Elias Hazou

Hotels or other tourist premises may neither request nor keep copies of customers’ identification papers – such as ID cards or passports – the Data Protection Commissioner said on Monday. In a ...

An appeals court has ordered the release of two persons accused of aiding and abetting Swedish fugitive Hans Jonny Uven in his escape, after deeming that the two are not ...

Electricity prices are unlikely to drop over the next two years, given the absence of natural gas and the lack of storage for energy generated by renewables, the head of ...

The transport ministry said on Thursday it’s awaiting a legal opinion from the attorney-general’s office as to whether the company Kition Ocean Holdings could potentially re-bid for a ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday he was satisfied with the Greek side’s response to a series of questions posed by the Cypriot side about the functioning of ...

Officials on Tuesday sought to provide assurances that they have a ‘Plan B’ to deal with water scarcity this coming summer, although parliamentarians were not convinced. Permanent secretary at the ...

The threats made to President Nikos Christodoulides over social media may have originated from somewhere in the north, reports said on Tuesday. Daily Phileleftheros said the threats were made via ...

Exploration activities in three offshore blocks inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) have come to an end after the licenses expired without renewal, the government said on Tuesday. Licenses to ...

Old gripes about the concession agreement at Limassol port came to the fore in parliament on Monday during a review of the budget of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) for 2025. ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday agreed to hear by videoconference the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial relating to Cyprus’ now-defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In the case ...

Parliament on Monday continued reviewing legislation to regulate the matter of multiple pensions paid out to state officials, although no details of the discussion were later disclosed. The House finance ...

The European Union must “do more” in defence if it wishes to play a geostrategic role and enhance its geostrategic autonomy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. “Defence in the ...

The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...

The sustainable development plan for the Akamas peninsula appears to be in limbo, following the government’s recent decision to cancel the roadworks contract. Still, from the perspective of environmentalists, ...

A substantial drop in the cost of electricity this year is “impossible,” Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday, adding that people should manage their expectations. The minister made the ...

Parliamentarians on Thursday tried to take a deep dive into the workings of the state-funded Cyprus Institute, but ended up with more questions than answers. A research and educational foundation ...

The supreme constitutional court has rejected an appeal by former Foreign Minister George Iacovou against an earlier administrative decision reducing his pension earnings, it emerged on Thursday. Essentially the top ...

The energy minister and the natural gas infrastructure company (Etyfa) met on Tuesday to review the state of play with the LNG project at Vasiliko and what the next steps ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday renewed calls on car dealerships to fully cooperate on the issue of faulty Takata airbags, stressing that the government will regardless press on with efforts to alert ...

The Media Ethics Committee on Tuesday came down hard on the Alpha television channel for airing a talk show in December where a guest made sexist remarks that sparked a ...

The number of asylum seekers has dropped considerably over the past two years, the interior ministry said on Tuesday citing data after the mayor of Nicosia claimed that migrants released ...

A doctor at a state hospital accused of trying to skim a patient’s relatives out of money has been sacked, booted out of the state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

Lawmakers on Monday began discussing two government bills aimed at boosting the stock of residential units and providing affordable housing, but not all were convinced this was enough to drive ...

Nicosia criminal court on Thursday acquitted most of the defendants in a case relating to the now-defunct citizenship-via-investment scheme, finding that the charges of conspiracy to defraud the state were ...