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Cape Greco church plan breaks nine planning rules, environmentalists say

Environmental organisations Terra Cypria and BirdLife Cyprus have urged a planning board to reject an application by the Metropolis...
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Driver escapes unhurt as moving vehicle catches fire near Ayia Napa

A driver escaped unhurt after their vehicle caught fire while moving on the Sotira-Ayia Napa road at about 7.05am...
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CTO officials testify in Ayia Napa mayor’s grant fraud trial

A senior officer and a secretarial officer from the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) testified for the prosecution at the...
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UK man, 63, dies after feeling unwell during dive in Ayia Napa

A 63-year-old man from the United Kingdom died in hospital after feeling unwell while diving at Pernera-MUSAN beach in...
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Tourism boom threatens to erase occupied Akanthou, refugee warns

Occupied Akanthou is being transformed into a tourism destination akin to Ayia Napa, with large numbers of holiday properties...
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Ayia Napa house fire damages storage shed and parked car

A fire broke out at a house in Ayia Napa on Tuesday morning, badly damaging an adjoining storage shed...
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Deadly sea tragedies accelerate plans for Cyprus coastguard

The final weekend of August will be difficult to forget in Cyprus. Two devastating tragedies at sea brought grief...
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Cape Greco tragedy: boats, crane and divers to clear wreckage from seabed

Crews are continuing the task of collecting the smaller pieces of wreckage from the PETSAS I and PERLA BIANCA,...
Opinion

Protected areas, or open house for anyone?

The Cape Greco area, where the tragic accident happened, has brought a familiar issue back into the spotlight: the...
Opinion

Cyprus’s madness: tragedy first, action second

It took a tragedy at Cape Greco for us to discover that the Republic of Cyprus has no clear...
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Cape Greco boat wreckage recovery to begin today as two probes continue

Crews are set to begin recovering wreckage from the PETSAS I and PERLA BIANCA today off Cape Greco, in...
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Christodoulides offers condolences over Famagusta, Kyrenia deaths

President Nikos Christodoulides expressed condolences on behalf of the state today to the families of those who lost their...
Events & Activities

Seven stops through Cyprus’s history, from Troodos to the coast

From Paphos and Kolossi to Choirokoitia and Ayia Napa, and from Limassol along the road up to Troodos, Cyprus...
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