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
Two in custody over Cyprus football corruption Larnaca judge orders football chairman and referee remanded for eight days over match fixing allegations Newsroom 12/02/2020 | NEWS
Teenage girl dragged 100 feet by bus Deryneia student dragged 30 metres after backpack gets stuck in bus doors Newsroom 12/02/2020 | NEWS
Drunk cabbie jailed after speedy trial Taxi driver gets prison sentence and licence suspension one day after causing accident Newsroom 12/02/2020 | NEWS
WHO: Coronavirus officially named Covid-19 Researchers have been calling for an official name to avoid confusion and stigmatisation Source: BBC 11/02/2020 | NEWS
Police announce driving offences that can lead to license revocation Police listed the guidelines being followed under the stricter framework to crack down on reckless driving Newsroom 11/02/2020 | NEWS
Cyprus and Israel Defence Ministers discuss developments in the region The Ministers also discussed ways to strengthen defense cooperation Newsroom / CNA 11/02/2020 | NEWS
Bewildering footage of blood-red Caspian Sea strip A strip of coast was captured to be 'bleeding' red by locals of the Kazakh city of Aktau Newsroom 11/02/2020 | NEWS
Cyprus' plan to strip citizenship stalls in legal vacuum The relevant law for granting investors citizenship lacks a supplementary clause on the process for revoking it Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 11/02/2020 | NEWS
Syria displacement is worst since conflict began, UN says Of Syria’s 17m people, 5.5m are living as refugees in the region, mostly in Turkey, and a further 6m are internally displaced ... Source: Reuters 11/02/2020 | NEWS
Government ups the ante on Spiftire impasse Measures to be taken in case the UN fails to resolve the issue have already been decided on, the Government Spokesman said ... Newsroom 11/02/2020 | NEWS
