Tom Cleaver

The wildfire which broke out in the Limassol district and has thus far killed two people was arson, fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos said on Thursday. Speaking to CyBC radio, ...

A meeting of trade unions to discuss the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) which was scheduled to take place on Thursday has been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfires raging in the ...

The fire which broke out on Wednesday at a landfill in the Paphos district village of Ayia Marinouda was contained shortly before midnight, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on ...

Offers made by Turkish Cypriots for help in fighting a wildfire in the Limassol district, which killed two and caused dozens to be evacuated from their homes, were rejected by ...

Two people have been confirmed dead and dozens more have been evacuated from their homes as the wildfire burning in the hills above Limassol remained out of control on Thursday ...

Electricity demand in Cyprus exceeded all expectations on Wednesday afternoon, reaching a new yearly high of 1,211 megawatts at 2:15pm, according to updated figures from the Transmission System Operator (TSO). This ...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on Saturday near the village of Galatia, near Trikomo, on suspicion of espionage, appeared in court again on Wednesday. There, all five had ...

Turkish Cypriot economist Mertkan Hamit on Wednesday said he had been denied entry to Turkey after finding himself on the country’s N-82 list. Being on the N-82 list means ...

Doria Varoshiotou, the now former judge who was relieved of her duties by the supreme judicial council earlier this month, will not return to work ahead of the conclusion of ...

Cabinet on Wednesday resolved to hire an investigator to probe the conduct of former transport ministry permanent secretary Yiannis Nicolaides in relation to the matter of faulty airbags in Cyprus ...

The labour inspection department on Wednesday ordered that all outside work be suspended between 12pm and 4pm in areas impacted by the orange weather warning with high temperatures forecast for ...

Peaceful settlement “is not merely the absence of armed conflict”, Cyprus’ foreign ministry permanent secretary Andreas Kakouris told a United Nations debate on peace and security in the early hours ...

The police on Wednesday denied reports that people had been arrested for flying Palestinian flags outside Limassol’s Alphamega Stadium ahead of Tuesday night’s football match between Pafos FC ...

An Israeli cruise ship which was turned away from the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday after a mass protest was staged at the island’s port arrived at the ...

An Israeli cruise ship was diverting to Cyprus on Tuesday after deciding against docking at its planned destination on the Greek island of Syros after a mass protest was organised ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s statements at the military parade which marked the 51st anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus on Sunday were “unbecoming of his office”, opposition ...

Law commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges against her regarding her failure to undergo a second breathalyser test when an initial reading showed she had ...

The United States navy’s guided missile destroyer the USS Mahan arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday, the country’s embassy in Nicosia announced. The embassy said the ship is in ...

The planned electricity cable which will link Turkey and the north “will not compete” with the Great Sea Interconnector project, which is planned to link Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, energy ...

The finance ministry has asked “reasonable questions” regarding the Great Sea Interconnector project in its letter to the energy ministry, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday. Speaking to CyBC ...

The first mobile desalination unit at the Moni power station in the Limassol district was put into operation on Tuesday, acting water development department director George Kazantzis said. The unit ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, announced the creation of a new political party, which he has named the ‘Tam Party’. ‘Tam’ is an acronym ...

An Atlantic puffin was found in Cyprus for the first time in recorded history on Monday, but died shortly after being found. The bird was reportedly found in a “lethargic ...

On the face of it, nothing was achieved on the matter of crossing points at this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York. The reality on ...