James Morphakis

The coast guard being established by the government will initially operate under the auspices of the justice ministry before being transferred to the deputy shipping ministry. The arrangement was outlined ...

The cabinet approved on Thursday a €12.5 million reform of child benefit that will increase payments for lower income families and widen income thresholds, with the measures due to take effect ...

The two British twins allegedly targeted in a Cyprus murder plot have been identified as Liverpool brothers Jamie and Aaron Small. The brothers, who had previously competed in MMA wrestling ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived at the presidential palace in Nicosia on Thursday for talks with President Nikos Christodoulides, as police imposed heightened security measures and anti-war groups prepared to ...

Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou has set out the conditions that any candidate seeking the party’s backing in the 2028 presidential elections would have to meet, ruling out support for a ...

The government will not provide state funding for a new system to oversee management committees in jointly owned buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed parliament, as the proposed legislation returns ...

The multinational military exercise Medusa was performed south of Crete on Thursday, with forces from Greece, Egypt, France, Italy and Cyprus taking part in naval and air activities. Preparatory operations ...

The reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel will remain in place until November 30, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced on Thursday, extending a measure that was due to expire ...

The United Nations has denied a report that Unficyp force commander Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam has been removed from his post, saying on Thursday that he “remains the ...

Police, prosecutors and the Athens medical association (ISA) have inspected the private clinic where Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday. The investigation is expected to examine whether ...

MPs demanded answers over pollution in the Limassol sea on Wednesday, with the House environment committee expressing dissatisfaction with the environment department. Committee members questioned the department’s position that ...

Mazotos residents and the community council have called for the cancellation of a decision to proceed with a desalination plant on the coast, arguing that there was no public consultation ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that Cyprus could not afford to work separately on national issues, stressing the need for cooperation in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem. “We ...

A total of 760 people who went missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974 remain unidentified, Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday, as he called for greater efforts to establish the ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Great Sea Interconnector on Wednesday. The project was among the main issues discussed during their meeting in Paris, ...

A fire that broke out near Panayia in Paphos was contained on Wednesday evening, with forestry department crews continuing to put out the remaining flames. The fire started in private ...

A used car salesman in north Nicosia claims he received repeated threats and a demand for €400,000 before his business was set on fire, with two young men arrested in connection ...

Five Mercedes vehicles bought in preparation for Cyprus’ EU council presidency have been assigned to the police leadership for transportation, despite their reported cost and specifications, prompting a complaint to ...

Special traffic arrangements will be in place around the Holy Trinity Church in Limassol on Thursday for the funeral of Popi Christoforou, with large numbers of mourners expected to attend, ...

The Irish Kinahan cartel are alleged to have plotted to murder British twin brothers in Cyprus, according to an international investigation which found that smaller criminal networks in Ireland and ...

Criminal and disciplinary investigations are underway against police officers accused of accessing information from police computer systems without authorisation and passing it to third parties. Speaking to Politis on Wednesday, ...

A former monk informed the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday that monk Nektarios of the Avakoum monastery pretended to be Saint Porphyrios during confessions and used the alleged incidents to ...

Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis has died aged 54 after suffering cardiac arrest at a private clinic in Athens on Wednesday. According to Greek media report, Mazonakis had gone to a private ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that Cyprus was closer than ever to seeing the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project move towards implementation, following an agreement with Greece and the ...