Peter Michael

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has warned of “arrogant behaviour” that has brought the world to the brink of a third world war, while comparing what he called “South Cyprus” ...

The House Finance Committee is set to begin deliberations on Monday on a bill aimed at the privatisation of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE), a key milestone in the country’...

Preserving regional security and ensuring diplomacy prevails to avoid further escalation is the main priority, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday, following the overnight US strike against Iran. Letymbiotis ...

Cyprus will not become a base for military operations, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Sunday, stressing that this is “clear and unequivocal,” and that Cyprus’ partners and friends are ...

A fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday caused extensive damage to an apartment used as an office in central Larnaca, authorities confirmed. According to Fire Service ...

There is no degradation and therefore no incident of any pollution at Ladies Mile beach in Limassol, the Director of the Environment Department, Theodolos Mesimeris, told CNA on Sunday, when ...

The aim is to return Ladies Mile beach to the public in a few hours, Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli told reporters on Sunday. A British Bases statement on ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 39-year-old man under suspicion of attempted murder and robbery, while three other persons were arrested for the offence of providing asylum to a wanted person. ...

A 41-year-old man found with large amounts of cannabis in his car in Parekklisia, Limassol was remanded for eight days, police said on Sunday.  He appeared in Limassol District Court ...

Police arrested a 57-year-old man as a premeditated murder suspect on Sunday, after an altercation with another 66-year-old man at a cafe outside Nicosia turned violent. The victim, Andreas Michaelides ...

The condition of an 80-year-old man, who was hospitalised at the Nicosia General after being bitten by a viper, is stable and improved, while a 74-year-old man who was also ...

President Nikos Christodoulides departed with the Greek Cypriot delegation for the informal conference on the Cyprus Problem, an announcement said on Sunday afternoon. The conference will take place in Geneva, ...

A 45-year-old man, suspected of stabbing his girlfriend and her 17-year-old son in Limassol, was remanded for five days on Sunday morning, police said.  The minor is being treated in ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will participate in the informal expanded format meeting on Cyprus to be held in Geneva tomorrow and March 18, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources quoted by the ...

The House Finance Committee on Monday will start debating the government bill that abolishes the ban on filling vacancies with permanent staff in the public sector, a measure imposed in 2013 ...

Cyprus’ delegation to the World Winter Special Olympics came back with six medals, an announcement said on Sunday.  According to the Cyprus Special Olympics Federation, the efforts of the six ...

A 33-year-old man was found dead after a fire in Limassol on Sunday, just days after a deadly blaze claimed the lives of five people.  The fire broke out at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday two agreements signed with Egypt on exploitation of the Cronos and Aphrodite fields are important and open new horizons for strategic partnerships. In an ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Sunday assured that the electricity interconnection project between Greece and Cyprus will continue as planned. In an interview with “Kathimerini”, he said that the ...

The met office on Sunday issued a new orange weather warning for extremely low temperatures as the weather system ‘Coral’ continues to affect the island.  According to the met office, ...

Police arrested three people at the Ledras Street crossing point in Nicosia on Sunday, who took part in a protest in support of migrants.  The protest was held under the ...

Limassol district court remanded three young men for eight days following suspicions they robbed a delivery driver last week, the city’s police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said on Sunday.  Police ...

Larnaca District Court on Sunday remanded a 45-year-old man for eight days, after he was discovered carrying 19 kg of cannabis in his luggage at the airport the day before. According ...

Police arrested a teen, 16, in connection with an attempted murder in Limassol, where three young men were injured in a knife attack, an announcement said on Sunday. The 16-year-old boy ...