Johanna Pauls

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 ...

Mud, debris and leaves were observed on several roads in Miliou in the Paphos area, causing roads to be blocked and making driving in the area particularly dangerous, the community ...

Fire engines and agricultural tractors have been converted into snowploughs to clear snow from mountain roads and ensure residents can move freely, the forestry department said on Tuesday. According to ...

House President and Disy MP Annita Demetriou on Monday met with the Cyprus Police Association (CPA) to discuss disputed police reform plans recently announced by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis, it ...

Police seized four vehicles and filed more than 70 traffic complaints during overnight operations from Monday into Tuesday, after carrying out over 370 traffic checks on roads across the island. Of the ...

Police on Tuesday called on drivers to be particularly careful on the roads due to the overall adverse weather conditions in the inland areas and in the higher mountains. “Due ...

Video footage emerged on social media on Monday, showing four men, reportedly employees of the Chlokaras community council, kicking and throwing a sea turtle on a local beach. According to ...

The rain that struck the island in the last three days totalled 22.4 millimetres per square metre, bringing this month’s rainfall to 31 per cent of the usual monthly average by ...

A 48-year-old and a 21-year-old were on Monday arrested pursuant to court warrants in connection with two separate cases of burglary and theft in Larnaca and Nicosia. The first case, ...

The resignation of President Nikos Christodoulides’ chief of staff and brother-in-law, Charalambos Charalambous, was a necessary response to the video accusing him and others of corruption, Disy president Annita Demetriou ...

Reports of domestic violence outnumber those of previous years More than 3,000 incidents of domestic violence were reported to the police in 2025, marking an increase to previous years, the police’s ...

An increase in the overall number electric registered was seen in 2025, data released by the statistical service showed on Monday, with registrations of hybrid vehicles up 7.2 per cent and the ...

A hair salon owned by a Ukrainian woman has been cordoned off after shots were fired at the premises located in the tourist area of Yermasogia, Limassol on Monday morning. ...