James Morphakis

The next step for the stalled Larnaca marina redevelopment, focusing on dredging works, the tender for the nautical club and the evaluation of proposals to revive the project was discussed ...

Wife of embattled Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, Louisa Andreou sent a letter to police on Friday requesting the cessation of the investigation into allegations of domestic abuse. Police spokesperson Christodoulos ...

Hannibal proved not so much a crime series as a staged baroque performance, a modern opera disguised as cable television. Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’ mythology rejects realism ...

Irene Charalambides, currently an MP for Akel, has signalled that she is preparing to contest the May parliamentary elections, with indications pointing to a candidacy on the Alma party ticket ...

The City of Dreams Mediterranean casino-resort in Limassol has failed to meet revenue expectations, documents to be discussed at the House on Monday show. The findings are contained in the ...

The interior ministry said on Friday it is examining whether the circumstances of an ongoing police investigation into Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos could trigger statutory procedures placing him on leave. ...

High concentrations of atmospheric dust were recorded across Cyprus on Friday, prompting health warnings for the public as levels in some areas far exceeded the legal limit for air quality. ...

A series of judgments by the international protection administrative court which cleared the way for the expedited the return of Syrian nationals whose appeals had been rejected have been welcomed ...

The fire brigade and the police have launched an investigation into the causes of a vehicle fire which broke out in the early hours of Friday in Episkopi. Fire brigade ...

The government is aiming for a comprehensive reform of the pensions system to come into force by January of next year, labour minister Marinos Moushiouttas announced on Thursday. Speaking on ...

A package of emergency water-saving measures aimed at reducing demand by 10 per cent was approved by Larnaca municipality on Thursday following an extraordinary meeting of the district’s board of ...

Parliament on Thursday approved legislation reducing the time limits for appeals against rejected asylum applications, as courts simultaneously upheld deportation decisions. The bill, amending the law governing the establishment and ...

The new Polis Chrysochous hospital will be completed and ready to operate by September 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Thursday, following a meeting at the presidential palace with the Polis ...

Members of the Kurdish community in Cyprus marched through central Nicosia on Thursday, protesting the situation in Syria’s Kurdish-held Rojava region, as parliament passed a resolution calling on the ...

Cypriot driver Tio Ellinas will return to action at Portugal’s Estoril circuit this weekend after starting the season with a podium finish in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe ...

Disy’s Limassol branch issued a firm defence of the presumption of innocence regarding MP Nikos Sykas after his exclusion from the election ballot over an allegation of domestic violence. ...

The forestry department announced on Thursday it is preparing amendments to modernise the framework regarding the leasing of state forest land, following scrutiny triggered by a critical audit report. In ...

Former energy minister Georgios Lakkotrypis submitted more than ten applications for special permission to work in the private sector during the mandatory two-year hiatus after leaving his ministerial post, sources ...

Business owners operating out of Turkish Cypriot properties expressed growing anger on Wednesday over steep rent increases imposed under amended legislation governing Turkish Cypriot properties, according to the small shopkeeper’...

The House institutions committee concluded its review on Wednesday of the framework governing the post service activities of former officials amid criticism over the government’s refusal to disclose donor ...

The tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem involving United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin, President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ended without any agreements being reached, with ...

Five men were sent to trial before the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Wednesday over a violent clash involving gunfire in the city centre earlier this month, while police continue ...

President Nikos Christodoulides took a five-point plan with him to Wednesday’s trilateral meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin, which aims at restarting ...

Former energy minister George Lakkotrypis is under investigation by the tax office following revelations linked to the videogate affair, raising questions over undeclared income, post ministerial employment breaches and potential ...