James Morphakis

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Thursday that the suspension of operating licences held by businesses linked to criminal activity was “a key tool” in the state’s response to ...

The head of the ambulance service delivered a stark warning in parliament on Thursday over what she described as “years of state inaction and underfunding”, as the House health committee ...

Two police officers filmed having sex in a service vehicle in the industrial area of Aradippou will not face criminal prosecution, police confirmed on Thursday. Police said both the criminal ...

The EU–Mercosur trade agreement continues to hang “like a sword of Damocles over the heads of farmers”, Akel MEP Giorgos Georgiou cautioned on Wednesday, warning that recent safeguards approved ...

The abolition of the controversial social support agency moved closer on Wednesday, as the government confirmed it is preparing legislation to transfer the body’s responsibilities to the grants and ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 66-year-old man in Limassol on suspicion of extorting €32,000 from a couple under false pretences in connection with the alleged sale of agricultural land. According to ...

Health minister Neophytos Charalambides on Wednesday urged the public to await the final police report into the death of a 42-year-old woman who died two weeks after undergoing a hysterectomy ...

Water reserves in Cyprus’ reservoirs stood at just 13.8 per cent of total capacity on Wednesday, almost half the level recorded at the same time last year. Data from the water ...

Queues of more than an hour continued at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point on Wednesday, despite the recent completion of EU-funded expansion works intended to ease congestion. According to Turkish ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris affirmed on Wednesday that developments are underway regarding allegations made publicly by Annie Alexui, stressing that any investigation must proceed through formal channels rather than by ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Wednesday dismissed a blackmail complaint examined by police as a “ridiculous tale”, saying it stemmed from a private family dispute and formed part of ...

An Emirati shipping magnate whose company operates the port of Limassol has been thrust back into the spotlight on Tuesday, after a senior US lawmaker publicly linked him to a ...

Social media personality Annie Alexui on Tuesday publicly called on justice minister Costas Fitiris to contact her, claiming she holds video recordings and other material alleging corruption and misconduct within ...

Cyprus ranked third in the European Union in the proportion of Ukrainians granted temporary protection, with 25.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 inhabitants, more than double the EU average of 9.7, according to figures published ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, with the Cyprus problem and regional developments at the centre of the discussion, a ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of a Turkish national of Kurdish origin who had been held in detention since March of last year for deportation purposes, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held a private meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday, reaffirming close bilateral ties and alignment on regional cooperation and the Cyprus problem. The ...

The results of an internal investigation into the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of TNT during a national guard exercise will be announced next week, the defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday. It ...

A second suspect was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in connection with an arson attack on a luxury car showroom in Limassol, an incident that caused damage running into hundreds of ...

Dozens of public figures on Monday called on state broadcasting corporation CyBC to withdraw Cyprus’ entry for the Eurovision song contest, arguing that both the song and its accompanying video ...

Akel MP Irene Charalambides said on Tuesday her removal from the party’s parliamentary group was a unilateral decision by the leadership and accused it of undermining her character to ...

The criminal investigation file concerning Disy MP Nikos Sykas has been forwarded to the legal service, while the Limassol parliamentarian prepares to file a civil lawsuit against his party over ...

A proposal to grant institutional recognition to guide dogs triggered sharp disagreements on Monday during discussions at the House human rights committee. The bill, submitted by Ecologist MP Charalambos Theopemptou, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides spoke by telephone with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday as Athens and Nicosia step up coordination on the Cyprus issue ahead of Mitsotakis’ meeting with ...