James Morphakis

Akamas municipality on Tuesday defended the continuation of improvement works on the Baths of Aphrodite-Fontana Amorosa Road, rejecting calls for the project’s cancellation. The municipality said the road has ...

Livestock farmers on Tuesday set out a proposal to restart production following the foot and mouth disease outbreak after reaching an understanding with Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during talks held ...

Police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis is among 15 officers that independent criminal investigators recommended for criminal prosecution on Tuesday in relation to alleged failures in the handling of domestic violence complaints before the 2019 ...

A televised debate between Elam leader Christos Christou and Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou turned heated on Monday night during a discussion on security and developments in the Middle East. Televised ...

The court of appeal increased to 10 years the prison sentence imposed on a father convicted of sexually abusing his underage daughter, ruling on Tuesday that the original punishment failed to ...

A 42-year-old man who assaulted a state prosecutor inside the Limassol criminal court after being sentenced in a kidnapping case was handed an additional four-year prison term on Tuesday, with ...

A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza sought refuge in the port of Paphos on Tuesday morning after suffering technical problems during the Israeli interception operation in ...

A Turkish national accused of abducting his two-year-old son from Limassol and taking him to the north was remanded in custody on Tuesday by the Famagusta ‘district court’, while the ...

Authorities have frozen more than €3 million in luxury real estate linked to former Russian politician and businessman Mikhail Yurevich, a naturalised Cypriot who remains wanted internationally over allegations tied to ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has requested the immediate cancellation and withdrawal of environmental approval for the Baths of Aphrodite-Fontana Amorosa roadwork in Akamas, citing both legal and ecological breaches. In ...

Israeli naval forces intercepted vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in the Levant on Monday morning, in an operation carried out off the west coast of Cyprus. The flotilla, compromising ...

Schools across Cyprus will teach and commemorate the genocide of the Pontic Greeks under measures formally integrated into the education system, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou confirmed on Monday Addressing students ...

Geadis Geadi has criticised the display of the LGBT flag outside the European Commission headquarters, describing the move as an “unacceptable equation” between activist movements and official state flags. In ...

The Larnaca chamber  of commerce and industry (Evel) has welcomed government decisions on the redevelopment of Larnaca port and marina. In the organisation’s statement issued on Monday, the chamber ...

A two-year-old child abducted from Limassol has been placed under ‘state’ protection in the north, with Greek Cypriot authorities now awaiting information on whether the child’s father will be ...

Far-right party Elam has reported new incidents of vandalism targeting its campaign materials and candidate offices, alleging that the actions attempt to undermine the party ahead of the parliamentary elections ...

A coordinated forest fire response exercise will take place over the Troodos village of Kapedes tomorrow between 11.00am and 12.00pm, with aircraft and ground units taking part in a planned ...

Parts of Nicosia were left without electricity on Monday morning after a fault affected sections of the distribution network, with restoration work underway and supply expected to resume within hours. ...

Plans to install air conditioning in public schools are facing delays, with electrical contractors warning that technical constraints and grid limitations could prevent systems from operating during the summer, even ...

The synod has begun examining proposed changes to the Church charter as part of a three-day session that will determine procedural reforms linked to the forthcoming election for next bishop ...

A section of Patras Street in Yermasoyia remains fully closed as connection works continue for a new water reservoir pipeline, with reopening expected by Wednesday at 5.00pm. Limassol municipality said ...

Reservoir levels across Paphos have risen above 50 per cent following four months of sustained rainfall, with the Mavrokolymbos dam reaching 89.8 per cent capacity after standing empty last year due to ...

Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides said on Monday that his party may have treated former MEP Demetris Papadakis unfairly when it removed him from its parliamentary election ballot, while insisting the ...

Police arrested a second suspect on Monday in connection with a robbery investigation linked to an incident in Nicosia earlier this month. The 21-year-old was taken into custody to assist ...