Now ancient Famagusta, tucked into a modern city of 35,000 people, is largely forgotten, except, perhaps, as the setting for Shakespeare's Othello. Atlantide Phototravel / Corbis "All ships and all ...
In the summer of 1974, the lives of people in Cyprus were forever changed by the Turkish invasion of their island.
Visitors walk on a street lined with derelict buildings at the fenced-off beachfront eastern town of Varosha in October 2020.BIROL BEBEK/AFP/Getty Images After Turkey took control of northern Cyprus ...
FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus – Greek and Turkish Cypriot politicians on Wednesday pledged to preserve Cyprus' rich cultural heritage after hailing the restoration of a 14th century seaside garrison that is the ...
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias outlined a proposal yesterday (11 October) that could speed up the island's reunification talks by opening the port of Famagusta, which is now a ghost city, to ...
The Famagusta regional tourism board (Etap) announced on Tuesday that the district is becoming the first tourist destination in Cyprus to feature an AI-powered (artificial intelligence) digital ...
The Famagusta local district administration (EOA Famagusta) announced this week that the examination of planning and building ...
Once located in the midst of high-volume shipping lanes, a forgotten city with multiple European influences could be lost forever without an intervention Helen Starkweather Now ancient Famagusta, ...