Tom Cleaver

It is “too early to judge” whether or not last year’s sweeping government reforms were a success, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. He said there have been “...

The week ahead will be “critical” for the Cyprus problem, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. “Our effort is continuous. We have a clear goal, and we are working ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar doubled down on his opposition to the appointment of Johannes Hahn as the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem. “Following the Greek Cypriot ...

Matters became heated between Energy Minister George Papanastasiou and the electricity authority’s scientific staff’s trade union Sepaik leader Marios Pappoutis at the union’s annual general meeting on ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday in connection with the robbery of a bag from two men on Larnaca’s Finikoudes beach. The robbery was staged in the early ...

There will be “no immediate exploitation” of the ‘Pegasus’ natural gas field, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Saturday. Addressing the electricity authority’s scientific staff’s trade union Sepaik, ...

Electricity tariffs will rise by three per cent from the next two-month billing period, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou confirmed on Saturday. Speaking before the the electricity authority’s scientific staff’...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Saturday said he has “low expectations” for the forthcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to begin in New York on Wednesday. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides has written a letter to the European Union’s leadership expressing “strong concern” after it was reported that veteran Cypriot journalist Sener Levent had been summoned to ...

The foreign ministry on Saturday said it “welcomes” the latest six-monthly reports penned by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus and the UN’s ...

The trial of seven people who stand accused of forming an alleged criminal syndicate which engaged in drug trafficking, running a protection racket, and illegal gambling will begin at the ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday denied reports that Turkey had filed an extradition request against veteran Cypriot journalist Sener Levent. Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak reported that ‘ministry’ ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he has been working for four and a half years to open a new crossing point in Nicosia’s eastern suburb of ...

By Tom Cleaver Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday expressed his country’s “unwavering support” for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a visit to the north. “...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday hailed the changes to the laws surrounding the use of Turkish Cypriot-owned property in the Republic, which were passed by parliament on Thursday night. ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday hailed the planned creation of a national sanctions implementation unit, after parliament had given the plans the green light on Thursday night. “The unit’...

Veteran Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent on Friday promised to “never surrender” after announcing that he had been summoned to present himself to the Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office ...

The report documenting the findings of the committee formed to investigate the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into the country recommended that criminal charges be brought ...

Charges against two suspects in the murder of gang member Demetris Andronikou were dropped on Friday after it was found that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. Antonis Demetriou, the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called for a “promise not to repeat such mistakes” as he attended a service to mark the 14th anniversary of the Mari explosion. The Mari ...

Cypriot members of the European parliament were evenly split over a no-confidence vote in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with two voting in favour, two voting against, and ...

The United Kingdom and France on Thursday night finalised a deal wherein the UK will begin to return irregular migrants who had crossed the English Channel back to France, despite ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced then president Nicos Anastasiades to collapse Cyprus problem negotiations at Crans Montana in 2017, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said. The talks at ...

A report documenting the findings of the committee formed to investigate the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into the country will be presented to Attorney-General George ...