Tom Cleaver

Former British high commissioner in Cyprus Stephen Lillie has been named as the United Kingdom’s ambassador in Athens. Lillie served in Nicosia between 2018 and 2022, and said that he was “...

Two late goals saw Pafos FC beat Apollon to win the Cyprus Cup at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Friday night, with the west coast-based side winning the island’s ...

A park-and-ride service will be offered free of charge in Larnaca on the evenings of both Sunday and Monday, with events set to be held in the town to mark ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday dismissed President Nikos Christodoulides’ assertion that there is a “window of opportunity” for a resumption of negotiations aimed at solving the Cyprus problem ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday condemned as “reckless” the collision of a Russian drone into a block of flats in the Romanian city of Galati, adding that the presence of ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday said his ministry has an “essential role” to play in improving the lives of people with multiple sclerosis, in his address at an event ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday hailed Cyprus’ strengthening relations with the United States at the confirmation ceremony of Leonidas Pheraiou, the first Cypriot national to enrol at the United ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Thursday said she is “cautiously optimistic” that the European Union’s 27 member states could reach an agreement to commence accession negotiations with both ...

Cyprus proved popular among the foreign ministers of European Union member states who had travelled to the island to attend Thursday’s informal summit, with many complimenting the island and ...

The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday set out her and the bloc’s opposition to the presence of Russian troops in both Georgia and Moldova, ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Thursday called for the European Union’s 27 member states to “articulate a single, strong voice against revisionism” as he arrived at the day’s ...

The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are to dominate talks between the foreign ministers of the European Union’s 27 member states on Thursday, with ministers having descended ...

The architecture of the Tombs of the Kings in Paphos “combines Greek, Egyptian and Macedonian elements”, the antiquities department said on Wednesday, adding that this fact reflects “the multicultural character ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said that his meeting with United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin next week will not be the first to have taken place since UN Secretary-General ...

The Ecologists’ Movement on Wednesday said that there is now an “immediate need” to reduce its spending after losing all its seats at Sunday’s parliamentary election. Sunday’s election ...

The Cyprus branch office of Turkish opposition political party the CHP has sided with Ozgur Ozel, with the party and Turkish politics at large now engulfed by a crisis after ...

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Tuesday held his cards close to his chest over the prospect of him standing for House president when the new parliament convenes for the first ...

Turkish Cypriots and other Muslims across Cyprus celebrated the beginning of Eid al-Adha, one of the two main festivals on the Muslim calendar, on Wednesday. The festival is celebrated during ...

The trial of monks Nektarios and Porfyrios of the Osiou Avakoum monastery, who face 24 charges related to alleged financial irregularities, will begin next month, with the case adjourned until then ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday warned against possible fragmentation of the European Union, with six of his counterparts set to hold a private meeting on Thursday aiming to loosen ...

Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Tuesday accused social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou of dishonesty after he decided not to take the seat in parliament to which he had been ...

Electricity prices in the north are to increase by 22 per cent from next Monday, the Turkish Cypriot electricity authority Kib-Tek announced on Tuesday. For residential properties paying the flat-rate tariff, ...

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos met Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Tuesday, as discussions regarding who will support whom when parliament elects its president next week commenced. Papadopoulos confirmed that he ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday hailed the “milestone” agreement reached by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament that will allow pregnant members of ...