Tom Cleaver

Turkey’s ambitions regarding its relationship with the European Union “pass through Cyprus”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday. Kombos made the remark at the EU Foreign affairs council ...

The government announced on Thursday that just under €320,000 was given out in the second phase of its scheme to provide protective equipment to motorcyclists. According to figures released by the ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the north on Thursday to partake in celebrations linked to Turkey’s July 1974 invasion, and to officially open the new Ercan (Tymbou) airport terminal. ...

Soaring temperatures are continuing across Cyprus, with the met office issuing yet another yellow warning for extreme heat until 6pm on Wednesday. Meanwhile the risk of fires is on red ...

Ergun Olgun, the Turkish Cypriot negotiator, has resigned, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. “I start work early in the morning and work until late. ...

An agreement signed between Turkey and the north for the construction of a new two-way undersea electric cable was signed by Turkish vice president Cevdet Yilmaz and the north’s ‘...

The European Commission has sent a “reasoned opinion” to Cyprus, criticising the government for failing to meet EU standards on accessibility for disabled people. Cyprus was one of five member- ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou blasted the laying of wreathes at a memorial for fallen coup d’état soldiers by the government and the political parties Disy and Elam. The ...

Ziya Ozturkler, the north’s ‘interior minister’, has announced his intention to construct a ‘migration centre’, aimed at dealing with undocumented and irregular migration. Ozturkler made the announcement after a ...

There were rolling power cuts in the north over the weekend after a ‘malfunction’ was detected at one of its power stations. While the seriousness of the malfunction has not ...

A four-year-old child was found dead in a swimming pool at a hotel in Ayia Napa on Monday. According to police, the child was on holiday in Cyprus with his ...

The new terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport is set to open to passenger traffic on Friday, according to its ‘transport ministry’. At 7:15pm on Thursday, the existing ...

The Energy ministry outlined the general policy framework for energy storage systems on Friday. The ministry also said the implementation of the aid plan for renewable energy source-based projects with ...

Kib-Tek, the north’s electricity authority, is in 805 million TL (€27.4 million) of debt, it was announced by the north’s ‘government’ on Thursday night. The debt is owed to Turkish ...

Fishermen and restaurateurs on the Liopetri river staged a protest on Friday morning over the delay to planned works in the area and the resulting loss of earnings. The protesters ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar rubbished reports that Turkey is set to return to the negotiating table to resume Cyprus problem talks on Friday. Tatar said “it is impossible to ...

Finance minister Makis Keravnos said on Thursday evening that Cyprus will help fund the rebuilding of war-torn Ukraine. He made the comments at a signing ceremony in Brussels where 16 EU ...

The DP, the second largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, is facing a mass resignation after 63 people left the party on Friday morning. The mass resignation has been ...

The social insurance services’ subsidised holiday scheme is set to get underway for the summer period on Sunday. The scheme will operate until September 29, with successful applicants to the scheme ...

A 30-year-old female British tourist was injured in the early hours of Friday morning after falling eight metres from a hotel room balcony in Paphos. She was taken to Paphos ...

The new deputy culture minister Vasiliki (Lina) Kassianidou was sworn in on Friday in a ceremony attended by President Nikos Christodoulides. At the ceremony, Kassianidou thanked Christodoulides for appointing her ...

An amendment to the Refugee law drafted by Elam, which will mean that all asylum seekers who refuse to consent to medical examinations to determine their age will be presumed ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said his biggest priority is to make every possible effort to break the current Cyprus problem deadlock and restart a “structured and results-oriented dialogue”. He said ...

Two men have been arrested after a donkey was run over twice in the north in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the Turkish Cypriot police, 31-year-old Emrah ...