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Paphos Carnival The Paphos’ celebrations took place today, Sunday 18th February 2018 and commenced outside the Almyra Hotel, in Poseidonos Avenue in Kato Paphos which runs parallel to the seafront. ‘This year Carnival theme was ‘Rio’, famous for its raucous Carnival fest... NEWS 1 year ago

Cyprus featured in new daytime series on UK TV, Get Away for Winter Cyprus was featured in a new UK programme, Get Away for Winter on 15th February. The BBC One new daytime series launched this month with an episode filmed in Cyprus following Celia and Dee, an English mother and daughter who want to leave the winter weather behind in the UK... NEWS 1 year ago

President Anastasiades lifts World Cup trophy President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday welcomed to Cyprus the Fifa World Cup trophy that arrived on the island as part of the fourth Fifa World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola. During the arrival ceremony at the VIP lounge of the old Larnaca airport, Anastasiades had the opportunity... NEWS 1 year ago

EP President Schulz to visit on Monday European Parliament President Martin Schulz arrives on Monday for an official visit at the invitation of House President Yiannakis Omirou. During his stay, Schulz will have separate meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades and Yiannakis Omirou, an official press release said o... NEWS 3 years ago

UCy receives funding to map marine protected areas The Oceanography Centre (OC) of the University of Cyprus (UCy) has received €45,000 from the European Union to map marine protected areas (MPA) in Cyprus and the Aegean, it was announced on Thursday. The project, which will be implemented in cooperation with UCy’... NEWS 3 years ago

Animal lover to run marathon in dog costume Argos Animal Sanctuary manager Andrew Brown plans to run the Cyprus Marathon on April 10 in novel way – by wearing a dog costume. He will run the 42.195 km through the streets of Limassol and the surrounding areas, Argos said in a news release. “Unlike the others th... NEWS 3 years ago

From pranic healing to gems: all you need for mind, body and spirit From quitting smoking to balancing chakras, health and wellbeing in all its forms will be the focus at the Mind Body & Spirit festival next weekend in Limassol. Over 100 exhibitors will offer their knowledge and services this year, in Greek, English and Russian, while up to ... NEWS 3 years ago

Blue Air’s second aircraft lands at Larnaca Low-cost airline Blue Air announced on Thursday the arrival at Larnaca Airport of a second aircraft. The airline offers new direct routes from Larnaca, an announcement said, as “they bring London, a major destination, closer to Cyprus, with attractive fares and a high leve... NEWS 3 years ago

Around 6,000 sign up for Let’s do it Cyprus’ campaign Around 6,000 people have signed up for the annual Let’s do it Cyprus cleanup campaign on Sunday April 10, Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou said on Friday. Cyprus is one of 100 countries worldwide that participates in the global event each year – the largest... NEWS 3 years ago

Cycling tour aims to put Cyprus on racing map The biggest road cycling race on the island, the Volkswagen Cyprus Cycling Tour, will be held for the fifth consecutive year between April 1 and 3 in Paphos, its organisers said on Wednesday. The race, held under the auspices of the Cyprus Cycling Federation, aims this year to r... NEWS 3 years ago

Kicking their heels in Paphos Whilst Cyprus is actively seeking to expand specialist holidays, particularly during the winter season, a British based company is celebrating 19 years of operating successful niche holidays to Paphos. Specialist tour operator, Planet Holidays offers line and partner dancing hol... NEWS 3 years ago

Sunday shopping decision on March 28 The Supreme Court on Monday announced it would be making its binding decision on the controversial shopping hours bill known at noon on March 28. Attorney General Costas Clerides filed the legal recourse on behalf of the executive branch, asking for a clear statement by the Supr... NEWS 3 years ago

Akinci to have contacts in Berlin, London and Istanbul Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci sets off next month for a round of contacts in Berlin, London and Istanbul. CNA, citing reports from the north on Sunday, said Akinci would first travel to Istanbul between April 6-7 at the invitation of the Institute for Social Research and... NEWS 3 years ago

Israeli court blocks government’s natural gas plan in blow to energy firms in eastern Med Israel’s Supreme Court blocked a controversial plan to develop the country’s natural gas fields on Sunday, dealing a blow to energy companies operating in the eastern Mediterranean and drawing fire from the government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal... NEWS 3 years ago

Funds for internship programme Cabinet on Monday approved the continuation and expansion of a scheme to link universities with the labour market. The €7.2m project, which will be sourced 85 per cent by the EU social fund and 15 per cent by the government, aims to help students who are interested in takin... NEWS 3 years ago

Eight-year old’s plea for local park An eight-year old girl has written to the Mayor of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality, asking him to build a park in the Arabahmet district (the old Armenian quarter) so the children there can play and inviting him to come and play with them. Harmanci shared the letter, written by... NEWS 3 years ago

MP’s rush to protect local TV channels The House Interior Committee met urgently on Wednesday to discuss ways to safeguard the interests of Cypriot television broadcasters ahead of a possible influx of TV channels from Greece. Members of the committee appeared cautious over a possible descent of Greek channels to Cyp... NEWS 3 years ago

Second Fairy Festival promises more magic The second annual Fairy Folk Fest held by Cyherbia Botanical Park & Labyrinth in Avgorou village is taking place on March 26 and 27, and aiming to bring some magic and fairy dust to the island. As part of the park’s annual themed events – which also include Hallo... NEWS 3 years ago

English weddings and baptisms in Cyprus Whilst many expats on the island choose to have a civil marriage ceremony, it is also possible to have a religious ceremony or a baptism conducted by the Anglican Church, which has parishes across the island. We take a closer look. The Anglican churchThere are six Anglican pari... NEWS 3 years ago

Earth Hour marked at presidential palace An event was held at the presidential palace on Saturday night to mark the annual Earth Hour in which lights are turned off for an hour to symbolise energy saving across the planet. “This symbolic action aims not only to inform but also to enable all citizens to take measu... NEWS 3 years ago

Red Cross annual charity drive launched The 2016 Door to Door annual fundraising campaign was launched on Monday by the Cyprus Red Cross society. The event, which is sponsored by Piraeus Bank for the third consecutive year, will last until April 10. “Last year we created a large chain of volunteers,” Giorg... NEWS 3 years ago

State-owned land in Akamas declared national forest Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said on Monday that all state-owned land in Akamas has been declared a national forest park, following a decision of the cabinet. The land covers around 75 percent of the Akamas area or around 75 square kilometres. “With this decision,... NEWS 3 years ago

After Europe top 200, UCy hits top 200 globally The University of Cyprus (UCy) has featured among the best higher education providers in the world has entered the top-200 list in this year’s rankings by subject of studies compiled by QS. It ranks in the 151-200 category for ‘Education’, one of the record-bre... NEWS 3 years ago

Nicosia bags Financial Times honour Nicosia has been voted top among small European cities in the human capital and lifestyle category by FDI magazine, the bi-monthly magazine published by the Financial Times. The Cyprus capital is first among Europe’s small cities with a population of 100,000 to 350,000, ah... NEWS 3 years ago

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