‘Do not allow the law to be used as a political tool’
Two Turkish Cypriots accused of aiding and abetting the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north last month on suspicion of espionage and remain in custody were on Monday brought ...
EU removes clause allowing journalist surveillance (Updated)
The EU struck out a clause in the media freedom act that would allow them to spy on journalists it emerged on Saturday, following comments by President Nikos Christodoulides that ...
Government downplays intent to spy on journalists
The government on Tuesday sought to downplay the notion that it supports a clause in an EU bill currently under discussion that would allow European governments to spy on the ...
Three suspected Russian spies arrested in Britain – BBC (Updated)
British police said on Tuesday they had charged two men and a woman with identity document offences after the BBC reported the group were accused of spying for Russia.
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‘Imaginary involvement’ of Cyprus in spy probe says president
President Nicos Anastasiades said Cyprus has solid institutional frameworks and laws in place to protect people from wiretapping, as well as experts and scientists preventing the issue from taking place.
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MEPs in Cyprus on Predator spying mission
The European Parliament on Monday confirmed that a group of MEPs will this week visit Cyprus and Greece to investigate the development and use of spyware in these member states.
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MEPs plan to meet with officials in Nicosia over the use of Pegasus spyware
EU lawmakers who are part of the European parliament’s committee investigating the use of Pegasus software and other spyware (Pega) will meet with the island’s Attorney-General, Giorgos Savvides, ...
MEPs to visit Cyprus in Pegasus spyware probe
The use of spyware software will be the focus of discussions between Cypriot and EU lawmakers, who will meet on November 2.
Chairman of the House legal committee Nicos Tornaritis on ...
EU fact-finding mission due in Cyprus after Pegasus revelations
A fact-finding mission from the European Parliament’s committee evaluating the use of Pegasus software is travelling to Cyprus on November 1, Cybc reported on Thursday.
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Greek Cypriot accused of spying in north charged, but not released
A Greek Cypriot bicommunal activist who has been held in the north for more than 20 days as Turkish Cypriot authorities contemplated charging him with espionage, was on Wednesday issued a ...
Military court in north extends detention of GC bicommunal activist (Updated)
Bicommunal activist Andreas Soudjis, will remain in the north’s central prison until he is charged and the trial in the case against him begins, a military court in the ...
Cyprus’ role in Greek spy scandal will come to the fore, Papadakis says
Reactions over Cyprus’ link with the espionage case involving the Greek state spying on Greek EU lawmaker Nikos Androulakis continue to mount as EU parliament’s plenary session looms.
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Akel says found ‘smoking gun’ linking Cyprus to Greek spying scandal
Claiming to have found the ‘smoking gun’ linking Cyprus to the political espionage scandal in Greece, main opposition Akel has slammed the government for continuing to stay in denial.
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Opposition calls for spying investigation
Piggybacking on the ongoing spyware affair in Greece, opposition parties here on Tuesday demanded an investigation into allegations of surveillance of private communications, with the government in turn accusing its ...