Tom Cleaver

Turkish Cypriot ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz was compared to video game character Super Mario in ‘parliament’ on Tuesday. The remark was made by opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Fide Kursat, as ...

“All remains calm” in Pyla on Tuesday, with construction work paused, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique told the Cyprus Mail. “Peacekeepers are monitoring the situation, ...

The motive behind last week’s murders of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos and Alexis Mavromichalis have still “not yet been determined”, according to police spokesman Christos Andreou. Andreou was speaking to the ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said the United Nations requested a short pause of construction work in the Pyla area. Meanwhile, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is in ...

Sefer Bugra Altundag, who is accused of murdering 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur in January, pleaded not guilty to a charge of premeditated murder on Monday. Altundag appeared ...

Ed Sheeran is to perform on two nights at the Larnaca marina in September 2024, it was confirmed on Monday. The concerts will take place on September 7 and September 8, while British ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday that the United Nations “requested a short pause” of construction work in the Pyla area. Speaking following a day of rumoured tensions, he said ...

Biologists Niyazi Turkseven and Hasan Sarpten warned on Sunday against complacency among Turkish Cypriots regarding the island’s water supply after the Kioneli reservoir dried up. Turkseven and Sarpten reported ...

The labour advisory board proposed on Monday a reduction of the 12 per cent drop in pension payments for those who retire before the age of 65 if they have completed 40 years ...

The number of passengers arriving at and departing from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by almost a third in the first nine months of 2023, compared to the same ...

A secondary school teacher in Paphos had to be taken to hospital after he was hit over the head with a chair thrown by a pupil on Monday. The school’...

All four political parties in the north’s ‘parliament’ as well as independent ‘MPs’ united on Monday to release a joint condemnation of Israel. The statement, which accused Israel of ...

Kyrenia Mayor Murat Senkul said on Monday the town’s population could be as high as 150,000 and called on those in power to “be serious” about population growth. Speaking to ...

US secretary of state Antony Blinken welcomes Nicosia’s idea for a humanitarian corridor to Gaza, President Nikos Christodoulides said following a meeting between the two. On Sunday, Christodoulides had ...

Forestry college will restart diploma courses in September 2024 The forestry college will recommence its regular diplomas courses from September 2024, nine years after they ceased but the educational institution has not ...

The north “falls short” on implementing its obligations regarding the prevention of human trafficking, according to a report released this week. The report was released by the north’s Human ...

The north did not receive an invite to the 10th summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), despite its attempts to be admitted to the organisation as an observer ...

Gamekeepers employed on hourly contracts announced on Friday they would strike on November 19 if the Interior Ministry does not increase their wages. The decision was made following a meeting of ...

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded Hellenic Bank’s long-term credit rating from “BB-“ to “BB+” on Friday. At the same time, the agency also set the bank’s ...

Prisoners in the north will be allowed to apply for parole earlier, as part of a temporary measure implemented by the ‘government’ to stem prison overcrowding. For a period of 90 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday night. The pair will discuss a number of issues, including Cyprus’ plan ...

The first widebody jet to land in the north has been able to take off after ground staff crashed a vehicle into the door of its hold. The aeroplane, an ...

The “Solar panels for all” plan will be formally announced next year, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday. Papanastasiou was addressing the House finance committee and told them the ...

Ilhan Kyuchuk, Co-Chairman of pan-European centrist group the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Alde), pledged his support for Cyprus’ plan to construct a humanitarian corridor between the island ...