Elias Hazou

Authorities in the north of the island have reportedly seized several packets containing 75 kilograms of cannabis that washed up on the beach, in what could be related to similar incidents ...

2022 in review: From Russia to Iran, we simply copy-paste the narratives of the main news networks A couple of weeks ago, during the foreign news segment on a local television ...

Thousands of low-income pensioners struggling to make ends meet over the Christmas period will from January 1, 2023 be able to apply for a new support scheme, said the Union of Cypriot ...

Nicosia and New Delhi sought to strengthen ties on Thursday, signing agreements aimed to tighten military cooperation and expand the use of solar energy technology. Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said ...

Cyprus and India on Thursday signed a letter of intent for a ‘migration and mobility partnership’, initiating the process for an eventual agreement on migration between the two nations. The ...

Some 1,300 people will be hired in the police force and the fire department during the course of 2023, raising the government payroll. According to an earlier briefing to parliament by Justice ...

Three-quarters of Cypriots are unsatisfied with the justice system, while many retain reservations about the impartiality of judges, a new survey has shown. Conducted from December 9 to 14 by IMR and ...

Tuesday was the last day for people to register on voter rolls for the 2023 presidential elections, although by midday only a fraction of those eligible had done so. Speaking on ...

The “indifference” shown by the public about taking part in elections for the new Archbishop are a matter for concern, the new prelate said on Tuesday although he added that ...

The current administration can rightfully take credit for having overhauled the functioning of the state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. In a speech titled ‘Modernisation and Rebuilding of the ...

The trial of the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his wife in Tremithousa last December was adjourned on Thursday, after both the defendant’s attorneys could not attend ...

By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of the cost of living allowance (...

Not only did Larnaca municipality not suspend an employee under criminal investigation, but promoted him as well, the Audit Office has noted in a just-released report. That was one of ...

A grouping of trade unions urged the government on Tuesday to address potential loopholes in the calculation of the national minimum wage, while also calling for a reduction on VAT ...

As of January 1, all salary cuts instituted in the public sector back in 2012 will be completely phased out, and this – in conjunction with an anticipated rise in the cost of ...

Some 1,000 former bank employees who opted for early retirement are waiting for the attorney-general to rule on whether they’re also entitled to unemployment benefit, it appeared on Monday. The ...

Speculation about who will become the next archbishop took off on Monday, following the results of the popular vote the day before, with some pundits giving Paphos bishop Georgios a ...

Candidacies for the February 2023 presidential elections will be formally submitted on January 5, the interior ministry said on Thursday, while December 27 is the cutoff for registering in voter rolls. The ministry ...

Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced two men to three-and-half-years in prison having found them guilty of people smuggling. The defendants, aged 42 and 47, will begin serving their sentence immediately. The ...

Cyprus in 2020 ranked seventh highest in the EU in terms of the per capita production of municipal solid waste, according to just-released data. The Statistical Service said that in 2020, the ...

A string of irregularities at the agriculture ministry – including outright unlawful commercial developments within the Natura 2000 protected area, suspect payments of state grants, and even one case where the minister ...

Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Tuesday proposed using the proceeds from taxing bank deposits to beef up the Solidarity Fund, set up to provide relief for people ...

Politics 101: when on the campaign trail, you need to demonstrate how you stand out from among the competition. Remember to underline differences, and downplay similarities. This might well explain why ...

A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States’ Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 and designated for Cyprus is now on the island, and will be on public display this ...