MIGRATION Commissioner points to Cyprus’ own history of displacement while urging stronger support and integration policies for refugees and asylum seekers. Photo credit: Unsplash Refugee protection is a matter of human rights, commissioner says Newsroom Human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides has renewed her office’s commitment to protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in a message marking World Refugee Day. READ MORE
Greece coronavirus fatalities reach 67 Of the over 1,600 coronavirus cases in Greece, 121 are stranded on a passenger ferry docked at the Piraeus port Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 04/04/2020 | NEWS
Israel-Cyprus medical cooperation and innovation in the time of coronavirus The Ambassador of Israel in Cyprus talks about the bridges of cooperation shared between the two countries during these ... Newsroom 04/04/2020 | NEWS
Coronavirus death toll rises, confirmed cases reach 396 13 people who had contracted coronavirus have died so far in the Republic, though only nine of the deaths can be fully attributed ... Newsroom 03/04/2020 | NEWS
EU procures medical equipment worth €2.5m for Turkish Cypriot community The EU aid, which is just the first batch funded by a €5m budget earmarked for the north, also includes the mobilization ... Newsroom 03/04/2020 | NEWS
Private hospitals armour up with COVID-19 protection measures Protocols in place require private hospitals to conduct two coronavirus tests on patients before they are admitted Newsroom / CNA 03/04/2020 | NEWS
Court issues first prison sentence for COVID-19 decree violation The man had also attacked a police officer after issuing a fine for the violation of coronavirus measures Newsroom 03/04/2020 | NEWS
PHOTO GALLERY: Athens streets deserted during lockdown Athens, like many cities across the world, is pictured as a deserted ghost town Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 03/04/2020 | NEWS
Man breaks quarantine in search of meds Infected patient in Cyprus violates quarantine rules in search of questionable drug to combat the coronavirus Newsroom 03/04/2020 | NEWS
Cypriot health minister speaks from the heart Health minister says mistakes are unavoidable, ‘we are doing everything humanly possible’ Newsroom / CNA 03/04/2020 | NEWS
Tenth person succumbs to COVID-19 infection, total cases rise to 356 The death toll in the Republic reached double digits, 36 more have tested positive Newsroom 02/04/2020 | NEWS
