The Pedieos linear park is getting a facelift with a budget of over €26 million, the municipalities of Nicosia, Lakatamia and Strovolos announced on Monday while presenting their integrated plan for its regeneration.

Limassol port is expected to welcome over 150 cruise ships and some 160,000 passengers this year recording a substantial increase compared to 2020 and 2021.

Cyprus’ government announced a new package of financial support measures for vulnerable groups of the population, to the tune of 103 million euros on Friday, to offset the impact of inflation and the war in Ukraine. The support package amounting to €192 million, which follows another one aimed to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, was approved on Friday by the Council of Ministers.

Tourist arrivals in the first four months of 2022 surpassed half a million – nearly ten times the number who visited amid the tight pandemic-dictated restrictions in the same period last year, according to the latest figures issued by the statistical service on Monday.

In January 2020, Airbnb's were officially allowed to operate in Cyprus, giving tourists an alternate mode of accommodation on the island in addition to hotels and hotel apartments. Airbnb's catered to the younger more adventurous set, looking for a more personalized experience of what the island could offer.

Criticising the “parties in power” and the “worn-out political system”, former rector of the University of Cyprus Constantinos Christofides on Sunday officially announced his candidacy for the presidential elections.

From cutting edge startups to established brands, Cyprus based gaming companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the gaming industry through their unique ideas, route to market, product, growth strategy, management, and societal impact.

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday evening said that Cyprus should maximise its comparative advantages in order to turn the investment funds sector into a means of attracting investments from Europe and the Middle East.

The mega yacht SeaDream II with 100 passengers on board will be the first cruise ship to anchor at Ayia Napa Marina on Sunday for a day visit while on a voyage in the eastern Mediterranean.

On the 16th and 17th June, Stelios Americanos & Co LLC will be attending the Legal Conference Common Law in Europe in Limassol.