Elias Hazou

Motor insurance companies must now document their reasons when terminating coverage to people aged over 70, under a law passed by the House on Thursday. Tabled by Volt MP Alexandra Attalidou, ...

MPs on Thursday demanded an accounting for the bevy of renewables permits issued in the past, after it emerged that about two-thirds of the permits did not materialise into solar ...

Iran’s embassy in Nicosia sought on Tuesday to reassure Cyprus that their relations remain strong and unaffected by the escalating regional conflict, noting that Tehran has never initiated aggression. ...

All animals are subject to culling in a farming unit where an incident of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been detected, authorities reiterated on Tuesday as farmers protested the slaughter of ...

A total of €50 million to install electricity storage systems at three designated sites across the island, will be spent this year by the Transmission System Operator (TSO), MPs heard on ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) said Monday that its fuel stocks are adequate and that for the moment it does not anticipate problems with supplies amid the conflict raging in the ...

It is too early to gauge the extent of the economic impact on Cyprus of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, although risks such as inflation are likely, an ...

Tal Dilian, the Israeli national who in 2021 was cleared of all charges relating to the case of the ‘spy van’ in Larnaca, is among four people found guilty by a ...

The coming launch of a joint cybersecurity centre in Cyprus represents “a milestone” in reinforcing cyber resilience in the maritime sector in the Mediterranean, the Israeli government noted on Thursday. ...

The House on Thursday evening amended the law on public gatherings and parades, softening up some of its provisions which critics had decried as draconian. The vote garnered 29 votes in ...

People having to wait long hours before being admitted as inpatients, malfunctioning equipment and irregular paperwork, were some of the findings of a surprise inspection at state hospitals discussed in ...

Roughly two-thirds of capacity from renewables in the private sector is concentrated in the hands of just five companies, while despite a flurry of permits for RES, consumers continue absorbing ...

Water runoff into the island’s dams saw a substantial uptick in recent days, although the overall situation remains precarious, a former official told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday. Over ...

There was nothing improper or irregular regarding a no-bid contract awarded to Greece to develop Cyprus’ Digital Citizen app, the government said on Tuesday, responding to a report by the ...

Cyprus attends Board of Peace as observer, weighs next steps Not really in the club, but not really out either – that looks like Cyprus’ posture regarding its engagement with the ...

Cyprus submitted a set of ‘targeted proposals’ regarding reconstruction and security in Gaza ahead of its participation in the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace taking place on Thursday ...

MPs on Thursday squabbled over the state of the energy sector, even dredging up the 2011 deadly explosion at Mari naval base which took the nearby power station offline. The row ...

MPs on Thursday passed the 2026 budget for the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) but still grumbled about the state of public healthcare. The HIO is the agency administering Gesy – the national, ...

Officials on Thursday poured cold water on an MP’s proposal to install flashing beacons on private mobile camera vans, as the move would entail extra cost for the government. ...

Officials said on Thursday they’re working on legislation giving authorities the discretion to bar the registration of companies for reasons of national security where such entities are controlled by ...

Businesses and individuals alike have shown a great deal of interest in solar parks and electrical storage systems, according to data heard in parliament on Tuesday. The data was provided ...

The waiting time for a site or cadastral surveys from the land registry averages out at 17 months, and in some cases it can take 16 years, the auditor-general said in a ...

Turkish Cypriots employed at the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) called off a planned strike on Monday, after receiving their back pay at the last minute. The 50 employees ...

The municipality of Karavas condemned on Monday what it called the systematic destruction of historic buildings, calling on the international community to “assume its responsibilities”. In a statement, the municipality ...