Elias Hazou

Interference with the GPS system, attributed to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, continues to affect electronic devices in Cyprus but flight safety is not an issue, the transport ...

Independent energy producers on Monday accused the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) of keeping a chokehold on competitors by placing obstacles in the way of the full opening up of ...

Nicosia is said to be wary of undertaking the potential geopolitical risks of the Great Sea Interconnector, complicating the mooted project beyond questions of financing, local media reported on Tuesday. ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) expects to start installing smart meters in the beginning of 2025, the organisation’s board chairman said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Stockwatch news outlet, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday pilloried Nicosia for actions he said put the entire island’s security at risk amid rising tensions in the Middle East, even accusing ...

As the debate heats up over the Great Sea Interconnector, with the government poised to decide in about three months on whether to become an equity investor, questions still hang ...

In a special session held on Thursday, the House accepted in part the president’s referral back to it of a law relating to how legal entities collect royalties for ...

By the first week of September Nicosia will respond in writing to Brussels regarding the latter’s request to be refunded for the €69 million in EU grants already disbursed for ...

The recent 1.5 per cent salary bump granted to all public-sector workers will also benefit those on state pensions, including those receiving multiple pensions, it emerged on Tuesday. There are 71 people ...

Despite the challenges, the Cyprus tourism product remains “highly competitive” but everyone must do their part to make sure it stays that way, the deputy tourism minister said on Tuesday. ...

Delivery of the first phase of the Nicosia highway ring road is scheduled for Thursday, the transport ministry said on Tuesday. The long-delayed project includes a 7.5 kilometre road connecting the ...

The government on Monday sought to slap down criticism that President Nikos Christodoulides went back on his word for a partial restitution for depositors and bondholders who saw their money ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) have weighed in on the proposed subsea electricity cable linking the Cypriot grid to Greece, calling the project an opportunity not to be missed. ...

The general health system (Gesy) is financially robust and projected to remain solvent at least through to the year 2031, an official asserted on Monday. Angelos Tropis, a senior official with ...

Two persons were placed under arrest on Thursday in connection with the gruesome discovery of two charred bodies in a car in Limassol, while authorities also identified and named one ...

The energy regulator (Cera) said on Tuesday it is “under pressure” to consent to Cypriot consumers paying a fee from now for the Great Sea Interconnector, the mooted subsea electricity ...

The government will invite two tenders in a bid to complete the LNG project, one for remaining construction work on the jetty at the land-based facilities at Vasiliko, the other ...

Nicosia can count on Belgrade’s full support when it comes to Cyprus’ national issues, Serbia’s top diplomat assured his Cypriot counterpart on Tuesday. Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Duric ...

Speculation spun into overdrive on Monday over which officials in Cyprus might land in hot water over the liquefied natural gas project fiasco amid an ongoing probe into the matter ...

Authorities have acknowledged that a contract for the installation of an ‘anti-drone shield’ has run into trouble, but not aground – at least not yet. The police – as the contracting authority – ...

The government has managed to buy time to offer explanations to the EU commission over the LNG project fiasco, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

Last week the government and trade unions inked an agreement granting civil servants and public-sector workers a 1.5 per cent salary bump. The move raised eyebrows, given that only recently the ...

Cyprus now has the most airborne firefighting means at its disposal than at any other time, and plans to become self-sufficient in this area in the coming years, the minister ...

Football’s governing body in Cyprus unveiled on Tuesday tougher sanctions on clubs found guilty of fan disturbance or violence for the 2024-2025 season, when supporters will again be allowed ...