Nick Theodoulou

Sour Disy split and suprise first-round Mavroyiannis victory set the stage Betrayal, backroom dirty dealing, threats and political upsets – Sunday’s second round of the presidential election has it all. ...

Fourteen migrants have been relocated to state protection centres after a coordinated crackdown on a Famagusta livestock farm accused of labour exploitation. The police said on Saturday that they received ...

The owners of a luxury 14-storey apartment complex which collapsed during the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake have been arrested after attempting to flee to the north. Hasan Albargun and his son ...

The bodies of 35 members of the youth volleyball team from Famagusta have now been found in a hotel devastated by Monday’s earthquake in Adiyaman, Turkey, Turkish Cypriot authorities said ...

All roads towards the higher reaches of Troodos remain closed to all cars on Saturday afternoon due to the weather conditions. Specifically, those are the Karvouna-Troodos road, Prodromou-Troodos, Platres-Troodos, and ...

The near total plastic bag ban comes into effect on February 18 where they will no longer even be sold, with a few minor exceptions. The ban covers thin plastic carrier ...

Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades called on Friday for Disy unity and for an end to infighting which has dramatically spilled over into the public eye. “It is with deep sadness ...

The voting hours for Sunday’s presidential elections are between 7am until 12 noon, followed by a break of an hour – resuming at 1pm until 6pm. The chief returning officer said ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis and Nikos Christodoulides – the two remaining presidential candidates – sparred on the airwaves on Friday ahead of Sunday’s election. Christodoulides again sought to court the divided Disy vote ...

Achilleas Demetriades, the independent presidential candidate who was knocked out in the first round, announced on Thursday that he backs Andreas Mavroyiannis ahead of Sunday’s elections. “Certainly there are ...

President Nicos Anastasides and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris will press Cyprus’ case at the upcoming European Council summit that the island requires more assistance to manage migration. They travel to ...

Troodos was hit with a 20-year record deep freeze as temperatures dropped to -12.5C on Wednesday night, according to weather station master Andreas Pringkipas. Troodos square was buried in 60...

A 24-year-old was arrested in Larnaca after a failed attempt to smuggle drugs into a police station for an inmate by concealing them in a chocolate wrapper. The young man ...

Paphos is set for a major investment boost after the council of ministers approved the upgrading of the Paphos marina, with the door now open for luxury cruise ships. Along ...

A 42-year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after he was caught with almost 28kg of cannabis as he arrived at Paphos airport. The incident occurred last July ...

Disy’s parliamentary leader and long-standing MP Nicos Tornaritis has come out in support of Nikos Christodoulides ahead of the second round of the presidential election. Other big names to ...

Police issued a warning on Wednesday that another SMS scam is making the rounds which falsely claims that a person’s bank account has been locked. The text includes a ...

Cyprus must stop dragging its feet and finally decide to implement building safety checks, with the Turkey-Syria earthquake serving as a stark reminder of the dangers. Those were the emphatic ...

The biggest chunk of the stolen bronze statue has been uncovered in a rural area of Tremithousa. The recovered piece includes torso, the head and one hand of the ‘girl ...

Elam will determine who the next president is, according to the party – which has sent a list of questions to be answered by the two remaining presidential candidates. Elam’s ...

The marathon Disy political bureau meeting called to settle its stance going into the second round of the presidential election appeared set to back a free vote and a party ...

Akel-backed independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis on Sunday pulled ahead for second place in round two of presidential elections next week, as Nikos Christodoulides remained the favourite with 76 per cent of ...

Just over 72 per cent of people voted in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, while close to 30 per cent of people abstained, a trend that has been steadily ...

All the heavy hitters have cast their ballots with the candidates united across the political spectrum in urging the public to get out and vote. Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades, after ...