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13051. Woman assaulted by handyman imposter

A woman from India says she was attacked in her own apartment by a man who pretended to be a maintenance worker....

13052. Insurers need profound transformation and the right talent

As insurance industry growth remains stagnant for another year due to low interest rates, the shifts in consumer demographics around the world coupled with heightened expectations for digital experiences present insurers with risks and opportunities...

13053. UNFICYP draft under ‘silence procedure’

A resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for an additional six months is under the “silence procedure” and it is expected to be adopted on Thursday if no member breaks the silence...

13054. Judge approves Alexoui remand

Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis was remanded in custody on Tuesday in connection with an attempted murder in 2017, following a long and tough court hearing...

13055. Cypriot hacker loses extradition appeal

A young hacker will be the first Cypriot national to be extradited to the United States and could face up to 20 years in prison after losing his appeal last week...

13056. Turkish hackers target Cyprus government emails

Sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the Turkish government, three senior Western security officials said. The hackers have attacked at least 30 organizations, including government ministries, embassies and security services as well as companies and other groups, according to a Reuters review of public internet records. Victims have included Cypriot and Greek government email services and the Iraqi government’s national security advisor, the records show. ...

13057. Health Ministry geared up against coronavirus

Health Ministry officials are fully prepared to implement a coronavirus management protocol that has been drawn up, should the virus affect the local population, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday....

13058. Revamped migration policy in the works

A revamped migration policy is currently in the works, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris announced on Monday, reiterating the striking numbers of incoming migrants and refugees compared to the European migration hotspots. ...

13059. Ayia Napa rape accuser speaks out

The 19-year-old British girl, who was convicted of lying to police after she said she was raped last year in Ayia Napa, says her attackers behaved like animals...

13060. Nicosia ups efforts ahead of UNFICYP vote

Nicosia is intensifying efforts over the final makeup of an UNFICYP draft resolution in New York, as the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is expected to be renewed ahead of its expiry at the end of the month...

13061. New wiretap law on the skids

The president and justice minister are set to meet on Monday to discuss a government phone tapping bill that passed the House on Friday, following concerns that last-minute amendments could be defeating the purpose...

13062. Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

The sporting world was plunged into mourning on Sunday as news of Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash spread leaving the rich and famous, presidents, Hall of Famers and ordinary fans stunned...

13063. European coronavirus cases confirmed

France confirmed on Friday its first three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux...

13064. Deadly earthquake jolts eastern Turkey

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 20 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the center of the tremor, which was strong enough to be felt in several neighboring countries...

13065. Bomb explodes in Limassol club president’s car

Limassol police are investigating a car bombing outside the residence of the president of Aris football club, with initial reports unclear whether police are linking the attack to recent goings-on in the world of soccer...

13066. Nicosia’s Yazuz suspicions point to online leak

Cypriot officials at the Department of Environment say an entire study, which was inadvertently posted online in 2017, might have given Ankara a leg-up in the search for gas off the coast of Limassol...

13067. Cypriot president joins leaders in Jerusalem

World leaders and royalty from around the world gathered in Israel on Wednesday to attend a Holocaust forum in Jerusalem, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp...

13068. Fire rips through place of worship

A fire broke out at a place of worship in Limassol Friday morning, with fire fighters managing to contain the blaze before spreading to adjacent buildings...

13069. Democrats lay out case against Trump

Democrats planned to plow ahead on Thursday at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with their arguments for removing him from office, but Republicans showed no signs of softening their resistance to the Democratic case...

13070. Questions remain in deadly rollover crash

Police say a young woman killed in a horrific rollover crash on Tuesday was not wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash...

13071. Nicosia suspicious over Yavuz drilling spots

The government of the Republic of Cyprus believes Turkey has obtained privileged drilling information regarding an area off the southern coast of the island...

13072. How Russian uncapitalism works

Like a private equity firm enacting an acquisition-led ‘roll-up’ in a fragmented sector, Putin and Co in Russian have been busy in recent years quietly taking scores of small banks into state ownership...

13073. Cypriots in awe over flash in the sky

Local media reported on sightings of a fireball streaking across the sky over Cyprus, with experts ruling out a meteorite but not a meteoroid or even an unidentified flying object...

13074. Digital transformation of health services is indispensable

13075. Young woman dies in rollover crash

A young local woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Tuesday after her car veered off the road in rural Famagusta...

13076. Fuel targets rehash gas price debate

Consumers are crying foul over rising gas prices at the pump, with some resorting to crossing the checkpoints to fill up in the north as the government draws criticism for failing to meet EU energy goals...

13077. Syrian man wanted in Paphos murder

A woman was found murdered in her own home in Paphos on Monday, with police issuing an arrest warrant for her husband...

13078. Two teens detained over 10,000 fireworks

Two teenagers have been remanded in custody after they were arrested in rural Nicosia for transporting nearly 10,000 fireworks in their vehicle...

13079. Foreign powers back Libya ceasefire

Foreign powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday to shore up a shaky truce in Libya, but the meeting was overshadowed by blockades of oilfields by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar that could cripple the country’s crude production...

13080. Harry and Meghan go it alone

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent future...