Pegasus delivers
Pegasus lived up to his name and delivered for ExxonMobil. It “gushed forth” gas from the depths of block 10. Pegasus’s name comes from the Greek word “pêgê,” meaning “...
‘Encouraging’ message from Pegasus drill continues
The discovery of a natural gas reservoir at the Pegasus-1 site offshore Cyprus is “encouraging”, the energy minister said on Tuesday, a day after the government announced that drilling had ...
Probe into suspicious share transfers in spyware affair
The anti-money laundering unit (Mokas) is sifting through suspicious transfers of shares in companies registered in Cyprus and linked to the Predator spyware affair, local media reported on Monday.
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Concerns remain over government use of spyware
Cyprus was on Tuesday named among the EU member states where concerns remain over government use of spyware against journalists by a Council of Europe report.
The findings are part ...
Akel says it’s determined not to let spyware probe drop
Opposition Akel on Monday said it will hand over material to the independent anti-corruption authority regarding the use of spyware, vowing not to drop the issue until some accountability has ...
European parliament vote on spyware expected to impact Cyprus
Spyware has been abused in certain EU member states, posing a threat to democracy and the rule of law, Jeroen Lenaers, president of the Pega committee, said on Wednesday.
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Akel accuses deputy AG of ‘lies and deception’ over surveillance
The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday held an in-depth discussion about the spyware case investigated by the European parliament’s Pega committee and the involvement of Cyprus in the ...
PEGA draft report to be presented in EU Parliament on Tuesday
A draft report on the use of Pegasus software will be presented on Tuesday morning, the rapporteur of the EU parliament’s committee that visited Cyprus over the PEGA cases ...
‘Spy van’ findings will remain secret says AG after meeting MEPs (Update 2)
Attorney general George Savvides said on Wednesday the independent criminal investigator Ilias Stephanou’s findings on the infamous ‘spy van’ case in 2019 cannot be made public as they are part ...
MEPs in Cyprus on Predator spying mission
The European Parliament on Monday confirmed that a group of MEPs will this week visit Cyprus and Greece to investigate the development and use of spyware in these member states.
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MEPs plan to meet with officials in Nicosia over the use of Pegasus spyware
EU lawmakers who are part of the European parliament’s committee investigating the use of Pegasus software and other spyware (Pega) will meet with the island’s Attorney-General, Giorgos Savvides, ...
MEPs to visit Cyprus in Pegasus spyware probe
The use of spyware software will be the focus of discussions between Cypriot and EU lawmakers, who will meet on November 2.
Chairman of the House legal committee Nicos Tornaritis on ...
EU fact-finding mission due in Cyprus after Pegasus revelations
A fact-finding mission from the European Parliament’s committee evaluating the use of Pegasus software is travelling to Cyprus on November 1, Cybc reported on Thursday.
According to a post on ...
MEPs may visit Cyprus over spying in Greece
A delegation of a European Parliament committee looking into the use of spyware may visit the island, apparently to investigate any link between Cyprus and the eavesdropping affair in Greece, ...
MEP sounds alarm at EU parliament over prison phone surveillance
MEP Giorgos Georgiou has informed the head of the European parliament inquiry committee of claims and media reports on the alleged intention of phone surveillance at the Cyprus central prisons.
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Cyprus denies link to spyware infections inside UK government (updated)
Cyprus authorities “categorically deny” any involvement in the alleged hacking of the British foreign ministry after a digital rights watchdog named it as one of the three countries from which ...