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Lufthansa celebrates 40 years flying to Cyprus

German airline Lufthansa has been flying to Cyprus for 40 years, as it commemorates its first landing at Larnaca airport on 31 March 1982, when a Boeing 727 touched down from Frankfurt.

31st March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Thirteen femicides in Cyprus from 2019-20

Some 13 femicides were committed in Cyprus between 2019 and 2020, with the victims in two hate crime cases being young girls. Almost all were perpetrated by current or ex-husbands or partners,

30th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus will host EuroBasket 2025 group games

Tuesday marked a historic day for Cypriot sports as the FIBA Europe Board of Directors entrusted Cyprus with hosting one of the four groups of EuroBasket 2025. Latvia will host the Final

29th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Debut Turkish Cypriot author has Greek Cypriot publisher

Greek Cypriot Armida Books published a debut novel by a Turkish Cypriot author in a move described as a collaborative demonstration of tolerance and reconciliation. Metin Murat’s ‘The Crescent Moon Fox’ is

29th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Armenia back in safe travel green

Armenia has found its way back to the green category on Cyprus’ safe travel list based on COVID-19 risk, joining a select band of five countries. Cyprus has lifted all travel restrictions

29th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

UK, France can rescue Cyprus tourism

Despite the war in Ukraine and soaring prices, Cyprus tourism boss Savvas Perdios is confident the island will see the same number of tourist arrivals as it did in 2021. Last year,

28th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Probe into Limassol zoo animals dumped in landfill

Cypriot authorities are investigating complaints that dead carcases of kangaroos and other animals from a zoo were unceremoniously dumped at a landfill site in bin liners. The Animal Party Cyprus said Monday

28th March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Russia’s ten richest losing $45 bln

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now reflecting in the net worth of the country’s elite business people known to control vast fortunes, as the economic sanctions imposed by the

22nd March 2022

Life & Society/Markets/World

Paphos among ‘best value’ for UK tourists

Paphos remains an attractive destination for British tourists despite the increase in the costs of goods and services around the world, as a UK survey rates the town as the fifth best

22nd March 2022

Cyprus/Economy/Life & Society

Fourth largest dam overflows

The Kannaviou dam in Paphos became the eighth dam in Cyprus to overflow this year, as the island’s total reservoir capacity reached 89% due to generous rainfall throughout the winter months. Kannaviou

21st March 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society