James Morphakis

Bollards installed along a cycle lane in Limassol were removed on Monday following growing public criticism over the implementation of the city’s sustainable urban mobility plan. Limassol municipal crews ...

Cyprus’ cheesemakers are considering seeking changes to halloumi’s Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) framework as concerns grow over future milk supply and export sustainability. In their statement issued on ...

The criminal investigation into the Videogate affair will continue until July 20 after attorney-general George Savvides approved a request from independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalides for additional time to complete the ...

The origins of a white cross erected on the rocks of Potima Bay in Peyia has been resolved, with information emerging on Monday linking its installation to the father of ...

The sheep and goat farmers association has reaffirmed its opposition to any attempt to alter the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) specification for halloumi, insisting that the requirement for sheep’...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said that any future progress in relations between Turkey and the European Union must be linked to tangible developments on the Cyprus issue, arguing that European ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos assured on Sunday that Cyprus has the support of the US in its energy projects, including hydrocarbon extraction, electricity interconnections and regional energy security initiatives. Speaking ...

Plans for expanded film cooperation between Cyprus and India moved forward on Sunday as officials and international producers examined opportunities to host Bollywood productions in Protaras, following earlier government confirmation ...

Cyprus has been ranked first in the world in voluntary unpaid blood donation relative to population size, according to the health ministry, which marked World Blood Donor Day on Sunday ...

Cyprus is set to deepen defence industrial cooperation with France through programmes reportedly valued at around 800 million euros under the EU’s SAFE security funding mechanism. The agreements fall within ...

Customs officers intercepted multiple attempts to smuggle large quantities of tobacco products in two separate operations at Paphos Airport and the Ayios Dometios crossing point. At Paphos Airport, two Spanish ...

A 61-year-old motorcyclist died in a fatal road collision on the Nicosia to Limassol motorway on Sunday morning after losing control of his motorcycle while attempting to avoid a dog ...

Clouds developing over the course of the day are expected to bring localised showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in Troodos but also in parts of Nicosia and Larnaca. Conditions will ...

A 23-year-old motorcyclist died following a road collision in Strovolos on Sunday, after his motorcycle struck the rear of a car on Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue. The victim was identified as ...

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of a fire believed to have been deliberately started that broke out near Neo Chorio in the Paphos district early on Saturday. The fire erupted ...

A nationwide test of the government’s new CY-Alert emergency warning system will take place on Monday, with authorities set to send a simulated missing person and kidnapping alert as ...

Thirteen people were arrested during a nationwide police operation on Saturday night. The coordinated patrols resulted in hundreds of traffic and criminal offences being issued. Police said those arrested were ...

A section of the Nicosia to Limassol highway has been reopened on Sunday following a road traffic collision near Skarinou. In their statement, police said the incident occurred on the ...

Farmers are to confront the agriculture ministry on Monday after a cabinet decision to allocate an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of water for irrigation failed to ease concerns over shortages. ...

The process for launching charter flights between Azerbaijan and the north is at an “advanced stage”, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Saturday. He said cooperation agreements currently ...

The restoration of losses suffered by bank employees during the 2013 financial crisis was a central issue at the 58th annual general congress of bank workers union (Etyk), held in Nicosia ...

Three people were hospitalised in serious condition following a traffic accident in the Limassol district on Saturday, after two vehicles collided in the village of Omodos at around 2pm. The ...

A disciplinary investigation was launched on Saturday after a 17-year-old briefly escaped from police custody at Omorfita police station in Nicosia the previous evening, following instructions by police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis. ...

A 21-year-old man has been remanded for five days in Larnaca after police discovered cannabis and cocaine in his possession while he was riding a motorcycle without registration plates on ...