Lizzy Ioannidou
– 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...
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...