James Morphakis

The full implementation of the EU’s new pact on migration will be the central priority of Cyprus’s EU council presidency, deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides told the European ...

A company based in Nicosia has reported to police it was defrauded of more than €120,000 after receiving a scam email purporting to be from a foreign business partner. According to ...

All twelve suspects arrested over a violent brawl in Limassol were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court on Tuesday. The court approved a ...

The legal service on Tuesday rejected a request by parliament for the disclosure of donors to the social support agency until recently chaired by first lady Philippa Kasera, effectively blocking ...

An Iranian businessman, who holds a Cyprus passport, was sanctioned by the United Kingdom on Tuesday for allegedly helping to finance Iran’s revolutionary guard (IRGC). Ali Ansari, who amassed ...

Akel submitted a bill to the House commerce committee on Tuesday aimed at addressing the harmful use of artificial intelligence and ‘deepfake’ videos. Presenting the proposal, Akel MP Christos Christofides ...

Akel submitted a bill to parliament on Tuesday calling for the abolition of the social support agency within three months and the transfer of its responsibilities and resources to the ...

A 29-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested in Limassol after injuring a police officer during a traffic stop and leading officers on a brief pursuit in the early hours of Tuesday ...

A 30-year-old man suspected of attempted murder following a stabbing in Larnaca has been remanded in custody for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Tuesday. The court ruled ...

Primary school teachers’ union, Poed, called on its members to abstain from training and information meetings organised by the education ministry, on the new teacher evaluation framework, citing lack of ...

Online activist Nicoletta Tsikkinis, issued a detailed 19 page response rejecting allegations of defamation raised by the lawyers of the first lady, Philippa Karsera, and has made clear she will not ...

Police in Nicosia have arrested a 28-year-old man after his three-month-old son was admitted to Makarios hospital on Tuesday in serious condition and diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. According to ...

EU regulation for controlling olive oil quality including Cyprus contains serious weaknesses that risk undermining consumer confidence, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors released last week. ...

A German real estate agent facing charges in Cyprus for allegedly usurping Greek Cypriot property is expected on Monday to submit written testimony detailing the conditions of her pre-trial detention, ...

The prison branch of Pasidy reaffirmed its “full support” for Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday, saying his recent announcements on prison reform create “perspective and hope” after years of ...

Closer coordination of forces across the EU are essential to combating organised crime, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris accounted on Friday. Speaking at the end of the two-day informal meeting of ...

Electricity supply to several areas of Nicosia was restored on Friday after power outages caused by a technical problem in the electric authority’s distribution system, the EAC said. In ...

Five men, including a 22-year-old National Guard contract soldier, appeared in the Larnaca district court on Friday after being arrested on Thursday night as part of a police sting operation ...

Several areas of Nicosia have been left without electricity after 1pm on Friday following a failure in the transmission system, the electric authority (EAC) reported. The outage has affected residents ...

A bill to abolish the social support agency was submitted to the plenum on Thursday, bringing the future of the fund directly before parliament. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail on ...

The family of a 42-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis filed a formal complaint on Friday over alleged inadequate care at the Larnaca general hospital after she was found unconscious on ...

Disy MP Nikos Sykas is preparing an appeal to the Supreme Court, challenging his removal from the party’s parliamentary election ballot, following an allegation of domestic violence made by ...

Two men identified as “prominent businessmen”, aged 47 and 43, were remanded in custody for four days by the Larnaca District Court on Friday, in connection to last weekend’s shooting in ...

Archaeologists from the University of Graz have identified evidence of human activity in and around the village of Amargeti in Paphos, spanning from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages, ...