Varosha: the story of Cyprus’s ghost town — and what you can see today
Varosha is a largely abandoned quarter of Famagusta on Cyprus’s east coast. Once the island’s leading seaside resort, it was sealed off by the Turkish military after its ...
Man extradited to Cyprus over €200,000 jewellery store burglary
A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days by the Famagusta district court on Friday, after being extradited to Cyprus over the burglary of a jewellery store in ...
Hundreds of laughing gas canisters seized
Police seized hundreds of nitrous oxide canisters during a raid on a premises in the Famagusta district on Sunday night.
According to a police statement, officers from the Famagusta crime ...
34 e-scooter users reported in Famagusta
A total of 34 complaints were filed since Thursday in the framework of a campaign targeting the use of personal mobility devices in prohibited areas, Famagusta traffic police said on Friday.
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Water levels higher at Larnaca and Famagusta reservoirs than last year
Water levels at all four reservoirs in the Larnaca and Famagusta districts are higher than they were at the same time last year, the Water Development Department said on Friday.
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German tourist found dead in Famagusta pool named as OnlyFans pornstar
The German tourist who drowned in a swimming pool in Paralimni last month has been identified through tributes posted online as Riccardo Staudt, a 22-year-old adult content creator known to ...
Six deported over Cyprus murder for hire plot, two face trial
Six suspects arrested over an alleged murder for hire plot in Cyprus will be deported within days, police said on Monday after detention and deportation orders were issued against them.
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Further remands in murder for hire case
Three men were further remanded in police custody on Sunday on suspicion of being involved in a conspiracy to commit murder and participating in a criminal organisation.
They were initially ...
Five more arrested over alleged murder-for-hire plot
Five more people have been arrested in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot in Cyprus, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to eight, police said on Saturday.
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Four more arrested over Nea Salamina fan riots
Four more individuals were arrested on Wednesday in connection with riots during a Nea Salamina fan event at the Famagusta football stadium in Larnaca, bringing the total number of arrests ...
Three arrested in Europol-linked probe into planned contract killings
The three people arrested in Famagusta and Larnaca in connection with an investigation into alleged planned contract killings were remanded for eight days before the Famagusta district court on Saturday.
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Vehicle catches fire near Avgorou
A vehicle parked in a field on the Avgorou-Frenaros road was extensively damaged by fire early on Friday morning.
The fire service received a call at 6.55am and sent two ...
‘Criminal’ to close lifeguard towers at 6pm, federation chief says
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 ...
Cyprus commemorates anniversary of second phase of invasion
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 ...
Lifeguard positions remain unfilled
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 ...
Famagusta water network to undergo smart management upgrade
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 ...
President condemns north drones disturbing anti-occupation event
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 ...
Six remanded over alleged kidnapping
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...
Man jailed eight years for Famagusta rape
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 questions absence of Famagusta district from public hospital upgrade plans
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 ...
Govt denies that regulations prevent planning applications being processed
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 ...
Famagusta: gazing at the past through AI
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 ...
Third arrest made in Famagusta drugs bust
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 ...
Seven kilos of drugs seized in Famagusta
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 ...