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A residents’ initiative group opposing the construction of a desalination plant in Mazotos has said that no compensation measures could make up for the environmental damage the project would cause, ...

The agriculture ministry on Saturday defended plans for a desalination plant in Mazotos, insisting that the project is essential for Cyprus’ water security and will proceed in accordance with legal ...

A campaign group opposing a planned desalination plant along the Mazotos coastline has collected 500 signatures from residents and is seeking a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to raise its concerns. “...

Mazotos residents and the community council have called for the cancellation of a decision to proceed with a desalination plant on the coast, arguing that there was no public consultation ...

Mazotos residents will demand the complete scrapping of plans for a desalination plant in the area during a meeting with Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis on Wednesday. The Mazotos community council ...

Barring this year’s heavy rainfall, coming in the nick of time as the reservoirs were about to empty out, droughts in Cyprus are becoming increasingly frequent, making reliance on ...

Mazotos residents on Tuesday voiced continued opposition to a planned desalination unit in the area, raising concerns over potential damage to protected marine habitats. Mukthar George Pafitis said residents were ...

Desalination, first introduced in 1997, now supplies around 70 per cent of the island’s drinking water

A protest was held on Saturday in Mazotos by local residents against plans to install a mobile desalination plant in the area. Mazotos community leader Georgios Demetriou Paphitis said he ...

It was determined that a 35-year-old man, Michael Silvestrou from Larnaca, died by drowning, police announced on Thursday. Silvestrou was found dead in the sea in Mazotos on Wednesday. According ...

Deep sea shipwrecks in Cyprus and China shed light on trade routes of history finds PAUL LAMBIS When China started its underwater archaeological explorations in the 1980s, most of its ...

The Kofinou fire service responded to a call shortly after 1am on Wednesday involving a fire that broke out in a residence in Mazotos. According to an official statement, the ...