James Morphakis

The Iranian embassy in Cyprus on Wednesday commemorated the missile attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, Iran, which killed 168 schoolchildren on February 28. The embassy said the commemoration, symbolically ...

Greek Cypriot author Alex Michaelides’ debut novel The Silent Patient has been ranked among the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, according to a list published by The New York ...

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the arson attack on a betting agency in Limassol on June 1, with a 30-year-old man taken into custody in Nicosia on ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has lashed out at the Republic over efforts to maintain an arrest warrant against him in connection with the 1996 killing of Tassos Isaac. ...

Cypriot journalist and filmmaker Kyri Evangelou has won a News & Documentary Emmy Award as producer and editor of The Guardian’s three-part series Along the Green Line, which follows ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has denounced calls to close the crossing points, cautioning on Wednesday that such a move could create new political problems for the Republic and hand ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday that no Cyprus settlement could take effect without Turkey’s approval, whilst acknowledging that conditions were emerging for a renewed round of ...

The remains of a Jewish refugee killed at a British detention camp in Cyprus in 1948 have been identified in Israel after 78 years. Israeli authorities announced on Wednesday that the grave ...

Employees working in education ministry support programmes protested outside the ministry on Wednesday, calling for their full service to be recognised and for clearer arrangements over employment and pay. Representatives ...

The journalists’ union (ESK) broke its silence on Wednesday over the criminal cases involving journalist Makarios Drousiotis, cautioning that their handling could pose risks to freedom of expression. Drousiotis is ...

The presidential retreat in Troodos will open to the public on Sunday, September 6, as the presidency hosts the third edition of the Let’s Go Troodos event. The event will ...

Two men, aged 30 and 37, are due to appear before a Limassol court on Wednesday after a 44-year-old man was injured in a knife attack shortly before midnight on Tuesday. The ...

Apollon crashed out of the Conference League after suffering a 4-2 extra-time defeat to Norwegian side Brann at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol on Tuesday. The Cypriot side had taken ...

Cyprus hammer thrower Iosif Kesidis finished 12th in the men’s hammer final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Tuesday, with a best throw of 72.27 metres. Kesidis, 20, registered ...

Arrest warrants remain in force for suspects wanted over the murders of Tassos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, including both past and present senior figures in the north’s administration. According ...

Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused Turkey of hypocrisy over its criticism of Israeli military operations, pointing to Turkey’s control of 36 per cent of Cyprus and its military presence in ...

A lane on the Nicosia Limassol highway has been reopened after a truck suffered a mechanical failure near the Ayios Tychonas exit on Tuesday evening, police said. The left lane ...

The online fundraiser launched by journalist Makarios Drousiotis to cover his legal costs has been referred to police for investigation, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Ioannou said the ...

There will be no reductions in pensions under the planned pension reform, and all pensioners will receive an increase, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas assured on Tuesday, as the government works ...

A 26-year-old woman in Paphos lost more than €4,800 after entering her bank card details on a fraudulent website, which she reported to police on Tuesday. The woman informed Paphos CID ...

Larnaca is set to be twinned with Bahrain’s capital Manama after the Bahraini cabinet approved the proposal, Mayor Andreas Vyras announced on Tuesday. The twinning would make Larnaca the ...

The met office has issued a yellow warning for tomorrow, with temperatures expected to reach around 40C. The warning will be in effect from 1pm until 3.30pm. Maximum temperatures in ...

A 69-year-old man who was jailed for eight years over the 2021 Arakapas fire has been acquitted on appeal, with the Court of Appeal unanimously overturning his conviction on Tuesday after ...

Turkish F-16 fighter jets have been flying over Cyprus with increasing frequency, with residents reporting sightings and hearing the aircraft over Nicosia on Tuesday. The aircraft are understood to have ...