Tom Cleaver

Police confirmed on Friday they have made a 14th arrest in conjunction with forged residence papers. The man, aged 22, joins a growing list of people arrested in connection with the ...

Representatives of the Cyprus Turkish Bar Association travelled to Ankara on Thursday to receive updates on the case against the operators of the Isias Hotel. The lawyers will meet with ...

A British couple who used a surrogate in the north to give birth to their son have been stranded there for three months as they wait for him to be ...

Cyprus has a “mega problem” in its lack of bus drivers, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. He made the comment while speaking to parliament’s Transport commission, where he ...

The EU’s Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakidou, called for equal treatment for cancer sufferers across the bloc on Thursday. Speaking in Paphos to the Pancyprian Association of Cancer Patients ...

A Russian man who is listed on Interpol’s wanted list has been found and arrested in the north. Stanislav Mitrushi was arrested by Turkish Cypriot police in Trikomo on ...

The government moved on Wednesday to allow existing petrol stations to install electric vehicle charging points. The move, amending a pre-existing law regarding the construction of petrol stations, is aimed ...

Meanwhile, the House ethics committee on Wednesday discussed a revamp of the ‘sources of wealth’ legislation for state officials, in the hope of widening its scope and including judges. MPs ...

The European Commission on Tuesday announced the allocation of €7 million for Cypriot sheep and goat farmers. The allocation of funds is aimed at ameliorating the financial losses faced by farmers ...

Outraged residents of Dali on Tuesday complained the planned hosting of the AfroBanana festival in the nearby forest will damage local wildlife. The Commission of Residents and Friends of Dali ...

The prices of VAT-free products have increased “more than expected”, the Cyprus Consumers’ Association said on Tuesday. A total of 92% of VAT-free products have seen price increases, with the association ...

The trial of a man accused of killing 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot Zehie Helin Reessur in the north in January has been postponed after a key report which was due to ...

The independent union of public employees (Asdyk) has called on the finance ministry to write into law protections for public sector workers who wish to work from home. The union ...

Dursun Oguz, the north’s ‘agriculture minister’ made assurances on Tuesday morning that the recent outbreaks of smallpox in livestock are now under control. Cases of smallpox were first detected ...

The hunting federation is set to hold a march “in favour of the institution of the family and the protection of the child” on July 8. The federation’s chairman Nikolas ...

A man has been fined €2,800 after attempting to smuggle cigarettes and tobacco from the north in the engine of his car. The tobacco products were found by police as the ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou has said that continuous efforts are being made to upgrade the fire service. The efforts are based on upgrades of the volunteer fire brigade, with Procopiou ...

Three men in Paphos pled not guilty to charges of illegal possession of explosives on Monday after being found in possession of more than 96,000 firecrackers in March. According to police ...

Police in Paphos are searching for a 33-year-old man believed to have stolen two electric bicycles on Sunday morning. The owner of the bicycles filed a report at Peyia police ...

Newly appointed Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz used his visit to the north to speak about the creation of a new electricity cable link to Turkey on Sunday. The visit ...

The new Vice President of Turkey Cevdet Yilmaz, will make a one-day visit to the north on Sunday. Turkey’s Vice-Presidential office announced that Yilmaz will visit memorials to Cyprus’...

Rauf Alp Denktash, grandson of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Raif Denktash, was named Turkey’s Ambassador to Poland on Friday. File photo: Rauf Alp Denktash with his grandfather The ...

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that both Poland and Spain have withdrawn from joint military exercises which included the north’s military. Ministry spokesperson Theodoros Gkotsis said the ministry has ...

Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday that it is “conceivable” to expect visits from the United Nations in the near future. Letymbiotis said “on our part all efforts are ...