James Morphakis

A regular inspection system for buildings, similar to that of an MOT test for cars, is being proposed as parliament examines new measures to tackle dangerous properties. The proposal was ...

Teachers working in support programmes run by the education ministry staged a demonstration in central Nicosia on Thursday, calling for access to unemployment benefits during periods when the programmes are ...

The audit office is preparing a report examining the lists used to identify 1974 prisoners of war and the payment of relevant benefits. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday, the ...

Christodoulides backs Osak, calls for progress on health reforms President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that the government’s health priorities were aligned with those of the patients’ association federation (...

Reform of the legal service and delays in judicial proceedings came under scrutiny on Wednesday as the House institutions committee examined the European Commission’s report on the rule of ...

A register of those who suffered sexual abuse during the Turkish invasion in 1974 is urgently needed to ensure elderly survivors receive financial and psychological support, prisoners of war association chief ...

Marios Georgiou won silver for Cyprus in the balance beam on Wednesday at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto after tying on points with Turkish gymnast Altan Dogan, who took gold ...

The state contribution to the scouts association will increase from €50,000 to €75,000, with a further €100,000 approved for scout camps, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking at a ceremony at the ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris met with representatives of delivery companies on Wednesday to discuss the safety of their drivers following a series of attacks. The meeting was also attended by ...

The justice ministry on Wednesday rejected claims that a preferred candidate has already been selected to become the next director of the central prisons, insisting the appointment process is still ...

Four more individuals were arrested on Wednesday in connection with riots during a Nea Salamina fan event at the Famagusta football stadium in Larnaca, bringing the total number of arrests ...

Education Minister Athina Michaelidou confirmed on Wednesday the government was preparing an updated proposal to reform the teacher appointment system, as unions warned they would oppose any such changes they ...

Cyprus’ economy grew by some 3.3 per cent in the first half of 2026, more than three times the average of other member states, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

The cabinet approved three new permanent desalination plants on Wednesday to address water shortages and reduce the country’s dependence on reserves in the reservoirs. The plants will be based ...

A 76-year-old man was killed by a passing minibus on the Limassol-Paphos highway on Wednesday after stopping to move a refrigerator that had fallen from his vehicle. The man, identified ...

A prison guard was attacked and beaten by an inmate at the central prisons on Wednesday. The prison guard’s branch of the trade union Pasydy condemned the incident and ...

Cyprus spends more of its public budget on education than most EU countries, but its pupils continue to record some of Europe’s weakest results. According to European Commission and ...

A former prisoner of war told his wife shortly before his death that he had been raped by Turkish forces during his captivity in 1974, the House refugee committee heard on ...

The state paid €8.86 million towards the salaries of parish clergy last year, with the annual cost of the scheme projected to approach €10 million by 2029. According to figures from the accountant ...

The European Parliament’s committee on women’s rights (FEMM) on Tuesday approved an amendment calling for European Commission funding for a monument commemorating rape victims of the Turkish invasion ...

Four confirmed cases of West Nile virus have been recorded in Cyprus this summer, with two further cases classified as probable and under investigation, the health ministry confirmed on Tuesday. ...

The Cyprus property developers association has called for regular technical inspections of buildings and to expedite legislation covering dangerous buildings, saying on Tuesday that “there is no longer any room ...

The reduction in fuel consumption tax will be extended for another one or two months, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday, as the government moves to maintain relief at ...

A series of projects financed through the Thalia 2021 to 2027 programme are changing public spaces across Cyprus, with work ranging from the restoration of historic buildings to new parks and university ...