Turkey has been given alibi to ignore ECHR decisions says Famagusta mayor
The Council of Europe’s ruling to end supervision of a Greek Cypriot refugee’s individual application against Turkey gives Turkey an alibi to not abide by...
Famagusta Mayor
Historian called to apologise for saying Famagustans ‘ran away’ during 1974 invasion
FAMAGUSTA mayor Simos Ioannou on Friday call on historian Andros Pavlides to apologise after he accused refugees of unnecessarily abandoning their town during the 1974...
New Famagusta mayor calls for unity over Varosha’s future (Updated)
Newly elected Famagusta mayor Simos Ioannou was formally sworn in on Monday and used his acceptance speech to call out to both Greek Cypriots and...
No objections raised against five Famagusta mayoral candidates
No objections were posed by Friday regarding the five hopefuls who submitted their candidacy on Thursday for the Famagusta mayoral elections to be held on...
Candidates for Famagusta mayor ‘will fight for return’ of Varosha (Updated)
Five hopefuls in the race for Famagusta mayor said on Thursday they would fight for the return of Varosha, the fenced-off area of the town...
Disy holds off making decision on candidate for Famagusta mayor
Ruling Disy on Monday said it had still not come to a decision on a candidate for Famagusta mayor after its top pick, a former...
Disy chooses candidate for Famagusta mayor
Disy decided on Friday that their candidate for Famagusta mayor would be Ambassador Pavlos Anastasiades, a statement from the party said, while main opposition Akel...
Fire chief Trangolas pulls out of Famagusta race
Outgoing fire service chief Marcos Trangolas announced on Tuesday he has decided not to run for Famagusta mayor citing mudslinging attacks against him and his...
Fire service chief to run for Famagusta Mayor
Fire service chief Marcos Trangolas said on Friday he would be running independently for mayor of Famagusta, while official announcements by candidates are expected to...
‘There can be no democracy without local administration’
By Staff Reporter Municipalities are not opposed to local-government reform through the creation of second-tier local authorities to take on some responsibilities but only on...
