Johanna Pauls

A vehicle containing inflammable materials burst into flames on Thursday near Kato Amiantos. The fire was extinguished by the fire department and the driver remained unharmed. According to fire department ...

Two people, aged 23 and 16, were arrested for allegedly breaking into a primary school and causing damage of about €500 to classrooms and equipment in Limassol on Thursday night. Police arrived at ...

The temporary Green Point on Vassilis Michaelidis street in Larnaca will operate under adjusted summer hours from April 2 to September 30, the Larnaca municipality cleaning department announced on Thursday. During this ...

Activists from AFOA, Genocide Free Cy, and United for Palestine shared posts about an action in which signs were placed along roads leading to the Akrotiri airbase, renaming them ‘Genocide ...

The Potamos Liopetriou construction side will be restarted following the decision to terminate the employment of the contractor in November 2024, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday. The company Lois Builders ...

Limassol taxi drivers have threatened further strikes, even closing the airports, after their four-hour work stoppage on Wednesday if their demands are not met over cracking down on moonlighting drivers. “...

Following protests and a ‘supreme court’ appeal by the teachers’ unions Ktoeos and Ktoes, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has announced that the regulation allowing headscarves in schools has ...

After a sharply criticised protest on Sunday the hunters’ association (KEKK) said they were satisfied after their meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday afternoon. KEKK-head Nicholas Prodromou said ...

Former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki was remanded in custody until his new court hearing that was rescheduled to April 2 after he claimed sickness and did not appear in court on ...

Racial discrimination remains one of the most destructive social issues, Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides emphasised in her statement on Friday, March 21, marking the International Day for the Elimination of ...

Greenhouse gas concentrations over Cyprus have reached a historic high, reaching 430 parts per million (ppm) in January. “The sector with the largest contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus is ...

Intercity bus drivers will go on a 24-hour strike on April 3, union SEK and PEO announced on Friday. The strike follows the labour ministry’s decision to halt the renewal ...

Nicosia District Court has remanded a 40-year-old man for seven days on suspicion of being involved in the sale of Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday. The man ...

Six per cent of staff in state hospitals are on long-term leave due to sickness, pregnancy and parental leave, the nursing staff branch of trade union Pasydy said on Thursday. ...

A budget of €8.5 million will be allocated to combat future cyberattacks, Deputy Minister of Research Nicodemos Damianou told the House audit committee on Thursday. “For the first time, we have ...

A framework for regulating breastfeeding rooms in workplaces and public spaces was discussed by the House health committee on Thursday. “It is with great satisfaction that we finally have before ...

Wednesday night’s searches to locate any signs of those still missing from the sunken boat off Cape Greco remained unsuccessful the Larnaca Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said ...

Authorities need to enforce legislation to close down the illegal kiosks that have sprung in Akamas’ Natura 2000 network area with immediate action, the federation of environmental NGOs (Opok) said on ...

Aradippou municipality is set to become fully independent from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) after having signed a three-year contract with supplier Bioland Energy following a bidding process. “With ...

A 43-year-old man was remanded for eight days over suspected property and vehicle theft at Larnaca District Court on Monday. Police arrested the man at his Oroklini home on Sunday. ...

A neurosurgeon will be paying €170,000 in compensation to a patient for medical negligence, after the doctor’s appeal was thrown out by the Supreme Court last week, it was announced ...

Three groups have withdrawn their productions from the upcoming Cyprus International Theatre Festival (CITF) over the planned participation of Belgian artist and convicted sex offender Jan Fabre. The festival faced ...

Cyprus has the fifth highest per capita municipal waste generation in the EU with municipal solid waste, 76.8 per cent of which is landfilled, Cyprus’ statistical service said on Thursday.  In ...

A ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) sailed into Limassol port on Thursday, the first of its kind to dock in Cyprus. “The use of LNG as a marine ...