The government’s handling of the ‘videogate’ affair leaves a great deal to be desired, and it even suggests the administration may have been subjected to extortion, opposition Akel said ...
Irene Charalambides has rejected claims attributed to Akel regarding her political actions, as tensions between the former party member and the politburo intensify ahead of the parliamentary elections.
In a ...
A parliamentary committee will on Wednesday convene extraordinarily to discuss a bill aiming to tighten up the rules regarding the granting of so-called ‘golden visas’.
The legislative proposal, put forward ...
A new Noverna Analytics survey conducted on behalf of Politis indicates that most voters see the upcoming parliamentary elections as a decisive stage in the selection of potential presidential candidates ...
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Tuesday demanded that the government take action to save the island’s tourism industry amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle East and reports of ...
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a resolution calling on the government to disclose to parliament donations to the social support fund, a charity previously chaired by the ...
Nearly one in three voters have yet to decide how they will vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the second Noverna poll conducted for Politis on Monday.
The ...
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday demanded the abolition of the British bases in Cyprus, saying, “we have been emphasising this for decades”.
“Once again, the peoples of the world ...
Former Akel MP Irene Charalambides officially announced her collaboration with Alma movement, the party of former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, ahead of the May 24 parliamentary elections, waving the banner of the ...
Former Akel MP Irene Charalambides, who had left the party in February, is expected to officially confirm her support for former auditor-general’s Odysseas Michaelidis Alma movement in a press ...
The House human rights committee will be chaired by Akel MP Giorgos Koukoumas, who is taking over office from his party colleague Irene Charalambides after the committee’s meeting on ...
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday denounced opposition party Akel’s criticism over the Republic’s participation at US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace meeting as an observer, ...
The abolition of the controversial social support agency moved closer on Wednesday, as the government confirmed it is preparing legislation to transfer the body’s responsibilities to the grants and ...
The results of an internal investigation into the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of TNT during a national guard exercise will be announced next week, the defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
It ...
Akel MP Irene Charalambides said on Tuesday her removal from the party’s parliamentary group was a unilateral decision by the leadership and accused it of undermining her character to ...
Thirteen years after the economic meltdown and the collapse of the banking system, Akel is still talking about the “protection of borrowers.” The party mouthpiece, Haravghi, reported on Tuesday that ...
Fallout intensified over the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of TNT from a national guard firing range in Kalo Chorio on Friday, with Akel describing the incident as “extremely serious” and calling ...
Akel submitted a bill to parliament on Tuesday calling for the abolition of the social support agency within three months and the transfer of its responsibilities and resources to the ...
Akel is a strong and effective opposition force, party leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Saturday, unveiling the party’s candidates for May’s parliamentary elections.
“The stronger Akel is in ...
Longstanding neglect has left the country’s only public psychiatric facility unsafe for patients and staff, Akel warned on Friday, urging immediate action to improve conditions at the Athalassa psychiatric ...
Cypriot members of the European Parliament were evenly split as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a vote of no confidence for the fourth time in the last ...
Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou has sent an open letter to President Nikos Christodoulides, calling on him to confront corruption in the wake of a controversial video containing allegations of ...
There can be “no excuse” for the United States’ actions in Venezuela, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Monday as protesters gathered at the US embassy in Nicosia to demonstrate ...
Akel on Saturday decried what it described as an “imperialist intervention” on the part of the United States in Venezuela, after US forces carried out airstrikes across the country and ...