Tom Cleaver

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 ...

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 ...