#Famagusta

Residents of the beachside Sotira community help a demonstration on Sunday over proposed changes to the area, closing the exit off the highway leading to Ayia Thekla and Sotira. “We ...

The Greek and Turkish Cypriot mayors of Famagusta met in the town recently in a show of friendship, it emerged on Friday. Turkish Cypriot mayor Suleyman Ulucay invited his Greek ...

A stretch of beach in Famagusta which was allegedly closed by the Turkish military has now been confirmed as open to the public. The area, which spans three kilometres and ...

The ‘governor’ of the north’s Famagusta district Ozden Keser has denied that a stretch of beach in the region has been closed to the public. He spoke after reports ...

The renowned “Original Red Bus Company”, the first open top bus service offering tourists tours within the Famagusta district, celebrated on Thursday 15 years of continued operation in Cyprus. Established in 2008 ...

Famagusta district court on Thursday remanded two men aged 22 and 21 after they were found with a host of drugs in Ayia Napa. A day earlier, members of the force carried ...

A 25-year-old man was remanded at Famagusta district court for eight days on Thursday, suspected of driving a boat with 13 migrants to the Cape Greco coast. Police said that at ...

‘We have the right to develop at the same pace as other districts’ By Kyriacos Nicolaou The state should provide the necessary incentives so that the Famagusta district is able ...

The district court of Famagusta on Friday issued an eight-day remand order against a 34-year-old man arrested for transporting 15 irregular migrants by boat to the island. Among other things, the ...

Thirty-five animals have so far been infected following an outbreak of sheep and goat pox in the north, with the number expected to rise even further, Turkish Cypriot media said ...

Famagusta police on Tuesday uncovered an improvised nursery in a house garage where cannabis plants were being grown. According to police statement, at around 4.30pm the drug squad detected the ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) and the Chamber of Commerce of Famagusta this week announced that they will collaborate on the launch of a ‘free university’ initiative in Famagusta. ...

For the first time this year, Turkey is reserving areas for ‘illegal’ exercises very close to the coast of Turkish-occupied Famagusta, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday. According to ...

The issue of Israelis investing in the occupied north was raised by President Nikos Christodoulides at Wednesday’s meeting – his first – with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The information was ...

Three young men, who assaulted Ayia Napa officers in the early morning hours on Saturday, have been arrested. Police spotted the three, two 23-year-olds and a 19-year-old, at a specific ...

A woman aged 35 from Nepal who was reported as being missing from her residence in Paralimni since last Saturday has been found and is in good health, police said on ...

A patient’s knife attack against a well-known urologist in the northern Famagusta has caused upheaval in the Turkish Cypriot community over the weekend. The assault was reported by media ...

Eighteen migrants travelling in a boat off Cape Greco were intercepted by the coast guard, with a man thought to have facilitated their journey remanded in police custody on Tuesday. ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 42-year-old man for possession of illegal drugs The case involves importation, possession and cultivation of cannabis plants, investigated by the drug prevention unit in Famagusta. ...

State land was leased to private investors by the previous government for the creation of a golf course in Famagusta just a few days before the presidential elections as a “...

A new fatal road accident on Monday claimed the life of 22-year-old Androniki Paraskeva from Paralimni. According to police statement the accident happened around 11:30 am when in conditions still under ...

Disy MP George Karoullas announced on Monday that he will be running for the position of vice president of the party on May 6, “guided by the principles and values of ...

Turkish Cypriots left reeling after Turkey earthquake deaths The Turkish Cypriot community, and especially Famagustians, are mourning the deaths of 24 of their brightest and most accomplished children along with 11 parents ...

The Famagusta branch of the hotels’ association Pasyxe on Wednesday expressed concern ahead of the upcoming summer tourist season, noting that labour shortages remain an ongoing issue, despite the positive ...