Paphos schoolchildren to visit animal shelter for World Animal Day
Primary school pupils from Paphos and Yeroskipou will visit an animal shelter in Achelia on Tuesday to mark World Animal Day, the animal welfare commissioner’s office announced on Friday. The event...
View ArticleWoman arrested after teacher reports being slapped
A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Paphos after a 45-year-old teacher reported being assaulted outside the primary school where she works, police said Friday. According to the complaint, the teacher...
View ArticleRare Egyptian vulture spotted in Cyprus
A rare Egyptian vulture was filmed at a forestry department feeding unit in Ayios Ioannis, Paphos, on Tuesday. The bird, Europe’s smallest and most endangered vulture species, was recorded by forestry...
View ArticleBritish father pleads guilty over son’s hotel death
A 37-year-old British father on Tuesday pleaded guilty to causing the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from a fourth-floor window at a Paphos hotel in July. The father admitted the charge of...
View ArticleBritish father due to enter plea over three-year-old son’s hotel fall
A 37-year-old British father charged over the death of his three-year-old son following a fall from a Paphos hotel window is due back in court on Tuesday morning to enter a plea. The man is expected to...
View ArticleTeen killed in motorcycle crash
A 16-year-old died in an accident on Sunday afternoon in Argaka, Paphos, when he lost control of his motorcycle, hit the pavement and crashed into an electricity pylon. Paphos deputy police director...
View ArticleFire service called to pump water from basements after heavy rain
The fire service were called upon to pump water from the basements of two properties on Friday after heavy rain hit parts of the island, its spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. He said the two...
View ArticlePro-Palestine activists, Israelis clash in Paphos
A video circulating on social media appears to show a street fight involving a group of men outside a bar in Paphos, with the accompanying post claiming the confrontation involved pro-Palestine...
View ArticleVehicle catches fire in Paphos municipal car park
A vehicle caught fire in a municipal car park in Paphos on Thursday night, with firefighters bringing the blaze under control within minutes, authorities said on Friday. The fire department received a...
View ArticleMan arrested after speeding off in stolen car
Police on Thursday apprehended a 44-year-old man who earlier had hijacked a car at Paphos airport and crashed with at least one other vehicle. The incident reportedly took place early in the afternoon....
View ArticleMPs raise safety concerns over Paphos-Polis road
Persistent technical problems and delays on the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road were at the centre of a meeting of the House transport committee on Thursday. Following the meeting, MPs said the transport...
View ArticleAG rejects request to halt prosecution of British father over son’s death
A British father who lost his young son in a fall from a Paphos hotel appeared in court on Thursday, a day after what would have been the child’s third birthday, having just learnt that his request to...
View ArticlePhedonos’ trial continues behind closed doors
The trial of suspended mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos continues on Thursday before the Paphos criminal court, with key prosecution witnesses due to testify. The hearing, which began in late July, is...
View ArticleBritish father due back in court over son’s fatal fall
A British father charged following the death of his three-year-old son in a fall from a Paphos hotel is due before court on Thursday, as the defence awaits a decision on its request for the criminal...
View ArticleFire breaks out in Droushia
A fire broke out in the Monastiria area of Droushia, near Paphos on Wednesday evening. According to the forestry department, the fire is now under control with ground crews continuing efforts to...
View ArticleCity Friends Club to hold World Cleanup Day events across Cyprus
Three big cleanups with City Friends Club on September 19, 2026, from 8am This September, volunteers across Cyprus are invited to spend one morning making a visible difference in their cities. City...
View ArticleTeens remanded over Paphos burglaries
The Paphos district court has ordered the eight-day detention of four 17-year-olds in connection with ten cases involving shoplifting, theft and property damage, authorities said on Tuesday. Police...
View ArticleRestoration of historic Paphos lighthouse continues
Restoration work on the auxiliary buildings of the Paphos lighthouse, including the landscaping of the surrounding areas and the creation of access paths, has been completed, the antiquities department...
View ArticleEtek calls for urgent safety review after fatal Peyia labour accident
The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday expressed sorrow over a new fatal labour accident in Peyia, which claimed the life of 52-year-old Konstantinos Posnagkof, calling on the...
View ArticleBritish father returns to Cyprus for court appearance over child’s death
A British father charged in connection with the death of his three-year-old child after a fall at a Paphos hotel has returned to Cyprus and surrendered his travel documents, his lawyer said on Monday....
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