James Morphakis

Transport minister Alexis Vafeades cautioned on Friday that Cyprus risks reaching total traffic deadlock unless long-term road projects move ahead, as he confirmed plans for a third highway north of ...

The British government confirmed on Friday it has not allowed the United States to launch strikes against Iran from UK-controlled bases on the island, as American warships move closer to ...

Former football association president Giorgos Koumas will make his first appearance before the Nicosia district court next Thursday, to face 25 charges  in a criminal case centred on alleged conflicts of ...

The education ministry fulfilled its delayed manifesto towards restarting the bicommunal Imagine education programme, with the issuing of circulars to public schools announced on Wednesday. The circulars, promised since January, ...

The legal service announced on Wednesday it will file an appeal against the acquittal of former House speaker Demetris Syllouris and Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, insisting that judicial discrepancies were ...

The interior ministry unveiled a comprehensive update to the government’s housing policy on Wednesday including a new plan to construct student accommodation and revisions to existing schemes aimed at ...

The University of Cyprus renewed its appeal to the finance ministry to proceed with the construction of four new faculties, warning that key academic units remain without permanent premises as ...

Cypriot Olympic skier Andrea Loizidou did not finish her first run in the women’s slalom at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, ending her participation at the Games in ...

Decisions on the national guard’s contract soldiers were announced on Wednesday by President Nikos Christodoulides after a cabinet meeting, with measures aimed at strengthening the country’s deterrent capabilities. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday that his administration is “on the same page as Turkey on the Cyprus issue” and emphasised that any negotiation with Greek Cypriots ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will travel to Washington DC on Wednesday to represent Cyprus at Thursday’s meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace with observer status. The meeting will ...

President Donald Trump said relations between the United States and Greece are “stronger than ever” during the presentation of credentials by Greece’s new ambassador to Washington, Antonis Alexandrides. Speaking ...

A car owned by a 54-year-old man was extensively damaged by fire in the early hours of Wednesday in Nicosia, with a second vehicle and parts of a residential building ...

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett warned on Tuesday that Recep Tayyip Erdogan is positioning Turkey as a major strategic threat to Israel, describing Ankara as “the new Iran”. Speaking ...

Three individuals were arrested during coordinated police operations carried out nationwide overnight and into Wednesday. According to police, the arrests concerned offences including threats, assault and illegal residency. Furthermore, during ...

Police have confirmed a 19-year-old woman was killed and three other young people were injured, one of them in critical condition, following a car crash in the early hours of ...

Wednesday brings unsettled and potentially dangerous weather across Cyprus, with strong winds, rain, isolated thunderstorms and elevated dust levels across much of the island. A yellow warning for winds remains ...

Serious allegations of corruption and money laundering involving the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and his son surfaced on Tuesday, placing renewed pressure on an administration already facing multiple ...

Cyprus has formally complained to the United Nations over what it describes as an “extensive series of airspace and maritime violations” by Turkey, submitting a detailed letter to the UN ...

UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has “full confidence” in his personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, and shares her assessment that more progress is needed from the island’s leaders, his spokesman ...

Suspended Lefkoniko mayor, Pieris Gypsiotis, broke his silence on Tuesday after being placed on mandatory leave pending criminal investigations, alleging that his ousting was driven by political machinations. In a ...

A 49-year-old businessman arrested over the arson of a luxury car showroom in Limassol was released on Tuesday after a court ruled that the evidence did not justify continued detention, ...

Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou remarked he would “probably be a billionaire” had he not entered politics, presenting himself as a reluctant public figure whose online success was derailed by holding ...

A 43-year-old foreign national died on Tuesday after falling while working on an apartment building under construction in the Lakatamia area of Nicosia. Colleagues reportedly attempted to take the man ...