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A bill covering the opening times of entertainment venues sparked fierce debate at the House commerce committee on Tuesday with association chairman saying it favoured some establishments over others. 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 ...

The funeral service for Katie Clerides, who died on Monday at the age of 76 after battling cancer, was held on Wednesday in Nicosia, among relatives, friends, politicians, members of the ...

Disy opened a book of condolences for former party vice-president and advocate for peace and women’s rights Katie Clerides on Tuesday at the party offices, where it was signed ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday called for clarity after the governments of Greece and Cyprus issued terse statements in each other’s direction over the Great Sea Interconnector. “We ...

The ambassador of Palestine to Cyprus, Abdallah Attari, responding to a controversy involving Disy, expressed his appreciation for the friendship and solidarity between Palestine and Cyprus, reaffirming his “unwavering respect ...

Main opposition parties Akel and Disy have entered into a political row, following a circular sent by the Israeli government to Cyprus, calling for all antisemitic graffiti to be removed, ...

A former minister claimed on Tuesday that the current administration has ‘washed out’ archives on ministry websites, removing content relating to the actions and policies of previous governments. Yiannis Karousos, ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades attacked the leadership of his own party, Disy, for “adopting Turkey’s narratives” on the Cyprus problem and for “distancing” itself from the government he led ...

Cyprus’ two largest political parties, Disy and Akel, on Friday demanded answers from the government over its handling of the wildfire in the Limassol which killed two people during the ...

ONLY members of the simpletons’ club would have thought there was a one-in-a-million chance that the deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides would have heeded calls for his resignation and stepped down ...

Left-wing political movement Antifa on Thursday claimed responsibility for a break-in at Disy’s offices in Limassol, which saw individuals spray slogans on the offices’ internal walls and empty drawers ...

Disy issued a statement on Tuesday responding to Alma’s demands, sharply criticising auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, who has been a vocal figure in the fallout of the ECtHR ruling. The ...

The central offices of Disy in Nicosia were vandalised on Saturday morning, with the building’s front door being smashed. Party leader Annita Demetriou was seen evaluating the scene outside ...

Former Disy MP Evgenios Hamboullas has decided to join Elam and run for Limassol MP in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, the party announced on Monday. Hamboullas’ decision followed a decision ...

Disy president Annita Demetriou urged immediate action on Wednesday to address Cyprus’ worsening water crisis. Speaking at a meeting in Pindarou, Demetriou stressed the importance of tackling the issue head-on, ...

Greek Cypriot political parties Disy and Akel on Wednesday hailed the gathering of 13,000 Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday night to protest against the legalisation of hijabs in public schools in the ...

Great media coverage was given to the departure of an obscure member of Disy, Evgenios Hamboullas, who had served as a party deputy for Famagusta district from 2014 to 2016, taking a ...

Disy former MP Evgenios Hamboullas has resigned from the party citing an “existential dilemma” and “distancing from ideological roots”, spurring Disy to “remind him that principles don’t abandon people” ...

By Ifigenia Theodoridou Cabinet members in President Nikos Christodoulides’ government were ousted from Disy on Saturday after a majority vote among party members. In a party conference to decide Disy’...

The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...

Yiannis Karousos has been confirmed as the new deputy leader of Disy without opposition, following the conclusion of the party’s nomination process. The submission period for nominations for the ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday called on former Disy leader Averof Neophytou to recognise the achievements of the Christodoulides administration and to stop showing animosity. In a post on ...

Closer ties with Nato would not only render the island a pillar of security and stability in the region but would also create better conditions for a solution to the ...