James Morphakis

Police will step up security measures across Larnaca and Nicosia on Thursday as Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Cyprus. The measures will be in place from 9am until 4pm on ...

Former first ladies, Elsi Christofias and Androulla Vassiliou, are among those from whom police protection is to be withdrawn under a new system taking effect this month. The reform also ...

The anti-corruption authority will issue an announcement on the ‘black van’ spying case on Monday, its commissioner Haris Poyiadjis informed the House institutions committee on Wednesday. Poyiadjis was responding to ...

Around 300 employees working in education ministry support programmes remain without unemployment benefits during the summer months, with MPs calling on the government to resolve the issue at the House education ...

Annita Demetriou has emerged as the leading choice among Disy members for the party’s presidential nomination ahead of the 2028 elections. The poll, conducted by IMR on behalf of news ...

US ambassador John Breslow presented his credentials to President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday, formally taking up his duties in Cyprus and pledging to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Christodoulides said he would ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, has cancelled planned visits to both New York and Cyprus for health reasons, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said ...

Flights to and from Cyprus were affected on Tuesday as a technical failure in the UK air traffic control system caused widespread cancellations and delays at airports across Britain. Three ...

Egyptian armed forces personnel will participate in Cyprus’ October 1 Independence Day military parade for the first time, with an Egyptian contingent expected to march alongside the National Guard. The participation ...

The Republic failed to properly investigate the disappearance of Loizos Hadjigeorgiou and his son Giorgos after the Turkish invasion of 1974 despite opportunities to examine people allegedly involved in their abduction, ...

Two men aged 21 and 19 have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a 25-year-old food delivery worker in Erimi, Limassol, in the early hours of Tuesday. The two suspects ...

Police have been urged to bolster their response to dangerous driving by young motorcyclists, with experts calling for increased enforcement and more officers on the streets. The issue was discussed ...

The derelict former Othello cinema in Engomi was on Tuesday classified as dangerous after an inspection found serious structural deterioration, while authorities have also raised public health concerns over conditions ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested after some 17 wild birds were found trapped in nets in the Larnaca district on Tuesday. Members of the anti-poaching squad carried out the operation in ...

A 46-year-old father and his two adult children pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 122 charges involving alleged abuse of minor children in their family. The three defendants, the father, his 23...

The nationwide cat neutering scheme is expected to expand as of October as the animal welfare commission seeks additional resources to bolster efforts to control the island’s stray cat ...

The Cyprus Peace Council and other anti-war organisations will stage a protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Cyprus outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on Thursday. The ...

British base police are appealing for witnesses after a 76-year-old man was killed on the Limassol-Paphos highway last Wednesday in a traffic accident near the Episkopi tunnel. The man, identified ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Tuesday condemned the driver of a vehicle that parked on a disabled ramp inside parliament’s car park, preventing a person with a wheelchair from ...

More than 25 years after the stadium closed and 15 years after plans were drawn up for its redevelopment, the broad concrete terraces and stark steelwork of the old GSP stand like ...

Fifteen new prison guards have been hired and another 14 recruited as the justice ministry seeks to address staffing shortages at the central prisons, where two guards have been assaulted in ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has pledged to strengthen police presence in Limassol, saying new recruits will reinforce bicycle patrols and the police’s rapid response ‘Z’ unit, as concerns over ...

The Supreme Court has found that the state failed to properly investigate the disappearance of two men abducted in 1974, ruling that their families suffered violations of their human rights and ...

Cyprus is turning to Egypt and India to replenish its construction workforce as employers struggle to replace workers leaving under the government’s Syrian repatriation scheme. Speaking to the Cyprus ...