Tom Cleaver

Prehistoric poo is set to be among the topics to be discussed at the Palloures excavation winter symposium. The (faecal) matter will, among other subjects, be discussed at the online ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that each country should “run much faster” to halt climate change. Christodoulides is in Dubai for the United Nations’ COP28 summit, and added that ...

The idea that the police, at the expense of taxpayers’ money, is under obligation to undertake the parental care of the president’s children is “a warped view”, the audit ...

The foreign ministry is to temporarily move to the former Laiki Bank head quarter in Strovolos, according to reports. Subject to final approval from the Strovolos municipality, the government is ...

A raft of environmental groups sent an open letter to Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos on Friday, demanding a meeting with him to discuss the currently frozen road construction works in ...

The drafting of legislation concerning the spread of fake news was top of the agenda as Justice Minister Anna Procopiou and House President Annita Demetriou met on Friday. The pair ...

The north’s ‘state’ budget for 2024 passed through the ‘parliamentary’ finance committee stage on Friday evening with the votes of the majority of the committee’s members. The budget foresees ...

The Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in Famagusta apologised to a student after erroneously opening disciplinary proceedings for a student for “kissing his girlfriend” on Friday. The university’s rector’s ...

Southeastern Mediterranean countries, including Cyprus, “can pioneer the hydrogen economy”, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) chairman Andreas Poullikkas said. Poullikkas was speaking at a conference on the subject of energy ...

Abuse of the elderly has been on the rise over the past decade, according to a report released on Friday. The report, presented by the Third Age Observatory, highlighted abuse ...

The authorities were “kept informed at all stages of the study and licencing of the project” of road constructions in Akamas, company Efpalinos Meletitiki said on Thursday. Additionally, the company ...

Hundreds gathered in Famagusta on Thursday afternoon to demand justice for the 24 Turkish Cypriot children who were killed when the hotel they were staying in in Turkey collapsed during February’...

Discussions will continue on Friday after the finance ministry and representatives of low wage civil servants held a “constructive meeting” on Thursday with the aim of finalising an agreement over ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou met with Edek Leader Marinos Sizopoulos on Thursday to discuss immigration, judicial reform, juvenile delinquency, and a raft of other issues. Following the meeting, Procopiou told ...

House transport committee chairman Marinos Mousiouttas presented a proposal on Thursday to halve the cost of fines for motorists who run red lights from €300 to €150. Mousiouttas presented the proposal at ...

The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north after police found 10 grammes of cocaine in his underwear was sent to prison pending trial for a period not exceeding two months. He ...

Five people were issued with eight-day remands in custody at the Famagusta district court on Thursday, accused of facilitating the illegal arrival of 210 people into Cyprus. The five, of whom ...

The Larnaca district court on Thursday rejected a case against the state and the Central Bank of Cyprus seeking damages for the losses during the 2013 haircut. In the court’s ...

The trial of Sefer Bugra Altundag, who suspected of murdering 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, was delayed on Thursday until December 8 after Altundag’s lawyer said he wanted ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Thursday the north shows “zero tolerance” to organised crime. Ustel issued a written statement, in which he said “we are continuing ...

Two men were arrested on Wednesday night after smuggling a total of 264 kilograms of beef from the Republic to the north. The pair were arrested after police discovered the beef ...

Windows were damaged at the Paphos district court after stones were thrown at them by a member of the public, police said on Thursday. The damage was noticed on Thursday ...

Electricity prices in the north have been raised for the second time in the space of a month, following an announcement on Thursday by electricity authority Kib-Tek. The new tariffs ...

Two of the five suspects arrested in the north after a motorcycle heist in Limassol last week were released without charge on Wednesday. All five appeared in court in northern ...