James Morphakis

Bishop Neophytos of Morphou claimed on Thursday that Nikola Tesla, not Thomas Edison, “invented electricity”, while using a sermon to make a series of disputed assertions about his scientific achievements. ...

Two women arrested over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly encouraged to perform indecent acts were released by the Nicosia district court on Thursday ...

Nineteen individuals residing illegally in Cyprus were arrested during a coordinated police operation on Thursday, with six having already returned to their countries of origin as authorities continue efforts to ...

Power cuts across Cyprus left 14 people trapped in lifts on Wednesday night, prompting multiple rescues by the fire brigade, which cautioned that responsibility for such incidents lies primarily with lift ...

Both lanes of the Nicosia-Limassol highway were closed for several hours on Thursday afternoon after a lorry carrying gravel overturned, spilling its load across the road and causing major traffic ...

Concern has been raised over the condition of the historic palm trees lining Larnaca’s Finikoudes promenade after they were heavily pruned. In a social media post issued on Thursday, ...

Limassol remains Cyprus’ most expensive city for tenants despite signs that the rental market has stabilised this year. Speaking to CyBC, the real estate registration council president Marinos Kynigeirou said ...

Independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalidis confirmed that he has indeed recommended criminal prosecutions against exposed individuals in the Videogate affair, rejecting claims that his findings cleared everyone involved and accusing ...

Cyprus is facing what could be the most dangerous day of this year’s wildfire season, fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos warned on Thursday, as authorities remain on heightened alert ...

Two women have been arrested on Thursday over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly encouraged to expose himself. The police said the arrests were ...

Building children’s mental resilience from early-years education has become a central priority as schools expand support services to address mental health, bullying and violence, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said ...

Investigators have widened their inquiry into a cache of firearms discovered at a house in the Larnaca district village of Oroklini after identifying possible connections between the 38-year-old suspect and ...

Most public preschools, high schools, and nearly all middle schools will begin the new school year with air conditioning installed, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday, as the government ...

Researchers at the Cyprus institute of neurology and genetics have identified genes consistently affected by exposure to weightlessness, in findings that could protect astronauts during future missions. The research was ...

The House institutions committee will meet in an extraordinary session next Friday, following the publication of the independent criminal investigator’s findings into the Videogate affair. Committee chairman and Disy ...

Hanamel Dorfman, chief of staff to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, cancelled a planned visit to Cyprus after being warned he could face difficulties entering European countries because ...

Disy president Annita Demetriou announced on Wednesday the appointment of their former MP for Kyrenia, Rita Superman, as head of the party’s refugee policy portfolio. Demetriou said Superman’s ...

The government has assured Indonesia that Palestinian national Abdul Karim Raed Miqdad will not be handed over to Israel, Indonesia’s immigration minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday. According ...

Limassol municipality said on Wednesday that it was examining all issues raised in the Audit Office’s report, while stressing that most findings relate to the period before the current ...

Cyprus’ electricity system is operating with limited reserves after all-time high demand was recorded on Wednesday, with the prolonged heatwave and production unit failures increasing pressure on the grid. National ...

Residents of Limassol are preparing to protest against the planned shopping mall in Ayios Athanasios, after the cabinet approved a planning dispensation for the new shopping centre estimated to cost €95 ...

A new €1 million grant scheme to help households install or replace solar water heating systems was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, offering subsidies of up to €900 as part of ...

An investigation is underway after bathers reported what appeared to be sewage in the sea at Timi beach on Wednesday, prompting concerns over water quality and public health. The reports ...

The Legal Service will examine whether evidence gathered during the VideoGate investigation supports possible offences involving two individuals, it was reported on Wednesday. Government investigator Andreas Paschalides identified two areas ...