Elias Hazou

As of November 1, doctors who have a private practice within hospitals contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) but who themselves are not registered with the national health system will ...

The four independent presidential candidates will get together again on Wednesday for more talks on forging a possible alliance that might garner enough support to push them into the second ...

The government said on Tuesday it would cease talks with the Hermes consortium over expansion works at the two airports due to the toxic climate in the country caused by ...

The auditor-general as well as opposition lawmakers hauled the government over the coals on Monday, when it emerged that a confidential communication between him and the transport ministry was leaked ...

In an apparent jurisdictional spat, a British Bases court has rejected Cypriot authorities’ request that they put on trial two people arrested in the summer after Sovereign Base Areas police ...

Alliances are already being forged within the Church due to the Archbishop’s state of health Although not overtly, scenarios are being floated and alliances are being forged behind the ...

The government on Thursday expressed disappointment with the same-day decision by a Council of Europe committee to end the supervision process in the implementation of a prior European Court of ...

Traffic congestion on roads can initially be alleviated through the promotion of mass transit – more bus lanes – and eventually with the construction of a tram system in Nicosia and Limassol, ...

Cyprus and Israel have made progress in talks regarding the distribution of future proceeds from the sale of natural gas produced at the Aphrodite reservoir, a part of which extends ...

The campaign team of presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides opted for total silence on Monday, after their former social media manager blew the whistle on the campaign’s underhanded tactics, including ...

The energy ministers of Cyprus and Israel said on Monday they were seeking a swift settlement to the dispute over the Aphrodite gas reservoir, amid rumours that Israel was considering ...

A probe expected to wrap up by year’s end should give a clearer picture as to how many individuals are practicing medicine without the requisite qualifications, having taken advantage ...

A report relating to allegations and counter-allegations between the central prisons director and the head of the Drugs Squad was handed over to the attorney-general on Thursday. The report was ...

The Bar Association has at the last minute pulled out of a scheduled meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades, after a letter leaked on Tuesday which the association’s head had ...

Lawmakers on Monday began discussion of a bill seeking to tax the sale of second-hand jewellery and precious metals. In recent years, particularly in the wake of the 2013 financial crash, ...

Socialist party Edek on Monday welcomed a recent court ruling in favour of a bondholder whose life savings got wiped out during the 2013 financial meltdown. In a statement, the party ...

Four key players allegedly involved in the ‘golden passport’ scandal – two of whom are leading protagonists in Al Jazeera’s undercover report – would stand trial in the criminal court on ...

A troubled history with the UK saw a distinct lack of reaction to the news this week compared to other countries around the world Justifiably or not, the reaction in ...

University students in Limassol are forking out anywhere from €800 to €1,200 a month for renting a single-bedroom apartment, with many of them forced to ditch their studies as they can no ...

A European Parliament special committee stressed on Thursday the need to tighten up EU-wide rules governing the sale and use of spyware, following the eavesdropping affair in Greece. The committee – ...

Cyprus on Thursday joined the international community in offering condolences for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who during her long reign had not been received well by at least ...

The government said Thursday it wants to mandate airbags for professional motorcyclists, especially for food delivery drivers, after a spate of serious road accidents. Speaking after a parliamentary committee, Transport ...

MPs on Tuesday voiced exasperation at the government’s delay in tabling a bill that regulates remote working, while the employers and industrialists federation proposed the legislation be put on ...

Larnaca criminal court will on November 4 deliver its judgment in the first trial relating to the controversial citizenship-by-investment programme. The court announced the date on Tuesday, after hearing clarifications from ...