Tom Cleaver

There are no cases of measles in the north, ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek said on Thursday night. Dincyurek was speaking after a total of six cases of measles were detected ...

Police in Paphos have successfully busted a document forging ring, Paphos police assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he said the ...

A bomb exploded in the Pernera area of Paralimni in the early hours of Friday morning. The bomb had been placed outside a nightclub at around 2am. The resulting explosion ...

The giant water bug, which has been found in Cyprus by scientists, does not bite human toes, Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute director Kemal Basat clarified on Thursday. Speaking to the ...

The north’s ‘interior ministry’ on Thursday requested that Meray Durust, who is currently working as a civil servant despite being on bail for allegedly forging documents, be suspended from ...

By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou President Nikos Christodoulides met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday. Both Christodoulides and Guterres are in Belgium for the European Council summit, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin won the majority of votes cast across the divide in Cyprus during this month’s Russian presidential elections, according to Kibris Postasi. The newspaper reported that ...

The police are carrying out a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks and other pyrotechnics, ahead of the forthcoming Easter weekend. The force said on Thursday it ...

The construction of an electricity cable between Turkey and the north will “mark a new era”, Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday evening. He was speaking following an ...

By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou Dignitaries from 35 countries and representatives of various international organisations descended on Larnaca on Thursday for a meeting over the Amalthea initiative – Cyprus’ humanitarian aid ...

In today’s episode, the Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) has had all its bank accounts frozen. Meanwhile, scientists have warned of a giant water bug known as the toe-biter along ...

A 43-year-old man from Paphos was remanded in custody for two days on Wednesday on suspicion of having twice broken into a warehouse and robbed tools from inside. Paphos police’...

The government has launched an online non-binding referendum, asking citizens whether or not the voting age should be lowered. Voting is taking place via the new online platform announced by ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to meet with United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Thursday. Both Christodoulides and Guterres are both in Bruges for the European Council summit, with Guterres also ...

The death of a 27-year-old man in Kyrenia on Sunday may have been caused by a physical altercation in which he was involved the previous week, it was heard in ...

Service dogs and dogs belonging to low-income pensioners and welfare recipients may soon be exempt from the dog licence fee, following the passage of a bill through the House environment ...

The Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) has had all its bank accounts frozen, it emerged on Wednesday. The accounts have been frozen by a decree obtained by the lawyer of Evdokia ...

Levels of amphetamine and methamphetamine are on the rise in wastewater in Cyprus, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) said on Wednesday. The EMCDDA was presenting ...

The flow of tourists travelling from Israel to Cyprus is expected to be restored to last year’s levels within the next month, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) chairman ...

A total of 64 kilograms of meat smuggled from the Republic was found and seized by police in the north on Tuesday night. The meat was found in a house in ...

A lieutenant colonel from the ‘TRNC security forces command’ was arrested in connection with the ongoing “fake diploma scandal”, it emerged on Wednesday. The lieutenant colonel appeared in court on ...

A total of 7,500 new voters have been registered for the forthcoming elections in June, Electoral Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...

The electricity authority (EAC) were handed a €28,000 fine on Wednesday following the conclusion of investigations into the death of a worker in 2018. The fine relates to the death of 42-year-old ...

Restoration works at the historical Arif Bey aqueduct near the village of Afania have been completed, the Turkish Cypriot co-chairman of the Bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage Ali Tuncay ...