https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-furious-over-allegations-of-fake-test-results
Cyprus Police say they are investigating allegations about local pharmacies issuing fake positive results from rapid tests, with the health ministry warning of permit revocation and criminal prosecution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-man-kills-himself-his-wife-and-3-children-in-apparent-murder-suicide
A man who killed his wife and three young children before taking his own life had faked a vaccination certificate and feared his children would be taken away from him when the forgery was discovered, a German prosecutor said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/k-treppides-co-ltd-social-media-and-investment-recommendations
It is commonly accepted that social media play a defining role in almost every aspect of our everyday life. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-vaxxer-wears-fake-silicone-arm-to-get-his-cv-vaccine
An Italian man is facing fraud charges after turning up for his Covid-19 vaccine wearing a fake arm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-girl-in-the-photo
She was a symbol for refugees and her face became one of the most powerful images in recent decades. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-ridiculed-after-assassination-case-falls-flat
Three suspects in an alleged plot to assassinate a Limassol businessman walked free on Monday after prosecutors failed to find any evidence, with media pundits criticizing how police missed red flags by relying on a verbal complaint without vetting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retailers-furious-over-covscan-s-glitchy-start
A controversial android app pushed by the government to help businesses authenticate Safe Pass holders had a rough first day on Monday, with retailers upset over reported failures ranging from vaccinated documents being flagged as invalid to two different devices scanning the same QR code but giving different results...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covscan-cyprus-starts-running-on-trial-basis
Door greeters at supermarkets started using the android app CovScan on Monday to verify the authenticity of their customers’ Safe Pass documents, but the program will run on a trial basis for two weeks following criticism that consumers and businesses had little time to prepare...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-makes-covscan-mandatory-but-questions-remain
Door greeters at supermarkets and other businesses will have to use an android app when checking Safe Pass, according to a Cabinet decision, but the policy going into effect on Monday has left many questions unanswered with citizens calling even pharmacies to get the latest scoop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/possible-cyber-attack-on-the-gesy-portal
A fake email entitled "GESY: Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine" is reportedly being sent to people in Cyprus showing GESY as the sender, according to the Health Insurance Agency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/social-media-enabling-destruction-of-democracy
“It’s the enabler of the destruction of democracy. It’s the enabler of the destruction of the facts,” says the Filipino Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jiu-jitsu-producers-file-new-lawsuit
The producers and director of the film Jiu Jitsu are suing the Republic of Cyprus, the Auditor General, the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency and a television station for compensation in excess of 30 million euros...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-puzzled-over-test-results-in-fake-vax-probe
Police investigators probing allegations that a doctor issued fake vaccination certificates are puzzled by a number of his patients, who insist they were vaccinated by the suspect despite showing a low count in antibody tests...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-public-about-phony-text-messages
Police are warning the public against fraudulent text messages with links to Banking and Credit Institutions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-seized-thousands-of-items-believed-to-be-counterfeit
Police and customs officials in Larnaca have confiscated thousands of items believed to be counterfeit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fake-vaccination-certificates
Police are investigating several cases of forged vaccination certificates allegedly issued by a doctor in Larnaca....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-of-unvaccinated-covid-victim-hits-back
The family of a COVID victim who died last month at Nicosia General is pointing finger at the state hospital, while dismissing reports in the media that their loved one’s religious faith or private medical advice had brought about his demise...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-takes-down-names-of-vax-deterring-doctors
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says he wants to know which doctors are not pushing for the COVID vaccine, while also pointing out that people who got vaccinated have earned the right to relaxations of some measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-death-probed-in-fake-pass-case
Another COVID patient seen by a doctor accused of issuing fake vaccination certificates has died on his hospital bed, with blood test results still pending on over a dozen people that would show whether they had been vaccinated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-up-their-game-in-safe-pass-checks
Police officers in the Republic of Cyprus have been instructed to examine Safe Pass documents more closely if they suspect a document might be fake, while violators could face up to three years in prison...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sneaky-accountant-admits-draining-company-funds
A woman in Limassol is promising to return stolen money after she was arrested on suspicion of forging company checks and signing them over to herself for a total over €315,000...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hospital-admissions-and-discharges-even-out
The latest trend in COVID hospitalizations in the Republic of Cyprus suggests admissions and discharges are evening out, with health officials still calling on the public to get vaccinated following a spike of cases in July...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doctor-accused-of-issuing-fake-vaccine-docs
Police are investigating allegations against a doctor in Larnaca, following a complaint in connection with a hospitalized patient whose vaccination record has been brought into question by his relatives...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-furious-at-critics-of-teen-vaccinations
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades rushed to the defense of a local Pediatric Society on Monday, calling threats against its members a 'disgrace' after they were targeted for recommending summer vaccinations for young teens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/safe-pass-law-lets-door-greeters-inspect-id-docs
Business establishments in the Republic of Cyprus are now inspecting Safe Pass documents presented at the entrance by customers, who are also required by emergency law to show proof of identity when the employee at the door doubts the veracity of a person’s identity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tries-to-patch-up-worsening-conditions
The Cabinet will have a lot on its plate during a meeting rescheduled for Friday amid deteriorating epidemiological conditions in Cyprus, with a number of loopholes in the government’s fight against the pandemic popping up one after the other...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/labor-exploitation-case-filed-in-nicosia-court
A man in rural Nicosia, who was arrested in early June on charges related to human trafficking and labor exploitation, was one of 229 suspects detained all over Europe during an operation coordinated by Europol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commissioner-resigns-over-fake-resume
The Cypriot volunteerism commissioner has resigned his position following allegations that he manipulated high school grades on his report card and included a fake college degree on his resume...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/webcam-child-groomer-gets-sentence
A young man got a suspended sentence after being found guilty of enticing a minor to sexual activity as well as child grooming offences involving a total of three underage girls...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-drops-big-marriage-fraud-case
Police in Cyprus were distinctly furious this week after prosecutors dropped charges against nine suspects in a fake marriage case, with the Legal department arguing an amended law linking sham marriage to immigration violations was not retroactive...