Tom Cleaver

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Friday the north has “no expectations” from United Nations Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin. He was speaking to journalists in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday discussed the Cyprus problem and policies impacting internally displaced persons with Morphou Mayor Victor Hadjiavraam. Hadjiavraam was invited to the Presidential palace in light of ...

Ioannis Kapnoullas resigned as prison director on Friday, with the justice ministry saying he had submitted his resignation for “personal reasons”. In his place, the ministry has appointed police chief ...

A pro-Palestine protest is set to take place in Nicosia on Saturday, with this weekend set to be the 18th consecutive weekend of pro-Palestine protests in Cyprus. The protest is ...

Two boats carrying a total of 41 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus on Thursday evening. The boats were spotted on the police’s radar around 12 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco ...

In today’s episode, farmers protested in Nicosia and Paphos, following similar action from many of their European counterparts. Meanwhile, parliament will very soon hold hearings on what some have ...

A 39-year-old man from the hillside village of Arakapas was arrested on Thursday night after being found to be in possession of a parlour gun. The arrest was made after ...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat was released pending a trial on Friday, with his trial set to begin on February 29. In a hearing at the Nicosia District court, he was ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is to hold weekly meetings with farmers’ unions with the aim of putting together a common policy document to submit to President Nikos Christodoulides by the ...

UN Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Thursday. Her arrival in Ankara came subsequent to meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides, Turkish ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli’s position as leader of his party the YDP now hangs in the balance after the party on Thursday withdrew an offer for ...

There are “no plans” to close the Dhekelia power station, electricity authority (EAC) chairman Giorgos Petrou said on Thursday. He was speaking during a visit to the power station, and ...

A dead body was found in the sea by a ferry which had departed from Cyprus on Thursday. The ferry was bound for the Turkish town of Tasucu, in the ...

A 47-year-old man appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having attacked two people with a machete in Nicosia’s old town on Wednesday. A spokesman for the ...

Turkish Cypriot footballer Tahsin Ozler signed his first professional contract with Omonia on Thursday. Ozler, 18, is now contracted to the club until the end of the 2026/27 season. He made history ...

The statue found in a sheep pen in Marathovounos was determined to be a “goddess” originating from the late archaic period, between 600 and 480 BC, the north’s ‘antiquities department’ said ...

High-level Turkish Cypriot politicians on Wednesday evening congratulated Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on his victory in the Caucasian nation’s Presidential elections. Initial results show Aliyev having won over 92 per ...

Funerals were held on Wednesday for the four bodies which were found washed up on the coast of Karpasia in recent weeks. The bodies remain unidentified, though clothing found on ...

A 34-year-old man appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Wednesday, accused of stealing a football jersey with the name “Ronaldo” and the number seven on its back. The man ...

Paphos has commenced an “innovative” digital campaign to promote itself as a tourist destination in more than 10 countries, its regional tourism board (Etap) said on Wednesday. Etap said the campaign ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday met with delegations of two Turkish Cypriot political parties, the CTP and the TDP, as well as former Turkish Cypriot Leader Mustafa Akinci. Demetriou’...

A representative of the interior ministry said on Wednesday “it is not the state’s intention to monitor journalists.” The comment was made at the House ethics committee, where the ...

A Greek Cypriot man appeared in court in the north on Tuesday, after having allegedly stolen a mobile phone. Police officer Cemal Aslan told the court the man on January 20 ...

“None of the above” was the most popular option selected by voters in an opinion poll of voting intention for the next parliamentary elections conducted by Red Wolf. Twenty per ...