Johanna Pauls

Students in Cyprus lag behind their European peers in basic, civic and digital skills, with a recent European Union report pointing to a “general problem related to the quality of ...

E-scooters could be impounded for up to 90 days for offences including speeding, underage use and riding in prohibited areas under a new draft decree announced by the public works department ...

Police on Thursday arrested two women aged 25 and 26 over their alleged involvement in running a brothel and offences related to receiving stolen goods, theft and conspiracy to commit a felony. ...

The unexploded mortar shell that was found in Ayia Anna on Wednesday near the Kalo Chorio shooting range during efforts to put out a fire has been deactivated. Speaking to ...

A 23-year-old man and police officers were attacked by a gang in Limassol on Wednesday night at around 9pm. According to the police, the man was attacked by a group ...

Six people were arrested for various offences, including drugs, illegal residency and failure to appear in court, during preventive police checks in urban areas across the island on Wednesday night. ...

A 41-year-old man was mugged in Limassol half an hour after midnight. Police said the man was riding his electric scooter in the Molos area of Limassol when he was ...

A 77-year-old man was seriously injured in an accident in Paphos on Wednesday. According to the police, at around 6.30pm as the man was driving his vehicle along Vasileos Stasikou ...

The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) is set to launch annual briefings to inform the public about its progress, starting January 2027. “This initiative is in line with the ...

A 20-year-old man was remanded for eight days for the possession of cannabis at the Nicosia district court on Wednesday. The man had been arrested on Tuesday when attempting to ...

Four people were on Wednesday remanded for eight days before the Nicosia district court over their alleged involvement in the arson of three vehicles. The suspects include two 20-year-olds, a 21...

Building trust between communities and overcoming division in Cyprus is the long-standing goal of Unficyp when facilitating religious visits, Unficyp spokesperson Siddique Aleem said as 80 Turkish Cypriots visited the Hala ...

A scientifically accurate replica of the monumental head of Aphrodite of Lefkolla has been installed at the Paralimni-Dherynia town hall in a specially constructed museum showcase. The exhibition display case ...

The fire service has postponed its investigations into the fire that broke out in the industrial area of Aradippou on Tuesday, saying that it was awaiting necessary approval from the ...

The Faros beach initiative group in a statement on Tuesday denounced what it described as an “unacceptable situation” at Faros beach in Pervolia, claiming that an abandoned restaurant had turned ...

The fire that broke out at a small bakery warehouse in the industrial area of Aradippou on Tuesday evening has been brought under full control. The fire service has confirmed ...

An 18-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in connection with last week’s group attack on five delivery drivers in Paphos. According to the police, the teenager was arrested at around 2.30...

Petrol and diesel prices in Cyprus have risen by less than the European Union average, with the difference ranging from two to eight cents per litre, the Consumer Protection Service (...

The met department has issued a yellow weather warning for high temperatures on Wednesday afternoon as temperatures are expected to reach around 40 degrees Celsius inland. The warning is in effect ...

Issues regarding environmental protection, water resources management and infrastructure, as well as the establishment of a new animal shelter in the Paphos district, were at the centre of a meeting ...

Bases police have made 26 arrests in the past week, including three on August 16 for drugs and immigration offences following a vehicle stop. During the vehicle search, officers discovered “drug related ...

Police on Thursday arrested four people following the seizure of more than 650grams of cannabis, a large sum of money and an air pistol. The arrests were made in the ...

The 65-year-old father of an 11-year-old girl who was left alone at their Paphos home while he travelled to Albania to watch a football match was arrested upon his return ...

The met office on Friday issued a renewed yellow weather warning for extreme temperatures. The warning will be in effect from 1pm to 4pm, with temperatures expected to rise to 41 ...