Johanna Pauls

The effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on democracy, the rule of law and its potential influence on future elections were at the core of the discussion at the House institutions ...

In an effort to respond to natural disasters in the region more efficiently, Cyprus and Greece have set up the joint “Epicentre” project, which was officially launched by Justice Minister ...

By Johanna Pauls and Elias Hazou People who are dead and would be 150 if they were alive are named on rental contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties, the House refugees committee ...

Collaborative defence efforts between Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy will be further expanded as part of the framework of the quadrilateral QUAD initiative, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. “The ...

Among reports of violence against women in Cyprus in 2023 and 2024, 76 per cent were cases of domestic violence, human rights commissioner Maria Lottides said on Tuesday. In a statement to mark ...

The editor in-chief of the north’s Ozgur Gazete newspaper, Pinar Barut, on Monday said that she has received death threats targeting both herself and her family, allegedly as part ...

Police in the north carried out a large-scale traffic operation in the night from Saturday to Sunday resulting in 58 arrests, the removal of 160 cars from circulation, and 523 speeding fines. According ...

A 28-year-old woman was found shot dead inside an army camp in Assia in the north on Monday with police investigating the case as a possible crime. According to corresponding ...

A 49-year-old man was attacked with a knife by a 39-year-old co-worker on a construction site in Larnaca, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in the Tsiakkilero area of ...

A new call centre will provide support for people with questions or issues regarding the road transport department’s (TOM) remit, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. “[The hotline] ...

The beginning of the armed Eoka struggle in 1955 was a “new era for Cypriot Hellenism,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday inaugurating the 70 Years of Eoka 1955-1959 exhibition in Nicosia. “[...

A search of two apartments in Nicosia, carried out following a complaint made by the Animal Party over the alleged consumption of cats, has not brought forward any evidence, police ...

A 44-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were remanded in police custody for five days on Friday over their alleged involvement in a burglary, police said on Saturday. The two ...

Another 132 vehicles with faulty Takata airbags will be immobilised, the road department said on Saturday. The immobilisation follows a recall over cars equipped with defective Takata airbags issued by CIC ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday night said comments made by President Nikos Christodoulides regarding the Cyprus problem during a visit of Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas were “null and ...

A 26-year-old man has died following a stabbing attack outside a kiosk in the Konia area of Paphos on Wednesday, while the 58-year-old suspect in the case was remanded in ...

The European Commission on Friday launched a new infringement case against Cyprus, saying the Republic has yet to incorporate the EU’s energy efficiency directive 2023/1791 into national law. The directive, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas on Friday awarded two honorary medals to soldiers of the Hellenic Force in Cyprus (Eldyk) who fought during the Turkish invasion in 1974. “...

Cyprus’ geopolitical location and its good relations with neighbouring countries make it a “stable pole” in the region, well positioned to facilitate discussions on EU maritime protection strategies during its ...

The planned planting of 48 trees “in honour of US President Donald Trump” by the Jewish community in Larnaca was a “misunderstanding” and was “not intended to be a political event”, ...

As part of their strike over the government’s plans to introduce a new evaluation system, secondary school teachers on Wednesday emphasised that they agreed that a new system needed ...

Cyprus alone is responsible for the slow pace of progress in developing its renewable energy sector, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, adding that this had left him deeply unsatisfied. ...

The potential opening of Turkish ports and airports could be considered a pragmatic attempt at improving relations between both countries and benefit Cypriot trade, economy and security, Diko MP Christos ...

The government will push forward with its efforts aimed at modernising what President Nikos Christodoulides described as a “state of the 1960s,” he said on Tuesday evening. “We will do ...