Johanna Pauls

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 ...

The Nicosia municipality is set to hold a public consultation on the new local plan for the city centre on Friday. “The aim of the consultation is to inform the ...

The population of foxes, hares and pheasants has increased over the past year, with all three recording significant growth of at least 10 per cent, the game and fauna service said ...

A bill to regulate the operation of the social insurance fund will be submitted to parliament this month as a first pillar of the pension reform, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas ...

Twelve people were arrested for various offences in overnight police operations across the Republic on Tuesday night. The twelve arrests concern illegal stay in the Republic of Cyprus, theft, disorderly ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday expressed his solidarity with Germany following a Russian drone attack at Leipzig airport in August. “Threats against critical infrastructure concern us all,” he said ...

On Wednesday, it will be mostly clear, but there will be an increase in cloud cover after noon, especially in the mountains, where there may be isolated showers. Temperatures will ...

Deputy Culture Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina on Tuesday presented the ministry’s first ‘Nostos 2026’ support scheme aimed at safeguarding heritage in occupied communities in the north. “[The goal is] the transmission ...

Registrations for adult training courses at the training centres of the education ministry will be open until the end of the month with courses expected to begin in the second ...

The Consumers Association recorded a total of 1,511 price decreases of products listed in the e-kalathi application in August, marking an overall reduction of 10.6 per cent. Meanwhile, the average price increase ...

New decrees regulating the mandatory medical and lab tests on workers in vehicle painting shops and bus drivers were announced on Tuesday by Labour Minister Marinos Mousiottas. According to the ...

Mobility service provider Bolt said on Tuesday it was not concerned about the government’s recently announced plans to impound electric scooters, underlining its commitment to ensuring the safe use ...

The Republic’s first mental health ambassador, Poly Gregora, was appointed for a period of two years on Tuesday by Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides. “With the creation of the institution ...

Damage to 183 homes, mainly in the Nicosia district, has been recorded following the severe weather that hit Cyprus last Saturday, the interior ministry said on Monday. It said that local ...