#Protaras

A chemical leak at a hotel in Protaras triggered an emergency evacuation on Monday afternoon, after fumes were spotted rising from an underground pool machinery room. The Famagusta fire station “...

A beach in Protaras turned into a scene of chaos on Saturday morning after a young man allegedly punched a municipal worker over a row involving a sunbed. The incident ...

Three cases of theft of personal property were reported during the three-day Katakylosmos celebrations on a busy beach in Protaras, police said on Tuesday. The three incidents were reported across ...

Protaras is set to welcome over 160 swimmers from across Europe this weekend for a major open water swimming event taking place at the renowned Fig Tree Bay beach. The European ...

The Paralimni and Dherynia municipality on Saturday announced it had knocked down a building in Protaras which had been constructed illegally. The municipality said the building was knocked down after ...

The customs department on Friday announced it had seized over 10,000 counterfeit items during raids carried out on four properties in Protaras on Thursday night, among them a number of Barbie-branded ...

Two more people, aged 16, have been arrested for stealing money from arcade machines in Protaras, bringing the number of people arrested for the same case to six, all aged between 15 ...

The Famagusta criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old man to five years in jail after finding him guilty of robbing a kiosk in Protaras using a fake gun. According ...

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for a case of armed robbery under investigation, committed in Protaras. According to police statement, the man, a Paphos resident, was arrested in ...

Police identified and picked up two groups of illegal migrants from streets after they landed undetected and were found walking in two coastal areas. According to police spokesman Christos Andreou, ...

A 25-year-old man was pulled unconscious from the sea on Wednesday in Protaras. According to the police, the young man, who was found floating in the sea and was pulled ...

Over 250 people were evacuated form a Protaras hotel after a fire started in one of the rooms on Friday night, said fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis. The fire alarm went ...

Police arrested a 38-year-old man on Thursday after he allegedly stabbed another man, aged 41, in Protaras early on the same day. According to Famagusta police spokesperson Steve Theodoulou, officers received ...

A beach bar in Malama, Protaras has been accused of going rogue and was slammed by the auditor general as being a “monument to illegality”. It is understood that the ...

Famagusta police arrested a 22-year-old tourist for drink driving and driving without a licence early Thursday morning. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou, the 22-year-old was signalled to stop ...

Police on Monday said they had checked 104 premises, 125 individuals and filed 35 reports as they carried out checks in the Famagusta district over the weekend. In addition, 129 traffic and 13 drunk driving ...

We have studied the announcement by the small shopkeepers association (Povek) warning the state not to reduce the subsidies being paid to shopkeepers. The union declared that approximately 20-25 per ...

A two-year, €7m project to upgrade Kapparis avenue in Protaras will get underway this month following the signing of the relevant contracts in the presence of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, ...

Besides the Elvis impersonations and ABBA tribute shows, which have practically disappeared since the pandemic started, Protaras’ live music scene also offers evenings showcasing local sounds. Numerous bars now have ...

Two people suspected of stealing items from sunbeds in Protaras have been charged after being arrested on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, a police officer noticed a young man holding a ...