CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 16 August 2026

As part of the ongoing actions of the Anti-Narcotics Service (YKAN), in cooperation with the Customs Authorities, for the detection and seizure of narcotic substances imported or attempted to be imported into the Republic of Cyprus, a quantity of cannabis, with a total weight of approximately 23 kilograms, was located and confiscated today.

Specifically, today at noon, Customs officials, at the suggestion of members of the Anti-Drug Service, stopped a 36-year-old man, who arrived at Larnaca airport from a third country, for checking.

FIRE ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 16 August 2026

FIRE ROUND UP

A major disaster in Lysos was prevented. The fire that threatened the Paphos forest yesterday afternoon has been brought under control and the perimeter of the fire is secured. During the night, forces in the area will remained on alert.     Arson suspected.

Update - Filenews - The director of the Department of Forests, Savvas Ezekiel, expressed concern about the repeated fires that occur every year in specific areas of the Paphos district, on the occasion of both fires that broke out on Saturday in Lysos, saying that "something is happening" in the wider area and that the phenomenon must be seriously investigated.

THE 'ISLAMIC NATO' PACT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR CYPRUS

THE 'ISLAMIC NATO' PACT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR CYPRUS - KNews 16/8 by Yiannis Ioannou

The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense deal could affect the Eastern Mediterranean.


When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the so-called “Mecca pact” on August 7 at Al-Safa Palace in the holy city of Mecca, international media focused heavily on headlines about an “Islamic NATO” and a military axis in the Middle East. Yet the agreement is more than an alliance modeled on security organizations built around mutual military assistance between Ankara, Islamabad and Riyadh. It is also the cumulative result of developments across the region. The ongoing Iran-Israel-Trump conflict is accelerating those developments and, more importantly, bringing back long-standing security perceptions that begin with Erdogan’s model of governance, continue through the traditionally authoritarian monarchies of the Gulf and reach the Asian underbelly of the MENA system, extending all the way to the Indian Ocean. The Mecca agreement brings back the three-way nature of cooperation among countries in the region, with its effects reaching as far as the Eastern Mediterranean. But what does it really signal? And how can Nicosia view it?

VIENNESE WALTZES - Markideion Mun Theatre, Paphos - 21 November

 

VIENNESE WALTZES - Vienna Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra soloists

Markideion Mun Theatre, Paphos

21 November 8.30pm

Tickets - https://www.soldoutticketbox.com/event/viennese-waltzes-nov-2026?lang=en

The Strauss Virtuosi, distinguished first Soloists of the internationally renowned Vienna Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra , comes for the first time to Paphos and invites the audience to enjoy a programme of acclaimed Viennese dance music by the most famous Viennese composer, Johann Strauss.

METALLICA SCREAM & SYMPHONY - Municipal Garden Theatre, Limassol - 16 October

 

METALLICA SCREAM & SYMPHONY

Municipal Garden Theatre, Limassol

16 October - 8pm

Tickets - https://www.soldoutticketbox.com/easyconsole.cfm/page/select_seats_newil/block_id/1638&event_day_id=14485&lang=en

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CYPRUS: THE POWER OF METAL AND THE GRANDEUR OF SYMPHONY — A UNIQUE TRIBUTE PROJECT AT LIMASSOL MUNICIPAL PARK THEATRE

Cyprus is preparing to host one of the most anticipated musical events of the year. For the first time in the island's history, a unique tribute project combining the legendary metal of Metallica with the power of a symphony orchestra will take the stage at the open-air venue of the Limassol Municipal Park Theatre. This grand show, which has captivated music lovers across Europe, will finally reach the shores of Cyprus.

FOLK & MUSIC NIGHT - Phoenix Social Club - 1 October

  

    

 

FOLK & MUSIC NIGHT

Phoenix Social Club

I October - doors 6.30pm, music from 8pm to 11pm

Food €6.50 [filled rolls] - please book by putting your name in the yellow folder in the club or ring Jo 99175117 

Prospective performers please ring Dave 96 784667 for information

Members free, non-members €2 

FOLK & MUSIC NIGHT - Phoenix Social Club - 3 September

 

    

 

FOLK & MUSIC NIGHT

Phoenix Social Club

3 September - doors 6.30pm, music from 8pm to 11pm

Food €6.50 [filled rolls] - please book by putting your name in the yellow folder in the club or ring Jo 99175117 

Prospective performers please ring Dave 96 784667 for information

Members free, non-members €2