Johanna Pauls

A group of six foreign students reported they were attacked with “sharp objects” by hooded men in their Limassol home in the early hours of Saturday. Police said the students ...

A total of 4.25 million tourists are expected to arrive in Cyprus by the end of 2025, Cyprus Travel and Tourism Agents Association (Actta) President Harris Papacharalambous said on Friday night at ...

A total of 2.5 acres of land planted with pine trees, wild vegetation and reed beds was burnt by a fire that broke out in Alethriko, in the Larnaca district. The ...

Stable prospects for the Cyprus economy were outlined in the most recent Scope Ratings report, published on Friday. The credit rating agency said Cyprus showed stable economic fundamentals and one ...

Two men were arrested in Limassol on Friday afternoon for residing illegally in Cyprus and the possession of a weapon, police said on Saturday. The men were stopped by two ...

Fire prevention and the role of volunteer groups in tackling forest fires were key topics discussed during a meeting between the forestry department and voluntary firefighting teams, reaffirming their ongoing ...

A 15-year-old was remanded for 24 hours on Friday after he and his 13-year-old friend were allegedly found carrying flammable materials in Limassol. The two boys were stopped by police after ...

A 77-year-old has lost around €142,000 after “investing” in a scheme advertised online that turned out to be a scam, police reported on Friday. Following his registration with the scheme in ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos described Pope Francis on Wednesday as a “a tireless advocate of unity and dignity” in his message in the book of condolences opened by the embassy ...

The European Commission is “closely monitoring the progress in fulfilling the requirements” of Cyprus’ path towards Schengen membership, European Commissioner for internal affairs Magnus Brunner announced on Wednesday. Considering the ...

Two suspects, aged 33 and 28, arrested in connection with a house burglary in Nicosia, the theft of a motorcycle, and other offences, are to be remanded by the Nicosia district court ...

Police announced on Thursday the arrest of an individual in possession of 28 kilogrammes of untaxed hookah tobacco, discovered in packages lacking the mandatory Greek and Turkish markings typically found on ...

EU member states, including Cyprus, are expected to draw up a common list of so-called safe countries of origin when they process asylum applications, the European Commission announced on Wednesday....

The governmental press office on Wednesday announced the official translation and unification of the Republic’s updated constitution into English. The publication will include “a comprehensive, consolidated text of the ...

The Nicosia criminal court has rescheduled the “trial within a trial” procedure of the German real estate agent accused of usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north to May 2 after ...

The forestry department has issued a warning targeting illegal cutting of trees for the traditional lambradjia bonfires ahead of the upcoming Easter holidays. Emphasising that the felling of trees without ...

A 55-year-old man was arrested in the Larnaca district for the illegal possession of undeclared animal products, police said on Wednesday. According to the statement, Larnaca police stopped a car ...

A man has been arrested over the possession of “large amounts of class B drugs” in Ayios Nikolaos, the British bases announced on Tuesday. The bases’ police and the squad ...

Following concerns over illegal refreshment kiosks, government officials and ecological organisations revisited the Akamas area to determine whether there was compliance with their ruled termination on Monday. The tour was ...

Demolition work on the Larnaca building near which the rare ancient mosaics depicting the labours of Hercules were discovered in 2016 will start on Tuesday, Larnaca municipality announced on Monday. The ...

Equal and quality access to healthcare services are a fundamental human right for all residents, Health Minister Michael Damianos said in his speech on World Health Day on Monday. Damianos ...

The military exercise Argonaut begins on Monday and will continue until Thursday, the Defence Ministry announced. Argonaut will feature several search and rescue operations with simulations of distressed vessels in ...

A new initiative is testing the use of underwater drones and artificial reefs in marine conservation at the Ayia Napa marina. Set to launch at the end of the year, ...

Tucked away along the Dhekelia-Larnaca-Oroklini seafront, framed by residential houses on both sides, lies the Verki wetland. With ducks gliding across the water and cats wandering along the reeds, Verki ...