works in public buildings
Artists are threatening legal action unless the government, municipalities and semi-government organisations start implementing a 2009 law which stipulates that one per cent of the...
House passes resolutions condemning Turkey over Varosha and Syria
THE House plenum on Friday passed resolutions condemning Turkey’s actions in Varosha and in Kurdish-led territories in northern Syria. Following the reaffirmation of UN resolutions...
Doctor fined €14,000 for violating patient data on Instagram
Data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou imposed a penalty of €14,000 on a doctor who published sensitive personal information on a patient on the social media...
Parliament guarantees rights of UK nationals for GMI and employee rights
Two regulations guaranteeing the rights of UK nationals living in Cyprus were passed by the House plenum on Friday. The first regulation guarantees that UK...
Foreign ministry, Kurdish community condemn Turkey’s Syria offensive
The foreign ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the Turkish offensive on territory held by Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, while the Kurdish community living in...
Cyprus welcomes Security Council decision on Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his ‘utmost satisfaction’ on Thursday with the UN Security Council’s reaffirmation of previous Varosha resolutions. “I wish to express my utmost...
EU calls on Ankara to respect Cyprus’ sovereign rights, targeted measures discussed with Mogherini (Update 2)
By George Psyllides and Lizzy Ioannidou The EU urged Turkey on Friday to respect the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus, as targeted measures...
British minister confident post-Brexit ties with Cyprus will remain strong
Whatever the outcome of Brexit on October 31, the ties between Cyprus and the UK will remain strong and continue to develop, the UK minister...
State moving to install CCTV in kindergartens and primary schools
The education ministry is moving to install CCTV cameras in kindergartens and primary schools after it proved unable to find security guards willing to take...
‘Protest tents’ raised opposite palace over corruption
Tents have been raised opposite the presidential palace by a protest group demonstrating against “injustice, corruption, and dictatorship”, with the group stating that they will...
Play cancelled after Animal Party cries foul over horse performance(Update 3)
The Animal Party said on Wednesday night it welcomed the decision to cancel a play in which a horse appeared as a prop and which...
Israeli teens planned orgy with UK woman, says defence in Napa false rape claim trial (Update 2)
The Famagusta district court on Wednesday postponed for later in October the trial of a 19-year-old British woman facing a single charge of public nuisance...
Terms of reference were agreed on August 9 says Anastasiades (Updates with Akinci’s denial)
Despite ongoing efforts to finalise the terms of reference for restarting the talks, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday that the two leaders had already...
Growing criticism of teachers’ attempts to block education reform
The spat in the education sector over the government’s efforts to implement student assessment reform continued on Monday, when the confederation of secondary school parents...
Limassol almost doubles cruise-ship arrivals this year
Limassol port will see over 90 cruise ship arrivals this year, almost double the 2018 figure, the operator of the new cruise terminal at Limassol...
Protests against plan for 10-storey building in Nicosia
The Cyprus branch of the international council on monuments and sites (Icomos) has called on the Nicosia municipality to refrain from permitting the construction of...
Juncker names Cyprus as one of his two regrets
Former president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker named the failure to reunite Cyprus during his term in office as one of his two greatest...