Johanna Pauls

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 ...

Whether you’re an astronomer, ordinary stargazer or astrologer, the alignment of the other seven planets in our solar system on the same side of the sun on February 28 will ...

The Court of Appeal has, for the first time, overturned a decision by the Administrative Court of International Protection, ruling that international protection status was “incorrectly granted” to a third-country ...

The Limassol municipality approved its 2025 budget of €19 million on Thursday. Mayor Yiannis Armeftis said the budget would allow “for debt repayment, interest payments, and the financing of the pension fund’...

A Limassol couple was taken to the hospital after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at home. They were reportedly found unconscious in serious condition and were immediately transferred to Paphos ...

The Municipality of Limassol and the “Limassol 2030” organisers have finalised their proposal for the title of title of European Capital of Culture 2030 and will present it before a committee of ...

Paphos criminal court set the next hearing in the case of escaped convict Doros Theofanous for May 14. The two men, who became friends serving their sentences in prison, appeared before ...

President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, for talks at the presidential palace on Friday morning. During the meeting, Kadis briefed Christodoulides on current plans ...

Police arrested three men and one woman over an 8.5kg cannabis bust in Larnaca and Nicosia on Thursday. According to the authorities, significant quantities of narcotics, money and other evidence ...

Cyprus fully supports the protection of Armenia’s’ sovereignty and its “European perspective”, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou said when welcoming the Armenian Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan in ...

The agriculture ministry on Thursday announced the launch of open consultations with farmers regarding investment measures under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027. With a budget of €60 million, ...