James Morphakis

British Cypriot education leader Dr Nikos Savvas DL has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours List 2025 for services to education. Dr Savvas, chief executive of ...

As Cyprus prepares to enter 2026, nursing unions are intensifying pressure on the health ministry, warning that unresolved staffing and planning failures are pushing the health system towards a breaking point. ...

A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with a violent robbery and attempted murder involving an 85-year-old man in the Nicosia district, police said on Tuesday. The attack took place ...

Security, smooth operations and readiness of services were essential for the successful policing during the island’s presidency of the EU Council of January 1, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on ...

The solution to the usurpation of properties in the north lies “in resolving the Cyprus problem,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “My message to our Turkish Cypriot compatriots, and ...

Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos on Tuesday intensified his criticism of the government over the planned power interconnection with Greece, accusing it of sending contradictory signals. Speaking on CyBC radio, Papadopoulos ...

Greek Cypriot farmers were harassed and physically threatened by members of the Turkish army and police in the buffer zone village of Mammari on Tuesday. The attacked farmer, Gavriel Yerolemou ...

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man in Nicosia who was wanted in connection with a series of serious offenses, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Earlier, the police had issued an appeal ...

A car owned by a 56-year-old man was destroyed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday in Kato Polemidia, Limassol. Authorities have launched an investigation ...

The interior ministry issued a formal announcement on Tuesday setting out the rules and deadlines for registration on the electoral roll ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 24 May 2026. All ...

Inflow into Cyprus’s dams since October has reached just 1.7 million cubic metres, highlighting the severity of the island’s worsening water crisis. The figures were made public on Tuesday ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides has given stakeholders one week to submit proposals to address the shortage of nurses, with a follow-up meeting scheduled in a month to assess recommendations and ...

Around 110,000 people in Cyprus have so far been vaccinated against seasonal flu, with uptake among vulnerable groups reaching approximately 75 per cent, director of medical services at the health ministry, Elisabeth ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas, and Diko MP Christos Orphanides, sharply criticised Diko party president Nicholas Papadopoulos on Monday for his recent statements against the government, describing them as tactical manoeuvres ...

Cyprus has introduced intensified measures to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the north, including disinfection of vehicles at crossing points into the government-controlled areas. The decision was made ...

The New Cyprus Association sharply criticised on Monday the recent Christmas message delivered by Archbishop Georgios, arguing that it undermined the church’s spiritual role and deepened divisions in Cyprus. ...

An increasing number of minors in Cyprus are seeking help from Hope For Children, the organisation reported on Monday in an end of year statement. Hope For Children said it ...

Teacher evaluation reform and the rollout of air conditioning in public schools will dominate the education ministry’s agenda in the coming year, following approval of key legislation. The implementation ...

Following David Lynch’s sad passing this year, I decided to revisit that distant town in the Pacific Northwest of Twin Peaks. Released in 1990, it appeared a rather unassuming soap ...

The last two Greek Cypriots who had been held in the north since July returned home late on Tuesday, bringing to an end the case of all five previously detained. ...

Archbishop Georgios warned against any settlement of the Cyprus problem that he says would threaten the “future of Hellenism on the island”, provocatively describing certain proposals as amounting to “national ...

The government’s decision to raise the national minimum wage to €1,088 per month, has drawn strong and conflicting reactions from employers’ organisations and trade unions. The increase was approved by ...

For the third time in the less than two weeks he has been in office, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris visited the central prisons on Tuesday. The visit is part of ...

A 27-year-old man was remanded in police custody for six days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court for drugs possession. The suspect was arrested after police found 175g of ...