The latest news from Paphos and the surrounding district, reported by the Cyprus Mail newsroom. Below you will find our most recent coverage of the city, its municipality, the coastal resorts and the villages inland, updated throughout the day.
A 16-year-old died in an accident on Sunday afternoon in Argaka, Paphos, when he lost control of his motorcycle, hit the pavement and crashed into an electricity pylon.
Paphos deputy ...
The fire service were called upon to pump water from the basements of two properties on Friday after heavy rain hit parts of the island, its spokesman Andreas Kettis said ...
A video circulating on social media appears to show a street fight involving a group of men outside a bar in Paphos, with the accompanying post claiming the confrontation involved ...
A vehicle caught fire in a municipal car park in Paphos on Thursday night, with firefighters bringing the blaze under control within minutes, authorities said on Friday.
The fire department ...
Police on Thursday apprehended a 44-year-old man who earlier had hijacked a car at Paphos airport and crashed with at least one other vehicle.
The incident reportedly took place early ...
Persistent technical problems and delays on the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road were at the centre of a meeting of the House transport committee on Thursday.
Following the meeting, MPs said the ...
The trial of suspended mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos continues on Thursday before the Paphos criminal court, with key prosecution witnesses due to testify.
The hearing, which began in late ...
A British father charged following the death of his three-year-old son in a fall from a Paphos hotel is due before court on Thursday, as the defence awaits a decision ...
A fire broke out in the Monastiria area of Droushia, near Paphos on Wednesday evening.
According to the forestry department, the fire is now under control with ground crews continuing ...
Three big cleanups with City Friends Club on September 19, 2026, from 8am
This September, volunteers across Cyprus are invited to spend one morning making a visible difference in their cities. City ...
The Paphos district court has ordered the eight-day detention of four 17-year-olds in connection with ten cases involving shoplifting, theft and property damage, authorities said on Tuesday.
Police arrested the ...
Restoration work on the auxiliary buildings of the Paphos lighthouse, including the landscaping of the surrounding areas and the creation of access paths, has been completed, the antiquities department said ...
The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday expressed sorrow over a new fatal labour accident in Peyia, which claimed the life of 52-year-old Konstantinos Posnagkof, calling on the ...
A British father charged in connection with the death of his three-year-old child after a fall at a Paphos hotel has returned to Cyprus and surrendered his travel documents, his ...
The trial of furloughed Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos resumed on Thursday, with the prosecution calling to the stand a number of witnesses acquainted with the alleged rape victim.
Phedonos faces ...
A fire that broke out near Panayia in Paphos was contained on Wednesday evening, with forestry department crews continuing to put out the remaining flames.
The fire started in private ...
The British father charged following the death of his three-year-old son at a Paphos hotel has asked the attorney-general to suspend the criminal prosecution against him, his lawyer told the ...
A fire broke out in a flat in a three-storey building in Yeroskipou on Monday night, caused by an unattended pan on the cooker.
The fire brigade said the fire ...
Three men were further remanded in police custody on Sunday on suspicion of being involved in a conspiracy to commit murder and participating in a criminal organisation.
They were initially ...
A 61-year-old man in Paphos has lost more than €77,600 after falling victim to two linked cryptocurrency scams, police said on Saturday.
According to a complaint filed with Paphos CID, the ...
Paphos municipality has signed a €962,729 contract, plus VAT, for the construction and repair of pavements across the city, the municipality said on Thursday.
The contract was signed with Charalambidis S. ...
A body was found in the Kallinikos area of the Paphos state forest on Thursday.
Police said the body was discovered by forestry department officers, who alerted the authorities. Police ...
Police arrested two people in Paphos on Friday following raids that uncovered over three kilograms of cannabis, more than 1,000 ecstasy pills and €42,500 in cash. A third person was arrested separately ...