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The shooting last night in Ayia Napa in which 4 people were killed and 2 injured is now reported to have been specific targeting of local business owner Fanos Kalopsidiotis. Both Kalopsidiotis, a friend and the friend's wife were dining...

More than 25 dancing groups from all over Cyprus have joined Ayia Napa municipality’s effort to break three separate Guinness world records for the longest chain in Greek traditional ‘Kalamatianos’, Russian traditional ‘Kalinka’, and the world-famous ‘Syrtaki’ dances, mayor...

Ayia Napa, Cyprus, will attempt to break the Guinness record for the most civil weddings performed in one session. Mayor Yiannis Karousos stated that they are trying to attract as many couples as possible offering new wedding venues in spectacular places where...

The municipality of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, is determined to make the resort a tourism trademark on a worldwide level. The region’s Mayor, Ioannis Karousos, revealed to the newspaper Fileleutheros, the city’s council decided that in August, Ayia Napa will...

The 29th edition of the Ayia Napa Festival will take place from Sept 27-29 in Ayia Napa, a resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus. In recent years, it has become less known as...

Greek police yesterday arrested two suspects in Athens wanted in connection with the murder of five men in a gang-style execution in the heart of Cyprus’ tourist resort Ayia Napa last week. The two men, aged 29 and 41, are...

The Cyprus government says it will revoke the "Golden Passports" that once were purchased by 26 wealthy foreign investors and family members from outside the EU. The measures follow an outcry over media reports that Malaysian businessman Jho Low had...

A British woman who claimed she was gang-raped in Cyprus was arrested herself on Sunday on suspicion of making a false accusation, as police released seven Israeli tourists from their custody. The 19-year-old woman had claimed that twelve Israeli teenagers raped...

Twelve Israeli tourists were arrested at the popular Cyprus resort of Ayia Napa on Wednesday after a British woman said that she had been raped. State broadcaster RIK reported that the alleged rape happened early Wednesday in the hotel where...

  Infamous for boozy Brits making headlines for all the wrong reasons, the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa is now calling time on U.K. tour operators who send "misbehaving" travelers to their town. In a letter to tour operators and the...

According to the CNA, the Cyprus police have arrested two Israelis at the Paphos Airport in Cyprus for having in their possession what authorities are calling a fake or "replica" pistol. The police were aware of the travelers and their...

The beach of Elafonissi located on the Greek island of Crete was ranked among the 14 best beaches in the world and the second best in Europe for 2016, according to the Travellers' Choice Awards -- the largest travel...

  Cypriot photographer Stefanos Mistrelides captured some stunning photos of the storm that hit the areas of Oroklini, Cavo Greco and Liopetri, near Ayia Napa in Cyprus yesterday. At least in one instance a tornado was formed, a very rare...

A man was killed by a rocket fired Tuesday night in the Strovolos suburb of Nicosia in Cyprus. Police say the house the rocket was fired at belongs to an underworld figure and the dead man was a guard. The anti-tank rocket...

Cypriot police questioned several foreign citizens over the weekend and Monday in the Famagusta area, after they were found selling laughing gas (nitrous oxide). Early Monday morning, one British man, a Hungarian woman and a Romanian man were arrested selling laughing gas, a pharmaceutical product, without...