Elias Hazou

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 ...

MPs on Monday signaled they will push to introduce additional protections for homeowners facing repossession, with one proposal even calling for a total halt on foreclosures throughout 2026. Lawmakers set mid-April ...

Leftist party Akel on Thursday lambasted Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos for “sucking up” to US President Donald Trump and his policies, warning that this “subservient” stance poses risks to Cyprus. “...

Furloughed Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has lost his bid to reverse the interior minister’s decision suspending him from his duties. Following the publication of the suspension in the government ...

The monitoring of electromechanical installations during a building’s construction will become mandatory under new regulations discussed in parliament on Thursday. MPs were reviewing new regulations aimed at improving inspection ...

The government is in the process of returning €67 million in funding for the LNG terminal in Vasiliko to the European Commission, the energy minister said on Tuesday, also telling MPs ...

Rather than abolish the independent social support body, the government will bring a proposal to reform it, reports said on Tuesday. The charity became embroiled in controversy after it was ...

Despite the rains, water levels in the island’s dams remain exceedingly low, officials again warned on Monday. Total water inside the reservoirs comes to 39.9 million cubic metres – or 13.7 per ...

The new turbines ordered for the power plant at Dhekelia may not arrive until 2030, officials of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) told MPs on Monday. EAC board chairman Giorgos ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday granted prosecutors another month to sift through the material and decide which can be shared with the defendants’ lawyers, in the case involving the theft ...

In the Cypriot space, have social media influencers come into their own, setting the agenda for political discourse? Yes and no, say experts we spoke to. But there’s no ...

The House on Thursday passed a law providing for stiffer fines for fly-tipping, but at the same time MPs cautioned that lax enforcement makes the legislation a dud. The bill ...

The government envisions making Cyprus resilient and robust both domestically and overseas, President Nikos Christodoulides said Thursday in his annual ‘state of the union’ address. In the speech, broadcast on ...

Parliament on Thursday indicated its intention to pass legislation by May restricting the acquisition of real estate by foreign nationals. The intention is to amend the relevant law by May, ...

MPs on Tuesday demanded that the government temporarily suspend charging farmers for using water from boreholes, a move farmers say could deal them the final blow and drive them out ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met Greece’s defence minister on Tuesday in Washington DC on the sidelines of a conference organised by a Greek non-profit organisation. The two ministers were ...