Tom Cleaver

Firefighters’ association Sypyk on Friday demanded the fire brigade pay its frontline employees an extra allowance due to the dangerous nature of their job. Sypyk chairman said the fire brigade ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview with British newspaper the Daily Telegraph that “one tiny mistake” could turn Cyprus into “a new Gaza”. He said, “a mistake ...

In today’s episode, €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state. Meanwhile, Cyprus is looking for “immediate solutions” to deal with the migration crisis, House President Annita Demetriou told ...

The temporary jetty which is being constructed off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the receipt of aid under Cyprus’ Amalthea plan “will be completed within 15 days”, it was learned ...

A barber shop in Paphos was targeted in an arson attack on Thursday night. A fire broke out in the shop at around 10.30pm, and while the fire brigade rushed ...

Police on Friday announced the arrest of two men in connection with the theft of copper pipes and various other tools from two apartment buildings in the Nicosia district. The ...

The DP, the second-largest party in the north’s three-party ruling coalition, is considering leaving the ‘government’, it was learned on Thursday. The party’s congress is to convene on ...

A monument to the Cypriot mule corps, which fought on the side of the British during the first and second world wars, was unveiled at the Karafa bastion of Nicosia’...

More than €8 billion of major developments have been planned to be carried out in Cyprus, the Association of Large Investment Projects’ chairman Andreas Demetriades said on Thursday. Demetriades was speaking ...

Trade unions on Thursday raised the alarm over two small electrical explosions occurring at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport in recent weeks. On March 13 a worker from a subcontracted ...

A preschool road safety park was officially opened in the Famagusta district town of Sotira on Thursday. The park was opened by Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, with the aim of ...

The north’s ‘government’ on Wednesday night announced the implementation of price controls for lamb. Lamb in the north will now be sold for no more than 550TL (€15.89) per kilogram, ...

In today’s episode, three boats carrying a total of 285 irregular migrants have arrived in Cyprus since Tuesday. Meanwhile, the three ships which had carried humanitarian aid from Cyprus to ...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won a second term in office in a landslide victory on Sunday, was once a footballer in Cyprus. Imamoglu, who was born near the Black ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday issued a reminder that asylum seekers are prohibited from taking up work in the first nine months following their arrival in Cyprus. “The increase in ...

The point of contention has been “overcome” regarding the development of the Aphrodite gas field off the coast of Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday. Speaking after a ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday there is “no common ground” between Cyprus’ two sides. “The isolations, embargoes, and restrictions imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people must be ...

The Turkish Cypriots’ future “lies in European values”, opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday. Erhurman was speaking in ‘parliament’ about the north’s relationship with international law, ...

European Parliament president Roberta Metsola arrived in Cyprus on Monday evening, being received at the Presidential palace by President Nikos Christodoulides. The pair then had a short private meeting, before ...

Turkish Cypriot social media journalist Serdinc Maypa was released on bail on Monday, after having been charged with violating individuals’ right to privacy. Maypa had been arrested on Thursday and ...

Turkish Cypriot politicians on Sunday night and Monday hailed the results of Turkey’s local elections, which saw opposition party the CHP secure an unprecedented victory, trouncing Turkish President Recep ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver A total of 137 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus by sea on Monday, bringing the number of arrivals up to 408 in the space of 24 hours. ...

Turkish opposition party the CHP secured an unlikely and historic victory at the country’s local elections on Sunday. The social democratic party became the first since the ruling AK ...

Police in the north have uncovered thousands of dollars’ worth of counterfeit American money in recent days. On Sunday, they announced the arrest of a 36-year-old man in Kyrenia, having ...