Tom Cleaver

Cypriot tourism is recording some cancellations due to the ongoing conflict in Israel, according to the tourism deputy minister Kostas Koumis, but not many. Koumis was speaking at the opening ...

“Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are the same”, said President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday. He added that “this principle is what has guided me ever since … in my efforts to ...

Israelis “have made many investments in the Paphos district”, according to George Mais, chairman of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce. Speaking on Wednesday, he said these investments have been directed ...

Unal Ustel, the north’s ‘prime minister’, said on Tuesday evening that he knows the north’s population, but that he cannot say. “We know the population,” he said, speaking ...

Turkish Cypriot journalist and editor Sener Levent was acquitted in northern Nicosia on Wednesday of “insulting a foreign statesman” and “driving a wedge between the TRNC and Turkey”. The case ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed the possibility of designating sexual harassment in the police force and fire brigade a disciplinary offence. The aim, they said, is to ...

The public should “play a role and take part” in drawing attention to problems on Cyprus’ road network, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Vafeades was speaking to the ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP has rejected claims made by the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli of support across the north’s political spectrum for a transition to a ...

The government has “succeeded in turning a crisis into an opportunity,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday as the mutual understanding found over the construction of a road between ...

Two more people were remanded in custody on Tuesday after being arrested on Monday night for attempting to cross to the north by car with false insurance documents. The pair, ...

The government on Tuesday activated the national ‘Estia’ action plan for the reception of people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Israel. The plan entails Cyprus acting as a hub for ...

An 82-year-old man in the north died of the West Nile virus last week, according to the ‘health ministry’. The man was one of three confirmed cases of the disease ...

Construction on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos is set to begin later this month after a “mutual understanding” was found to solve the buffer zone dispute ...

An anonymous Turkish businessman who has taken ownership of a number of hotels in Varosha is to hold a tender for their reconstruction and structural reinforcement within the next six ...

The Customs Department has ramped up checks on potential cigarette smugglers as a wave of massive busts take place at Cyprus’ airports and crossing points. Recent weeks have seen several ...

An electric billboard in Kyrenia bearing the words “have shame and go” has caused controversy, with the ‘government’ even attempting to forcefully remove it. The billboard had initially been placed ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday he is “in favour of targeted measures to help mostly vulnerable groups from the wave of rising costs and inflation.” He made the ...

An “amazing” geological formation near the village of Davlos has wowed observers. The formation, which consists of a series of alternating layers of clay, marl, sandstone, limestone, and other types ...

Turkish Cypriot politicians have found themselves divided over a potential name change for the north. The idea gained traction on Wednesday when Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar described the ideas ...

Two Turkish Cypriots have received fines worth thousands of euros after being found attempting to smuggle tobacco from the north to the United Kingdom this week. The two cases are ...

The European Union-funded Morphou municipal wastewater treatment plant was inaugurated on Friday following the completion of its construction. The inauguration ceremony of the plant, which is located in the village ...

Leader of the Green Party, Charalambos Theopemptou, has called for the abolition of the law which requires cyclists to wear helmets. He spoke on the matter in parliament on Thursday, ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed in court on Friday. The court ordered adjourned ...

Police said on Friday they had arrested 12 people for illegally working and residing in Cyprus. The arrests took place on Thursday afternoon as police raided three properties in the Limassol ...