James Morphakis

Three authorities are investigating the sinking of two boats off Cape Greco and the death of businessman Dimi Mavropoulos last Saturday, with separate inquiries examining the circumstances surrounding his death ...

Almost six couples a day divorced in Cyprus, with 2,107 divorces recorded according to figures from the statistical service. The figures show that Nicosia held the highest number of divorces in 2024, ...

Philippa Fotopoulou won gold in the long jump at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Monday as Cyprus increased its medal tally to 13, with Elena Kulichenko and Milan Trajkovic also ...

A gathering in Tel Aviv has marked 80 years since the opening of the British detention camps for Jewish refugees, bringing together former camp residents and descendants of those who were ...

Cyprus is hosting a 21-man-strong Greek forest firefighting team for the first time this year under the European pre-deployment programme. According to the forestry department, the team from the Hellenic ...

Lebanese authorities have stopped a boat carrying some 25 Syrian migrants from departing for Cyprus and arrested a Syrian national suspected of organising the journey on Monday. Lebanon’s state security ...

A male moufflon was filmed drinking water as a fox cautiously approached it in a rare encounter captured by the game and fauna service. The moufflon continued drinking without appearing ...

Milan Trajkovic won silver in the 110m hurdles at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Monday, equalling the Cypriot national record with a time of 13.25 seconds. The Cypriot champion ...

Cypriot high jumper Elena Kulichenko won silver at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Monday, clearing 1.92 metres to secure another medal for the Cypriot delegation. Kulichenko cleared 1.92m with ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has donated his €730 monthly pension to the Troodos village of Foini towards a care home for the elderly and disabled. The donation covers the pension he receives ...

Damage to 183 homes, mainly in the Nicosia district, has been recorded following the severe weather that hit Cyprus last Saturday, the interior ministry said on Monday. It said that local ...

Veteran British comedian John Cleese, co-founder of Monty Python and creator of Fawlty Towers, will perform in Cyprus for the first time on Tuesday 10 November, presenting his one man show ...

The Nicosia neighbourhoods of Engomi and Archangelos suffered the worst damage during severe weather at the weekend, Nicosia’s regional disaster management authority said on Monday, as officials called for ...

Cyprus will give €200,000 in humanitarian aid to Nepal through its CyprusAidprogramme, the foreign ministry announced on Monday, to help address the aftermath of catastrophic flash floods that struck last week. ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are facing upward pressure, industry representatives said on Monday, after the international price of oil rose above $90 (€78) a barrel. Speaking on behalf of the petrol station ...

Community follows Jeff Winger, a disbarred lawyer forced to enrol at Greendale Community College after his fraudulent degree is exposed. There he finds himself surrounded by an unlikely cabal in ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman sent letters to UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Barcelona FC president Joan Laporta on Friday, to complain ...

The woman known by her moniker ‘Sandy’ issued a fresh statement on Friday, insisting she does not seek special treatment and will not accept blame without “solid proof”. In her ...

Olympiacos and Nea Salamina drew 3-3 in a goal filled encounter at the GSP on Friday, in the opening round of the championship. Olympiacos took an early lead in the ...

Major infrastructure projects planned for Polis Chrysochous were the focus of a meeting on Friday held between the town’s mayor, Yiotis Papachristofis, the municipal council and the newly appointed ...

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and a sharp fall in temperatures are expected to sweep the island as of tomorrow. Speaking on behalf of the Met Office, Michalis Mouskos informed the Cyprus ...

Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria carried out their first joint forced return flight for illegally residing third country nationals, working together with the Frontex agency to send 51 people back to their ...

Cypriot fishermen are calling for a ten year national plan to support them, warning that their stocks are rapidly falling and their industry is on the brink of collapse.  The ...

Cyprus added two further medals at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Friday, with Sofia Asvesta claiming gold and Petros Christodoulides taking silver, bringing the Cypriot team’s tally to ...