Tom Cleaver

A 51-year-old man was on Thursday handed two consecutive life sentences for the murder of 51-year-old Michalis Michael and 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou in the Limassol suburb of Ypsonas 2023. Meanwhile, his 56...

Nicosia should be “a model of equality, inclusion, and universal accessibility”, Cyprus confederation of disability organisations (Kysoa) chairwoman Themis Anthopoulou said. Speaking after a meeting with the capital’s mayor ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos was on Thursday called upon by the Cyprus agency of quality assurance and accreditation in higher education (Dipae) to name the universities he accuses of “selling ...

Testy exchange in row over party at protected turtle beach By Tom Cleaver The audit office is awaiting a response from the interior and agriculture ministries over a private party ...

Cyprus’ authorities and Greek Orthodox church have remained silent after the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrios church in Gaza City was ordered to evacuate by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The ...

Limassol’s old port has become a centre of attraction for fans attending this summer’s FIBA EuroBasket, which is, in part, being hosted in the city. The old port ...

The government is “studying” the prospect of making a €25-million payment to Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie) to help finance the Great Sea Interconnector project, Finance Minister Makis ...

A total of 1,200 tonnes of aid which was sent from Cyprus to Gaza last week has been unloaded off the ship at the Israeli port of Ashdod, presidential press office ...

The prosecution in the military court case involving the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month asked for a site inspection of the Strovilia crossing point, ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday threatened to scrap his tax reform plans in their entirety if parliament makes too many amendments to the current plans. Speaking after the day’...

The demographic issue is ‘killing’ both Greece and Cyprus and this problem is the largest they face, Greek deputy foreign minister Ioannis Loverdos said on Wednesday. “We need to change ...

The use of private drones during “firefighting operations” is banned, the civil aviation department said on Wednesday. It said that drones “have been reported flying dangerously close to manned aircraft ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday asked for notification to be given in advance of any procedural changes in how Cyprus’ crossing points operate after rumours of law changes ...

All eyes have now turned to Thursday’s Champions League league phase draw after Cypriot champions Pafos FC made history on Tuesday night, becoming only the third Cypriot football club ...

On the eve of the beginning of EuroBasket, Cyprus is ready and set to host Europe’s premier international basketball tournament, with the city of Limassol one of four host ...

A discussion “not on the surface, but on the substance” will take place at the next joint session of the House agriculture, environment, and interior committees regarding last month’s ...

Cult figure and perpetual candidate Arif Salih Kirdag on Tuesday announced that he will once again stand for election as Turkish Cypriot leader when the election takes place on October 19. “...

There has been “no change” to the rules governing Cyprus’ crossing points, the police said on Tuesday, amid rumours that the Republic of Cyprus had banned Turkish Cypriots from crossing ...

Doctors and veterinarians in the north on Tuesday issued a joint call for “preventative and supervisory mechanisms” after a Turkish Cypriot died of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, commonly known as mad ...

A new website was launched on Tuesday with the aim of persuading Cypriots living abroad to return to the island. Its launch was announced by President Nikos Christodoulides, who said ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Tuesday said he expects the tenders review authority to reach a decision in early October regarding Greek company Aktor’s appeal against the government’s ...

Forestry department director Savvas Iezekiel on Tuesday urged caution over demands for new firebreaks to be created with the aim of defending Cyprus’ countryside from wildfires. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades has been “politically lynched” by the Greek Cypriot political establishment over reports that he had offered Turkey a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, former Turkish ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday night promised that the Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will connect the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, will go ...