Tom Cleaver

A 62-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday after having been found driving while six times over the legal alcohol limit. Police said they had stopped a vehicle in ...

It is hoped Turkish Cypriot halloumi exports to the European Union will begin in June, the north’s European Union Coordination Centre’s chairman Selcuk Yurukogullari said on Saturday. Speaking ...

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed the Olympic spirit on Friday night at a gala dinner held in honour of Cypriot Olympic sailor Pavlos Kontides. The meal was held in support of ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party the CTP’s general secretary Asim Akansoy said on Friday the 14-point package of measures for the Turkish Cypriots announced by President Christodoulides “are not enough”. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus issued a warning on Friday regarding an entity by the name of “Neo Business Bank”, saying it does not hold the relevant licences to operate ...

Hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) general director Philokypros Rousounides said on Friday that “the myth of cheap labour from abroad has to end”. His comments came as the debate regarding a relaxation ...

Apoel were on Friday thrown out of the Coca-Cola Cup by Sports Judge Aristotelis Vryonides, after their second-round game was abandoned due to fan violence. The Nicosia-based club were drawing 0...

A building in Nicosia’s old town collapsed in the early hours of Friday morning. The building, a mud brick house, was located on Fuzuli street, which runs in front ...

The war of words inside the north’s ruling coalition party the YDP continued on Friday, with party leadership candidates Erhan Arikli and Talip Atalay trading verbal blows. Atalay had ...

Cabinet failed to decide on Friday whether or not Cyprus will participate in the Great Sea Interconnector, with a final decision now expected next week. A decision had been initially ...

In today’s episode, Attorney-General George Savvides said he would be referring lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou to the Bar Association for potential disciplinary offences after the latter claimed the legal service ...

Police in Limassol announced on Friday that a case had been registered at Limassol District Court against four football hooligans, with their trials set to start in May. The four, ...

Former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay claimed victory and indignation on Thursday night as a report he had requested from the north’s ‘auditor-general’ showed ...

A 23-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Thursday night after being found in possession of three grams of cocaine and 80 grams of cannabis. Paphos police’s assistant operations director ...

A 28-year-old man from Larnaca crashed his car into a bus on Thursday night after being intercepted by the police’s drugs squad. The man, who was driving with three ...

The European Union donated €2.6 million to the Committee on Missing Persons, it was announced on Thursday. Following their receipt of the donation, the CMP said they wish “to express deep ...

All roads leading to Troodos were reopened on Thursday afternoon, having been closed for much of the day. The police noted, however, that roads leading to the highest mountain peaks ...

The trial of the driver of a pickup truck which crashed into another vehicle and killed its four occupants on New Year’s Eve was postponed on Thursday. The man’...

Two people received eight-day custodial remands on Thursday after having attempted to smuggle 33 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus via Paphos airport. The pair, aged 28 and 20 years old, had arrived at ...

Patients’ safety is a top priority in the formulation of health-related policies, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Thursday. Damianos was speaking following the introduction of a new international standard ...

The youth camp in Lapithos was put to use on Thursday to house people forced to flee their homes during floods and storms on Tuesday night. The north’s ‘deputy ...

The north’s ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Thursday that the north’s population is 400,000, “and we have to accept it”. He added that “it is time for a ...

The new system for urgent care referrals under Gesy came into force on Thursday. Under the new system, there are now two categories for referrals – “urgent” and “normal” – thus allowing ...

A total of 25,000 workers received an increase in their salaries upon being paid for the month of January according to the Labour ministry, following an increase in the minimum wage. ...