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Arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer shakes up sales of Greek Cypriot properties in north The arrest of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer in Italy over exploitation of dispossessed Greek Cypriot property ...

Approval just takes too long, developers tell buyers seeking competitive loans from the Housing Finance Corporation The state-owned Housing Finance Corporation (HFC, better known in Greek as Οργανισμός Χρηματοδοτήσεως Στέγης) was seen as ...

The audit office said on Friday it was going to report Cyprus’ long-delayed project for the creation of a liquefied natural gas arrival terminal at Vasiliko to the European Prosecutor’...

In response to the surge of criminal activities throughout Cyprus in recent weeks, police chief Stelios Papatheodorou has proposed the deployment of armed patrols in the streets, it was announced ...

Attorney-general George Savvides strongly condemned Tuesday night’s attack on a public prosecutor’s car, which also prompted her colleagues to go on a work stoppage on Wednesday. The incident ...

A Turkish Cypriot lawyer arrested in Italy over selling property in the north filed an objection to Cyprus’ extradition request on Tuesday, arguing the central prisons would not be safe ...

But Olympic Committee could still find itself in hot water over other allegations Nothing untoward was found concerning the conduct of three senior members of the Olympic Committee, the Sports ...

Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Hurben is not a rabble rouser, but quietly steadfast in his refusal to take up arms While attempting to imagine what interviewing a Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector ...

Christodoulides’ leaks to the press followed by retractions sowed needless uncertainty President Nikos Christodoulides’ handling of the cabinet reshuffle amounted to a colossal bungle, commentators say, illustrative of his relative ...

The United Kingdom is on Friday using its Akrotiri base on the island to conduct bombing raids in Yemen, forcing the government to clarify that Cyprus was not involved in ...

State officials blatantly looked the other way to allow a Limassol fish farm to operate illegally for 15 years, and it is only now being investigated for money laundering allegations, high-level ...

By far the most painfully awkward ministry handover on Wednesday was that of the health portfolio, where the tension between outgoing minister Popi Kanari and permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki was ...

Nikos Christodoulides and Andreas Mavroyiannis exceeded the €1 million legal limit in their presidential election spending, while Disy and Elam failed to be thoroughly transparent over their funding during the campaign, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides replaced four of his ministers on Monday in a partial reshuffle that had been widely anticipated. Effective from Wednesday, Vasilis Palmas will take over from Michalis Giorgallas ...

Culture of silence over rape, harassment and domestic violence by police officers MPs are sounding the alarm over what they describe is a boy’s club in the police force ...

Deputy Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy Minister Philippos Hadjizacharias resigned on Friday, amid rumours that he would be one of the cabinet ministers to face dismissal from President Nikos Christodoulides. ...

Police on Wednesday confirmed reports of the arrest in Rome of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer over the illegal sales of Greek Cypriot properties in the north. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

The first shipment of humanitarian aid from Cyprus and the UK containing almost 90 tonnes of assistance has arrived to Egypt’s Port Said and is being transported to the Rafah ...

In his first New Year’s message as President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides said there was “no magic wand” to tackle the myriad of challenges 2024 brings but pledged his ...

What happened to the ship with the first cargo? How long will planned corridor operate for? How the aid operation will unfold remains unanswered Over two months since Cyprus first ...

Deputy Attorney-General Savvas Angelides stated on Friday that the anti-corruption authority’s decision to exonerate him of corruption charges partially mitigates the personal humiliation he endured. Simultaneously, the audit service, ...

The new EU asylum and migration deal was slammed by left-wing party Akel, which has charged that the pact will cement the problem of refugees getting stuck in southern Mediterranean ...

This year, Cyprus recorded 33 fatalities in traffic accidents, police said on Wednesday, urging drivers to be cautious. The data spans from the beginning of the year until Wednesday, six days ...

‘We are sure that our takings will be at least as much as last year’s Christmas period, if not more’ A “productive and profitable” festive period is expected this ...