Controversial MP suggests will not give up seat in parliament
Former Elam MP Andreas Themistocleous on Friday suggested he was not planning on giving up his parliamentary seat after being ousted by the far-right party...
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Pyrgos residents lash out at Elam MP
The Tylliria residents will not accept lessons in patriotism from anyone, the Kato Pyrgos community leader said on Thursday as he lashed out at the...
Elam MP under fire for insulting colleagues (Updated)
Far right Elam MP Andreas Themistocleous was accused of disrupting a House committee meeting on Wednesday and insulting his colleagues and residents from Pyrgos who...
Ex-MP loses long libel battle with newspaper over anti-gay comments
Former Disy MP Andreas Themistocleous on Saturday lost a long-running legal battle against Politis newspaper and journalist Costas Constantinou, who Themisocleous accused of libel in...
Former MP accuses AG of waiving traffic fines for his friends
By George Psyllides Former Disy MP Andreas Themistocleous, who had his driver’s licence revoked last year over traffic violations, accused Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Thursday...
Lillikas internet joke slammed as poor taste
Politicians on Tuesday censured as being in bad taste a photograph doing the rounds on the internet announcing the upcoming ‘funeral’ of presidential candidate Yiorgos...
DISY MPs not suitable as running mates, says former university rector
Former rector of the University of Cyprus Stavros Zenios, said on Wednesday he has rejected DISY’s offer to run in May’s parliamentary elections because he...
Supreme Court lifts MP’s parliamentary immunity (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted the parliamentary immunity of DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous so that he could be tried for speeding offences. The application...
MPs lay into UCy over private student places
By Andria Kades The University of Cyprus (UCy) decision to admit five students based on international exam standards and after they had been accepted by...
DISY forced on defensive in MP spat
By Constantinos Psillides RULING party DISY is still trying to handle the public outcry sparked by a sexist comment made by Limassol MP Andreas Themistocleous,...
‘Manhood’ spat continues to rage (updated)
By Constantinos Psillides AKEL on Tuesday sent a letter to House president Yiannakis Omirou asking him to force DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous to toe the...
‘Exams cannot be used as leverage for unpaid school fees’
By Evie Andreou THE House Education Committee yesterday warned private schools unless they only have a few days to issue reports and graduation certificates to...
Universities furious over budget blocks by MPs
By Poly Pantelides HOUSE PRESIDENT Yiannakis Omirou is due to meet the rectors of Cyprus’ three-state funded universities today, ahead of a House education committee...