#Famagusta

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 ...

Conservation work on the old windmill in the Famagusta district village of Limnia has begun, technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Ali Tuncay said. He explained that “in some areas ...

Authorities remain on high alert three weeks after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in Lapathos in Famagusta district, said veterinary services head, Christodoulos Pipis. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Pipis said ...

Famagusta gate in Nicosia will be brought back into active use during the EU council presidency, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of the ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Monday called for a “continuous and visible” police presence on Cyprus’ streets during a visit to the Larnaca police station. He said he has given “...

A total of 25kg of cannabis were confiscated this week after arriving in Cyprus by courier, the police announced on Friday. Cyprus’ drug squad, in cooperation with authorities abroad, managed ...

A 48-year-old man was arrested in the Famagusta district on Sunday after police discovered 860 grams of cannabis and 270 grams of cocaine at his home during a coordinated operation by the ...

Three volumes about a city totalling more than a thousand pages may appear over-long but not when it covers 37 centuries of history, starting from 1600BC. The three-volume work, titled Walking ...

Famagusta district governor Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday declared he will have “zero tolerance” for the theft of water from the district’s supply. He said his district government has “launched ...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an 18-year-old, who was seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Paralimni on Saturday night. According to ...

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Famagusta after illegal drugs were found at his home and is expected to appear in court on Wednesday, police said. The operation was carried ...

A disagreement between President Nikos Christodoulides and the municipality of Famagusta has led to political tension, following comments made at a recent anti-occupation event, it was reported on Tuesday. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said that “we can solve the Cyprus problem and reunite our homeland”. Speaking at a meeting with Famagusta’s Greek Cypriot city council-in-exile, he stressed ...

A total of 271 traffic complaints were issued over the weekend as part of a targeted police campaign in Famagusta aimed at combating organised crime and boosting public safety. The three-day ...

Two women were hospitalised after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out early this morning in a ground-floor hotel staff accommodation in the Famagusta district. The blaze began around 1.40...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday met with representatives of the municipalities of Famagusta, Ayia Napa, and Paralimni-Deryneia to discuss key issues raised by local communities. “The reason for the ...

The Famagusta municipality on Friday said it “regretted” the Turkish Cypriot authorities’ decision to not allow Kataklysmos celebrations to take place in the town. “This year’s Kataklysmos celebrations will ...

Police on Thursday are investigating a 65-year-old man who handed himself in after admitting to stabbing a 50-year-old man. He was arrested on suspicion of acts intended to cause actual ...

The three suspects arrested in connection with the illegal slaughter of a kangaroo in Famagusta earlier this month are set to appear in court on May 23, police said on Friday. “...

Two separate kitchen fires that broke out in Nicosia and Famagusta, resulting in two people being taken to hospital, were reported on Thursday. According to the fire service, the first ...

A new initiative to manage the growing number of stray dogs in Famagusta has taken a step forward. The commissioner for the environment and animal welfare, Antonia Theodosiou, met with ...