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Both attorney-general George Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides on Wednesday announced that they will recuse themselves from any involvement with further investigations into a report conducted by the anti-corruption ...

By Tom Cleaver

The government intends to appoint an independent investigator to probe allegations of abuse of power made against former president Nicos Anastasiades in a report released by the anti-corruption authority, its ...

By Tom Cleaver

The anti-corruption authority on Tuesday found that former president Nicos Anastasiades, as well as others, may be criminally liable, following the conclusion of its investigation into allegations made against him ...

By Tom Cleaver

Tuesday 16 June | 04:24

From traffic congestion and road safety to electric vehicles and Cyprus’ ambitions as a regional transport hub, the challenges facing the transport sector are wide-ranging. In an interview with the ...

By Eleni Panayiotou

Sunday 14 June | 08:15

Diplomats representing member states of Europe’s border-free Schengen zone remain unconvinced by Cyprus’ efforts to ready itself to join the zone, with six representatives of missions from across the ...

By Tom Cleaver

Elam has taken the chairmanship of three of the 16 parliamentary standing committees, including the House defence committee, with the committees’ chairmanships having been allocated on Friday. Alongside defence, the party ...

By Tom Cleaver

Three individuals with alleged links to Hamas were on Thursday referred to criminal trial, where they face charges of terrorism and participation in a criminal organisation. The first hearing in ...

By Elias Hazou, James Morphakis

Wednesday 10 June | 17:57

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Wednesday called for restraint in public discussion surrounding the army careers of the children of a terrorism suspect, stressing that no assumptions should be made ...

By Eleni Panayiotou, James Morphakis

Tuesday 09 June | 11:48

The Supreme Court on Tuesday annulled the search warrant executed against lawyer Nikos Clerides in connection with the ‘Sandy case’, ruling that the warrant covering his home, office and vehicles ...

By James Morphakis

Edek on Sunday refused to accept party leader Nikos Anastasiou’s resignation after he had attempted to leave the post in light of the party losing all its seats at ...

By Tom Cleaver

Sunday 07 June | 04:24

Workers cutting engineered stone have increasingly been taking sick leave for skin disease and respiratory problems, however there is not enough data in Cyprus to link inhaling the fine dust ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades

Friday 05 June | 19:19

Pension reform, the housing crisis, migration and energy policy are expected to dominate the agenda of the new parliament, with political parties outlining their priorities to the Cyprus News Agency (...

By Johanna Pauls

Thursday 04 June | 16:22

Disy leader Annita Demetriou was on Thursday elected as House president for a second time, receiving the votes of 29 of the 56 members of the new parliament as it opened for ...

By Tom Cleaver

The police concluded on Wednesday that no evidence was found to support a series of serious allegations made public by journalist Makarios Drousiotis in the ‘Sandy’ case, with police chief ...

By James Morphakis

Tuesday 02 June | 04:24

Cyprus’ tourism sector is currently down by around 20 per cent due to ongoing instability in the Middle East, according to the head of the Cyprus hotel managers association (Pasydixe) Christos ...

By Marko Ljubicic

Sunday 31 May | 04:24

Amid a kaleidoscope of candidates and new political formations, the traditional parties bucked the trend and held the line – more or less – in last Sunday’s legislative elections. Defying all ...

By Elias Hazou

Farmers’ representatives will meet President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday after agreeing to his proposal for a meeting, bringing to an end seven hours of protests in Nicosia. Representatives of the ...

By James Morphakis, Johanna Pauls

The risks surrounding Wednesday’s raid targeting illegal migration had been fully assessed, though an element of unpredictability always remains, Larnaca police chief Ioannis Kapnoulas said on Thursday. Speaking to ...

By Johanna Pauls

Wednesday 27 May | 16:02

Negotiations over the allocation of parliamentary committee chairmanships intensified on Wednesday as parties manoeuvred for influence following Sunday’s parliamentary elections. At the centre of the discussions is the distribution ...

By James Morphakis

Tuesday 26 May | 14:07

A nationwide emergency warning system was officially launched by the government on Tuesday, enabling the state to send immediate alerts to mobile phones across the country. “The ability to immediately ...

By James Morphakis

Monday 25 May | 16:42

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Monday said he will not “rule out any scenario” regarding the question of who will be elected as House president, with parliamentary arithmetic appearing to ...

By Tom Cleaver

Sunday 24 May | 22:54

Disy and Akel retained all the seats they had held in the last parliament at Sunday’s election, defying pre-election polls which had predicted losses for both parties to win 17 ...

By Tom Cleaver

Sunday 24 May | 04:24

Over half a million voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect the 56 members of parliament to represent them for the next five years in what promises to be ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades

Friday 22 May | 16:11

Terrorism was the focus of the lion’s share of President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence, Hyderabad House, in New ...

By Tom Cleaver