Johanna Pauls

Social media use in Cyprus is on the rise with the majority of Cypriots receiving their news via social media, according to the findings of a study conducted by the ...

As incidents of gender-based violence are on the rise, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Tuesday highlighted the need for a coordinated response by all relevant state authorities through the Red ...

The performance of Cypriot students in the most recent PISA study remains overwhelmingly stable, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said as results were presented on Tuesday. “For Cyprus, performance remained essentially ...

A municipal traffic warden has resigned from his post in Polis Chrysochous citing bullying, unfair and unfavourable treatment, while mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Tuesday strongly rejected the allegations. In his ...

The National Betting Authority (EAS) will host the ninth edition of Safe Gaming Week from October 12 to 18, aimed at raising awareness about responsible gambling, with a focus on prevention, self-control ...

The health ministry’s pharmaceutical services on Monday warned of “serious risks” associated with the supply and use of unauthorised or illegally traded medication, stressing these could bear significant health ...

Antiquities from Cyprus will be exhibited for the first time outside of the country in the autumn exhibition at the University of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum’s The Making of ...

The National Guard will on Tuesday commemorate armed forces day with a series of events in Nicosia. “Armed forces day is a day of honour for the personnel serving today, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Cyprus on Thursday, with talks focusing on “deepening cooperation” between the two countries, Israeli media reported on Monday. ...

Fuel prices are likely to rise further unless current trends change, consumer protection service director Constantinos Karagiorgis warned on Monday. “There is a possibility, if nothing changes, that the next ...

The labour ministry on Friday announced that it will be hiring 45 new fixed-term employees to move forward with the implementation of the pension reform, which it hopes to execute at ...

A body found in the Paphos state forest is believed to be that of 75-year-old Erato Athanasiou, a resident of Tsakistra who had been missing for 11 days. Media reported on ...

Cyprus has an adult obesity rate of 15.5 per cent, slightly below the European Union average of 16.3 per cent, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. The highest obesity rates ...

The distribution of water and delays in the payment of subsidies were among complaints raised by farmers on Friday as Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis visited the Strovolos farmers market. “We’...

The Turkish foreign ministry in a statement late on Thursday sharply criticised plans for the creation of a memorial as approved by the European Parliament to the victims of rape ...

A total of 761 school buses have passed mandatory inspections and are ready to operate at the start of the new school year, while 40 that failed the checks will not be ...

The 12 per cent pension reduction imposed on people who retire at 63 dominated discussions at the Labour Advisory Board on Thursday as negotiations over the government’s pension reform continued. The ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday that talks on pension reform were “in full swing”, stressing that implementation remained on track for 2027. “Today, discussions at the Labour Advisory Board ...

EU finances, enlargement, migration, developments in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the Cyprus problem will be on the agenda when President Nikos Christodoulides meets European Council President Antonio Costa ...

Two people were arrested after a police chase in Limassol on Thursday during which officers fired shots at a fleeing van. Police said a bicycle patrol officer spotted a van ...

Six people have so far been infected with West Nile virus in Cyprus, while another two suspected cases are under investigation, the health ministry told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. “...

A body was found in the Kallinikos area of the Paphos state forest on Thursday. Police said the body was discovered by forestry department officers, who alerted the authorities. Police ...

The labour ministry on Thursday announced that it will be carrying out nationwide inspections to combat illegal employment in the industrial sector throughout the month of September. It said that ...

A 76-year-old man was killed by a passing minibus on the Limassol-Paphos highway on Wednesday after stopping to move a refrigerator that had fallen from his vehicle. The man, identified ...