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MEP Fidias Panayiotou has been compelled to rename his political party after the elections service rejected its original title, ruling that the term “Direct Democracy” could not be registered on ...

The Turkish Cypriot police have accessed records of telephone communications between the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler and officials from a university in Morphou, in which it has been ...

The water development department has denied that it plans to shut off the mains water supply intermittently as it aims to tackle an ongoing water shortage. The clarification comes after ...

Only two of Cyprus’ 56 sitting members of parliament declared gifts received in the exercise of duties, according to the latest register published by parliament on Thursday. The register concerns gifts ...

A man accused of rape and assault was ordered to be held in custody pending trial on Thursday, despite the complainant formally asking the court to withdraw her complaint. The ...

Acting Paphos mayor Angelos Onisiforou on Thursday said he hopes for “calm to return” to the town after elected mayor Phedonas Phedonos was suspended from his duties, facing allegations of ...

All municipal and village councils must act in accordance with the general principles of the law, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Thursday, after the Polis Chrysochous municipality ...

European Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has spoken of an “opportunity” for Turkey to progress its process towards accession to the European Union through a new round of talks to resolve ...

Increased bill charges described as “punitive” for consumers who use too much water are to be introduced by the government, water development department director Iliana Tofa said on Thursday, with ...

No arrest warrant has been issued for suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos regarding allegations of domestic abuse and rape, police spokesman Vyron Vyonos said on Thursday. He told Politis Radio ...

Details of a report compiled by the European Parliamentary research service which was seen by the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday decried “the violation of the human rights” of Greek Cypriot ...

Serious allegations of nepotism and unlawful procedures have been raised over recent recruitment decisions at Polis Chrysochous municipality, with Kritou Terra deputy mayor, Dervis Charalambous, filing a formal complaint to ...

Disy president and House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that her party would act “ruthlessly” if allegations against Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos are substantiated, while expressing sharp dissatisfaction with ...

World Cancer Day is a reminder of people, not just statistics, as behind every diagnosis lies a life that changes, a family that is tested and a daily routine that ...

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday said that his country’s base in Akrotiri is being used as “a way station for the ...

The European Union has designated the islets off the Karpasia peninsula as a conservation priority under a new international action plan for Audouin’s gull, as monitoring data shows the ...

All four defendants in the case of the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos were found guilty by the Limassol criminal court on Wednesday. The four, aged 46, 44, 24, and 23 years old, were found ...

Drone footage taken at the shooting range in the village of Kalo Chorio last Thursday shows the 13.6 kilograms of TNT in place shortly before it was reported missing, according to ...

The alleged rape victim linked to a complaint by businessman Theodoros Aristodemou gave a lengthy statement to police on Tuesday in relation to allegations against Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, police ...

Cypriots are among Europeans increasingly concerned about the future amid increased geopolitical tension and are calling for a more decisive response on behalf of the EU, a Eurobarometer survey published ...

The six suspects who were spared jail in the case of the collapse of the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots, were freed ...

Passengers on Cyprus Airways flight CY381 from Paris on Monday were perplexed that the pilot decided to fly to Larnaca with an unaccompanied teddy bear on board. “I cannot understand ...

Members of the House refugees committee on Tuesday called on the government to build more houses in the Larnaca village of Kofinou, with committee chairman and Akel MP Nikos Kettiros ...

Despite the teething problems, the new district self-government organisations (EOA) have produced significant work during their first 18 months, Nicosia district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Tuesday, adding that much is ...