Tom Cleaver

The number of ships departing from Turkey and sailing to ports in the Republic of Cyprus has decreased, according to the ports authority. A total of 43 ships sailing from Turkish ...

The interior ministry has responded to trade union claims of a lifeguard shortage, saying it recognises the issue exists, but that it is working to solve the problem. Their comments ...

The planned government buildings in the Archigrammateia area of Nicosia ‘are no longer a priority for the government’, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday. Vafeades explained ...

Two men died in Trikomo on Tuesday while carrying out maintenance under a hotel. The men, 41-year-old Mohammad Shayeste and 33-year-old Mohamad Aghjeloo, were working in a corridor three metres ...

The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu has moved to deny claims that a new hotel will be built in the Karpasia region. He moved to ...

The north’s current ‘labour minister’ Hasan Tacoy announced on Tuesday his intention to challenge ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel for the leadership of the UBP. Speaking in a televised interview, ...

The Labour inspection department announced that not a single worker was found to have suffered from heatstroke during the latest heatwave, but said it had received “a small number of ...

Turkish Cypriot economists fear a “blow” to the north’s tourism industry after Turkey introduced new regulations on overseas credit card spending for its citizens. On Monday night, Turkey’s ...

BirdLife Cyprus is celebrating the success of artificial nests placed in the area surrounding the village of Androlykou. The nests were placed in the area as it is home to ...

Bilateral relations were underlined on Tuesday as President Nikos Christodoulides met Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman. Christodoulides arrived at the Al Husseiniya palace at around midday and was received ...

There is insufficient lifeguard coverage on Cypriot beaches, labour union Pasyek Peo warned on Tuesday. As the summer season reaches its peak and visitors from both home and abroad flock ...

Fikri Ataoglu, the north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’, has called for tourism facilities to be built on currently forested areas. Speaking to local television station Bagimsiz TV, ...

A third man arrested as part of an investigation into counterfeit banknotes in Famagusta was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday. The man, aged 20, was arrested on Monday ...

Deputy tourism minister Costas Koumis met with Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Monday to discuss tourism development in the town and the surrounding area. The pair, who were joined ...

Cyprus’ emergency services held a mass casualty management exercise on Monday, with the aim of ensuring their readiness for possible future emergencies. The exercise, named Ippocratis 2023, was designed and organised ...

The north’s ‘parliamentary’ finance, budget, and planning committee met on Monday with a view to amending its law regarding the opening and operating of casinos. Casinos have, in recent ...

An engineer who was arrested on Friday in Turkey as part of the ongoing Isias hotel case was released on bail on Monday. Mehmet Goncuoglu was caught on Friday in ...

The Aliens and migration service announced on Friday that more than 4,000 third country nationals have been repatriated this year so far. According to official figures, this represents more than 85 per ...

Police in Limassol seized 30 kilograms of cannabis from a vehicle on Friday. Following a tip off, they stopped the vehicle, which was being driven by a 26-year-old man in the ...

The Foreign ministry has called on Azerbaijan to end its blockade of the Lachin corridor. The ministry said it “condemns” the blockade and is “deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis ...

The Occupied municipalities committee called for measures to deal with the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north in its meeting with President Christodoulides on Friday. Kythrea mayor Petros ...

Labour minister Yiannis Panayiotou has made the government’s position on early retirement adjustments clear following a meeting with the social insurance council on Friday. He said the position of ...

Ceremonies have been held across the country to swear in the latest intake of conscripts into the National guard. In Nicosia, a large-scale swearing in ceremony was held at the ...

A six-member team of mountaineers from Cyprus has hoisted the Cypriot flag above Mount Kazbek in Georgia. The team, led by Alex Larin and comprised of Anna Miroshnichenko, Andrei Novikov, ...