FAMAGUSTA / VAROSHA

Varosha could be turned into the ‘Las Vegas of the Mediterranean’ reports suggested on Monday, following revelations that a plan has been seen in the UK from billionaires all over ...

Disy leader says they can’t be blamed for lack of progress on Cyprus solution Greek Cypriots who sold their property in Varosha did so because they can see no ...

By Evie Andreou But for how much longer? The Turkish side has not yet touched Varosha properties, but time may be running out for Greek Cypriot property owners to stake ...

With evidence of compliance for 35 years there is no room left to argue that the obligation not to populate Varosha is not binding Last week Panayiotis Kouparanis reported from Berlin ...

As the Turkish side pushes to open the fenced off area of Famagusta, the Republic looks set to be reduced to its usual reactive role For all the talk of ‘...

Refugees of Cyprus’ leading resort pre-1974 face an impossible decision about their future, feeling the weight of the Cyprus problem on their shoulders By Evie Andreou Despair, anger and confusion ...

By Evie Andreou The reopening of parts of Varosha to visitors has raised the most painful ‘what if’ question for refugees Varosha refugee Christos Fysentzou made the decision 16 years ago, ...

By Evie Andreou Six Varosha refugees, who had the opportunity to recently return to the town after 46 years, accompanied by staff of the Cyprus News Agency, give us all a ...

Fifty years ago this week a Varosha hotel gave free board and lodging to four Swedes to entertain Unficyp soldiers. Neither the singers nor the audience had any idea what ...

Varosha, the once vibrant modern sector of the mediaeval era-walled port city of Famagusta, has been one of the world’s biggest ghost towns since August 1974. By Michael Theodoulou and ...