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Greece Braces for "Climate Crisis" as Record Heatwave Sparks Wildfire Fears
Greek Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane over a fire in northern Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece.
GFDL / Eusebius
2024-06-14, Greek City Times
ATHENS, Greece A scorching heatwave, potentially the earliest ever recorded in Greece, has gripped the nation, sending temperatures soaring towards 45°C (113°F) and...
Greece tries to evacuate 11 Afghans who worked as interpreters
FILE - in this Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, Internally displaced boys play outside their temporary home in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
AP / Rahmat Gul, File
2021-08-17, Greek City Times
Another person has been added to the group of Afghanis and their families who work for Greece as interpreters, bringing the total number of people which the GreekEmbassy...
British woman dies after having AstraZeneca vaccine in Cyprus
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2021) A nurse with Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be administered at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 12, 2021.
USMC / Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee
2021-05-24, The National
A British woman has died in a Cypriot hospital after suffering a blood clotting incident just days after she received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the official...
University completes drone survey of damaged Mavrokolympos dam2025-02-21
Philenews: The Cyprus University of Technology’s Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics has...
Paphos crash driver found four times over alcohol limit2025-02-21
Philenews: A 44-year-old woman was found to have alcohol levels nearly four times over the...
Georgian National Ballet to perform across Cyprus2025-02-21
Philenews: The Georgian National Ballet, one of the world’s most acclaimed dance ensembles, will tour Cyprus next month with performances scheduled across four major cities. The company will...
First crematorium in Cyprus to be built ending decades of religious debate2025-02-21
Philenews: The first crematorium in Cyprus is set to open in the summer of 2026, marking the end of a 25-year saga that faced religious opposition and legislative hurdles, GoldenLeaves Cyprus Crematorium Limited announced on Thursday. The €4 million facility, to be...
Law Office retreats from stance on Paphos-Polis road probe2025-02-21
Philenews: The Attorney General’s office has withdrawn controversial statements that appeared to discourage officials from attending a parliamentary hearing about the Paphos-Polis road project, following strong pushback from lawmakers. The retreat came after the...
Paphos-Polis road costs soar after contract termination2025-02-21
Philenews: The termination the Paphos-Polis road contract has pushed estimated costs to €320 million, or about €10 million per kilometre, Transport MinisterAlexis Vafeades told parliament on Thursday. Phase one of the project is now expected to cost €90 million, up from...
Paphos-Polis highway cost soars by more than €30 million after contract termination2025-02-21
Philenews: The cost of the Paphos-Polis highway‘s first phase has escalated to 90 million euros from the original 73 million euros following a contract termination, the parliament heard today. The total cost to taxpayers could reach 104.4...
Paphos community leader fears killings after mass disappearance of cats2025-02-21
Philenews: The president of StroumpiCommunity Council in Paphos, Dimitrakis Ppalas, filed a police report regarding the suspicious disappearance and suspected...
1958: Referee beaten up at Paphos match, bemoans state of Cyprus football2025-02-21
Famagusta Gazette: ‘Cyprus soccer is no longer for me,’ bemoaned a referee today in 1958. ‘I’ve had enough’. That was what Limassol referee Yiannis Savva told the local...
Paphos FC advanced to the Round of "16" of Conference League2025-02-21
CNA: Paphos FC achieved a historic victory on Thursday...
Paphos tribute event honours memory of Leptos Group founder2025-02-21
CyprusMail: A special memorial and tribute event in honour of the late founder of the Leptos Group of Companies, Michael G. Leptos, was held at Paphos’ CoralBeach Hotel & Resort on February 19, 2025. Leptos, a native of Kyrenia, had business activities in the fields of...
BoC’s Jinius welcomes Paphos Municipality to digital transactions2025-02-21
CyprusMail: The Jinius platform continues to shape the Cypriot economy’s digital ecosystem, connecting businesses, organisations, suppliers and customers in a single digital environment. Most recently, PaphosMunicipality took a new step towards its own digitisation,...
The Winslow Boy to tour Cyprus2025-02-21
CyprusMail: A theatrical performance in Greek featuring 11 actors will be presented in all cities this March. This grand production by Satiriko Theatre and AlphaSquare is currently on at the Nicosia theatre every Saturday and Sunday and is preparing for a tour across all...
Finger’s Crossed: Cyprus to open crematorium next year2025-02-21
Famagusta Gazette: The recent news of progress on the development Cyprus’s first crematorium marks a significant and commendable step forward for the country. This� move – which should see the GoldenLeaves in Paphos open...