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Lefkoniko municipality protests bazaar inside occupied village’s church

Evie AndreouDecember 6, 2020December 7, 2020

By Evie AndreouDecember 6, 2020December 7, 202001096

Lefkoniko municipality on Sunday expressed their disappointment over the organisation of a bazaar inside the renovated church of their occupied village. In a written statement,...

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Drones in north provide ‘a crucial role in providing support’ for Turkish vessels (Updated)

Jean ChristouDecember 16, 2019December 16, 2019

By Jean ChristouDecember 16, 2019December 16, 201903928

The first Turkish drone aimed at aiding the search for hydrocarbons by Ankara in the Eastern Mediterranean landed at Lefkonkio (Gecitkale) airport in the north...

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Turkish drones to fly out of breakaway Turkish Cypriot airport-reports

Reuters News ServiceDecember 13, 2019December 13, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 13, 2019December 13, 201904209

The breakaway Turkish Cypriot state has designated an airport in the north as a base for Turkish drones seeking hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, a...

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Turkish experts arrive in north to investigate plane crash

Evie AndreouOctober 30, 2019

By Evie AndreouOctober 30, 201901164

A team of experts arrived on Wednesday from Turkey to investigate the cause of the plane crash in the north on Tuesday in which two...

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Two die in air training accident in the north (updated)

Evie AndreouOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019

By Evie AndreouOctober 29, 2019October 29, 201902812

Two Turkish Cypriot pilots, both 46, died when a training aircraft crashed near Lefkoniko airport in the north, reports said on Tuesday. According to Turkish...

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Church service held in Lefkoniko for first time in 44 years

Katy TurnerJune 3, 2018June 3, 2018

By Katy TurnerJune 3, 2018June 3, 201818 140

Hundreds of people packed the Archangel Michael church in Lefkoniko for the first time in 44 years on Sunday for a service. The service in...

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Service to be held in occupied Lefkoniko

Evie AndreouJune 1, 2018

By Evie AndreouJune 1, 201868 128

The Constantia-Famagusta Bishopric said on Friday that a church service will be conducted on Saturday at the church of Archangelos Michael in the occupied village...

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Church in Lefkoniko to have €390,000 face lift

Staff ReporterOctober 17, 2016

By Staff ReporterOctober 17, 201611 146

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme on Monday announced the signing of a contract for conservation...

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Five sites in north earmarked for conservation

Jean ChristouSeptember 5, 2015November 15, 2016

By Jean ChristouSeptember 5, 2015November 15, 20162 162

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recently signed two new contracts for the preparation of designs for future emergency measures/heritage conservation projects in the...