Elias Hazou

Akel on Monday reiterated its concerns over what it calls the en masse buying up of real estate in Cyprus by non-EU nationals, particularly Israelis with ‘targeted purchases’ of land ...

A man described as ‘Azeri’ was still being held by authorities here on Monday on suspicion of espionage and terrorism, although the Cyprus Mail understands the man has not been ...

Data furnished recently by the government lends weight to the notion that the purchase of real estate by foreigners continues on an upward trajectory, with some speculating that it’s ...

Hotels operating without a full permit got another extension on Thursday, after MPs granted them one more year to comply. The relevant act was passed by unanimous vote at the ...

Police on Thursday again advised the public to exercise caution when receiving phone calls from individuals pretending to be government officials and asking for credit card and bank account information. ...

As promised, the government on Thursday launched an online platform where people losing their savings in the 2013 bank bail-in can apply for partial compensation. It concerns losses to uninsured savings – ...

Israelis continued to make their way back home on Thursday, with 21 outbound flights scheduled for the day, as well as private vessels sailing out of Larnaca’s marina and a ...

The defence in the ‘golden passports’ trial pushed hard on Tuesday to establish the impression that the cabinet, when approving applications for naturalisation of foreign investors, had essentially become a ...

Investigations are ongoing into the unlawful removal of a massive trove of documents from the central prisons, reports said on Tuesday, with the ex-governor of the prisons also having been ...

Consumers will have to wait two more weeks to find out if the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) hikes its tariffs by 3 per cent, reports said on Tuesday. The matter ...

Defence attorneys in the ‘golden passports’ trial on Monday sought again to demonstrate that throughout the years the cabinet had total discretion on which naturalisation applications to recommend, seeking to ...

An online platform for those who lost their savings in the 2013 bank bail-in will go live this summer and disbursements will start being made soon, officials said in parliament on ...

Reports on Monday said a real estate conference in Limassol, organised by the Israeli Nadlan Centre and scheduled for this week, has been cancelled likely due to security concerns. The ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) announced on Thursday its members will hold elections for a new chairman on June 24. The elections are being held to fill the post of CFA ...

Power will be cut in various areas in Paphos on Saturday due to maintenance works, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said on Thursday. Power supply will be cut off ...

MPs on Thursday agreed to let the government keep covering the deficits of the state health services organisation (Okypy) until the end of next year, apparently satisfied with the organisation’...

Greek activists planning to take part in an international solidarity march for Gaza were held by Egyptian authorities for several hours at Cairo airport before being released, a member of ...

A YouTube ad for Greek speakers devised by Israel’s foreign ministry, praising a controversial aid distribution system in Gaza, has arguably backfired after its creators decided to use artificial ...

An international solidarity march for Gaza is in its final stages of preparation, one of the members of the Greek delegation told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday, as a handful ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Tuesday called on the state to expropriate Turkish Cypriot buildings that are in bad shape, in a move that would revitalise the old part of ...

The private electricity industry on Tuesday censured the energy minister for remarks which, in its opinion, undermine confidence in the coming opening up of the electricity market. The Electricity Market ...

An industry ecosystem that already produces drones and software sees the sector growing Talk of Cyprus having a defence industry may get trolled in conversations and on social media, but ...

Lawmakers on Thursday again decried the abject lack of progress in the scheduled expansion and upgrade of the neonatal intensive care unit at Makarios hospital, with the project apparently bogged ...

Amid much pomp President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a project further expanding the island’s two international airports, promising to service over 17 million passengers a ...