Tom Cleaver

High-ranking Turkish opposition politician Ayyuce Turkes Tas on Wednesday reacted with anger after a Greek Cypriot delegation was invited to the International Geography Olympiad in Istanbul, describing the matter as “...

The government’s plans to reform the pension system were on Wednesday presented to trade unions and other stakeholders, with President Nikos Christodoulides hailing the plans as “the largest and ...

A Cameroonian professional footballer faces deportation and is currently incarcerated at the Limnes detention centre, despite reportedly being a key prosecution witness in a criminal case regarding alleged financial crimes ...

The European Union’s support for the Great Sea Interconnector project constitutes a “shield” against expected opposition to the project from Turkey, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. He ...

The presidential palace on Wednesday acclaimed Cyprus’ deepening relations with India, saying they offer “new markets, investments and strategic perspectives” for the island. “With one of the world’s largest ...

Relations between Cyprus and France are at their “highest level ever”, the presidential palace said on Tuesday. “A historic relationship has now been upgraded to a strategic partnership, with specific ...

A navtex will be issued “as soon as possible” to inform ships between Cyprus and Crete that seabed surveys are going ahead before the laying of cables for the Great ...

A total of six people were arrested during the police’s regular overnight operations, the force said on Tuesday. The police said they had carried out “organised patrols” in “key ...

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana are to meet on Thursday, according to reports on Tuesday. According to the Cyprus ...

A fire which broke out in a car in the Nicosia suburb of Aglandjia is believed to have been started deliberately, the police said on Tuesday. According to the police, ...

At least 30 children have been conceived through in vitro fertilisation using the wrong sperm or egg donors at clinics in northern Cyprus, according to reports on Tuesday. The BBC reported ...

The foreign ministry has in recent days been telephoning diplomatic missions in Nicosia, urging them not to attend a briefing on the Cyprus problem which is due to be given ...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for expected thunderstorms on Tuesday afternoon, the met office said. The warning will be in effect between 1pm and 6pm, with the storms ...

Tuesday is set to begin with clear skies across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather inland and in the mountains after midday and produce rain and ...

Five British nationals appeared at the Larnaca district court on Sunday, accused of having attempted to smuggle almost 75 kilograms’ worth of rolling tobacco from northern Cyprus onto a flight to ...

The German embassy in Nicosia has issued a “strong protest”, demanding the release of a woman held in custody for two years, accused of advertising real estate in northern Cyprus ...

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou on Sunday said that the “Turkish side” has been “slowing down developments” on the Cyprus problem, and in particular, with regard to the convening ...

United Nations Cyprus problem envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Sunday said that the implementation of confidence-building measures is an “indispensable condition” to be fulfilled ahead of the possible convening of ...

The pain caused by the 2005 Helios air disaster has not been forgotten, Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki said on Sunday, as she attended a memorial service to mark the tragedy’s 21...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday hailed what he described as a “return to the substance of the Cyprus problem” as he attended a memorial service for five men from ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday night said he believes the Greek Cypriot side will never agree to any power-sharing agreement to solve the Cyprus problem, and as such ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday demanded “accountability and punishment” for those responsible for the deaths of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, who were both killed during two separate demonstrations in ...

A fire broke out in a car which was parked in a field in the Larnaca district, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Sunday. He said the fire brigade ...

A 22-year-old woman is in a critical condition in the Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after being involved in a road traffic collision on the road between the Larnaca district ...