CoE calls on Turkey to provide info on 1996 buffer zone deaths
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has called on Turkey to provide by year’s end additional information on a number of issues concerning the...
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Dherynia wants beekeepers to use land near buffer zone
Dherynia Municipality is asking the agriculture ministry to allow beekeepers to use land near the buffer zone. This would generate business and help clean up...
Mayors briefed on €13m road project in Famagusta area
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos with Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday briefed the mayors of Dherynia and Sotira on a tender announcement for improvement works...
Dherynia seeks solution for agricultural waste
The collection and recycling of plastic covers and similar materials used in greenhouses is a big problem for Dherynia, as underlined by its mayor Andros...
Former co-op buildings in Dherynia renovated for use by residents
Fulfilling a long-standing request by Dherynia Municipality, four buildings that belonged to the now defunct co-op have been renovated to be used by the town’s...
Dherynia sets up temporary facility to collect garden waste
The lack of a green point in Dherynia is a “major problem” for the municipality, which spends more than €20,000 annually to manage garden and...
Open-air cinema being created inside Dherynia buffer zone
An open-air cinema is due to open inside the buffer zone in Dherynia this spring, mayor Andros Karayiannis said. Designed by internationally known artist and...
Dherynia mayor seeks funding to revitalise buffer-zone village of Strovilia
Dherynia municipality on Wednesday said it was looking at ways to keep the people who live in Strovilia in place and also increase the population...
President calls for restraint as Dherynia demo held (update2)
Hundreds of people from all over Cyprus gathered on Saturday evening in Dherynia for a peaceful anti-occupation demonstration to protest the decision by the Turkish...
Three Dherynia suspects released, new demo on Saturday (Updated)
Three people who were arrested on Thursday in connection with police investigations into the Dherynia checkpoint breach on Sunday, a 23-year-old living in the Famagusta...
Four more remands connected to Dherynia crossing breach
The Famagusta district court issued a two-day remand for four more people aged 41, 22, 29 and 21 who were arrested on Wednesday for breaching...
More arrests as two remanded over Dherynia demo
Two men, aged 25 and 27 were remanded for three days on Tuesday by the Famagusta district court in connection with police investigations into the...
Hundreds gather in Dherynia to protest Varosha opening
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at the crossing point in Dherynia to protest the opening by authorities in the north of a stretch of the...
Dherynia municipality seeks to establish open air cinema in buffer zone
Dherynia Municipality is hoping to create an open-air cinema within the buffer zone as part of ongoing efforts to encourage young couples to make the...
Dherynia wants promotion of inland areas to attract visitors
Dherynia Mayor Andros Karayiannis on Tuesday called for the promotion of non-coastal areas to attract foreign and local tourism after the coronavirus pandemic. In a...
Man dies after falling from ladder in Dherynia
A 64-year-old foreign man was killed after falling three metres from a ladder in Dherynia on Saturday evening. According to police, the accident occurred around...
Access to Ayia Marina church, area agreed for Green Monday
The Ayia Marina church in the Green Line will come to life on Green Monday as the area will be opened up from 9am to...
Man, 30, arrested as suspect in Dherynia assault
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a fight involving three people in Dherynia during which another person was injured. According to police, at around...
Moves to drag UN into municipal merger dispute
As the disputes over the joining of municipalities into larger units rumbles on islandwide, the Dherynia mayor has gone as far as trying to solicit...
Dherynia to examine placement of mobile antennae
Concerns were expressed in Dherynia in the Famagusta district on Monday night over the placement of mobile phone antennae and their effect on the health...