Famagusta for Cyprus fielding 19 candidates in May elections
Famagusta for Cyprus initiative announced on Wednesday it will be running in May’s parliamentary elections with 19 candidates in all districts. The group said they...
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€202m worth of projects to upgrade Famagusta district
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday hailed the €202m worth of projects which are set to upgrade the Famagusta district. “In all the municipalities and...
Police remand suspect in Christmas Eve bomb blast (updated)
A 35-year-old man arrested on Friday in connection with a Christmas Eve bomb explosion at a residence in the district of Famagusta was remanded into...
Famagusta refugees form initiative to fight parliamentary elections
An initiative formed by Famagusta refugees announced on Tuesday they would run as independents in May’s parliamentary elections in a bid to win a place...
Frenaros sees above average rainfall in November
November’s rainfall is at average levels for the month, but Frenaros in the Famagusta district has received more than three times what is normally expected,...
More people use Church food banks in Famagusta area this year
More people have been using food banks this year compared with the last one, according to Famagusta bishopric Archimandrite and food bank director Augustinos Kkaras....
Famagusta municipal council marches to checkpoint
The people of Famagusta must remain united to prevent the new position Turkey is trying to impose, mayor of the town Simos Ioannou said on...
Anastasiades briefs German FM on Famagusta, Turkey’s provocations
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday briefed German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass on Turkey’s provocations in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone and the opening of part of...
Photos bring to life town of Famagusta
Photographs of the coastal front of Famagusta are the theme of an exhibition opening on Monday night dedicated to the memory of the former mayor...
Varosha issue rumbles on
The Varosha issue needs to be discussed by the two sides in Cyprus, Turkish presidency spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday, days after Turkish Cypriot...
Varosha: a Catch-22
The plan to open the fenced area of Famagusta may have been announced more than a year ago by the Turkish Cypriot leadership, but the...
Famagusta mayor calls for restart of Cyprus talks in order to avoid Turkish plans for Varosha
Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou on Thursday called for the restart of Cyprus talks as soon as possible in order to avoid Turkish plans to open...
Famagustans: a craving for home
Militsa Popas Kleopas and her late husband, Popas Kleopas, were well known to all Famagustans. Now 95, Kleopas was 49 when she left Famagusta, on...
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...
Shakespeare’s bust stolen from outside castle in Famagusta
A bust of William Shakespeare made by a Turkish Cypriot artist and placed outside the Othello Castle in Famagusta has been stolen, Turkish Cypriot media...
End the rhetoric and get to work: open letter to the Famagusta mayor
By Christos P. Panayiotides Dear Mayor IN YOUR recent interview published in daily Phileleftheros, you stated that in order to address the Turkish plans for...
Cyprus, the Achilles heel of Hellenism
For the past two years I have been proposing a moratorium on energy and a dialogue on Cyprus By Nicos Rolandis Over the past 16...
Turkish actions in Varosha ‘unacceptable’ says President
President Anastasiades said on Sunday he would strive find a solution to the Cyprus problem that would allow people to return to Famagusta and other...
Ceremony held to honour bishop’s 60-year service to the Church
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday took part in a ceremony to honour Bishop Vasilios of Famagusta and Constantia for his 60 years service to the...
Cyprus will take steps to prevent opening of Varosha by TCs
The government on Friday said it would take all necessary diplomatic and political measures to prevent any plans by Turkey in the closed-off town of...