Tom Cleaver

The kitchen of a hotel room in Ayia Napa was damaged in a fire which broke out on Monday evening, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said. In a post on ...

The Cyprus Turkish nurses and midwives union on Tuesday announced that an interim order had been issued in their favour regarding a lawsuit they had filed against the north’s ‘...

The trial of the man who killed 16-year-old Zehie Helin Reessur is set to conclude on October 24. Her killer, Sefer Bugra Altundag, will learn his sentence, having been charged with ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s new official residence in Ayios Dhometios will be ready “by the end of the year”, Tatar said on Tuesday. Speaking after the ceremonial opening ...

The government aims to create a protocol to review all the procedures regarding allowing prisoners on day release, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. He said the aim of ...

The government is waiting for official information regarding the date of the planned informal dinner to be attended by President Nikos Christodoulides, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Turkish Cypriot ...

A 28-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday after having been arrested the previous day when police found him to be in possession of more than 80 ...

A 51-year-old man was arrested on Monday night in connection with the finding of 3.2 kilograms of cannabis in February. Two men, aged 40 and 28 years old, have already been arrested in ...

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said he was “grateful” for Cyprus’ assistance in support of civilians during times of crisis in the region in his message ...

The United Kingdom’s King Charles III hailed Cyprus’ “leadership” in promoting marine conservation in his message to President Nikos Christodoulides on Cyprus’ independence day. “I welcome Cyprus’ leadership on ...

Former Green Party candidate in the European parliament elections Oz Karahan was arrested on Tuesday after unfurling a banner which read “Republic of Cyprus: the only solution” at Cyprus’ independence ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is “committed” to the search for a solution to the Cyprus problem, according to reports published on Tuesday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that Macron had ...

A 50-year-old man was arrested on Monday night after crashing a stolen car into a police vehicle while trying to escape arrest for having stolen the car in the first ...

Cyprus is on Tuesday celebrating its independence day, with various events taking place across the island to celebrate the day. The official commemorations began at 8.30am, with President Nikos Christodoulides ...

A complaint has been filed to the Council of Europe over the draining of wetlands near the bicommunal sewage treatment plant in Mia Milia, conservation biologist Robin Snape said on ...

An appeal filed by business owners against the north’s new minimum wage was rejected by the north’s minimum wage determination commission on Monday. The commission convened on Monday ...

Roads around Nicosia are to close for parades to celebrate Cyprus’ independence day. Iosif X Iosif avenue in Strovolos will be closed from the intersection with Spyros Kyprianou avenue to ...

A man was issued a fine of 33,926TL (€886) in Kioneli after being filmed throwing sunflower seed shells out of his car’s window. The man had been filmed while waiting ...

Sofronis Avgousti was announced on Monday as Cyprus’ new men’s national football team manager. He signed a two-year contract, which will see him remain in post until November 2026. His ...

Ambassadors from Arab countries in Cyprus held an “emergency meeting” on Monday morning to discuss a joint plan of action to support Palestine and Lebanon. The meeting was announced by ...

Cyprus is at its “maximum state of readiness” for a potential evacuation of European Union and third country nationals from Lebanon, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday. Gotsis ...

First lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides is on Wednesday set to begin work as the foreign ministry’s director of consular affairs, according to reports. Newspaper Phileleftheros wrote that Karsera had ...

Power was restored to villages in the Famagusta and Larnaca districts after a fault at the Dhekelia substation caused power cuts in the region, transmission system operator (TSO) spokeswoman Chara ...

Akel on Monday lambasted governments past and present over the state of Cyprus’ police in the wake of President Nikos Christodoulides’ decision to sack the chief of police, his deputy, ...