#Famagusta

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 ...

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 ...