Elias Hazou

The supreme court on Monday categorically rejected the notion that judges in Cyprus are not objective, and cited the findings of European institutions to back up its opinion. The top ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will likely refuse to sign off on, and then send back to parliament, a legal amendment passed last week which would see four of his aides lose ...

The country’s tourism boss sounded a cautiously optimistic note on Thursday about the sector’s prospects in the new year, but acknowledged the looming uncertainty as European leaders in ...

The health ministry on Thursday issued more clarifications regarding people’s access to certain types of venues in terms of vaccination or testing status. Under the new rules, effective December 15, ...

Nicosia criminal court on Thursday acquitted all defendants from charges of fraud in the case of loans secured from the Strovolos cooperative bank. In its ruling, the court said that ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) plans to install and operate ten more charging stations for electric vehicles next year, bringing the number across the island to around 30. Two of ...

Parliamentarians on Monday sounded the alarm over shocking living conditions at the Pournara reception centre for refugees, calling the situation in the surrounding community ‘a ticking time bomb’ and urging ...

For the second time in two months the Greens have had to postpone electing a new leadership after an insufficient number of members showed up to render the proceedings valid. ...

Disy faithful accuses foreign minister of using his position to promote his presidential ambitions A showdown is on the cards within ruling Disy over who will stand for the party ...

Venus Minerals has announced that it has revised its mineral resource estimate at Kokkinoyia by 240 per cent The Kokkinoyia sector is part of the Magellan Project, 100 per cent owned by ...

Two inmates at the central prisons in Nicosia held their nuptials on Thursday – and a Netflix crew happened to be on hand to document the unusual wedding. And no, this ...

A Greek Cypriot man was arrested in the north on Thursday after he unfurled a Greek flag over a monument just outside Varosha, the fenced-off part of Famagusta. Reports said ...

Up to 350,000 people could be transferred to live in and around the area of the town of Famagusta, a Turkish Cypriot public functionary has stated. Turkish Cypriot daily Yeniduzen quoted ...

Lawmakers on Monday decried the ‘glass ceiling’ in Cyprus and the under-representation of women in public life, particularly in senior or leadership positions. Following a discussion at the House human ...

In another twist, parties decided Monday to postpone to the new year a vote in the plenum on the local government reform bills, while at the same time avowing their ...

The health ministry on Thursday decided the cancellation of all scheduled non-urgent surgeries, and also commandeered bed capacity in private healthcare facilities – measures taken in anticipation of a potential surge ...

The attorney-general’s office has stayed the prosecution of a former municipal councilor and one-time Disy candidate for MP who had been charged with rape. Back in April Andreas Ttaouxis ...

The proposed new government legislation on pandemic management gives the health minister far-reaching powers, opposition parties said on Thursday, while the ruling party insisted the bill’s provisions are in ...

Lax checks by customs authorities at the crossing points have allowed contraband coming in from the north to outcompete merchants in the Republic, while also stripping the government of revenues ...

The fate of local government reform could hang in the balance this week, as MPs weigh the disparate demands and objections coming from several communities – and this amid fresh warnings ...

Unemployment has dropped to the lowest level in the last 20 years, while during the coronavirus situation the state has spent around €920 million in supporting employees and businesses, Labour Minister Zeta ...

Critics say proposed law bypasses House oversight and would entrench sweeping powers of health minister The new legislation dealing with pandemic-like situations raises a slew of red flags according to ...

The granting of civil servant status to four personal assistants of President Nicos Anastasiades was unlawful, the auditor-general said on Thursday as opposition MPs called it a ‘scandal’ and the ...

The House on Thursday passed a law changing the way in which political parties receive state aid. The legislative proposal – sponsored by Disy, Akel, Diko and the Greens – amends the ...