Johanna Pauls

The European Commission has moved forward with the second stage of the infringement procedure against Cyprus due to delays in the implementation of the EU directive 2022/2381 on gender quotas in ...

Cyprus has a long way to go until the island gets fully rid of the foot and mouth disease (FMD), president of the Pancyprian pig farmers association, Petros Kailas said ...

Rainfall in April reached 183 per cent above the average for this time of year by Wednesday morning, the met service said. The amount of rainfall measured at all stations by ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is continuing to monitor the situation in the buffer zone near the village of Avlona, which is located between Nicosia and Morphou, ...

Cyprus fully supports the further deepening of the cooperation between the European Union and Armenia , European affairs deputy minister Marilena Raouna has said. “[The cooperation is] based on our shared ...

Further measures to protect the southwestern coasts in the municipalities of Paphos and Ierokipia including 16 breakwaters were at the centre of a meeting at the transport ministry on Tuesday. According ...

A total of 1,650 kilograms of medals from three events organized by Limassol marathon organiser Eleven Blue Events will be handed to a local blacksmith in an attempt to reduce the ...

The fire service on Tuesday inaugurated its new 24-hour operations coordination centre, created with a total budget of €6.5 million. “The climate crisis, extreme weather events, technological risks, but also new ...

Lead in shotguns and fishing weights has a negative impact on both human health and biodiversity, BirdLife said on Tuesday. “Lead is a highly toxic metal, with no safe level ...

A fire that broke out in a poultry farm in the area between Kokkinotrimithia and Mammari on Sunday has been brought under full control. According to the fire service, the ...

A 50-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days on Monday in connection with a robbery in Ayia Napa the previous day. The suspect appeared before Famagusta District Court ...

The week begins with increased low cloud and sparse fog or mist, with the weather gradually clearing. In the afternoon and evening, isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected, mainly in ...

The left lane of the highway connecting Limassol and Paphos near Episkopi has been reopened after a truck came to a stop blocking the lane for four hours on Monday ...

When President Nikos Christodoulides announced last week that Cyprus is poised to implement a social media ban for children under 15, he blithely mentioned that the age verification system would be ...

The compensation for animals culled amid the ongoing measures to combat the foot and mouth disease are set to ‘significantly increase’ following a meeting at the agriculture ministry, agricultural organisations ...

Women facing domestic violence or other forms of abuse can now access the new ‘Pharos’ website, which provides support and information, the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies announced. “The platform ...

A recent survey by primary school teachers’ union Poed, published on Thursday, found that 95 per cent of the 1,017 teachers who participated reported an increase in incidents of school violence and ...

Approximately five per cent of Cyprus population are refugees, ranking the island first among the three countries recording the highest share of immigrants in the European Union, a report by ...

Less than one quarter, around 18.6 per cent, of Cyprus’ total area are covered by forests, ranking the island below overall European levels, according to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday. ...

Bookings for the summer ferry route between Limassol and Piraeus started at 10am on Wednesday morning. The tickets will be available via official booking channels with agents recommending early bookings ...

The coastline in Oroklini is facing significant erosion, Oroklini deputy mayor Neophytos Fakonti and Larnaca technical services head Neophytoula Angelidou said on Tuesday. “There are problems with beach erosion, as ...

Efforts to contain the further spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are ongoing, in constant coordination with the European Commission and the north, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. “It ...

Newly registered voters can pick up their electoral booklets from mayors and community leaders as of May 21, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The booklets will first be handed to ...

Residents of Larnaca will protest over the planned further development of Larnaca port and marina on April 29, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras said on Monday. “Two years have passed since the ...