Johanna Pauls

A fire broke out near a vehicle close to the Ayia Napa church in Kantou at around 11pm last night, burning approximately five hectares of wild vegetation, dry grasses and ...

More than a week after the devastating wildfires struck, the 16 affected villages in Limassol find themselves surrounded by ash. A burnt smell lingers in the air, and even though the ...

Farmers in the Aradippou municipality have begun collecting hay bales and animal feed to support their colleagues in villages affected by the recent wildfires. “Within two days, a large quantity ...

Relief measures for communities affected by the recent wildfires are in full swing, commissioner for the development of mountain communities Charalambos Christofinas said on Friday. Christofinas was tasked by President ...

Fifty-two taxis will be permanently banned from entering the Larnaca and Paphos airports after repeatedly violating regulations, the licensing authority announced on Friday. “We had initially suspended access for these 52 ...

Police on Thursday arrested three people in the old town of Nicosia as part of a coordinated operation initiated by the justice ministry and the deputy minsitry of migration. The ...

Developments in the region, the shaping of strategic bilateral cooperation and the Cyprus problem will be at the centre of the meeting between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and French Foreign ...

Nicosia’s central Larnaca avenue has been closed from the University of Cyprus roundabout to the traffic lights near the Sklavenitis supermarket in Aglandija since 8am on Thursday. The road ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday instructed the commissioner for mountainous communities Charalambos Christofinas to monitor and supervise the implementation of the wildfire relief measures decided by the cabinet on Wednesday. “...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested over alleged spying in the north on July 19 are set to appear before Trikomo court on Thursday as their trial proceedings resume. Their ...

A 66-year-old woman is in critical condition after being run over by a vehicle in Limassol on Wednesday evening. According to the police, the accident occurred around, when a car ...

The final mapping of the areas affected by the recent wildfires has found that 104 square kilometres of land were burned, the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence at the Cyprus University of ...

A total of 786 traffic violations were reported on Nicosia’s central throughfare Larnaca since the beginning of 2025, police said on Tuesday evening. The statement followed a deadly car crash that ...

Traffic lights at two intersections in Kato Paphos and in the area surrounding Neon Mall will be temporarily out of service on Wednesday and Thursday due to scheduled upgrade works. ...

A container with 129,600 ampules of laughing gas (nitrous oxide), weighing a total of 3,804 kilograms were seized by police in Limassol on Tuesday. “Six pallets (…) which appear to contain nitrous oxide ‘...

Citizens affected by the wildfires were called upon by the Interior Ministry to register in the online payment system of the general accounting office (FIMAS) to receive their compensation payments. “...

The couple found dead in their vehicle in last week’s wildfire were officials identified on Tuesday as 81-year-old Dimitris and 77-year-old Maro Philippides. “The official autopsies on the two ...

Specialised staff will be available to provide psychological support for those who were affected by the wildfires in two support centres in Souni and Ayios Therapontas, the state health services (...

Five people were on Tuesday found guilty for the death of Turkish Cypriot Tansu Cidan, who died in the central prison in 2022. The five included two of his fellow inmates ...

Electricity has been restored in most of the of the villages affected by last week’s wildfires, electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said in a social media post on ...

Despite critically low water levels at the island’s largest reservoir, Kouris dam, water cuts will be avoided this year thanks to the installation of 12 new desalination units, deputy director ...

Veterinary services in Limassol are currently caring for 144 dogs and 37 cats rescued from the devastating wildfires, while volunteer organisations continue to assist in the affected areas, Animal Welfare Commissioner Antonia ...

A case has been filed against two 41-year-old men allegedly involved in a fight in the village of Kalo Chorio on July 19, which left one person injured and caused damage ...

Animals affected by the Limassol wildfires are in urgent need of food, water, and veterinary care, as no formal mechanism has been established to support them, Animal Welfare Commissioner Antonia ...