James Morphakis

The reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel will remain in place until November 30, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced on Thursday, extending a measure that was due to expire ...

The United Nations has denied a report that Unficyp force commander Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam has been removed from his post, saying on Thursday that he “remains the ...

Police, prosecutors and the Athens medical association (ISA) have inspected the private clinic where Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday. The investigation is expected to examine whether ...

MPs demanded answers over pollution in the Limassol sea on Wednesday, with the House environment committee expressing dissatisfaction with the environment department. Committee members questioned the department’s position that ...

Mazotos residents and the community council have called for the cancellation of a decision to proceed with a desalination plant on the coast, arguing that there was no public consultation ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that Cyprus could not afford to work separately on national issues, stressing the need for cooperation in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem. “We ...

A total of 760 people who went missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974 remain unidentified, Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday, as he called for greater efforts to establish the ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Great Sea Interconnector on Wednesday. The project was among the main issues discussed during their meeting in Paris, ...

A fire that broke out near Panayia in Paphos was contained on Wednesday evening, with forestry department crews continuing to put out the remaining flames. The fire started in private ...

A used car salesman in north Nicosia claims he received repeated threats and a demand for €400,000 before his business was set on fire, with two young men arrested in connection ...

Five Mercedes vehicles bought in preparation for Cyprus’ EU council presidency have been assigned to the police leadership for transportation, despite their reported cost and specifications, prompting a complaint to ...

Special traffic arrangements will be in place around the Holy Trinity Church in Limassol on Thursday for the funeral of Popi Christoforou, with large numbers of mourners expected to attend, ...

The Irish Kinahan cartel are alleged to have plotted to murder British twin brothers in Cyprus, according to an international investigation which found that smaller criminal networks in Ireland and ...

Criminal and disciplinary investigations are underway against police officers accused of accessing information from police computer systems without authorisation and passing it to third parties. Speaking to Politis on Wednesday, ...

A former monk informed the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday that monk Nektarios of the Avakoum monastery pretended to be Saint Porphyrios during confessions and used the alleged incidents to ...

Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis has died aged 54 after suffering cardiac arrest at a private clinic in Athens on Wednesday. According to Greek media report, Mazonakis had gone to a private ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that Cyprus was closer than ever to seeing the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project move towards implementation, following an agreement with Greece and the ...

Police will step up security measures across Larnaca and Nicosia on Thursday as Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Cyprus. The measures will be in place from 9am until 4pm on ...

Former first ladies, Elsi Christofias and Androulla Vassiliou, are among those from whom police protection is to be withdrawn under a new system taking effect this month. The reform also ...

The anti-corruption authority will issue an announcement on the ‘black van’ spying case on Monday, its commissioner Haris Poyiadjis informed the House institutions committee on Wednesday. Poyiadjis was responding to ...

Around 300 employees working in education ministry support programmes remain without unemployment benefits during the summer months, with MPs calling on the government to resolve the issue at the House education ...

Annita Demetriou has emerged as the leading choice among Disy members for the party’s presidential nomination ahead of the 2028 elections. The poll, conducted by IMR on behalf of news ...

US ambassador John Breslow presented his credentials to President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday, formally taking up his duties in Cyprus and pledging to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Christodoulides said he would ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, has cancelled planned visits to both New York and Cyprus for health reasons, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said ...