Tom Cleaver

The European People’s Party on Thursday offered its support to Cyprus’ efforts to join Europe’s Schengen zone. In its resolutions at the end of its summit, which brought ...

Europe “cannot remain an awkward spectator” amid “dangerous events” ongoing in the Middle East, House president Annita Demetriou said on Thursday. In a video uploaded to her social media channels ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday hinted at a possible postponement of environmental taxation measures, commonly known as ‘green taxes’, with the aim of boosting Europe’s “competitiveness”. He said he ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday held a telephone call with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abrulrahman Al Thani to discuss the ongoing situation in the Middle East following the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday hailed the “American intervention” which brought about a ceasefire in the conflict between Iran and Israel earlier in the week. “We must start by welcoming ...

Conditional approval has been given for the construction of two towers on Larnaca’s beachfront by an Israeli-owned business. While little is known about the company, named Solvin Ltd, it ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday met the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty in London. He is carrying out a visit to the UK ...

The number of people registered to vote in the north is exactly 215,611 as of May, Turkish Cypriot supreme court chief justice Bertan Ozerdag said. Speaking to the north’s public ...

MEMBERS of parliament on Wednesday discussed a new bill which, if passed, would tighten regulations on their own second jobs. The bill was put forward by Dipa MP Marinos Mousiouttas, ...

Supporting opposition candidate Tufan Erhurman at October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election is “the right thing to do”, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Wednesday. Speaking to Genc ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty to discuss ongoing developments in the region, a ...

The central government has allocated €8 million worth of funding to Cyprus’ five district governments to deal with “water supply and water loss issues”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Wednesday said Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s refusal to meet European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn “sends a message to both ...

A box file full of evidence was the central subject of Thursday’s court hearing of the trial of the 49-year-old woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot-owned ...

The French police were unable to confirm or deny on Tuesday whether they had requested assistance from the Cypriot authorities as part of their investigation into alleged large-scale money laundering ...

A total of 101 French nationals arrived at Larnaca airport from Israel on Tuesday, having been evacuated from the Middle East as the conflict in the region continues, foreign ministry spokesman ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said the EU must lead efforts to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking ahead of the start of the ...

Haris Loizides was on Tuesday elected as the Cyprus Football Association’s new chairman, replacing the outgoing Giorgos Koumas. Speaking after being elected to the role, he described the day ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday said there was no justification for any increase in fuel prices despite the present geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East. Speaking after the conclusion ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said Cyprus is counting on the European Union’s support to bring about a return to negotiations on the Cyprus problem. Speaking after his meeting ...

Tufan Erhurman, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party the CTP’s candidate at October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, on Tuesday met the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem ...

A total of 20 flights have been chartered and are set to depart from Larnaca airport on Tuesday to repatriate Israelis attempting to return to Israel amid the partial closure of ...

There are “about 14” British Typhoon fighter jets currently stationed at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus, the country’s parliamentary under-secretary of state for the armed forces Luke ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis on Monday warned of “global implications” if Iran blockades the Strait of Hormuz. “The developments are rapid and without a doubt very worrying, with global ...