Peter Michael

Main opposition Akel renewed criticism of the government’s handling of key energy infrastructure projects, accusing President Nikos Christodoulides’ administration of inconsistency, delays, and a lack of strategic planning. In ...

Main opposition parties Akel and Disy have entered into a political row, following a circular sent by the Israeli government to Cyprus, calling for all antisemitic graffiti to be removed, ...

The number of pending asylum applications in Cyprus has dropped by 26% so far in 2025, with authorities reporting significantly faster processing times, according to figures released by the Deputy Ministry of ...

Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Network of Young Parliamentarians expressed their keen interest in the issue of Varosha during a visit to the Famagusta Municipality Cultural Centre in ...

Police arrested two individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case of grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. The suspects, aged 19 and 17, were apprehended at ...

A shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza, part of the Amalthea project, is scheduled to arrive later this evening and is expected to be unloaded on Monday morning, according to ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz held a series of closed-door meetings with ‘ministers’ in the north during his visit to the north on Saturday, according to reports in the Turkish ...

The north ‘government’ granted five additional ‘TRNC citizenships’ just hours before the start of the official pre-election restriction period, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Sunday. According to Turkish Cypriot daily ...

A 23-year-old man was remanded for two days by the Larnaca District Court on Sunday in connection with a series of traffic-related offences, including driving under the influence of alcohol, ...

Nineteen-year-old Christos Christakis from Aradippou died after suffering critical injuries earlier this week in an being hit by a vehicle in a parking area near Mackenzie Beach in Larnaca, police ...

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday afternoon in connection with a drug possession investigation, police said. According to a statement from the police, a search was carried ...

A 48-year-old man accused of murdering his 80-year-old father, Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, in Limassol earlier this summer, has been remanded in custody at the central prisons until the start of his ...

Paralimni-Dheryneia Municipality is enhancing its fire protection capabilities with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), following a new agreement for the installation and management of the Firewatch AI system across 15 ...

The ‘pre-election restrictions’ came into effect in the north on Sunday, officially marking the beginning of the process ahead of the upcoming ‘elections’, scheduled to take place on October 19. According ...

Turkish Cypriot media on Sunday reported that the five Greek Cypriots “arrested” in the north on Saturday were allegedly found in possession of property deeds, maps, and records naming directors ...

The Foreign Ministry is in contact with the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding the reported detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that the government achieved three key goals at the recent expanded meeting on Cyprus held in New York, with the most significant being the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that Turkey’s position on the Cyprus issue lacks support from the international community, regardless of the public statements made by Ankara or the ...

The Government remains steadfast in its efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem despite the intransigence of the Turkish side, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday. Speaking at a memorial ...

President Nikos Christodoulides revealed on Saturday evening that a proposal submitted to the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, for the creation of a fact-finding committee on missing persons was met ...

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 ...