James Morphakis

Akel called on Friday for the justice ministry to carry out proper studies and consult with local authorities before proceeding with its decision to locate the new central prisons in ...

Direct Democracy MP Yiannis Laouris submitted a bill to parliament on Friday seeking to ban outdoor billboards and other advertisements used to campaign for foreign elections, following controversy over roadside ...

Cyprus took part in the multinational Medusa military exercise, which concluded on Friday off the coast of Crete after nine days involving forces from Greece, Egypt, France and Italy. According ...

A man already facing child sexual abuse charges was out on bail when he allegedly committed a string of new domestic violence offences against his partner. The court of appeal ...

Civil defence moved on Friday to explain its decision to send a preventive CY-Alert message over a yellow weather warning, after the nationwide notification included areas that recorded no rainfall ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou called on Friday for stronger support for Cypriot fishermen during a meeting with European Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis. Demetriou said she hoped the forthcoming EU policy ...

Cyprus needs to strengthen skills renewal as working lives grow longer and more varied, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday. Speaking at the human resource development authority’s (Anad) ...

The national lottery’s surplus fell to €7.2 million in 2025, down from €8.8 million the previous year, the institute’s head Angelos Efthymiou confirmed on Friday. Speaking with the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday that overseas healthcare complements rather than replaces the general health system (Gesy). Speaking at the event on patients’ rights and overseas healthcare, Charalambides ...

Cyprus intends to submit a bill to parliament in December setting a minimum age of 15 for access to social media, Deputy Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou confirmed on Thursday. The bill ...

A Norwegian and an Irishman charged over an alleged murder for hire plot will remain in custody until their trial, the Famagusta criminal court confirmed on Thursday. The 33-year-old Norwegian ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Thursday that conditions for a new 5+1 meeting on the Cyprus problem have not yet been met. Speaking after talks with President Nikos Christodoulides, ...

Two Nicosia municipalities called on Thursday for the immediate revocation of the government’s decision to locate the new central prisons in Ayios Sozomenos, arguing the site was chosen without ...

A school bus route serving villages in the Larnaca district was suspended on Thursday after incidents of vandalism and disorder left seats broken and damaged, the transport ministry confirmed. Public ...

Areas of Nicosia and Larnaca were left without electricity on Thursday after cables were severed in separate incidents the electricity authority (EAC) confirmed. Crews from the authority were dispatched to ...

The anti-corruption authority is reportedly preparing to launch a renewed investigation into the black surveillance van case, examining aspects of the affair not covered by the original criminal inquiry. Approached ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that new proposals put forward by the Greek Cypriot side during his latest meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman could lead to “positive ...

Christodoulides ‘fully prepared’ for expanded Cyprus talks By James Morphakis President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman met on Thursday, holding what the UN called “a good discussion ...

Homeowners will be able to construct an additional floor or extension to their existing property to house children or grandchildren under a new government scheme, the interior ministry confirmed on ...

Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a retired colonel who has been located in the occupied north, as part of a reopened investigation into the death of a ...

The law firm of former president Nicos Anastasiades has filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals against the anti-corruption authority, demanding access to the complete report compiled by its ...

President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Wednesday night the establishment of a national sports council tasked with drafting a proposal for a deputy sports ministry, along with a doubling of state ...

Gunmen on motorcycle open fire at Limassol business building Two men opened fire on a building housing several companies in the Linopetra area of Limassol late on Wednesday night, smashing ...

Disy deputy chairman Efthimios Diplaros and vice-chairman Yiannis Karousos have exchanged accusations of party disloyalty, after Karousos told an online leadership meeting that Diplaros had attended a gathering ‘supporting President ...