Elias Hazou

Parliament on Thursday passed a law making femicide a distinct crime punishable by an up-to lifetime jail sentence. The bill passed with 38 votes for, four against. The legislation had been ...

Residents of the Kokkinotrimithia area on Thursday staged a protest outside the parliament building, haranguing MPs for what they perceive as indifference to their plight regarding the influx of irregular ...

Authorities on Thursday intercepted and detained a boat carrying 49 irregular migrants off the coast of Paphos. A marine police boat intercepted the wooden boat around 8am, at a distance of ...

Following three years of debate in committee, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation clearing the way for broad reform of the justice system that is hoped will shorten ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled against a Cypriot national who had claimed his right to a fair hearing was violated after an unsuccessful appeal against ...

The government reiterated on Tuesday that it would not water down the rules relating to the manufacturing and content specifications for halloumi cheese, as codified in the Protected Designation of ...

People should forget about across-the-board cuts on energy-related taxes, brace for even higher electricity prices and turn to renewables, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday. In comments to daily ...

Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Monday unveiled his 100-point plan to reform and modernise the country, pledging that under his administration Cyprus would transition to “the next ...

Lawmakers on Monday made more progress on a government bill aimed at reducing the stock of non-performing loans on banks’ books – a pledge Cyprus made to the EU in exchange ...

The archbishopric is close to getting the green light for building a five-star hotel in Geroskipou, Paphos, at an estimated cost of €100 million. Filed years ago, the initial paperwork was ...

Parliament on Thursday passed the government’s second supplementary budget for fiscal year 2022, with the debate on the House floor devolving into a spat over a €43,000 allocation to a foundation ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday suggested that the June 2024 target for public hospitals to attain financial autonomy may have to be pushed back, but critics countered that ...

Companies have so far not expressed an interest in the construction of the mooted EastMed pipeline, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Tuesday. He was briefing MPs at the House ...

A meeting at the presidential palace on Friday will examine ways of tackling high electricity prices, which have a knock-on effect on a host of consumer goods. Convened by President ...

The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) conducts its business with profligacy and has lax bookkeeping, as a result of which it wastes a great deal of taxpayer money, a new report ...

Faced with pushback from MPs and building industry stakeholders, the government on Monday agreed to -again – rethink parts of a bill providing for reduced VAT on first homes. The matter ...

Trust between the two sides in Cyprus is at a low point and without rebuilding it, it will be difficult to move forward with the political process, a UN official ...

With the UN warning of global famine, Cyprus is taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to food security With the UN warning this week that 40 countries were on the brink ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that allows the police force to hire 300 special constables who will be deployed to help stem migrant flows. The special constables, to ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday discussed a legislative proposal to cap fuel prices, a drastic move as petrol at the pump continued rising and are fast approaching €2 a litre. The bill, tabled ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has stirred the pot with allegations that presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides had suspect dealings with a – now deceased – Greek financier accused of corruption. The mayor’s ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday briefed political party leaders on the state of play with regard to Turkey’s growingly aggressive rhetoric toward Cyprus and Greece, while arranging for a ...

Some 500 Turkish Cypriots have applied for and found a job in the south, while in coming days another 150 applicants are expected to secure a job placement. It’s part of ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due in Cyprus on Friday on an official visit. According to the itinerary released from Athens, at 11am the Greek premier will be received ...