Johanna Pauls

Cyprus police officers took to the street on Wednesday, following trade Isotita union’s call for a protest over the new police reform which came into effect at the beginning ...

Several mountain roads in the Troodos area remain slippery due to persisting cold weather and landslides, the police said on Wednesday. Although the roads remain open, drivers are advised to ...

Two pensioners, aged 73 and 66, living in Aradippou reported that an unknown man threatened them with a knife and stole an undisclosed sum of money from them, police said on Wednesday. ...

Foreign powers including Israel and the United States have intervened in the nationwide protests in Iran, the Iranian embassy in Cyprus said on Wednesday, echoing reports from government agencies Tehran. ...

More than 1,000 newborn sheep and goats were killed in a fire that broke out on a sheep and goat farm in Meniko on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday. The ...

On Wednesday, the weather will be overwhelmingly cloudy. Temperatures are expected to rise to up to 12 degrees Celsius inland, around 15 degrees on the coast and around 4 degrees in the higher ...

Immediate measures to improve the situation within the central prison are to be implemented before the construction of a new facility is completed, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Tuesday. ...

Trade union Isotita’s police branch on Tuesday called on its members from all branches to join the protest over the recently announced police reform to be held outside the ...

Disy on Monday officially announced that MP Nikos Sykas, who had recently been accused of domestic violence by his wife, would be expelled from the party’s ballot for the ...

Police on Monday evening arrested five of the eight men wanted in connection with a brawl that broke out in Larnaca on Saturday afternoon. The five are expected to appear ...

Two glass-lined-steel-type water tanks with a capacity of 17,200 cubic metres were inaugurated  by President Nikos Christodoulides at the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) on Monday. “With the completion of ...

Jewellery including valuable diamond pieces worth more than €1 million were stolen within less than three minutes in a burglar at an Ayia Napa jewellery shop on early Monday morning. The ...

Taxi drivers will go on a one-day work stoppage starting at 6am on Tuesday to protest what they describe as “uncontrolled action by passenger transport applications”, thetaxi union (Poat) said ...

Plans to address the persisting problems in the central prison will likely include a mobile phone signal interruption system and the creation of a new facility, with a corresponding set ...

Five people have died from symptoms associated with the flu on Monday, bringing the total number of influenza-related deaths to 12 since December, health ministry permanent secretary Elisavet Constantinou said. Hospitals ...

At only 0.6 per cent, Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest share of children with unmet medical needs in Europe, the European statistical service (Eurostat) said on Monday. In 2024, ...

Investments into digital competitiveness, innovation, research and space are crucial to ensure Europe’s preparedness in an “increasingly unstable international environment” Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou said on Wednesday. “As Cyprus ...

Former President George Vassiliou played a critical role in the modern political history of the island, Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday as political parties expressed condolences over his ...

Persisting snow and frosty conditions on Wednesday have caused slippery roads, leading to many of them being partly closed or only accessible for vehicles with snow chains and four-wheel drive. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday described former President George Vassiliou as a universal citizen, expressing his condolences to the family. Vassiliou died overnight on Tuesday his family said on Wedesday. “...

On Wednesday, the weather will be mostly clear. Temperatures will reach 14 degrees Celsius inland, 16 degrees on the coast and 3 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost is likely to occur. ...

Former president of the Republic, George Vassiliou died overnight at the age of 94, his family said in a social media post on Wednesday. Vassiliou had been hospitalised since January 6 in ...

Changes in police working hours recently presented by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis will be discussed at House legal affairs committee next week, committee chairman and Disy MP Nicos Tornaritis said ...

The trial of a 22-year-old accused of involvement in an attempted murder last July will continue on February 2, Larnaca criminal court ruled on Tuesday. He is accused of attempting to ...