Elias Hazou

MPs heard on Tuesday that to date some €43 million has been collected through a special levy on immovable property transactions, the proceeds going to assisting refugees facing financial hardship. In ...

After months of debate in parliament, MPs on Tuesday wrapped up discussion on the e-basket legislation and decided to take it to the plenum for a vote later this week. ...

Government legislation affording extra protections to distressed borrowers with their homes on the line will go the plenum for a vote later this week, it emerged on Monday. The first ...

Opposition MPs on Monday pushed back against the government’s request for unlocking some 400 new jobs in the central government and the broader public sector, warning of runaway payroll spending. ...

The government on Monday confirmed having received a request by US energy giant Chevron seeking an extension to the completion of a key engineering study for the Aphrodite natural gas ...

The House on Thursday passed an amendment to the Civil Registry Law, relaxing the rules for granting Cypriot citizenship to foreign nationals, in a stated bid to draw tech talent ...

Taxpayers should brace for a tough 2024, what with the carbon tax slated to kick in early next year while electricity bills will remain high due mainly to the purchase cost ...

A Limassol court this week found in favour of a group of depositors with now-defunct Laiki (Popular) Bank who saw their savings wiped out in the March 2013 ‘haircut’, awarding them €5.7 ...

Seven out of ten Cypriots say they’d be willing to pay more income tax to help lower-income households cope with the costs of green transition, while a little over ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou conceded on Tuesday that Cyprus cannot become an energy hub in the eastern Mediterranean, as it lacks the necessary infrastructures. He made the remarks during the ...

The Data Protection Commissioner said on Monday she has slapped a €45,000 fine on the Open University of Cyprus for negligent cyber security in relation to the hacking of its servers ...

Several rulings by the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) remain in limbo and may even be invalidated due to legal complications, the head of the agency told MPs ...

The government has given energy giant Chevron until Friday to put its position in writing concerning the commercial development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, the energy minister revealed on ...

The trade union representing food delivery drivers has demanded a ban on such activities during bad weather conditions in winter, similar to the prohibition in place for heatwaves in summertime. ...

‘Given Akrotiri’s size, capacity and proximity to the Middle East, it’s hardly a far-fetched hypothesis’ Both Nicosia and London have denied the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) on the ...

The attorney-general on Tuesday suggested the public should manage their expectations regarding new prosecutions in relation to the ‘golden passports’ affair, where to date just one case has been brought ...

Almost €15 million has been paid to police officers for overtime work up until the end of September this year, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the House ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday spoke of “cautious optimism” regarding talks with energy giant Chevron over development of the Aphrodite offshore gas field. Without divulging details of the discussions – ...

The waste treatment plant at Pentakomo is back in the news, after the joint venture running the facility has written directly to President Nikos Christodoulides complaining about a total lack ...

In an ongoing back and forth, the government was due to respond to Chevron’s letter in negotiations over the development of the Aphrodite natural gas reservoir on Monday night, ...

That’s the official line, but the results remain to be seen Big changes are coming down the pipe next year in terms of how people interact with their local ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has discussed with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts an “idea” for sending humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, it transpired on Thursday. Christodoulides himself made the revelation ...

Police have confiscated 500kg of synthetic narcotic substances hidden inside cardboard drums, in what could be the largest ever drugs haul in Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday. The cache was ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday called on the government to quickly come up with a plan to regenerate the Pernera area in Paralimni, said to be regressing as a tourist attraction with ...