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Indian Tycoon has given up his Indian citizenship to become a citizen of Cyprus Surendra Hiranandani, co-founder of the Hiranandani Group has become a citizen of Cyprus giving up his Indian citizenship. The real estate tycoon has said that the primary reason for doing this is the difficulty in getting work visas on an Indian passport.  Hiranandani told ... NEWS 3 days ago
Latchi's fifth annual fish festival The fifth annual fish festival takes place at Latchi harbour on Saturday.   This year the local mayor has said that he is expecting the number of visitors to exceed last year's total.  Last year around 2,000 visitors attended the festival. Many of the restaurants lini... NEWS 4 days ago
Private Guided Tours Having lived in Cyprus for the past eight years, I have visited much of our beautiful island but had never really given thought before going on a professionally guided tour. This was until I met Andreas, who runs a small adventure, private tour company. Andreas’s company ... ENJOY 5 days ago
Cyprus registers record number of tourists in March Official data showed that a surge in British, German, Russian and Israeli tourists helped Cyprus register its best ever arrival figures for March. The official data revealed tourist arrivals reached 192,090 in March compared to 140,873 in the same month of 2017. ... NEWS 6 days ago
President Anastasiades congratulates Cypriot athletes In a written statement, President Nicos Anastasiades conveyed his "warmest congratulations to all those who represented our country in the Commonwealth Games, which were hosted in Australia". Cyprus was 10th place with 14 medals at this years 21st Commonwealth Games held in Aust... NEWS 1 week ago
Ryanair begin Summer service to Paphos from Dublin Among the 15 routes that Ryanair now services from Paphos is a service for Dublin Airport.  The new twice weekly summer 2018 service from Dublin Airport to Paphos International Airport has been welcomed and with the new routes it is expected to contribute 940,000 passengers ... NEWS 1 week ago
Gold for Cyprus at Commonwealth Games The results increase for Cyprus at the Commonwealth Games.  Currently the result is in total eight; six gold and two bronze. The gold has been won in artistic gymnastics (2 gold medals), rhythmic gymnastics (2 gold medals), shooting (2 gold medals) and the bronze in artisti... NEWS 1 week ago
Construction progress for upcoming Ayia Napa Marina Latest progress reports show that significant updates are now being completed on both the corporate and construction levels of the Ayia Napa Marina. With the rebranding of the Marina completed last month with the launch of its new website. The new website was built to reflect t... NEWS 2 weeks ago
Cyprus wine tasting in London Cyprus is an exciting country now for winemaking, this is largely due to the younger generation travelling the world picking up tips and realising what the international markets want in the process.  The annual Cyprus wine tasting event in London this month was an opportunit... NEWS 2 weeks ago
Cypriot champion Anna Ioannou breaks world record Anna Ioannou broke the world record in closed rowing in the 500m with a time of 1:37.2.  Anna, a Cypriot rowing champion and Limmasol Nautical Club coach broke the world record on 31st March at the Limassol Nautical Club in the presence of other athletes of the club.  T... NEWS 2 weeks ago
Ancient village back on tourism map Chirokitia located 35km from the main city of Larnaca, has been inducted into the new Larnaca tourist map.  The area is best known for its archaeological site, which is a remarkably well-preserved settlement from the Neolithic Age that has been a listed UNESCO World Heritage... NEWS 3 weeks ago
Nissi Beach - 3rd most popular and photographed beach in the world A survey carried out by Globehunters on the social media network Instagram found that Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa was ranked 3rd among the network's most popular and most-photographed beaches. Ayia Napa municipality announced this week that with 124,910 photos, Nissi Beach was rank... NEWS 3 weeks ago
Ayia Napa moves ahead with golf course Ayia Napa's golf course is moving ahead, trying to raise the profile of the area. The state land in the Cavo Greco is earmarked for the golf project.   Ayia Napa is seeking a new quality of high-income tourists. The golf course will be designed to international standards to... NEWS 3 weeks ago
Thousands of trees planted along the coastline of Paphos GreenCyprus.com have again completed another major tree-planting event.  The non-profit organisation have planted 2,000 trees along the scenic coastline of Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodite's Rock).  GreenCyprus.com works to bring together people who care about nature and re... NEWS 4 weeks ago
World’s biggest yacht in Limassol A luxury superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is anchored in Limassol this week.  The Dilbar was built in Lurssen and delivered to the Mediterranean in May 2016, replacing Usmanov’s previous yacht.  The Dilbar is the biggest yacht in the ... NEWS 1 month ago
Tourist arrivals up over 23% in February Results from the Passenger's Survey were released this week showing that arrivals were up 23.4% in February compared to 2017.  Arrivals reached 101,481 in February 2018 compared to 82,209 in February 2017.  This result is the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever rec... NEWS 1 month ago
UK Cypriot woman wins global teacher award A 39 year old UK Cypriot teacher has won a million-dollar prize after being chosen from 30,000 entries from 173 countries for being the most outstanding teacher in the world. Andria Zafirakou who was born in London to a Greek Cypriot mother and a Greek father was overwhelmed and... NEWS 1 month ago
Kenyan wins Limassol marathon Kiprugut Simon Kirui from Kenya won the Limassol Marathon on Sunday.  Kiprugut won the 42km race in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 28 seconds.  Second place was shared by Sehii Popov and Anatoliy Bondarenko of Ukraine. Olivera Jevtic from Serbia was the first female runner ac... NEWS 1 month ago
Ayia Napa Triathlon Ayia Napa's Triathlon takes place tomorrow, Saturday 17th March.  The event is the most prestigious and biggest triathlon event in Cyprus. The great location, clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea and sunny weather makes this event the perfect choice to start the race seaso... NEWS 1 month ago
An energetic Saturday in Limassol This Saturday for those who do not want to take part in the Limassol Marathon but are interested in fitness, the sponsors of the Marathon, Petrolina has organised an Energy Day event.  The event will give everyone a chance to try out some activities and get information on h... NEWS 1 month ago
Beautiful black swans relax in Limassol Members of the public were amazed to see two black swans in the sea off Limassol on Monday.  People were drawn to the beach to watch with interest and joy the unusual sight. Limassol lifeguards alerted the relevant authorities as to the two black swans appearance in the sea... NEWS 1 month ago
The ever-popular tulip festival The organisers of the annual tulip festival said that this year a full carpet of stunning wild tulips will be in full bloom in Polemi Village on 1st April. The annual festival is organised by Polemi Village council.  The festival attracts hundreds of visitors every year. T... NEWS 1 month ago
Cyprus Airways adds new flight to Prague Cyprus Airways announced the addition of a second weekly flight from Larnaca to Prague for summer 2018.Direct flights from Larnaca to Prague start on 1st June 2018, every Friday. The new weekly flight will start on the 2nd of July and will operate every Monday.In July 2016, Charl... NEWS 1 month ago
The Limassol Boat Show 2018 is on the horizon Following the show's success over the last three years, Limassol Marina will be hosting the Limassol Boat Show 2018 in association with Dacor Advertising and Media Ltd.  The boat show is from the 3rd to the 6th May 2018. The largest boat show in Cyprus and the Eastern Medit... NEWS 1 month ago
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