GEORGIOS MOZOURIDIS - sculpture, ceramics and painting exhibition
En Plo Gallery, Paphos Harbour
29 May to 7 June - 10am-10pm
€2 entry
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
PAPHOS EXPLORES GAME-BASED TOOLS TO ENRICH CULTURAL TOURISM
The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) is among tourism and cultural stakeholders from across Europe taking part in the i-DEMO – ‘Improving destination management offer through game-based strategies’ programme in Selinunte, Sicily, from May 26 to 28.
According to an announcement by Etap, the European project focuses on new approaches to destination management, with emphasis on gamification, digital tools, storytelling, accessibility and the visitor experience.
CRIME ROUND UP
Pafos Press 27 May 2026
The Paphos Permanent Criminal Court today imposed a 15-year prison sentence on a 35-year-old man, following a trial of a case of attempted murder, which was committed in April 2025, in the Paphos district.
According to the case, on the morning of April 14, 2025, while two women, aged 33 and 24, were working in a pharmacy in the Paphos district, they were attacked by the 35-year-old.
MID LIFE CRISIS - Searays Cafe Bar, Peyia - 13 June
MID LIFE CRISIS
Searays Cafe Bar, Peyia
13 June- 2-5pm
€17pp including main course
Booking essential - 99 617415
FROM DUBAI TO LIMASSOL - THE GANG POLICE SAY BROUGHT FEAR, FIRE AND EXTORTION TO CYPRUS
Authorities connect Russian-speaking network to arson attacks, shootings and multimillion-euro threats, while victims reportedly remain too afraid to speak.
By Yannis Souliotis
Arson attacks, shootings, extortion and money laundering — these are among the allegations Cypriot police and judicial authorities are attributing to a group of Russian-speaking criminals originally from the former Soviet Union.
The same group, according to Greek police, is also believed to be behind four contract killings targeting Greek nightclub businessmen linked to the so-called “Greek Mafia.”
FIDIAS ACCUSED OF DISHONESTY AFTER FOREGOING PARLIAMENT SEAT
Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Tuesday accused social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou of dishonesty after he decided not to take the seat in parliament to which he had been elected on Sunday.
“I consider it dishonest towards those who voted for him, personally,” she said of the decision, with Panayiotou instead choosing to serve out the remainder of his term as a member of the European Parliament.
BirdLife CALLS ON NEW PARLIAMENT TO PRIORITISE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The protection of biodiversity must be prioritised by the new parliament, BirdLife said on Tuesday, warning the new MPs they are taking office at a time when Cyprus is facing “serious failures” on nature protection.
“The new parliament must exercise substantial parliamentary control, demand transparency and accountability in environmental decisions, ensure sufficient resources for the rational management of protected areas, push for better implementation and compliance with environmental legislation and prevent its further weakening,” BirdLife said.
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