Paphos Municipality announced it would make US Senator Robert Menendez an honorary citizen of the town in expression of “gratitude” for his “unwavering and consistent support” to end the Turkish occupation. The Municipality said a special ceremony would take place on Friday at 1800 at the Town Hall, following a visit by the Senator at
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The Cyprus Consumer Association is demanding the government reinstates two subsidy schemes for fuel and electricity, scrapped in July, as the cost-of-living spirals. The association’s chair Marios Drousiotis is warning that higher prices at the pumps, and consequently electricity bills, will be returning with the arrival of the next fuel shipment. According to data collected
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Cypriot authorities Tuesday started removing around 600 asylum seekers living in a disused residency complex in Chlorakas, Paphos, after local protests and claims of electricity theft. “Personnel are in the area and have blocked off the building complex and begun to register all the foreigners who are settled in the specific complex in Chlorakas,” Paphos
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Tesla has consistently stood at the forefront of electrification, autonomy, and futuristic design, with its Cybertruck emerging as one of the products that are redefining conventional perceptions of a pickup truck. With the vehicle’s distinctive design and advanced technology, it has continued to record an unprecedented wave of consumer interest, according to data acquired by
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Members of the Security Council condemned the violent incidents in the Pyla buffer zone, with assaults by Turkish Cypriots against UN peacekeepers, reiterating their full support for UNFICYP. After a long meeting with several extensions due to obstacles in reaching an agreement, a statement was issued Monday expressing “serious concern” and said the unauthorised construction work constitutes a violation of
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Paralimni is set to welcome the island’s fifth marina next summer at the northern tip of the popular Protaras holiday resort, with berthing facilities expected to be ready by the end of this year. The €100 mln project, owned and operated by PMV Maritime Holdings, is the second marina in the Famagusta district and the
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The government on Monday decided to shut down a residency complex inhabited by asylum seekers in Chlorakas, Paphos, in response to recent incidents in the village. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Presidential Palace, chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides. Following the meeting, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced a series of measures
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Two firefighting aircraft and support staff are being sent to Greece through the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism to assist in putting out wildfires, Cyprus’ Civil Defence said in a statement. Following a decision by the Minister of Agriculture Petros Xenophontos, help is being sent to Greece through the European Union’s emergency assistance network to tackle forest
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The situation of abandoned dogs has greatly worsened, warned Municipality of Nicosia officials and the pound where local authorities take the strays. Another factor for the overpopulation of shelters is that adoptions from abroad have decreased as efforts have shifted to rescuing strays from Ukraine. The President of the Cyprus Veterinary Association, Nektaria Arsenoglou, told
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A 63-year-older hunter was found dead on Sunday after going on a hunting excursion with friends near the village of Kantou in Limassol. Police reported that a 63-year-old hunter was found dead on Sunday night, at 7.30, in a hard-to-access area after he had been reported missing by a friend. The man was found by
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