James Morphakis

A prosecution witness in an ongoing trial over the Avakoum monastery was accused of lying to the court and concealing a sexual harassment case against him, during a combative cross-examination ...

Akel accused the state of a “scandal of multiple coverups” on Monday, after the anti-corruption authority announced it had ended its investigation into the spy van affair without publishing its ...

A former minister who served in the Christodoulides government failed to declare €2.4 million in assets, Disy MP Demetris Demetriou confirmed on Monday. Demetriou, a member of the special parliamentary committee ...

Secondary school students have been called on to walk out of class on Wednesday in protest over unresolved problems including delayed air conditioning, unsafe infrastructure and heavy exam workloads. The ...

The trial of former transport minister Marios Demetriades and nine other defendants in the golden passport case that was due to begin on Monday did not go ahead after prosecutors ...

Two men were left seriously injured and five suspects arrested on Monday following a violent clash near Ayios Ioannis in Limassol, police said. Officers received a report of a fight ...

Six suspects arrested over an alleged murder for hire plot in Cyprus will be deported within days, police said on Monday after detention and deportation orders were issued against them. ...

Elam MP and House environment committee chairman Linos Papayiannis said on Monday that he will refuse to invite a group of anti-hunting activists to an upcoming committee debate, describing their ...

The police discovered a further 260 kilograms of ketamine in a Limassol warehouse on Monday, adding to the 126 kilograms already seized in a major drugs haul last week. The substance was ...

Former deputy attorney-general Loukis Loucaides will be called to answer to two charges against him on October 20, after his case at the Limassol permanent criminal court was on Monday adjourned ...

All schools will have air conditioning units installed by 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Speaking during a visit to theAyios Dhometios middle school in Nicosia to mark the start ...

More than 4,100 residential units are expected to be added to the market over the next three years through incentive plans and ‘built to rent’ schemes, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

A 25-year-old woman was remanded in custody for four days on Sunday in connection with a car arson case in Nicosia dating back to May. Police said the woman was ...

Marcus Edwards has committed to playing for Cyprus at international level, the football association (CFA) announced on Sunday, with the attacking midfielder set to join the national team’s upcoming ...

Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis is promoting an emergency state aid scheme for winegrowers affected by downy mildew. The scheme will cover five grape varieties that recorded production losses of more ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after police found a large quantity of suspected duty-free tobacco products during a search of his home in Paphos. Officers carried out the ...

The House’s special committee on the law mandating public officials to declare their wealth and income (pothen esches) has requested an opinion on whether a criminal offence was committed ...

The government supports implementation of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) but takes seriously the project’s economic viability and its impact on consumers, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on Sunday. ...

A woman died on Saturday afternoon after her husband allegedly struck her with a power tool during a domestic dispute in Yerolakkos, the second femicide recorded in the occupied north ...

Police arrested 39 people on Sunday found to have been residing illegally in Cyprus, following a nationwide operation. Deportation proceedings have already been scheduled for twelve of those arrested, with the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will hold their last meeting before the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, September 17, with the session scheduled for 11...

A 30-year-old man remained intubated in the intensive care unit at Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after a suspected explosive device detonated in the garage of his home in Sotira ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Sunday that Cyprus “retains an obligation” to preserve the memory of the fallen and missing of 1974. Speaking at the annual memorial service for the 251...

Turkey and the occupied north condemned on Sunday a decision by the United States to renew the lifting of defence restrictions on Cyprus, warning the move risks “undermining trust” between ...