Johanna Pauls

Three men were sentenced to 13 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday for importing large amounts of drugs. The men, aged 31, 45 and 46 were arrested by the drug squad (Ykan) in an ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) on Tuesday warned that faulty and poor quality electronic devices were widely available in the market. It said Cyprus faces significant challenges in addressing the ...

An ancient bible dating back to 1795 AD was handed to the antiquities department by the customs department on Tuesday following a ruling by Nicosia district court. The book was seized ...

A record low temperature of -3.7C was reported in Athalassa on Monday night, the lowest temperature recorded since the opening of the meteorological station in 1981 while Frenaros at -1.2...

Flying kites and drones near Larnaca and Paphos airports will be prohibited on Green Monday, March 3, due to the risks they pose to flight safety and air traffic. Authorities have ...

Several departing and arriving flights on February 27, 28 and March 1 will be affected by changed schedules in response to a strike in Greece. According to the airline, four Cyprus Airways flights ...

Flights between Paphos and Israel will be resumed from March onwards. Israeli airline El Al will start operating flights on March 8, followed by Arkia airlines on March 15 and Ryanair on ...

Larnaca Municipality has opened a heated day-center for people in need of warmth due to the prevailing cold weather. The offer is aimed at people in need that do not ...

Ten thousand people have voluntarily donated DNA samples and medical history to the University of Cyprus center of biobanking and biomedical research, it said on Monday. The DNA samples are ...

Private education is offered at all levels in Cyprus, and remains a popular choice. There are currently some 14,580 students across the island enrolled in private schools, according to the education ...

The launch of the newly introduced electronic identity (eID) at the end of January was expected to be a significant leap forward in digital access. However, take-up has been sluggish, ...

For the first time, bats that breed in coastal caves have been observed migrating across the country to spend the winter in Troodos. During their journey from the coast to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Gerasimos Siassos, announced their shared intention for NKUA to establish a branch at the University of ...

Cyprus’ first crematorium is now expected to open in the summer of 2026, the Golden Leaves Cyprus Crematorium announced on Thursday. While the land has been cleared, construction has yet to ...

A 60-year-old man was remanded on Thursday for two days in connection with the illegal possession of duty-free tobacco products. The suspect had been stopped by police in his car “...

The water development department will carry out further inspections of water tanks and reservoirs and their surroundings to prevent the entrapment of animals, the agriculture ministry announced on Thursday. Agriculture ...

Local crime prevention councils have been created in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. He said the pilot project, implemented in Limassol since November 2024, aimed to “further strengthen ...

Trees in Cyprus can now be registered with the help of artificial intelligence. The Cyprus institute presented a new AI-registration system to support the reliable counting of trees as part ...

Cypriot actress Marina Makris was awarded as one of ten European Shooting Stars 2025 at the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on Monday night. Makris is well-known for her ...

A 30-year-old man was remanded in police custody for eight days on Tuesday in connection with a case of arson of a family home in Paphos last week. Paphos assistant ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos and the Deputy Health Minister of Greece, Marios Themistocleous, signed an updated public health agreement in Nicosia on Monday. The agreement includes the enhancement of medical ...

The Antiquities Department of the deputy culture ministry has received a donation of an Kourion excavation archive by American archaeologist David Soren of the University of Arizona. Soren carried out ...

The 18-year-old learner driver that was caught speeding at 185 km/h on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Monday morning has admitted to the charges against him, police have said. The young ...

Further measures to improve the Pomos fishing shelter were announced by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during a visit on Monday. Panayiotou said that several measures were being planned to upgrade ...