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DP World Limassol Celebrates Official Opening of New Limassol Cruise Terminal The President, Mr Nicos Anastasiades and his Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem are set to officially open the new passenger terminal at DP World Limassol tomorrow, 3rd May.  The ceremony is being held at 19:00 hours and will be attended by Government officials, partners an... NEWS 2 years ago
The Cyprus University of Technology second in Times HE rankings The Times Higher Education has ranked the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) the second best young University of Europe and the University of Cyprus third on the influential list. The education list includes 50 universities from countries which have joined the EU since 2004... NEWS 2 years ago
Pafos Tourism Board upgrading its promotional material Pafos Tourism Board has revealed that they are upgrading, with the support of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation, their print and digital promotional material. The upgrade is designed to further enhance and promote the region as a top year-round tourist destination.  The mater... NEWS 2 years ago
Happy 30th birthday to The International School of Paphos 30 years ago the International School of Paphos (Isop) first operated on the grounds of the Laisideio school in Paphos with 80 pupils, now it has around 750 students and more than 80 teachers. The International School of Paphos has organised a number of activities to celebrate t... NEWS 2 years ago
Cyprus’ newest shopping destination, Nicosia Mall, opens in November Cyprus' newest shopping destination, Nicosia Mall, opens in November. The mall is in Lakatamia, a southwestern suburb of Nicosia and easy access is expected as it is located on the outskirts of the capital. The shopping centre has been designed to cover an area of 82,000 sqm and... NEWS 2 years ago
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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 years 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 years 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 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
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