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A 45-year-old woman was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday by the Limassol permanent criminal court for defrauding displaced property owners, while a 53-year-old received a 12-month prison ...

Dolphins – cute, clever dolphins, the tourist’s friend – are actually a menace, according to fishermen. “This is an SOS,” says Antonis Zampas, a fisherman in the Famagusta district, describing how ...

The role of young people in efforts to restart negotiations on the Cyprus issue was called attention to on Saturday by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, who said the new generation ...

Famagusta police issued a wanted notice on Friday for a 26-year-old man in connection with an investigation into serious criminal offences allegedly committed over a three-year period. Authorities identified the ...

The church has firmly denied reports circulating online that the historic Aspelia Hotel in Famagusta has been sold, insisting on Friday that no such action has ever been considered. A ...

Thirty-five organisations in the north have voiced opposition to planned development works in the coastal and wetland zone near the port of Famagusta, warning that the area must be protected ...

The historic Famagusta Nautical Club will return to the Famagusta district after more than 50 years in Limassol, Ayia Napa marina announced on Tuesday. The club relocated to Limassol for operations ...

A long-awaited road linking the Famagusta area’s Deryneia and Sotira was officially delivered on Monday, with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades describing it as a major boost for connectivity and ...

A 45-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with the online advertising of flats for rent, which according to a complaint, did not belong to him. The police said ...

The implementation of a major flood protection project in Paralimni is expected to provide a long-term solution to chronic stormwater management problems affecting residents and businesses in the area, president ...

Police on Thursday announced the dismantling of a criminal ring allegedly involved in producing forged tenancy agreements and supplying them to third parties, following the arrest of nine people. According ...

The Turkish Kilic class corvette the TCG Imbat and the naval submarine the TCG Gur will both sail to Cyprus this week to partake in celebrations to be held in ...

The government remains committed to supporting district government organisations (EOAs) with the necessary tools, resources and the appropriate institutional framework so they can operate successfully, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

A model autism centre in Famagusta will be completed within 18 months at a cost of €4.5 million, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Sunday. Speaking in Ayia Napa after taking part in ...

Restoration work on the historic windmill in Limnia has been completed, the United Nations development programme confirmed on Saturday. Ali Tuncay, co chairman of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, ...

Former Turkish Cypriot Famagusta police chief Baris Sel appeared in court on Friday in the latest hearing of his trial regarding a master’s degree he obtained, allegedly under false ...

The involvement of the Pancyprian Veterinary Association and restrictions on hunters’ movements in affected areas were among a series of measures decided at a broad meeting held on Monday morning ...

Authorities have placed large swathes of the Larnaca district under strict quarantine after veterinary services confirmed that the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak lies in Oroklini, with linked infections ...

A 59-year-old motorcyclist is in a critical condition at Nicosia general l following a road collision in the Famagusta district on Wednesday. “The police are investigating the circumstances and causes ...

The new queen of the Famagusta carnival 2026, Adamantini Kosmas, was crowned on Thursday night during a festive ceremony held at Ayios Georgios square in Paralimni. Music, laughter and carnival colour ...

A study is to begin regarding the conservation of the St George of the Greeks church in Famagusta, bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said. The church ...

Famagusta district self-government organisation (EOA) is awaiting answers from the government over the construction of two major water-related projects its president Yiannis Karousos told the Cyprus News Agency. The projects ...

Nearly 25,000 counterfeit condoms were confiscated last month by the customs department in the Famagusta area, it was made known on Monday. The operations were carried out on January 23 and 30. On ...

The European Union has allocated €466,400 to strengthen the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage sites in historic Famagusta. The funding, announced by the European Commission on Wednesday, is being used to ...