Johanna Pauls

The health ministry’s budget for 2027 will reach €1.4 billion, an increase of around three per cent compared to 2026, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides told the House health committee on Friday. Presenting ...

The possible acquisition of a special aircraft for the airlifting of patients, as well as financial support for patients and their families travelling abroad for treatment were at the centre ...

Cyprus’ strategic location at the crossroads of three continents brings significant responsibilities for aviation safety, particularly amid ongoing regional tensions, Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki said on Friday. Addressing the Flight ...

Polis Chrysochous municipality and communities in Tillyria on Friday expressed strong concern over reports that a proposed crossing point at Kokkina could be replaced by one at Kambos. In a ...

A new wildlife care and rehabilitation centre for wild animals was inaugurated in the Nicosia district of Yeri on Friday. “With the creation of new, modern facilities, we are substantially ...

The number of subsidised fertility treatment cycles will increase from four to five, with government funding remaining at €4,500 per attempt and set to be included in the health ministry’s 2027 ...

Three waterspouts appeared in the Pernera area of Protaras on Friday morning as intense weather conditions hit parts of the island. Pictures and videos posted online depict the phenomenon, showing ...

Blood reserves across Cyprus have improved significantly, although further donations are still needed, head of hospital blood banks Maria Adamou said on Thursday. “Our ability to respond to the needs ...

Police are investigating a suspected cryptocurrency investment scam after a 41-year-old man reported losing $280,000 between September and November 2026. According to police, the man came across an online advertisement for a ...

MPs on Thursday called for greater financial and administrative support for district governments (EOAs) to tackle dangerous buildings, criticising the government over its failure to provide adequate resources. The issue ...

Police are searching for a 22-year-old Turkish Cypriot suspected of stealing five hunting dogs worth a total of €7,500 from a field in the Ayios Therapontas area of Limassol. The dogs’ 41...

The Pancyprian Association of Hotel Managers (Pasydixe) on Thursday condemned the sexual abuse of two teenage girls by a hotel employee in Paphos, stressing that the convicted man was neither ...

Trade unions on Thursday continued discussions with the state health services (Okypy) over outstanding labour issues and averting planned industrial action in the health sector in an effort to halt ...

A police officer who pleaded guilty to charges of neglect of duty over the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou in 2019 will be sentenced on November 30. The 58-year-old officer had served ...

A 53-year-old hotel manager was found guilty of sexually abusing two minors in 2023 on Wednesday. The case concerns two girls, aged 16, who were holidaying in Cyprus with one of the ...

The cost of studies, as well as student grants were at the centre of a discussion at the House education committee on Wednesday. Addressing the MPs, chairman of the committee ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the new national blood strategy aimed at modernising and upgrading the blood services system in Cyprus. “With the approval of the strategy, we ...

Proceedings in the case concerning the murder of Stavros Demosthenous continued with the presentation of further evidence before the Limassol permanent criminal court on Wednesday. The three defendants, aged 31 and ...

Police have launched an investigation after shots were fired at the Ormidia home of the 76-year-old father of a prisoner serving a life sentence on Wednesday morning. Authorities were called ...

Funding amounting to €4.8 million to support recycling measures was approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. “Our goal is to practically support the local government, to limit the financial ...

Cypriot American Michael Tannousis was re-elected as a Republican member of congress in New York on Wednesday morning as the United States’ midterm elections were held. Tannousis was competing against ...

Police are continuing investigations into the murder of 61-year-old Olga Vasilieva as divers recovered her phone from the sea in the Moni area of Limassol, reports said on Wednesday. The ...

Police are investigating after shots were fired at the home of a 76-year-old in the Ormidia area of Larnaca on Wednesday morning. It has not yet been established why the ...

Five people were arrested as part of islandwide police operations on Tuesday night. The offences include conspiracy to commit a felony, burglary of a building and theft, illegal possession of ...