Elias Hazou

Just under 17 per cent of the Cypriot population was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023, according to data released by the Statistical Service (CyStat) on Tuesday. Specifically, 16.7 per ...

The Chinese-led consortium tasked with building the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Vasiliko is open to exploring alternative agreements beyond the scope of the current contract, Energy Minister ...

Over the objections of the auditor-general and environmental groups, it was reported on Monday that the government is going ahead with the tenders’ process for the construction of fish farms ...

All the traditional political parties came out bruised from EU parliamentary elections on Sunday, while Cyprus echoed the EU generally by electing far-right nationalists Elam to a seat at the ...

A tender for the leasing of two firefighting helicopters has been scrapped, after none of the bidders met the standards, local media reported on Thursday. Citing a source within the ...

Since the beginning of the year nearly 4,900 people illegally residing in Cyprus have left the country either via deportation or the process of voluntary return, the police said in a ...

Cypriot consumers could save as much as €400 a year with the introduction of the Great Sea Interconnector – a mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece – its promotors said on ...

Akel MP Irini Charalambidou on Tuesday slammed the attorney-general’s office for its handling of the prosecution of former Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, accused of forging his academic qualifications. In ...

The bankruptcy of Europe’s third-largest tour operator FTI Group will adversely impact tourist bookings in Cyprus, hotel industry officials warned on Monday. FTI filed for insolvency in the Munich ...

Options for Larnaca’s port and marina are being evaluated and there is a commitment to inform the public as soon as possible about the next steps, Transport Minister Alexis ...

The financial aspect of the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery is the most complex one, the attorney-general said on Monday. George Savvides was answering questions about the progress in ...

The district offices of the Department for Town Planning and Housing will close on June 14, and as of that date will no longer accept applications from the public, the government ...

Forget for a second the complexity of the coming elections for the new system of local government – the smorgasbord of different ballots, candidates galore, and so forth. Because it turns ...

A Cypriot candidate for MEP and famous YouTuber has claimed that his car was stolen, it emerged on Thursday. In a video he posted on social media, Fidias Panayiotou is ...

Disciplinary proceedings have now begun at state broadcaster CyBC, it emerged on Thursday, as the director general Thanasis Tsokos has finally appeared and received a letter from the interior ministry ...

The board of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) was on Tuesday set to award contracts for two separate projects worth a combined €45 million, which the power utility said would ...

Kapnos airport shuttle will operate a Nicosia to Larnaca route every 30 minutes at peak hours while growing and upgrading its fleet of buses, the company said on Tuesday. Company CEO ...

Cyprus ranked at the top of Europe in terms of the quality of its bathing waters in 2023, according to an assessment published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA) ...

Males who have not completed their military service or who have secured an army deferment for reasons other than their college studies may not apply for a state scholarship, the ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has begun examining what tariff hikes it will impose for 2025, the head of the state-run utility said on Monday. Giorgos Petrou, board chairman at ...

The Public Works Department said Monday it has received three bids for a €7 million project for the installation and operation of a traffic management system touted as reducing journey times ...

In its last session before adjourning for the upcoming June elections, the House plenary on Thursday passed several laws having to do with such disparate issues as regulations relating to ...

Lawyers for Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides will on Friday file with the court their objection to an application by the attorney-general’s office to have the official removed from office. Media ...

The House on Thursday gave the nod to a law that unties the hands of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA), allowing the semi-governmental organisation to land a contract for supplying ...