Tom Cleaver

Kutlu Evren, one of the candidates for the leadership of the north’s largest political party the UBP who was reportedly summoned to the Turkish embassy’s residence and told ...

The north’s central bank posted a 5.3 billion TL (€147.5m) profit in 2023, a more than fourfold Turkish Lira-value increase on the previous year. In terms of euro value, given that ...

The “largest ever” groundwater source found in the north was found in the foothills of the Pentadaktylos mountain range near Ayios Epiktitos. According to the north’s ‘environment ministry’, the ...

Turkey on Saturday removed its ambassador in the north Metin Feyzioglu and swiftly appointed now former Deputy Foreign Minister Yasin Ekrem Serim in his place. Feyzioglu was announced as the ...

The British government on Saturday moved to dispel reports it had conducted strikes in Yemen on Friday night after reports had circulated in international media suggesting strikes had been launched. ...

Two men were admitted to hospital in Limassol on Saturday after reportedly both having been stabbed by the same person. The first, a 33-year-old man, was found in the city ...

The European Commission has demanded that Cyprus repay almost €69 million which had been paid in grants for the crisis-ridden liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project at Vasiliko, the energy ministry ...

Police on Saturday announced the arrest of four people in connection with the bombing of a prison officer’s car, which had taken place earlier this month. The four, aged 42, 39, 31, ...

Two teenagers, aged 17 and 18 years old, were arrested on Friday and Saturday after having been seen stealing unguarded items off beaches in Ayia Napa and Larnaca. The police said they ...

A 26-year-old man was found dead in the sea near Aphrodite’s rock in the early hours of Saturday morning, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said. They said they ...

Concerns are continuing to grow over the state of operations of ambulance services in Cyprus, with the federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) becoming increasingly restless over what they perceive ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and a wealth of other high profile Turkish Cypriot politicians have weighed in on reports swirling around Cyprus’ media regarding “intervention” on the part of ...

Pakistan is showing “very close interest and concern” in the north, the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu Tore said on Friday. He was speaking regarding potential future recognition of the ...

The death of a British national in the north is being treated as a suspected murder, the Turkish Cypriot police said on Friday. 57-year-old Andrew Cullen was found dead at ...

A 49-year-old German national who stands accused of selling Greek Cypriot property in the north had her request for bail denied by the court of appeal on Friday. The woman ...

Ayia Napa’s Nissi beach is “the best beach in Europe”, according to British insurance comparison website QuoteZone. The beach was found to be the best in Europe after the ...

The government aims to “evolve” the National Guard into a “flexible, semi-professional army”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday. Speaking at a swearing-in ceremony for new conscripts, he said ...

Roadworks on the highway to the south of Nicosia caused long tailbacks for those attempting to leave the capital on Friday morning with problems set to continue with more works ...

Three people from Paphos were arrested on Thursday after allegedly attempting to carry out a form of vigilante justice against four minors who had previously been arrested in relation with ...

Media in the north have throughout this week alleged that the Turkish embassy in the north, and by proxy the Turkish government, has been interfering in local politics ahead of ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Thursday decried Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United States Congress the previous night, describing Netanyahu as “a prime ...

A collective labour agreement covering almost 3,000 food delivery drivers was signed by trade unions and employers on Thursday. Trade union Sek described the agreement as “historic”, adding that it is “...

The Cypriot foreign ministry on Thursday hailed a pair of decisions taken by the European Council to boost relations between the European Union and Armenia. The council had on Wednesday ...

A Syrian national appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested for crossing illegally from the Republic and then reportedly asking the Turkish Cypriot police for ...