James Morphakis

Government defends Mafia State investigators amid conflict claims The government on Friday sought to defend the composition of the criminal investigation team appointed to carry out an inquiry into the ...

A new management programme for fencing-in the free roaming donkeys of the Karpasia peninsula entered its implementation phase on Friday, with authorities in the north beginning to collect animals found ...

The Supreme Court increased the compensation awarded to a former quarry worker to €95,000 on Friday after ruling that his employer bore full responsibility for a workplace accident. The court accepted ...

Cross examination of a former nursery schoolteacher continued on Friday in the Nicosia district court trial surrounding the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with defence lawyers repeatedly challenging the basis ...

Services at the Apostolos Andreas monastery in Rizokarpaso are set to resume on Sunday following a suspension of more than two months, according to an announcement from the Office of ...

A man serving a 35-year prison sentence for multiple attempted murders and rape has received a presidential pardon and suspension of his sentence, and has been released after serving just ...

Restoration work has begun at the church of Ayios Demetrianos in Lapithos, with a nine-month programme of conservation aimed at preserving the historic site set to begin, the UNDP said ...

A €415 million redevelopment programme for Larnaca Port and Marina was presented on Friday, with the ports authority outlining a roadmap that envisages phased investment over the next two decades. The ...

Two American foreign policy analysts urged the United States Congress on Tuesday to adopt a firmer approach towards Turkey’s policies in Cyprus, arguing that Washington should explicitly describe the ...

House President Annita Demetriou told the plenary of the Hellenic Parliament on Tuesday that Greece and Cyprus should deepen cooperation across defence, and regional security. Taking to the dais to ...

German forensic and technical experts have been brought in to assist investigations into the deaths of two boys found inside a BMW in Xylofagou, with authorities examining whether an electronic ...

MPs warned on Tuesday that current water policy risks driving professional farmers out of agriculture, while questioning the government’s decision to extend water supplies from dams to four golf ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and House President Annita Demetriou reaffirmed their commitment to close coordination between Athens and Nicosia on Tuesday, saying renewed diplomatic efforts on the Cyprus issue ...

France has reportedly rejected Turkish claims that its recently signed defence agreement with Cyprus violates international law, insisting the arrangement is a technical framework for military cooperation rather than an ...

An Israel-bound passenger flight sought permission to land in Cyprus on Tuesday after the pilot accidentally activated the aircraft’s hijack signal. Israeli authorities said the Electra Airways flight from ...

MPs on the House refugees committee on Tuesday called for improvements in the government’s Ktizo housing scheme for refugees and the implementation of legislation governing Turkish Cypriot properties. Committee ...

Two men have been arrested following the reported stabbing and assault of a 26-year-old man at a house in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. Police said the suspects, aged 39 and 42, ...

A 55-year-old police officer died by shooting himself with his service gun after shooting his 46-year-old wife outside a primary school in the Zakaki area of Limassol on Tuesday morning. ...

Takeaway coffee shops and food outlets will be required to accept customers’ reusable cups from next February under new European Union packaging rules which will bring wide-ranging operational changes for ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport on Monday after an international arrest warrant was issued by the United Kingdom in connection with a murder investigation dating back to 2023. ...

A protest is scheduled to take place in Strovolos on Monday ahead of the official ceremony to rename Argyroupoleos Avenue as ‘Dimitris Christofias Avenue’, with police preparing security measures and ...

The government will announce the appointment of criminal investigators to examine the findings of the Mafia State affair as soon as possible, possible after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, government spokesman ...

A fire broke out at a factory in the Aradippou industrial area on Monday shortly after 2.15pm, triggering a large-scale response from emergency services as firefighters worked to contain a ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested on Monday after reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a chain of collisions in central Limassol. The crashes occurred at around 6.20am ...