#Famagusta

The Famagusta district self-governance organization (EOAA) has decided to become completely paper-free, it announced on Tuesday. Reducing waste, enhancing security and efficiency are the goals behind the move, according to ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested on Friday for an incident that took place in November 2023, according to police reports. The suspect had been a wanted person for over eight months ...

The plenary of the parliamentary assembly of the council of Europe (PACE) approved the resolution of its Rapporteur Piero Fassino for the people of Varosha to return to their legal ...

A 27-year-old man was remanded at Famagusta district court for eight days on Thursday over an ongoing investigation for robbery, carrying a weapon to incite terror and attempted theft. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides attended the unveiling ceremony of the Monument of Fallen, and Missing Persons of the Pigi and Peristerona Communities in Famagusta during the Turkish invasion of 1974. During his ...

Incumbents securing victory in Sunday’s local elections was theme also followed in Ayia Napa where mayor Christos Zannettou retained his position as did Simos Ioannou in Famagusta. Antonis Christou ...

Incumbent Famagusta mayor in exile Simos Ioannou won a second term in office on Sunday, winning just shy of 40 per cent of the vote. His nearest challenger Andreas Vrahimis won 30 ...

Police on Monday arrested a 45-year-old Nicosia resident for a case of money extortion under false pretences. According to police, a 44-year-old restaurateur reported the case, according to which in 2023 ...

Police in Famagusta arrested three wanted individuals for a case of theft and use of a stolen credit card, following a tip-off from a member of the public. The three ...

The Famagusta district court issued detention orders for two individuals for an investigated case of possession and transport of a weapon to incite terror. The two persons, a 23-year-old and ...

Famagusta is currently suffering a water shortage due to a malfunction in the pipe which connects the town with the Panagra reservoir, the town’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Suleyman Ulucay ...

Festival aims to ‘revisit all the atrocities that happened, understand them, forgive them and throw them away’ “It was a ghost town to me until I met a Varoshian. I ...

New cultural routes in the Famagusta district are being planned by the deputy ministries of culture and tourism, focussing on remote monuments or those unknown to the general public, Deputy ...

Members of the public were granted access by the United Nations to visit Agia Marina Chapel in Famagusta’s buffer zone on Green Monday, Deryneia municipality announced on Wednesday. “The ...

The trial of the 32-year-old man who attempted to kill a woman by dousing her with gasoline will start next month, police announced on Friday. The attempted murder took place ...

Police in the Famagusta district arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of stealing around 100 kilograms of copper on Wednesday night. According to Famagusta police department spokesman Steve Theodoulou, a man ...

The ceiling of the canteen at the Canakkale middle school in Famagusta collapsed during the February school holidays, it emerged on Monday. The ceiling’s collapse is the latest in ...

Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou has requested a meeting with the UN Secretary-General’s envoy Maria Holguin, filing his request with President Nikos Christodoulides, who he met earlier on Tuesday. Ioannou ...

No potato shortage is expected after heavy floods caused by heavy rain in Famagusta last week, potato farmers association head Andreas Karios said on Tuesday. “It seems that the damage ...

More than 40 per cent of potato crops in the Famagusta area were damaged by the bad weather, the head of the potato producer’s association Andreas Karyos said on Wednesday. ...

The fire services dealt with a total of 47 incidents in Famagusta overnight following heavy rains in the district, spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Kettis ...

An explosion rocked a tanker vessel transporting fuel off the coast of Famagusta in the north on Tuesday. According to Turkish Cypriot reports, two individuals aboard the vessel, named Akasya, ...

A 39-year-old resident Famagusta arrested for a slew of burglaries and thefts under investigation will appear before the district court on Friday. According to police, the man is suspected of ...

Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, responsible for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, will visit the green line in Pyla and also occupied Famagusta on Thursday. On Wednesday Lacroix met ...