Tom Cleaver

As the number of voluntary returns of failed asylum seekers continues to rise, the interior ministry on Friday told the Cyprus Mail the country that has seen the most is ...

The hoteliers association hit out at workers on Friday who has gone on a lightning strike in Paphos. Workers at three hotels in Paphos started a 24-hour strike on Thursday, ...

In today’s episode, the issue of multiple pensions being given to state officials will be discussed at the house finance committee in two weeks, following an uproar that President ...

The transport ministry signed a contract on Thursday to install 4,450 new bus stops and shelters and upgrade over 1,000 existing bus stops. In specifics, the contract provides for the installation of 2,350 ...

Sample alcohol tests on airline pilots and cabin crew are set to be introduced, after the House Transportation Committee discussed the matter on Thursday. The proposed law, which will bring ...

The United Arab Emirates’ Investment Minister Mohamed Hassan Alswaidi expressed a “particular interest” in the electrical interconnector between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel on Thursday. Alswaidi, who is also the CEO ...

Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou is to remain in post after Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said the matter was closed on Thursday. Procopiou said: “there is no longer any question of ...

An unexploded mortar was found and later detonated by a specialist team in a residential area in the village of Kyra, near Morphou, on Thursday. Seven houses in the village ...

A total of 6,987 irregular migrants left Cyprus in the first nine months of 2023, either by being deported or through voluntary repatriations. This figure amounts to 92 per cent of the 7,631 irregular ...

A supplementary ‘government’ budget has been prepared by the north’s ‘finance ministry’ for the remainder of 2023, according to ‘minister’ Ozdemir Berova. Speaking to local media, Berova explained that an ...

A nationwide power cut hit Cyprus on Thursday morning at around 7:55am. An Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail the power cut occurred after the failure ...

A Muslim religious school will be built in Famagusta, after the north’s ‘cabinet’ ratified a proposal made by its ‘education ministry’, which was published in the ‘official gazette’ on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has touted a potential name change for the north, potentially dropping the word “north” from its name altogether. The north has called itself the ‘Turkish ...

An 18-year-old from Limassol is in a critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after being involved in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday. The incident occurred at around 12:30pm in ...

A 17-year-old was run over by a car while riding a scooter on the road between Paphos and Coral Bay on Wednesday night. According to police, the youth was heading ...

President Nikos Christodoulides saluted the Red Cross at a dinner held in the organisation’s honour at the Presidential palace on Wednesday. He said the Red Cross provides a source ...

Businesses in the Kyrenia harbour said on Wednesday they will not reopen when renovations to the harbour are complete unless demands made to the north’s ‘tourism ministry’ are met. ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides unveiled a list of recommendations for measures to be taken to ensure the accessibility and safety of schoolchildren with disabilities on Wednesday. The recommendations were prepared after ...

The sports ethics committee recommended on Wednesday that criminal proceedings be brought against Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas, while his lawyers hit back saying his right to be ...

Halloumi has become a hot topic once again on Wednesday after it was revealed that the current agreement between the various stakeholders is not being applied. Speaking to CyBC on ...

A case of the West Nile virus was recorded in northern Nicosia on Wednesday, according to the north’s ‘health ministry.’ The disease is transmitted to humans who are bitten ...

A 30-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Paphos district court on Wednesday, after being discovered carrying over a dozen kilos of cannabis. Police said the man had ...

The government is investing in culture and targeting young people with that investment, according to President Nikos Christodoulides. Christodoulides was speaking on Tuesday evening at the opening ceremony of the ...

Two Cypriot banks, the Bank of Cyprus and the Hellenic Bank, had their credit ratings upgraded by investment service Moody’s on Monday. Both had their long-term deposit ratings increased ...