Tom Cleaver

As soon as Johannes Hahn left his post as the European Commission’s envoy for the Cyprus problem, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis was at pains to stress that processes ...

Non-governmental organisation Accept – LGBTI Cyprus on Sunday reacted with fury to images of Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”, adorned with LGBT flags, describing them as “fires of hatred”. “When LGBTQI+ ...

The status of the United Kingdom’s two sovereign bases in Cyprus is “not up for negotiation”, British undersecretary of state for the armed forces Al Carns said on Sunday. “...

British Cypriot singer Isin Karaca said she was denied entry to Greece and deported from Athens airport after having attempted to go on holiday to the country. She posted a ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel continues to face criticism from both inside and outside his ruling coalition over his handling of attempts to cut payments of the cost-of-living allowance ...

Rocks were thrown at police officers in the Nicosia suburb of Latsia on Saturday evening after the officers had responded to reports of bins being set on fire. One of ...

The police on Sunday defended their decision to issue a search warrant for the home and office of lawyer Nikos Clerides, stressing that the decision was taken within the bounds ...

A boat was completely destroyed by a fire which broke out in the Larnaca district village of Kofinou, the police said on Sunday. The boat had been on the back ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Saturday night said that an investigation will be “necessary” into the collapse of a block of flats in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia, which killed ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy across most of the island, with scattered showers forecast and thunderstorms not ruled out. The skies are expected to gradually clear ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Saturday announced that his ruling coalition’s planned changes to the payment of the cost-of-living allowance to public sector workers will not be ...

A record number of candidates are expected to stand in next month’s parliamentary elections, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Friday. He told the Cyprus News Agency ...

The Israeli private intelligence agency which was behind a video which alleged campaign finance lawbreaking on the part of President Nikos Christodoulides and his associates on Friday said it is “...

A funeral service was held on Friday for Resat Ahmet, who was one of four men killed when the taxi in which they were riding was ambushed during intercommunal violence ...

An Israeli private intelligence agency was behind a video which surfaced in January, alleging campaign finance lawbreaking on the part of President Nikos Christodoulides and his associates, according to reports ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Thursday evening put pen to paper on the latest annual financial protocol which sets out the coming ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel travelled to Ankara on Thursday with a view to signing this year’s annual financial protocol with the Republic of Turkey, having had his ...

Turkish defence ministry spokesman rear admiral Zeki Akturk on Thursday called for “common sense to prevail” after rocks were thrown at Turkish Cypriots on the anniversary of the creation of ...

The government’s decision to zero the rate of value added tax on meat, poultry, and fish is having a “very positive impact”, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Thursday. ...

Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus Selim Sfeir met Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday, ahead of the forthcoming Easter weekend. Sfeir was joined by Yiannakis Moussa, the Maronite Cypriot community’...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday confirmed that the holy light, which is also known as the holy fire, will arrive in Cyprus in advance of Easter, thanking his Greek ...

Debate over the north’s ruling coalition’s planned alterations to the payment of the cost-of-living allowance for public sector workers continued into the early hours of Thursday morning at ...

Evidence submitted by journalist Makarios Drousiotis to the police regarding claims he has made regarding a former supreme court judge whom he accuses of rape, and others, will be forwarded ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday announced that there is “no longer grounds” for him to continue attempting to mediate between the north’s ruling coalition and trade union ...