Tom Cleaver

A total of five people were arrested at a small protest held near the new official residence of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, which is due to be officially opened ...

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who served under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called for charges of treason to be brought against those suspected of having been involved in a ...

A couple of hundred people gathered at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in western Nicosia on Saturday morning to protest against the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ...

The Organisations of Turkic States’ (OTS) council of elders held a meeting in Kyrenia on Friday – the council’s 17th since its establishment in 2010. It was attended by council chairman ...

For the third time since April 8, thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets to protest against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs ...

The north’s ruling coalition on Friday morning took measures to order the postponement of strikes in essential services as Turkish Cypriot workers began a day-long general strike on Friday. ...

The Cypriot foreign ministry on Friday said it is “following with concern the developments in neighbouring Syria” amid the latest outbreak of violence in the country. Clashes have broken out ...

Two British nationals sustained serious injuries after scaffolding for loudspeakers and advertising hoardings collapsed onto them on the first day of the Teknofest aerospace and technology festival at the north’...

A man who had given a series of interviews in which he made allegations of a deep money-laundering and smuggling network based in Cyprus involving some of the most powerful ...

All members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) except for Hungary will be present for a meeting of its council of elders which is set to take place in ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkish Cypriot teachers engaged in a war of words on Wednesday over the matter of Teknofest, Turkey’s aerospace and technology festival, ...

Cyprus was among the countries which Israel asked for help to combat wildfires raging near Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar confirmed. Sa’ar wrote in ...

Some private security guards are earning less than the minimum wage, MP Alexandra Attalides, who belongs to Volt, said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, she explained that some ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that “historical problems” in Cyprus can be left behind with a two-state solution on the island. “We believe that we can leave ...

Turkish opposition political party CHP leader Ozgur Ozel on Wednesday said his country’s government’s policy on Cyprus has “collapsed”. Speaking in a televised interview with Euronews, he reiterated ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said he wishes the north could change its name. He made the comments during an interview with Turkish researcher Hilmi Dasdemir which was ...

Plans to link Cyprus and Lebanon with a passenger ferry service, were confirmed on Tuesday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he said a group of ...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions are to hold a joint event to celebrate Labour Day on May 1. The event was announced at the Home for Cooperation on Tuesday, with ...

The cause of death of a 17-year-old boy who fell unconscious in a schoolyard in Paphos and later died will be determined after the results of laboratory tests are received, ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday night promised “good news of new investments” during his forthcoming visit to Cyprus this weekend. Speaking after the evening’s cabinet meeting, he ...

No clear policy means water wasted ‘Much has been announced, little has been done’ By Tom Cleaver Cyprus is “exceeding approved water withdrawal limits” when taking water out of reservoirs ...

Two Turkish Cypriots were arrested in the space of two days last week for separate incidents involving the smuggling of large quantities of tobacco from the north into the Republic, ...

The four Turkic states which signed a joint declaration with the European Union ruling out the prospect of any of them recognising the north as an independent country are expected ...

The north is set to devise a maritime spatial planning map of its own, its ‘foreign ministry’s’ undersecretary Mustafa Lakadamyali confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he ...