PAFOS REGION DOMESTIC TOURISM CAMPAIGN REACHES ITS PEAK - EXCELLENT RESULTS RECORDED SO FAR

PAFOS REGION DOMESTIC TOURISM CAMPAIGN REACHES ITS PEAK - EXCELLENT RESULTS RECORDED SO FAR


The major summer campaign of the Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, aimed at attracting domestic
tourism, is currently in full swing and it is reaching its peak. At the same time, a parallel campaign is being implemented with particular intensity, focusing exclusively on promoting the beautiful area of the Municipality of Polis Chrysochous-Akamas.

CAFE AT TALA AMPHITHEATRE

 

CAFE AT TALA AMPHITHEATRE

Regarding the above, this is run by George, tel 99 094000

Operating hours - 10am-1pm, then 4pm till late

Snacks, cakes and soft drinks will be available.  Please note there is no alcohol licence

CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 9 July 2026

A 58-year-old Greek Cypriot was sentenced to seven months in prison for driving under the influence of drugs.

The same sentence was imposed on a 36-year-old Greek Cypriot woman from Paphos for refusing to give a sample for a drug test.

The Paphos court also sentenced a 35-year-old foreign resident of Paphos to eight months in prison for driving under the influence of drugs.

DEPUTY MINISTER OF MIGRATION - 92% REDUCTION IN ARRIVALS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS - 5,200 SYRIANS LEFT VOLUNTARILY

DEPUTY MINISTER OF MIGRATION - 92% REDUCTION IN ARRIVALS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS - 5,200 SYRIANS LEFT VOLUNTARILY - Filenews 9/7 by Michalis Chatzivasilis


The decrease in arrivals of asylum seekers in the first half of 2026 compared to 2022 reached 92%, while since the beginning of the government, about 35,000 third-country nationals have departed. At the same time, after the change of regime in Syria, 5,200 nationals have left voluntarily.

These data were presented today to the Interior Committee of the Parliament by the Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum Nikolas Ioannidis, according to whom the situation with pending asylum applications shows a significant improvement, since from the 35,000 that were pending three years ago we have now reached 13,500, i.e. there is a decrease of 86%.

WHAT'S ON IN CYPRUS - JULY 2026

 

WHAT'S ON IN CYPRUS - JULY 2026

CYPRUS AIRPORT TRAFFIC DECLINE NARROWS IN JUNE

CYPRUS AIRPORT TRAFFIC DECLINE NARROWS IN JUNE - Cy Mail 9/7 by Souzana Psara



Passenger traffic at Cyprus’ two airports fell by 4.11 per cent in June, a smaller decline than the sharper losses recorded earlier in the year, according to Hermes Airports.

A total of 1.38 million passengers travelled through Larnaca and Paphos airports in June 2026, compared with 1.44 million in the same month last year.

COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE THE DOMINANT LNG FACTOR

COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE THE DOMINANT LNG FACTOR - Cy Mail 9/7 by Dr Charles Ellinas [this is part 3 of the series]


For many years, the public debate has assumed that replacing oil with natural gas would automatically produce substantially lower electricity prices. That assumption was reasonable when the Vasilikos LNG import project was expected to cost around €300 million.

It becomes far less certain when the investment required to deliver gas has increased several-fold.