James Morphakis

The fire brigade was deployed on Friday evening after a blaze broke out in an apartment in the Latsia area of Nicosia, prompting the evacuation of residents from the building. ...

Famagusta police issued a wanted notice on Friday for a 26-year-old man in connection with an investigation into serious criminal offences allegedly committed over a three-year period. Authorities identified the ...

Diplomatic missions in Cyprus issued a joint statement on Friday warning of what they described as a global rollback of LGBT rights, while urging Cyprus to move forward with a ...

Direct Democracy of Cyprus leader Fidias Panayiotou accused President Nikos Christodoulides of indirectly intervening in the parliamentary election campaign through recent public remarks. Panayiotou published a video response on social ...

Reports on Friday affirm that Turkey is preparing legislation that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan authority to declare an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles from ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said Cyprus remains committed to strengthening its role in regional security during a graduation ceremony for members of the national guard’s naval special forces at ...

Cypriot sailor Natasa Lappa will compete on Friday in the iQFOiL European Championship in Portimao, Portugal, following the strongest international result of her career earlier this year. The championship, hosted ...

Three suspects, including a serving police officer, were remanded in custody on Friday by the Nicosia district court as part of an investigation into alleged organised criminal activities, money laundering ...

Cyprus joined 35 other countries on Friday in backing the creation of a special international tribunal aimed at prosecuting Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials for the crime ...

The church has firmly denied reports circulating online that the historic Aspelia Hotel in Famagusta has been sold, insisting on Friday that no such action has ever been considered. A ...

Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic will visit Cyprus on Monday for talks with President Nikos Christodoulides, with Montenegro’s European Union accession process expected to dominate discussions. Speaking to journalists at ...

An expanded conference on the Cyprus issue is necessary to achieve meaningful progress and resume substantive negotiations, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. Speaking during a briefing for journalists ...

A scheduled meeting between the Syrian ambassador to Cyprus and officials at the central prisons ended abruptly on Friday after a dispute over security procedures prompted the diplomat to leave ...

A confrontation broke out on Friday during a televised political panel on Alpha TV, as representatives of Akel and Elam exchanged accusations of fascism, extremism and political intimidation ahead of ...

More than €35.6 million will be allocated to compensate and support livestock farmers affected by the foot and mouth disease outbreak. Announced by the veterinary services on Friday, the package came ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Cyprus on Sunday as both countries move to strengthen bilateral relations through a new strategic cooperation framework. Briefing journalists at the presidential palace ...

A total of 15 polling stations across Cyprus have fewer than 80 registered voters ahead of the parliamentary elections, according to figures released on Thursday by the electoral commissioner’s office. The ...

The balance of military forces in Cyprus remains clearly in Turkey’s favour, according to a report published on Thursday. The report, compiled by the Cyprus Centre for Strategic Studies, ...

Akel boss Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday that Akel does not rule out seeking the role of House speaker after the parliamentary elections, while insisting that political offices are not ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou, said on Thursday that the Cyprus issue remains of paramount importance to the party. Her intervention came after recent remarks by Nikos Christodoulides that developments on ...

Cyprus has significantly strengthened surveillance along the Green Line with modern monitoring systems, while much of the barbed wire previously installed along the buffer zone has now been removed. Speaking ...

Proceedings against a 22-year-old contract soldier (Syop) defendant accused of the attempted murder of a 47-year-old man in 2025 were scheduled before the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Thursday, with the ...

Sharp exchanges dominated a televised debate on Thursday between Nikolas Papadopoulos and Odysseas Michaelides, with the leaders of Diko and Alma confronting each other over corruption allegations, the Pentakomo case, ...

A Green party candidate withdrew from the parliamentary elections on Thursday after reporting threats to the police and having been forced to leave his home following a dispute with his ...