Johanna Pauls

Cyprus has the lowest suicide rate in the EU, with the island recording 3.5 deaths per 100,000 residents compared to the European Union average of 10.4. Together with Greece at 4.3 and Malta at 5.5, ...

Two 32-year-olds were on Wednesday arrested over their alleged involvement in a case of assault and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm. Police said that the incident occurred around 9 ...

The pre-trial matters regarding the private criminal proceedings brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou will be completed by this Friday, according to a court ruling issued as part of ...

The lack of a Cyprus-owned air ambulance sees the health insurance organisation (HIO) spend an approximate €2.6 million per year on external air lifting services, with the majority of the services ...

US ambassador John Breslow presented his credentials to President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday, formally taking up his duties in Cyprus and pledging to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Christodoulides said he would ...

Approximately 5,000 passengers scheduled to arrive in or departing from Cyprus on Tuesday and Wednesday have been affected by Britain’s air traffic control failure, Hermes airports told the Cyprus Mail ...

A 19-year-old and a 21-year-old were arrested suspected of being involved in the attack of a 25-year-old delivery driver in the Erimi area of Limassol on Tuesday morning. According to ...

Fourteen people were arrested for offences including robbery, possession of burglary tools, possession of drugs, illegal stay in the territory of the Republic, as well as pending court fine warrants ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Maria Hadjimanolis will come together with her counterparts from Greece, Malta and Italy for a joint meeting in Limassol on Wednesday. The “trilateral + 1” meeting is scheduled to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman are scheduled to meet the old Nicosia airport for the continuation of talks on Wednesday morning. Speaking to Turkish Cypriot media ...

On Wednesday, the weather will be overwhelmingly clear with temperatures rising to  up to 37 degrees Celsius inland, to 31 degrees on the west coast, around 33 degrees on the rest of the ...

Social media use in Cyprus is on the rise with the majority of Cypriots receiving their news via social media, according to the findings of a study conducted by the ...

As incidents of gender-based violence are on the rise, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Tuesday highlighted the need for a coordinated response by all relevant state authorities through the Red ...

The performance of Cypriot students in the most recent PISA study remains overwhelmingly stable, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said as results were presented on Tuesday. “For Cyprus, performance remained essentially ...

A municipal traffic warden has resigned from his post in Polis Chrysochous citing bullying, unfair and unfavourable treatment, while mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Tuesday strongly rejected the allegations. In his ...

The National Betting Authority (EAS) will host the ninth edition of Safe Gaming Week from October 12 to 18, aimed at raising awareness about responsible gambling, with a focus on prevention, self-control ...

The health ministry’s pharmaceutical services on Monday warned of “serious risks” associated with the supply and use of unauthorised or illegally traded medication, stressing these could bear significant health ...

Antiquities from Cyprus will be exhibited for the first time outside of the country in the autumn exhibition at the University of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum’s The Making of ...

The National Guard will on Tuesday commemorate armed forces day with a series of events in Nicosia. “Armed forces day is a day of honour for the personnel serving today, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Cyprus on Thursday, with talks focusing on “deepening cooperation” between the two countries, Israeli media reported on Monday. ...

Fuel prices are likely to rise further unless current trends change, consumer protection service director Constantinos Karagiorgis warned on Monday. “There is a possibility, if nothing changes, that the next ...

The labour ministry on Friday announced that it will be hiring 45 new fixed-term employees to move forward with the implementation of the pension reform, which it hopes to execute at ...

A body found in the Paphos state forest is believed to be that of 75-year-old Erato Athanasiou, a resident of Tsakistra who had been missing for 11 days. Media reported on ...

Cyprus has an adult obesity rate of 15.5 per cent, slightly below the European Union average of 16.3 per cent, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. The highest obesity rates ...