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The abolition of the controversial social support agency moved closer on Wednesday, as the government confirmed it is preparing legislation to transfer the body’s responsibilities to the grants and ...

The results of an internal investigation into the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of TNT during a national guard exercise will be announced next week, the defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday. It ...

Akel MP Irene Charalambides said on Tuesday her removal from the party’s parliamentary group was a unilateral decision by the leadership and accused it of undermining her character to ...

Thirteen years after the economic meltdown and the collapse of the banking system, Akel is still talking about the “protection of borrowers.” The party mouthpiece, Haravghi, reported on Tuesday that ...

Fallout intensified over the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of TNT from a national guard firing range in Kalo Chorio on Friday, with Akel describing the incident as “extremely serious” and calling ...

Akel submitted a bill to parliament on Tuesday calling for the abolition of the social support agency within three months and the transfer of its responsibilities and resources to the ...

Akel is a strong and effective opposition force, party leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Saturday, unveiling the party’s candidates for May’s parliamentary elections. “The stronger Akel is in ...

Longstanding neglect has left the country’s only public psychiatric facility unsafe for patients and staff, Akel warned on Friday, urging immediate action to improve conditions at the Athalassa psychiatric ...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament were evenly split as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a vote of no confidence for the fourth time in the last ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou has sent an open letter to President Nikos Christodoulides, calling on him to confront corruption in the wake of a controversial video containing allegations of ...

There can be “no excuse” for the United States’ actions in Venezuela, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Monday as protesters gathered at the US embassy in Nicosia to demonstrate ...

Akel on Saturday decried what it described as an “imperialist intervention” on the part of the United States in Venezuela, after US forces carried out airstrikes across the country and ...

Opposition Akel on Monday slammed the government over its recent revision of the national minimum wage, calling it woefully inadequate. Under a decree issued by the labour minister last week, ...

The leader of opposition party Akel on Tuesday formally asked the government to clarify Cyprus’ share in financing Ukraine over the next two years, following a deal agreed by EU ...

Akel and its allied trade union Peo on Tuesday called for the state to take on greater responsibility for social welfare. Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou and Peo’s general secretary ...

Archbishop Georgios and some political leaders expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people on Wednesday, during a symbolic event at the Palestinian embassy in Nicosia. The occasion marks the international day ...

An Akel MP has tabled legislation to tackle the phenomenon of ‘deepfakes’ and AI manipulation of audio-visual material. The bill from Akel’s Christos Christofides would make a criminal offence ...

The transfer of forest firefighting duties to the interior ministry was a mistake, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday during a meeting with the forestry department union. “This decision ...

Akel, which has raised the alarm on several occasions recently about the property purchases by third country nationals, has submitted two bills to the legislature aimed at restricting these transactions. ...

Two bills restricting and monitoring property purchases by third country nationals have been submitted to the House of Representatives, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Tuesday. He told a press ...

The interior ministry is open to new proposals to improve refugee policy, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday during an open table discussion organised by Akel. He reaffirmed the ...

There is still some time to go until the parliamentary elections, but speculative reports based on opinion polls have already been appearing. According to the latest poll conducted by Prime ...

Opposition party Akel tabled a bill on Thursday that would repeal a law passed earlier this year regulating public gatherings and parades, decried by critics as draconian. The bill is ...

Akel on Friday blasted the government of former president Nicos Anastasiades for “criminally erroneous and suspicious decisions” and of incumbent Nikos Christodoulides for “incompetence and irresponsibility” regarding the Vasiliko liquefied ...