Permission granted for Dherynia buffer zone church service
Church services to mark the saint’s day of Ayia Marina will be held at the chapel of the same name in the Dherynia buffer zone...
Ayia Marina
Access to Ayia Marina church, area agreed for Green Monday
The Ayia Marina church in the Green Line will come to life on Green Monday as the area will be opened up from 9am to...
Ayia Marina residents call for shooting range to be removed
Residents in Ayia Marina Xyliatou on Friday called for the shooting range in the area to be removed as it is a danger to the...
Akinci promises Maronites north moving ahead with return plans
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci pledged on Friday that the issue of Maronites returning to their homes in Ayia Marina village would be discussed with...
Maronites ponder their return home
When the first crossings opened in 2003, Antonis Emmanuel thought long and hard about the options he might now have. Despite the surge of hope...
Government scathing over move to open up Maronite villages
THE Turkish army’s decision to allow Maronites to return to their villages in the north is part of Turkey’s plan to ensure that such villages...
Restored Ayia Marina church handed over to Maronites
The restored Church of Ayia Marina, located in the north in Ayia Marina Skyllouras, in the Nicosia district, was handed over on Thursday to the...
Turkish military begin to clear out of Ayia Marina
The Turkish military began clearing out of the once mixed village of Ayia Marina (Gurpinar) which will allow its former Maronite and Turkish Cypriot residents...
Akinci says Maronites can return to Ayia Marina
The Maronites of occupied Ayia Marina will soon be free to return to their village, which is currently a military base, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa...
Maronites want villages under Greek Cypriot control after a solution
By Evie Andreou The island’s Maronite community would like the return of all its property under Greek Cypriot administration after a Cyprus solution, the parliamentary...