James Morphakis

The Nicosia district government is awaiting access to a €2 million fund which was approved to help deal with dangerous buildings, with the matter of dangerous buildings having become a point ...

The fine for operating a jet ski or similar vessel without the required licence is set to increase from €85.43 to €1,500 under new legislation. A competent official told the Cyprus News ...

Paphos Mayor Angelos Onisiforou on Monday called for immediate action over work being carried out between Anavargos and Armos, claiming the hillside was being “demolished” without the required planning permission. ...

Torrential rain is causing limited visibility on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, particularly around Kornos and Kofinou, police said on Monday afternoon. Drivers were urged to exercise particular caution, reduce their speed ...

Police have sought the opinion of the legal service on whether journalist Makarios Drousiotis can collect money raised through his crowdfunding appeal to cover his legal costs. The request was ...

Pilots have reported unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs) over Cyprus, including a sighting involving six crew members on a flight south of the island. As reported by Euronews, the Cyprus incident ...

The appeals court on Monday ordered the extradition of a Russian national to Russia to face trial over alleged fraud involving a state funded space programme worth more than €160 million. ...

Police have launched an investigation into the causes of two fires that broke out in Lysos on Saturday, following concerns from the forestry department that the incidents may have been ...

Five people received organ transplants following the donation from a young Cypriot woman who died in a traffic accident, as Cyprus worked with transplant teams in Greece and Israel. Dr ...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot negotiators will meet this week to prepare for President Nikos Christodoulides’ exchange with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on August 26, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

Closing lifeguard towers at 6pm during the summer months is “criminal”, lifeguard federation chairman Polys Pallikaros said on Monday, following a drowning incident at CTO beach in Larnaca. Speaking to ...

Disy MEP Loukas Fourlas has called on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to intervene and prevent a planned electronic music festival at Kyrenia Castle, saying the event would legitimise the administration ...

A new framework aimed at ending the uncontrolled dumping and burning of agricultural plastics shall head to the House, with farmers set to receive free collection points for waste. The ...

A severe storm caused significant damage to Trikomo on Sunday, with beaches being evacuated. Turkish Cypriot media reported that the worst of the weather was concentrated around the villages of ...

A small forest fire in Menoyia was brought under control within 20 minutes on Sunday after starting when a vehicle caught fire, the forestry department said. The fire broke out at ...

A fire which broke out near Pissouri on Sunday afternoon has been contained, with the Limassol-Paphos highway having been reopened in both directions as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday described the Republic as the country’s “most important achievement” as Cyprus marked 66 years since its proclamation. In a message published on X, Christodoulides said ...

A 20-year-old man will remain in police custody in the north for three days as authorities investigate allegations that he sexually abused a 14-year-old child in Nicosia, according to Turkish ...

Heavy rain is causing reduced visibility and hazardous conditions on the Nicosia to Limassol highway. Police said rainfall was affecting the road, with visibility for drivers on the Nicosia to ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has criticised the government’s handling of the Cyprus issue, warning that political calculations must not take precedence over efforts to secure progress in negotiations. ...

Repeated fires in Paphos are raising concerns that arsonists may be responsible, forestry department director Savvas Ezekiel said on Sunday. The two fires that broke out in Lysos yesterday were ...

Journalist Makarios Drousiotis has announced today that his crowdfunding appeal has raised €52,874.63. Drousiotis said that the total included donations made through the GoGetFunding platform, direct contributions and €3,100 in cash from ...

A Cypriot national who died in a car accident has donated her heart to a 45-year-old woman in Israel who had been waiting almost two years for a transplant. The ...

Former environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has described her departure from the post as “sudden”, while criticising delays in environmental policy and the handling of the Akamas. In an interview with ...