Andria Kades

Disy MP Demetris Demetriou announced on Thursday he was running for the party’s leadership position, resigning as party spokesman. He stressed he would take up the issue of people ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday said his time in politics has come to a close after 10 years, and he would not be vying for Disy’s leadership position. “I’...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides has “locked” a lot of names for ministerial posts in his mind, he said on Wednesday evening amid speculation on who would make up his Cabinet. Speaking ...

Former transport minister and presidential candidate Marios Eliades has called on president-elect Nikos Christodoulides to “be daring” and appoint Andreas Mavroyiannis as his foreign minister. Mavroyiannis, who lost the presidential ...

The House education committee was held under a tense atmosphere on Wednesday, after the auditor general accused the University of Cyprus of trying to mislead parliament over its budget. This ...

International Childhood Cancer Day was marked in Cyprus on Wednesday, with the Elpida foundation revealing the country records 42 cases of cancer per year for those under the age of 19. In ...

A newly established committee has been tasked with rolling out a number of measures and protocols to combat problems in intensive care units (ICUs), Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on ...

A harmless unexploded rifle grenade was found at Kouklia beach on Tuesday. According to Paphos police spokesman and CID chief Michalis Nicolaou, officers received a tip off to investigate the ...

Ukrainian nationals who received temporary protection in Cyprus will have their permit automatically extended for one more year, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. Those who are already beneficiaries of ...

Disy’s Harris Georgiades on Tuesday said he will run for the party leader, amid speculation on what the future of the party would hold. Georgiades is currently Disy’s ...

A man who committed the “extremely vile” crimes of sexually abusing three children and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a “blatantly inadequate sentence” has now had his sentence ...

For the first time in Cyprus’ political history, the two biggest parties of the country have failed to get their preferred presidential candidate elected to power, marking the diminishing power ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday called president-elect Nikos Christodoulides to congratulate him for his election. The initiative was undertaken by Tatar, a statement by Christodoulides’ campaign office specified. ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides is set to have a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday night at 7pm. This is their first official meeting since the elections which have paved ...

Akel has called on the government to declare a three-day mourning period for the deaths of Turkish Cypriots who lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes in Turkey. ...

The criminal trial for four people linked to the passport scandal revealed in the Al Jazeera expose was postponed again on Monday. On trial are high-profile individuals in Cyprus including ...

By Andria Kades and Jonathan Shkurko A day after Nikos Christodoulides emerged as Cyprus’ elected president, the horse trading over cabinet members appeared to be in full swing. Christodoulides insists ...

Cyprus on Sunday voted Nikos Christodoulides as the eighth President of the Republic, as a declaration ceremony at Eleftheria Stadium rocked to cheers of his name, applause and loud music. ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Sunday night the party would be at the side of the new president as he congratulated Nikos Christodoulides for garnering the votes that give ...

Presidential hopeful Andreas Mavroyiannis conceded defeat on Sunday, an hour after the voting stations closed, thanking all his supporters “for the beautiful journey” they had embarked on. Though the difference ...

With 100 per cent of votes counted Nikos Christodoulides had a clear lead, echoing what exit polls had earlier suggested. Christodoulides secured 51.97 per cent of the vote while Andreas Mavroyiannis got 48.03 ...

Exit polls indicate Nikos Christodoulides will become the next president of Cyprus, giving him a clear lead over his rival Andreas Mavroyiannis. Christodoulides’ campaign team erupted into cheers once the ...

How an exhibition on women in antiquity is linked to the Cyprus problem An exhibition featuring the role of Cypriot women in ancient times has served as a catalyst for ...

Charalambos Prountzos has what it takes to take on the post of finance minister, outgoing Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said in an interview on Friday. Giving Prountzos his vote of ...