Tom Cleaver

The Union of Cypriot pensioners (Ekysy) said “none of the problems plaguing pensioners have been resolved” in a letter to social welfare deputy minister Marilena Evangelou on Saturday. They added ...

Erhan Arikli, the north’s ‘transport minister’ on Saturday repeated for a third time controversial comments wherein he branded people criticising him on social media as “mentally ill”, hitting out ...

Eight people were rescued off the coast of Mari on Friday evening after their boat capsized. According to the Joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC), a radio call was received at ...

Cyprus is ‘considering’ hosting ethnic Armenians displaced following the announcement of the dissolution of Armenian authorities in the Karabakh region, according to the foreign ministry They said, “given the traditionally ...

Library membership in the north has increased by 25 per cent since last year, according to the north’s culture department director Sirin Zaimagaoglu. There are now a total of 2,950 members ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has doubled down on controversial comments made on social media website Facebook on Friday, wherein he accused other users of being “mentally ill.” ...

El-Sen, the trade union of employees of the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek), has announced that it has sued the authority over the hiring of workers who had not sat ...

The north’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.3 per cent in 2022, according to the north’s statistics agency. The total GDP stood just shy of 73.9 billion TL (€2.6 billion), which ...

Employees from the Morphou district water committee will go on strike on Monday, saying their employer has not made social insurance contributions for two years. They also claim the cost ...

Diko leader Nikolas Papadopoulos on Friday expressed his “satisfaction” with the government’s defence spending target and with the progress being made to reach it. The government has set a ...

The interior ministry said on Friday it has the “clear intention to proceed” with the construction of housing for 600 low-income families in Limassol. They added, “for this reason, the project ...

House President Annita Demetriou called for the creation of an “environment which encourages women” to participate in public life on Friday. She was peaking on the issue of equality and ...

The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north for attempting to cross the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents was denied bail at a court hearing on Thursday. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar held a meeting with Isabel Santos, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus, on Thursday. The meeting was also attended by Confidence ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides will send a letter to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos stating that “any inclusion of an undocumented amount [of money] in a new agreement with [gaming company] Opap ...

Training exercises conducted at the Cyclops centre in Larnaca are “of great importance” to the Republic of Cyprus, according to the centre’s director Chrysilios Chrisiliou. Speaking on Thursday during ...

Mehmet Ali Talat, who served as Turkish Cypriot leader between 2005 and 2010, has said the Turkish Cypriots have “never been in such a bad situation” as they are today. “Everything [in ...

The details of accusations made against Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas came to light on Thursday as an investigation into his activities by the sports ethics committee is ...

The Cyprus environmental movement said on Wednesday residents of the Mitsero area have been “vindicated” after plans to erect an asphalt production plant in the region were cancelled in court. ...

Organisers of a kolokasi tasting evening on Friday are hoping to bring this love-it-or-hate-it vegetable new fans by pairing it with raspberries and making kolokasi cocktails. The culture committee of ...

A 65-year-old woman has died after being involved in a head on collision on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at around 6:30am on the road between Ayia Eirini and Korfi. ...

In today’s episode, the council of ministers approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class and fiscal responsibility. Elsewhere, trade ...

Cyprus’ tourism has lost a billion euros thanks to placing sanctions and closing its skies to Russian aircraft, according to Russia’s ambassador in Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. Zyazikov was speaking ...

The finance ministry finds itself “in disagreement” with the health ministry regarding the future of the ambulance service, after the latter suggested its operations should be moved under its own ...