Johanna Pauls

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 ...

Broad support measures were launched by NGOs, the government, civil society, and humanitarian organisations following the devastating wildfires in the Limassol region, which, according to initial satellite assessments, burned 120 square ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday assured the public that health services remain on high alert due to the ongoing wildfires, with public hospitals on standby and a first aid ...

The appeal of a Chinese holder of a ‘golden passport’, who objected against the cabinet’s decision to revoke his acquired Cypriot citizenship, has been rejected, the administrative court announced ...

The hotel workers’ branch of the PEO and SEO unions on Wednesday announced that they would eventually go on strike on Monday, July 28, as a “last resort”, after two weeks ...

Delays caused by a lack of stakeholder consensus over the use of local borehole water have sparked unrest in the Maroni community located southwest of Larnaca. “Despite successive meetings with ...

The gap between producer and retail prices for fruit and vegetables has widened to “unreasonably high” levels, with bananas selling for up to 110 percent above the price paid to farmers, ...

Grass clearing works on the Limassol-Paphos highway will see parts of the road closed, however traffic could continue to flow unhindered in the lanes, the public works department said on ...

72 new state-of-the-art showers are being installed on 18 beaches in the Protaras area of the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality, aiming to upgrade the local infrastructure for beachgoers. “Our priority is the continuous upgrading ...

The Pyla coastal park will soon feature two wooden shelters after construction work began this week with several other upgrades to follow. “The effort to upgrade it began last year ...

An orange warning for extreme maximum temperature, valid from 12 noon to 5pm on Wednesday, was issued by the meteorology department on Tuesday afternoon. According to the met office, the maximum ...

Three schemes to boost employment for women and people over 50 with a budget of €15 million were outlined by Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday, and will be presented to cabinet ...