Elias Hazou

Like having the state read your letters before you seal the envelope is how one US-based commentator describes the upshot of the Chat Control legislation coming up for a vote ...

Trade unions doubled down on Thursday, threatening possible nationwide strikes as of next week unless government mediation efforts come up with a proposal on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) ...

A discarded cigarette caused the devastating wildfires sweeping through Limassol district last month, according to the findings of American investigators released on Thursday. “The cause of the fire was a ...

Authorities on Thursday questioned the mother of one of the main suspects in a sprawling investigation relating to alleged corruption in the leasing of firefighting aircraft at the Forestry Department (...

Economic sentiment in Cyprus dipped significantly this month, reflecting weaker business confidence in the services and construction sectors, according to the latest survey by the University of Cyprus published on ...

A former minister claimed on Tuesday that the current administration has ‘washed out’ archives on ministry websites, removing content relating to the actions and policies of previous governments. Yiannis Karousos, ...

The ‘shadow economy’ in Cyprus accounts for about a quarter of Gross Domestic Product, the finance ministry said on Tuesday as it stressed that the upcoming overhaul of the tax ...

Authorities on Monday moved to quash speculation that a planned fish farming port at Pentakomo has spun out of control and would threaten marine habitats or endangered species. In a ...

Design flaws and structural issues, including relating to unsafe materials, could force a rethink of the LNG import terminal at Vasiliko, taking the project back to square one or even ...

The Transmission System Operator (TSO) on Thursday said it is working with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus to push forward, where possible, applications by businesses wanting to set up energy ...

The new laws regarding multiple pensions came into effect on Thursday, after President Nikos Christodoulides signed off on them rather than refer them to the Supreme Court. The legislation abolishes ...

Problems in energy supply are due to mistakes of the past, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday, acknowledging the existing grid is getting pushed to its limits. “We had ...

Criminal cases originating with complaints filed by police officers have shown a slight upward trend in recent years, according to data made public on Monday. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis made ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday announced that he will be giving away his state pension to charity – while at the same time asserting that he is averse to going public ...

Taking flak for the recent rolling power cuts, the government on Monday promised an energy storage system would be in place by next summer, while unions affiliated to the Electricity ...

The environment department said on Tuesday it has green-lit the recommencement of road works within the Akamas national forest park, having found compliance with all the environmental conditions set out. ...

The state’s balance sheet for 2023 showed a considerable dip in inflows in tandem with a sharp rise in outflows, with the government paying out around €750 million alone to service ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides are the likeliest to run for president in the 2028 elections, a new poll published on Monday showed. Asked who they think will ...

The government on Thursday conceded that the legislation granting non-EU foreign nationals the right to purchase immovable property is riddled with loopholes, promising to repeal the current law and replace ...

Authorities said on Thursday they hope by next week to complete cataloguing the damage caused to some 700 premises during the devastating wildfires that swept through mountain communities in the Limassol ...

By Elias Hazou American investigators on Thursday visited ‘ground zero’, the site where the devastating fires of July broke out. The team of experts from the US Bureau of Alcohol, ...

State prosecutors on Thursday explained why a day earlier they decided to drop five of the eight charges they had filed against former volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, arguing that it ...

Commercial properties and holiday homes linked to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) were built despite lacking the proper permits, the audit office said in a report published on Tuesday. One case ...

The forestry department on Tuesday sought to downplay revelations of official documents showing that it took the finance ministry six months to respond to an urgent plea for hiring forest ...