Tom Cleaver

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview released on Monday that the north’s official population is 410,000. Tatar was speaking to website My Kibris during his trip to ...

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Ahepa) announced on Monday plans to open a new university hospital in Nicosia. Once completed, the hospital will fall under the umbrella of Gesy. ...

Residents of the village of Mora reacted angrily to news that the north’s ‘government’ is planning to open a new detention centre for migrants in the village. The ‘government’ ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that “as a respected state, the United Kingdom should not support such a genocide,” referring to reports of the British bases being ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday. The ...

In today’s episode, Giorgos Perdikis has told Green Party members “for God’s sake come and talk to me about it” if they have a problem with how the ...

A 43-year-old man was arrested in the north on Sunday after killing a cat and sharing a grotesque picture of the cat he had just killed to his social media. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Monday. Christodoulides was received by Al Thani at an official reception at the ...

Inclement weather in Paphos caused havoc locally, with the fire service called to assist in five separate incidents across the district. Four of the incidents involved trees being blown over ...

MP Alexandra Attalides announced on Monday her decision to join the Volt Cyprus party. Attalides had defected from the Green Party in October, citing the party’s “catastrophic” position on ...

Pro-Palestine protestors took to the streets in Cyprus for the seventh successive week on Sunday, marching through central Nicosia. The protestors gathered at Eleftheria Square before making their way onto ...

A total of 17 people who were staying in Cyprus illegally were arrested on Sunday, police said. The arrests were made in the Larnaca district. Police say procedures to repatriate all 17 ...

Christos Patsalides has announced his intention to run to be the first elected governor of the Paphos district in 2024. Patsalides served as Interior minister under President Tasos Papadopoulos and then ...

A 16-year-old was arrested in Nicosia on Sunday, suspected of stealing a car and committing numerous traffic offences. Police received a call at around 6am from a member of the ...

The government has allocated €11.2 million in the 2024 state budget for the purchase and lease of firefighting aircraft, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday. The money will go towards the ...

Fibre optic internet cables will be installed in every single home in the north in 2024, according to ‘public works minister’ Erhan Arikli. Arikli was speaking at an event hosted by ...

People belonging to vulnerable groups should stay indoors, the Labour inspection department said on Sunday, as high concentrations of dust have been detected in Cyprus’ air. The department also urged ...

Akel members have approved four changes to the party’s structure aimed at modernising the party. With the relevant motions having been approved by a majority of the more than 1,000 ...

The UBP, the largest political party in the north, is set to hold its next party conference in September. The move was announced on Saturday by party leader and ‘prime ...

Giorgos Perdikis has told Green Party members “for God’s sake come and talk to me about it” if they have a problem with how the party is being run ...

The government attaches great importance to the promotion and strengthening of rural areas and mountain villages, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. Ioannou was speaking at the opening of ...

Demolition work began on Saturday at Kythrea’s health centre, after the building was deemed unsafe during earthquake proofing checks. Speaking at the commencement of demolition works, the north’s ‘...

A Greek Cypriot woman appeared in court in the north on Saturday, accused of robbing the Erulku supermarket in Neo Chorio. According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the woman entered ...

An 18-year-old was remanded in custody for three days on Saturday after attempting to leave Cyprus from Paphos airport with a forged identity card. The incident occurred at around 4:40pm ...