Elias Hazou

Parliament on Thursday gave the nod to new rules for the election of the House President, making the procedure more straightforward. The new rules will first apply this June, when ...

Parliament on Thursday voted through a bill abolishing the social support body – offering financial assistance to disadvantaged students – and transferring its operations and assets to the State Scholarships Foundation. The ...

A final investment decision by the companies holding the Aphrodite gas concession may be taken early next year, with the first natural gas going to market by 2029 or 2030, the energy ...

Greek Cypriot refugees living on housing estates, and whose homes feature minor irregularities, will be able to acquire a title deed, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Constantinos Ioannou said ...

The case against suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos – accused of rape – has been re-filed with Paphos district court, it transpired on Tuesday. Phedonos’ attorney Christos Pourgourides confirmed reports about the ...

Electricity prices in April are actually expected to be lower than in March, the state-run power utility said on Tuesday, although this benefit will likely be extinguished after April if ...

The Audit Office confirmed on Monday that it is looking into claims that a former justice minister continues to have police guards assigned to him, in contravention of the rules. ...

Morfou Bishop Neofytos will face re-trial on charges of violating coronavirus-related measures after the Appeals Court on Monday reversed a prior decision clearing the cleric of any wrongdoing. Three years ...

MPs on Monday agreed to changes proposed by the government to a bill passed by the House earlier this month aiming to end discriminatory practices by insurance companies against elderly ...

The House plenary on Thursday passed a law aiming to curb the granting of permits for commercial solar parks, in a stated bid to protect arable land as well as ...

The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) got the green light on Thursday to operate in the energy sector, though it remained an open question whether the semi-governmental organisation will compete or ...

The company operating the Pame Express park-and-ride service in Nicosia said Thursday it can keep the service going for two more months, by which time it expects a definitive solution ...

Nicosia criminal court ruled on Thursday that it will take it upon itself to determine which case files should be deemed classified or secret, in the trial involving the theft ...

Parliament on Thursday began discussing a government bill that will overhaul the law governing migrants and asylum seekers, drawing heavily on the European Pact on Migration and Asylum. According to ...

Road deaths in Cyprus increased by 10 per cent last year compared to 2024, preliminary figures released by the European Commission on Tuesday showed. In 2025 there were 46 road deaths in Cyprus, compared ...

Workers at the Electricity Authority (EAC) on Tuesday threatened escalating strike action, demanding that independent authorities investigate a series of suspicious activities that they say point to an undermining of ...

Consumers should brace for fuel price fluctuations, with the overall trend going up, the head of the petrol stations association said on Tuesday. As long as the war in the ...

Two women on trial on charges of defrauding Greek Cypriots with properties in the north changed their plea to guilty on Monday, and now await their sentencing at Limassol criminal ...

Now is not the time to impose ‘green taxes’ and further burden people’s pockets, the finance minister said on Monday while reiterating that the government will roll out relief ...

The government on Monday held talks with stakeholders on the ‘second pillar’ of pension reform, which the administration is keen to roll out by next year. Labour Minister Marinos Moushiouttas ...

Although authorities are cautiously confident that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) can be contained, they’ve also stressed that strict adherence to the measures is a must. Any loosening up in containment ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a resolution calling on the government to disclose to parliament donations to the social support fund, a charity previously chaired by the ...

The House plenum on Thursday voted through legislation regulating for the first time the provision of palliative care in Cyprus. The law, passed unanimously, regulates the operation, licensing and oversight ...

Electricity bills could spike by as much as 20 per cent by August if fuel prices fluctuate at $110 to $115 a barrel, the Electricity Authority (EAC) said on Thursday. The EAC held ...