Johanna Pauls

Recently circulated allegations of the inappropriate handling of a case by deputy attorney general Savvas Angelides due its connection to his former law firm were “an attempt to create a ...

Two 28-year-old suspects arrested in connection with the murder of businessman Stavros Demosthenous last month will face trial at Limassol criminal court in January, the district court ruled on Friday. ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested three times over the legal alcohol limit in Paphos on Thursday evening, causing an accident after which his vehicle caught fire, police said on Friday. ...

Fans of AEL and Apollon football clubs clashed in the centre of Limassol on Thursday night, causing damage to at least 11 cars and nearby property, police said on Friday. The ...

The House education committee is pressing ahead with discussions on the new system for evaluating teachers and teaching performance, its chair, Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas, said on Thursday, expressing optimism ...

NGO Spavo on Thursday launched a new donation campaign to support its programmes for women affected by gender-based violence. “With your contribution, you directly support frontline programmes against domestic violence,” ...

A 25-year-old US citizen was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday by the Paphos criminal court for attempting to smuggle 24 kilograms of cannabis into the Republic. She was found ...

A 49-year-old woman was found dead in the bathroom of her apartment on Thursday, in Paralimni, with police saying that foul play cannot be ruled out at this stage of ...

The majority of Cypriots, 69.4 per cent, live in homes they own, while only 30 per cent are tenants, according to Eurostat data released on Thursday. This places Cyprus slightly above the ...

A maritime demarcation deal signed between Lebanon and Cyprus violates the rights of Turkish Cypriots on the island and is therefore unacceptable, Turkey said on Thursday. Lebanon and Cyprus on ...

Cyprus and Brussels will soon be connected via direct flights, the transport ministry said on Thursday. A relevant contract will be signed at the ministry’s civil aviation department on ...

Following a ten-day multinational cross-sector exercise in the maritime area of Alexandria, Egypt, the Cyprus national guard on Wednesday concluded its participation of “MEDUSA-14/2025.” The exercise brought together aeronautical assets ...

Lawyer Leto Kariolou, defending former deputy director of the central prisons Athena Demetriou, on Wednesday said that newly leaked allegations were part of continuous “attempts to undermine her client’s ...

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. “[...