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A Boeing 737-8AS aircraft belonging to the Ryanair fleet was hit by a lightning strike over Cypriot airspace on Tuesday night. The plane, which took off from Riga, Latvia, was heading to Paphos international airport in Cyprus when the incident...

Turkey has shown that it will not go back on its intention to begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean, an area which is considered part of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This is despite mounting...

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said plans were discussed in Moscow for the building of a hospital in Paphos; in cooperation with Russia, where a pioneering method to treat cancer with new technology will be implemented. Speaking at...

Paphos is counting down to becoming the European Capital of Culture for 2017 with an opening ceremony slated to take place on January 28. The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period...

Nine men have been arrested in connection with the arrival of 55 migrants on Tuesday off the coast of Paphos. According to police, four were arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with helping illegal immigrants enter the Republic. They were...

A Hungarian entrepreneur is planning to invest 7.5 billion euros in order to turn Paphos into a luxury tourist destination that resembles Dubai. His ambitious plans include the construction of an artificial island, as well as three or four large...

Two Cypriot towns, Paphos and Larnaca, will have the opportunity to see a growth in tourist arrivals through the new airlines that will provide more routes to and from those two cities. Larnaca Mayor, Andreas Louroudgiatis, stated that the Cypriot...

The Cyprus Marathon will be run in Pafos on Sunday, March 9th. The Event incorporates three different distances; the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km Road Race. The purpose of the event is to provide an annual race where noted runners...

The Canadian company “Northern Lion” announced drilling for the detection of precious metals in regions of Larnaca and Paphos, after specialized research showed probable reserves. The Wall Street journal, cited by CyBC, reports that the company announced the completion of...

Paphos, Cyprus is going to be the European Capital of Culture for 2017, beating out Limassol and the island’s capital of Nicosia. The selection came four months after a selection panel made its recommendations. Jacob Bundsgaard, the mayor of the...

Canadian Northern Lion Gold Corp. is awaiting the corresponding approval by the Vancouver Stock Exchange to proceed with signing a six months agreement with six women from the village of Armino, in Paphos, Cyrpus. The agreement will allow the Canadian...

The international airport of Paphos, on the western coast of Cyprus, will be linked with 12 European tourist destinations with direct flights from March 14th. The flights, as CNA reports, will be organized by the big Greek travel agency...

Paphos Mayor Savvas Vergas has called on Paphos residents to boycott Cyprus Airways.  This statement results after the airliner scrapped almost two thirds of its flights to the local airport. According to Famagusta Gazette reports, Vergas called people to stop...

True to form, superstar Anna Vissi delivered a knockout concert in her native Cyprus at The Paphiakos Stadium in Paphos last night! Arriving onstage dressed impeccably in jeans, a silver sequined tank top and vest, she wowed the crowd...

The only way to truly appreciate the beauty and majesty of the landscape of Crete is to walk through it. There are more walking routes on the island than you can count; some are well-known or signposted, and others...