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Pafos Zoo shows off its new baby lion, Simba Last week Pafos Zoo announced the birth of a male white lion. The lion named Simba is the first of its kind born in Cyprus.  Simba's parents Zeus and Hera have been at the Zoo for 8 years.  Simba is in good health and is being fed eight times a day with special milk w... NEWS 4 years ago
Ayia Napa: Go ahead for projects of 50.5 Million Euros The tourist resort of Ayia Napa has secured the go-ahead for 17 new projects worth 50.5 million Euros and these are set to be completed by 2022. The projects aim to upgrade the quality of life of residents while improving facilities for visitors, helping Ayia Napa raise its prof... NEWS 4 years ago
Butterflies to visit Cyprus during annual migration The Jerusalem Post have reported that the painted lady butterflies have been spotted in Israel.  Israel is the butterflies last stop before passing through Cyprus.  The butterflies pass through Cyprus at the rate of 25,000 per hour, reported by an Israel news channel. ... NEWS 4 years ago
Last supermoon of 2019 to take place Wednesday 20th March The last supermoon for 2019 will be tomorrow (Wednesday 20th March). The phenomenon will start tomorrow however the moon will be declared full at 03:42am on Thursday 21st March. Interesting fact: A full moon is declared when the lunar disk is on the opposite side to Earth as th... NEWS 4 years ago
Cyprus continues to break tourism records in 2019 Cyprus continues to break tourism records.  The Statistical Service, Cystat announced that for the period of February 2019 arrivals of tourists reached 105,571 compared with 101,481 in February 2018, recording an increase of 4 per cent.  In the first two months of the ... NEWS 4 years ago
Akrotiri hosts conference on wildlife on Cyprus The British Forces network has reported that there is a new scientific study looking at the plant and wildlife species around the British bases in Cyprus underway. Scientists from 37 nations attended a conference at Akrotiri.  The scientists are focusing on the impact of in... NEWS 4 years ago
Paphos Carnival Paphos Municipality's carnival theme this year was Africa. 52 floats took part and numerous groups, schools, businesses and associations joined in on Saturday. The main carnival parade started from outside the Almyra hotel and headed along Poseidonos Avenue which runs parallel ... NEWS 4 years ago
Cyprus’ first-ever gold medal in European Indoor Championships On Sunday, Milan Trajkovic became the first ever athlete from Cyprus to win a gold medal in European Indoor Championships history.Trajkovic clinched the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, with 7.60.French Pascal Martinot... NEWS 4 years ago
Queen Elizabeth to host "A Celebration for Cyprus" The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades will travel to the UK on Sunday, as a guest of the British Royal Family as reported by Cyprus' Presidential Palace.  Queen Elizabeth will host "A Celebration for Cyprus" event at Buckingham Palace this weekend. The ... NEWS 4 years ago
Polemi Tulip Festival Polemi Village holds its annual tulip festival on 31st March. The festival has been held every year since 2002 and is now growing in popularity with visitors from all over the Island, as well as tourists. Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy the tulip exhibition, local stal... NEWS 4 years ago
Cyprus has over 3,000 hectares of fruit trees According to Eurostat, in Cyprus, 3286 hectares of land is planted with fruit trees of which 377 hectares (ha) contains apples, 1.109 ha of oranges, 299 ha peaches, 933 ha mandarins, 71 ha pears, 186 ha apricots and 312 ha of lemons. A five year data collection project revealed ... NEWS 4 years ago
Supermoon on Tuesday Sky gazers can look forward to the biggest supermoon of the year tomorrow, Tuesday, February 19 at 17:53 Cyprus time.Tuesday’s full moon will also be the third largest full moon of the next 10 years.A supermoon occurs when the moon is as close as it ever gets to Earth.The m... NEWS 4 years ago
Paphos: 8th most searched destination on Israeli website Paphos regional board of tourism have said that Paphos emerged as the 8th most popular destination for Israeli tourists. Paphos is amongst the 50 European destinations featured on the website of Israel's biggest travel information portal. Lametayel Group is the biggest travel in... NEWS 4 years ago
Record numbers expected to compete in Paphos marathon The 21st Cyprus marathon in Paphos next month is expected to be attended by an increase in runners, beating last years record. In 2018, over 2800 people took part and with 2500 already registered to take part in this years marathon, organisers are hoping the numbers will be up t... NEWS 4 years ago
Ayios Andreas street in Limassol getting revamp The Limassol tourist development company (Etal) began works on the old town’s Ayios Andreas street last week, with various development projects planned for the historic road.The street is a hub in the old town and is lined with cafes and shops. At the start of the road, nea... NEWS 4 years ago
Two rocks on Mars named in Cypriot dialect Two rocks on Mars have been given names by NASA in the Cypriot dialect, honouring the work of a Cypriot scientist who works on the NASA InSight mission. Dr Constantinos Charalambous is a Cypriot planetary scientist born in Limassol and a research member of the Cyprus Space Explor... NEWS 4 years ago
Female seal born in Akamas The Ministry of Agriculture announced this morning that a female seal named Aphrodite was born in Akamas a few weeks ago. The birth of Aphrodite raises the number of seals in Cyprus waters to be 14. Aphrodite belongs to the genus of the Mediterranean Monk Seal.  This type ... NEWS 4 years ago
Cyprus ranks 32nd as safest country A new study has been carried out by  Global Finance magazine and Cyprus ranks at 32 in the list of the safest countries in the world. The new study has been carried out by the magazine and considers war, crime and the risk posed by natural disasters. Global Finance is a mon... NEWS 4 years ago
15,000 trees to be planted in Ayia Napa The mayor of Ayia Napa announced that they will be planting 15,000 trees in the next 1 - 2 years.  The decision was taken after the Municipality conducted a study whereby they asked tourists and locals to rate Ayia Napa for cleanliness, beaches, cultural activities, services... NEWS 4 years ago
Limassol carnival Queens and logo unveiled Limassol's Mayor unveiled this year's carnival logo last week and announced that two women will have the lead roles in the Limassol carnival for the first time this year with the plan for two Carnival Queens.  This year’s carnival – on the weekend of March 9-10 ... NEWS 4 years ago
Britons account for 75% of civil marriages at Paphos Municipality Over 1400 civil marriages were carried out in Paphos Municipality in 2018, an increase of over 130 from 2017.  More than 70% of those couples marrying are from the UK.  Cyprus has a reputation as an international marriage destination.  ... NEWS 4 years ago
Paphos ranks 9th best value destination for UK travellers in Post Office barometer Paphos has been ranked 9th best value for money destination for UK travellers in an annual report released by the Post Office Travel Money’s Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometre.The Post Office barometer monitors the price of eight tourist items – comprising dinner for t... NEWS 4 years ago
Lunar eclipse will be visible on January 21 1010 Asteroskopeion announced last week that a total lunar eclipse on 21 January will be visible from Cyprus. The total eclipse will be visible for just a few minutes from the Island as it will happen close to when the moon sets. The start of the partial eclipse, when the moon ... NEWS 4 years ago
Cyprus ranks 3rd most family friendly destination for beach holidays in Europe According to the Family Beach Index compiled by British travel firm On The Beach, Cyprus has been ranked the third most family-friendly destination in Europe for a beach holiday, It scored highly when it came to warm sea temperatures, water and amusement parks, and the low a... NEWS 4 years ago
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