James Morphakis

A war of words broke out on Tuesday between civil servants union Pasydy and the Isotita trade union over working conditions at Cyprus’ central prisons. Pasydy’s prison branch accused ...

Akel and its allied trade union Peo on Tuesday called for the state to take on greater responsibility for social welfare. Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou and Peo’s general secretary ...

Renewed calls for cooperation over teacher evaluations were made on Tuesday a day after the House ended nearly a year of political deadlock by approving a new system as teachers ...

Archaeologists announced on Tuesday the discovery of extensive fortifications at ancient Palaepaphos. Researchers uncovered a series of large stone towers forming part of a massive fortification wall that once encircled ...

Archaeologists announced on Tuesday the completion of excavations in the Peristerona River valley, uncovering new evidence of ritualistic activity and water management linked to copper production under Roman rule in ...

Parliament on Monday approved the long-awaited sweeping tax reform package, voting through five of the six bills submitted by the government. It is the most extensive reform to the system ...

Australia has suspended imports of dairy products from Cyprus after removing the country from its list of territories considered free from foot-and-mouth disease, citing reports of an outbreak in the ...

A 27-year-old Greek national was sentenced on Monday to 13 years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court after admitting to transporting more than 23 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus. The court ...

The investigation into Mafia State, the controversial book by investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis, has cost the state more than €1 million to date, according to the president of the independent authority ...

The left lane of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway has been closed following a car crash near the Skarinou exit, police said on Monday. According to a police statement, the accident involved ...

Upon the third hour of my standing in the main foyer attempting to radiate purpose, I began to suspect my employers at the Royal Opera House were experimenting with some ...

New revelations aired on state television on Friday regarding recent organised neo-Nazi activity at Vergina High School in Larnaca with allegations that more than 100 pupils are actively involved and others ...

A minimarket in Paphos was ordered on Friday to suspend operations for two days after inspectors uncovered serious breaches of food safety rules. The closure followed intensive inspections that began ...

Beef prices have risen sharply in the run-up to Christmas, while pork has become cheaper, according to data published on Friday. Statistics released by the consumer protection service, inform that ...

The defence ministry declined to confirm or deny whether proposals for a joint rapid task force were discussed, following reports made in the Israeli and Greek press suggesting that such ...

Following President Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhurman’s trilateral meeting with UN Secretary General envoy Maria Angela Holguin, the wastewater treatment project at Mia Milia has returned to the forefront ...

Recent images of Larnaca secondary school pupils performing Nazi salutes and emblazoning swastikas on campus came to light on Wednesday and prompted great alarm among parents and the wider public. ...

The finance ministry has urged consumers to make full use of the e-kalathi price comparison platform when buying food for the Christmas festive season. In a statement, the consumer protection ...

Cyprus’ most significant corruption trial in decades reached its final stage on Wednesday, with the criminal court reserving its verdict for February 17, 2026, in the case against former house president Demetris ...

Defence minister Vasilis Palmas commended military registration offices as “vital” in supporting the national guard and in reducing bureaucracy. Palmas, visiting the registration office for the Nicosia and Kyrenia districts, ...

Police in Larnaca are investigating a suspected case of arson after a vehicle caught fire on Wednesday afternoon in the village of Alethriko. According to police, the vehicle, owned by ...

Elam has moved to strip funding from bicommunal education and migration programmes through a series of amendments to the 2026 state budget on Wednesday. As parliament prepared for a final vote ...

Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday said Cyprus was ready to support and actively contribute to the European affordable housing plan. Speaking after the presentation of the plan by the ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides visited the Makarios children’s hospital on Wednesday to deliver gifts and seasonal wishes to children receiving treatment there during the holidays. He said the aim ...