#Famagusta

Closing lifeguard towers at 6pm during the summer months is “criminal”, lifeguard federation chairman Polys Pallikaros said on Monday, following a drowning incident at CTO beach in Larnaca. Speaking to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said the second phase of the Turkish invasion in 1974 left “even deeper scars on the tragedy on our homeland and our people”. “Fifty-two years is ...

The interior ministry on Monday said that issues with filling vacant lifeguard positions remain, citing particular difficulties for positions limited to three and four month contracts. “In Nicosia, because the ...

The Famagusta District Local Government Organisation (EOA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence to improve the efficiency, reliability and long-term sustainability of ...

Provocations by authorities in the north during an anti-occupation event by Famagusta municipality event on Saturday evening are “condemnable” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to journalists after a ...

The Famagusta district court on Saturday remanded six suspects for six days over the alleged kidnapping of a 20-year-old man earlier this week. The suspects – three 19-year-olds, a 20-year-old, a 26...

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday after the Famagusta permanent criminal court found him guilty of rape. The offence was committed in the Famagusta ...

Disy vice-president Yiannis Karousos has criticised the government’s latest announcements on public healthcare infrastructure, questioning why no new projects were announced for Famagusta district. In a statement issued on ...

The interior ministry on Thursday denied claims by the Famagusta district government that pending regulations had caused the processing of planning permission applications for single-family homes to grind to a ...

An acknowledged Greek painter and a good friend of mine, Sylvana Samartzidou, recently portrayed me gazing at the past, next to a classic Cyprus fishing boat grounded on the golden ...

A 37-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a major drugs investigation in the Famagusta district, as police continue inquiries into the seizure of large quantities of suspected ...

Police in Famagusta seized more than seven kilograms of narcotics on Saturday, including what they described as a large quantity of kief in a first for Cyprus. The seizure followed ...

Conservation design works for the historic church of St George of the Greeks in Famagusta are now underway, according to an announcement by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Representatives ...

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 ...