Tom Cleaver

The government’s policy of reducing the VAT rate, in some cases to zero, on various everyday products, has been “very successful”, according to the Consumer protection service’s director ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday condemnation from Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot ‘government’ of the EU parliament report was “nothing new,” while he said the government holds “particularly dear” ...

The militaries of the north and Turkey are carrying out joint exercises this week. The exercises, which have been given the official name “Martyr Captain Cengiz Topel Mediterranean storm exercise-23”, ...

A 42-year-old from Paphos has been arrested after being found in possession of cannabis during a traffic stop on Wednesday. The man was charged in writing for his crime and ...

A total of ten kilograms of cannabis hidden in cereal and biscuit boxes have been found and intercepted by customs officers at Larnaca airport so far this month, with five ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has been ordered in court to pay 20,000TL (€1,036) in damages to the Ozgur Gazete newspaper for inflammatory remarks made about the newspaper. The court case ...

Archbishop Georgios has launched an inspection process of the Ledra Palace hotel building with the aim of potentially using it. The archdiocese retains the majority of shares in the building ...

Transforming Cyprus into a regional centre of tertiary education was the aim of a meeting held on Wednesday between four ministers and the president at the palace. Following the meeting, ...

Water transported from Turkey via the undersea pipeline to the north began to flow in the Morphou area’s irrigation system on Wednesday following the completion of the latest phase ...

The government has received no information, suggestions, or relevant contact from technical committees regarding any upgrades to the Ayios Dometios checkpoint, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said he will “defend the rights of the Turkish Cypriots to the end” in reaction to a “punch” thrown by a UN peacekeeper at ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of gang raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa had their remand renewed on Tuesday. The group, of which two are aged 20 and three are ...

CCTV footage from the area surrounding the bank in Limassol where shots were fired on Monday is “under the microscope” of Limassol police. Police say a saloon car which was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides penned a letter to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres asking for the appointment of a new UN envoy to Cyprus. The letter surfaced in media reports, ...

Almost one in five Cypriots cannot afford to keep their homes warm, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. According to figures compiled in 2022, 19.2 per cent of Cypriots ...

The new airport in the north provides a window for visitors to see the place, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Tuesday arriving for a two-day visit. Yilmaz said ...

Storms on Monday damaged businesses on the Paphos seafront, despite only lasting for a short time. Angelos Onisiforou, chairman of the Paphos recreation centres’ owners’ association, said several shop owners ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has announced plans to build thousands of social houses with the aim of allowing young Turkish Cypriots to move into them. Ustel said ...

Five private security guards are set to be installed at the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas, which was once home to hundreds of migrants. According to the Paphos police, there ...

Current Turkish Cypriot member of ‘parliament’ and son of former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, Ongun Talat has hit out at the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu, saying ...

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for burglary in Paphos. According to police, a concerned citizen noticed at 1:45am on Tuesday that a shop on Apostolou Pavlou street had been ...

Two men from Paphos were arrested on Monday for stealing copper pipes and other items worth a total of €9,100, while police are looking for a third culprit. According to Paphos ...

Kyrenia’s indoor market, known as the ‘Bandabulya’, is set to be reopened “under the management of women”. The town’s council entered an agreement with two female associations, the ...

Occupancy rates at hotels in Paphos are expected to reach 80 per cent during the months of September and October, according to Paphos hoteliers’ association chairman Thanos Michaelides. Speaking to the ...