James Morphakis

A National Guard soldier is among two Greek Cypriots who will remain in custody for a further two days in the north, after a court there extended their detention over ...

Parliament on Tuesday rejected government legislation introducing a landfill tax on municipal waste, with MPs arguing that households should not bear additional costs before the necessary waste management infrastructure and ...

Turkish vice president Cevdet Yilmaz on Tuesday dismissed a recent European Parliament resolution on rape committed by Turkish soldiers during the 1974 invasion, describing it as “legally and morally unfounded” and ...

Disy MP George Pamborides exchanged criticism with figures close to former party leader Averof Neophytou on Tuesday over the timing of discussions surrounding the party’s candidate for the 2028 presidential ...

Russians accounted for 51 per cent of foreign residential property purchases in Cyprus during 2025, a report published on Tuesday by Russian business magazine Business Petersburg showed. Despite European sanctions and tighter ...

American singer Jason Derulo is expected to perform at a luxury resort in Kyrenia this Saturday. According to the resort’s social media posts as well as online ticketing platforms, ...

Reports that the Turkish Cypriot man injured in an attack in Ayia Napa had died are false, authorities in the north said on Tuesday, adding that his condition remains stable ...

Seven girls aged between 12 and 15 have alleged they were sexually abused by a 64-year-old man at a horse-riding school in Lapithos, with investigators in the north continuing inquiries as further ...

Cyprus reaffirmed its close defence partnership with France on Tuesday as National Guard personnel marched in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris. National Guard Chief Lieutenant General Emmanouel Theodorou ...

Three environmental organisations on Tuesday called for immediate clarification from the environment department over the organisation of a three-day music festival near protected areas of the Akamas peninsula. BirdLife Cyprus, ...

Cyprus and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cooperation on migration, border security and regional stability during high level meetings held in Nicosia on Tuesday. US undersecretary for ...

Edek leader Nikos Anastasiou announced on Tuesday he is stepping down from the role, saying he had failed in his attempt to unite the party following its historic defeat in ...

Government defends Mafia State investigators amid conflict claims The government on Friday sought to defend the composition of the criminal investigation team appointed to carry out an inquiry into the ...

A new management programme for fencing-in the free roaming donkeys of the Karpasia peninsula entered its implementation phase on Friday, with authorities in the north beginning to collect animals found ...

The Supreme Court increased the compensation awarded to a former quarry worker to €95,000 on Friday after ruling that his employer bore full responsibility for a workplace accident. The court accepted ...

Cross examination of a former nursery schoolteacher continued on Friday in the Nicosia district court trial surrounding the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with defence lawyers repeatedly challenging the basis ...

Services at the Apostolos Andreas monastery in Rizokarpaso are set to resume on Sunday following a suspension of more than two months, according to an announcement from the Office of ...

A man serving a 35-year prison sentence for multiple attempted murders and rape has received a presidential pardon and suspension of his sentence, and has been released after serving just ...

Restoration work has begun at the church of Ayios Demetrianos in Lapithos, with a nine-month programme of conservation aimed at preserving the historic site set to begin, the UNDP said ...

A €415 million redevelopment programme for Larnaca Port and Marina was presented on Friday, with the ports authority outlining a roadmap that envisages phased investment over the next two decades. The ...

Two American foreign policy analysts urged the United States Congress on Tuesday to adopt a firmer approach towards Turkey’s policies in Cyprus, arguing that Washington should explicitly describe the ...

House President Annita Demetriou told the plenary of the Hellenic Parliament on Tuesday that Greece and Cyprus should deepen cooperation across defence, and regional security. Taking to the dais to ...

German forensic and technical experts have been brought in to assist investigations into the deaths of two boys found inside a BMW in Xylofagou, with authorities examining whether an electronic ...

MPs warned on Tuesday that current water policy risks driving professional farmers out of agriculture, while questioning the government’s decision to extend water supplies from dams to four golf ...