James Morphakis

The European Union has allocated €466,400 to strengthen the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage sites in historic Famagusta. The funding, announced by the European Commission on Wednesday, is being used to ...

The police seized a large quantity of untaxed tobacco following a search at a residential property in Nicosia on Wednesday. The operation was carried out after the police received a ...

Prices for fresh vegetables, sugar and fish rose sharply in December compared with November, according to the latest consumer price index released by the consumer protection service on Tuesday, even ...

An Israeli government delegation arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday to advance an agreement on the joint development of the Aphrodite-Ishai natural gas field, which straddles the exclusive economic zones of ...

Five people arrested in connection with a violent brawl and shooting in central Larnaca on Saturday were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday, as police continue to search ...

Police are investigating after damage caused by gunfire was reported at a physiotherapy clinic in Timi, Paphos, on Tuesday morning. The 27-year-old owner reported that at around 11am a window ...

Two babies aged seven months received cochlear implants at the hearing implants centre of Nicosia general hospital on Tuesday. The procedures were completed safely and mark a significant development in ...

Taxi drivers across Cyprus staged a 24-hour strike as of 6am on Tuesday, escalating their protest over what they describe as widespread illegal passenger transport and weak enforcement of taxi ...

The failure of the housing finance agency to implement a new banking information system represents a serious strategic breakdown, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday. He warned that prolonged delays, ...

The president of police union Isotita, Nikos Loizides, launched a polemic on police leadership and the state’s handling of organised crime on Tuesday, following a violent confrontation near police ...

More than 600 Cypriot nationals living abroad have expressed interest in returning to work in Cyprus under a government incentive plan, MPs athe the House finance committee heard on Monday. The ...

The police arrested four more men on Monday, aged 34, 31, 25 and 28, over the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man in Peyia, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held an extensive telephone conversation on Monday with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen amid escalating tensions between the EU and the United States over Greenland. An extraordinary ...

A warning over the continuing sending of malicious text messages to Gesy beneficiaries was sent by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Monday, urging recipients to ignore and delete them ...

Old calendarists in Cyprus marked Epiphany on Monday with the traditional blessing of the waters at Zygi harbour in Larnaca. The ceremony was led by Bishop Yerasimos of Kition and ...

Cyprus’ president and foreign minister on Monday expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with Spain after a deadly collision between two high speed trains in the southern province of Cordoba killed ...

Three people were charged on Monday in connection with violence that broke out following Sunday’s Apollon v Apoel football match at Limassol’s Alphamega stadium. Two Apoel supporters, aged 23 ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Monday for the attempted murder of another man in Tersefanou. The suspect faces charges ...

More than one million kilograms of batteries have been recycled in Cyprus since 2009, according to figures released by the Cyprus waste management association on Monday. The organisation said total collections ...

The leadership of Cyprus’ police and the European Union agency for law enforcement (Europol) convened on Monday, underscoring Cyprus’ push to strengthen cooperation with European partners as it modernises its ...

A gunfight was reported in Larnaca town centre on Saturday afternoon, prompting a lockdown of the area amid indications that people were injured. According to a preliminary police briefing, information ...

A 64-year-old man is in critical condition at Nicosia general hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a traffic accident in Avgorou. Police said the collision occurred on Friday afternoon ...

The police are treating a fire which broke out in a car dealership in Paphos as arson, Paphos police assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said on Saturday. He explained that ...

Honey production in Cyprus has fallen by as much as 30 per cent in recent years of adverse weather, reflecting mounting pressure on the island’s beekeeping sector from environmental stress, ...