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151. Cabinet cracks down on stadium violence

Following the riots inside and outside the Eleftheria stadium, the government places the fight against violence in sports venues squarely on the shoulders of the police. ...

152. US report: Harsh conditions in Cyprus prisons

The US State Department's Human Rights in Cyprus 2022 report highlights significant human rights issues in Cyprus. The report states that there were credible reports of harsh conditions in prisons and detention centers, particularly for asylum seekers....

153. The countdown to the Green Line guards has begun

The swearing-in of the first 221 special constables who will be in charge of guarding the Green Line is a step forward in the implementation of plans to increase measures to stop illegal flows from the occupied part of Cyprus. ...

154. Mobile traffic cams set to be fully operational on Wednesday

Cyprus’ data protection Commissioner has approved the use of mobile traffic cams on vehicles after Brink’s and Conduent identified the need for closed circuit traffic surveillance...

155. Austrian chancellor calls for 'very high' walls at EU borders

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has demanded that the EU external border should be fenced by a high wall in an effort to curb illegal migration as more refugees are coming to Europe....

156. Health Ministry confirms typo led to confusion over 8-Year-old's flu death

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a typographical error in its database was responsible for the incorrect news that an 8-year-old girl had died from Influenza A....

157. Moscow sees drone incident as provocation

Russia views the incident involving one of its Su-27 fighter jet and a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea as provocation, its ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said in remarks published early on Wednesday...

158. UK to pay France half a billion pounds to end channel crossings

Britain is to pay France almost half a billion pounds over the next three years in a high-stakes gamble to end Channel migrant crossings....

159. China accused of cutting internet to Taiwan

China has been accused of cutting the internet to one of Taiwan's outlying islands as part of its latest intimidation tactic to force reunification....

160. Chinese spy balloon contained surveillance equipment

The Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend carried high-tech equipment capable of collecting communications signals and other sensitive information, the U.S. government said Thursday....

161. Nicosia on weapon-buying spree before runoff election

The outgoing President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus has approved the purchase of lethal weaponry from the United States just days before a highly contested runoff election on the island, which is also expected to receive attack helicopters this year after a controversial decision in Berlin...

162. Australian government removes Chinese-made surveillance cameras

Australia's defense department will strip its buildings of Chinese-made security cameras to ensure they are "completely secure", the government said on Thursday....

163. Cyprus and China to cooperate in health and medical science

Cyprus and China on Tuesday signed a 5-year plan in the fields of health and medical sciences. The plan was signed by Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Liu Yantao, on behalf of the National Health Commission of China....

164. US looking for wreckage of a possible Chinese spy balloon

US Navy divers are working to recover the wreckage of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina....

165. Chinese spy balloon lingers over the US

A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken....

166. Covid, RSV & influenza are causing a triple epidemic

With regard to seasonal viruses, hospitals seem to be operating in a precarious situation in terms of bed availability. ...

167. PEGA's amendment games

The debate on Cyprus will turn into a game of balances and... amendments in relation to the draft report of the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Surveillance Software (PEGA), ...

168. Migration: Nikos Christodoulides can and wants to deal with it

One of the biggest and most serious problems Cyprus faces now, and one of the biggest challenges, is the issue of migration. Our country must deal with disproportionate flows of migrants, both in relation to its size and resources and in relation to its population....

169. Cypriot author claims police trying to ban his book on corruption

A Cypriot investigative journalist accused the police on Wednesday of trying to prevent him from publishing books he wrote about corruption in his country....

170. Man murdered for a mere 200 euros

The brutal murder of 61-year-old Dorotheos Dimitriadis on January 4 in Latsia by a group of people who beat him mercilessly has shocked the country....

171. WhatsApp given green light to sue Pegasus spyware company

The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents....

172. Cyprus wrestles with decision on China measures

Cypriot health officials are meeting on Tuesday to sift through data before deciding on possible COVID measures on travelers from China, but the task is made more difficult by criticism from a local expert and a new variant sweeping through the West...

173. Health Ministry calling on public to avail of free flu shots

Cyprus’ Ministry of Health, calls on members of the public, regardless of age, or if they belong to a high-risk group, to contact their GP for a flu vaccine for free, in a bid to reduce pressure on the healthcare system....

174. Predator probe focuses on suspicious SMS from US

Two Greek prosecutors investigating all allegations of illegal electronic surveillance of dozens of individuals in Greece have submitted a request to US authorities for judicial assistance...

175. Eva Kaili: From city council to city prison

176. Athens offices of Predator spyware seller raided

The Athens offices of Intellexa, which sells the Predator spyware in Greece, and Krikel, an ICT and electronic security systems provider, were among six companies raided by police as part of the investigation into the wiretapping affair on Tuesday...

177. EU Parliament VP suspended on serious corruption charges

The Belgian judiciary has arrested four people as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving bribery from Qatar, while two others have been released....

178. Rogue driver arrested for ‘breaking down barriers’

A Greek Cypriot man who gave new meaning to the phrase 'breaking down barriers' has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot police, after he failed to comply with officers on both sides of the divided island and drove through a barricade in the north...

179. Nicosia stays course as economic growth loses steam

Cypriot public finances have improved due to increased growth, although they are expected to be adversely affected due to a projected slowdown in the next few months, according to the 13th Post-Programme Surveillance Report for Cyprus...

180. Bird flu: 'No reason to panic', says Minister

There is no reason to panic, the situation is manageable and all the protocols of the Health and Agriculture Ministries have been implemented from the first moment for the avian flu cases detected in Famagusta district, said the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela, after his meeting on Wednesday with the competent authorities on the matter....