‘More overlap than expected’ in public’s opinions on Cyprus problem
A study conducted into public opinion on the Cyprus problem and what needs to be done to resolve it found what the British high commission’s political section’s head ...
Ukrainian national pleads guilty to advertising Greek Cypriot-owned property in north
A 41-year-old Ukrainian national on Monday pleaded guilty to advertising and promoting the sale of property in the north which prior to 1974 belonged to Greek Cypriots.
The man, named as ...
Mukhtar-in-exile furious over Aykut’s impending repatriation
Trikomo’s Greek Cypriot mukhtar-in-exile Iacovos Hadjivarnavas on Friday expressed fury at the planned transfer of Israeli prisoner Simon Aykut to the country of which he holds citizenship to serve ...
German usurpation trial continues with online investigations
The trial of German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel, facing charges in Cyprus of usurping Greek Cypriot property, continued on Monday at the Nicosia criminal court, with the examination ...
Objections to new witnesses at German’s property usurpation trial
The trial of German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – continued on Wednesday in Nicosia, with objections being raised ...
Solution to Cyprus problem would resolve property issues
The solution to the usurpation of properties in the north lies “in resolving the Cyprus problem,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.
“My message to our Turkish Cypriot compatriots, and ...
Fine for last of the Greek Cypriots detained in north
The trial against the Greek Cypriot woman arrested in the north, along with four others in July, was completed on Monday after fines amounting to 12,000 and 100,000 Turkish lira (around €240 and €2000) ...
Court postpones Greek Cypriot property usurpation case hearing
Nicosia court has postponed the second “trial within a trial” for a German national accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in northern Cyprus.
Defence lawyer Sotiris Argyrou sought additional time ...
Two Greek Cypriots arrested in north to reappear before court
The two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations will be appearing in court on Thursday for a second consecutive day of hearings.
On Wednesday, the ...
German’s usurpation trial continues with cross-examination
Arguments in the second trial-within-a-trial in the case of the German real estate agent facing charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north will be heard on December 3 at 9...
Police witnesses testify in Greek Cypriot north court case
Two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations appeared in court on Wednesday, where the prosecution called in two police witnesses.
The first witness submitted data ...
Aykut’s sentence sends ‘resounding message’
The conviction of Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, who was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north, sends an “international message”, ...
Man arrested in Nice owns large construction firm in northern Cyprus
A man arrested at Nice airport on Monday owns a large construction firm in northern Cyprus, with his arrest having been confirmed to the Cyprus Mail by diplomatic sources on ...
Court rejects key evidence in property fraud case
The Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday rejected crucial evidence in the case of a German real estate agent accused of seizing Greek Cypriot properties in the north.
The court ruled ...
Trial-within-trial ruling in German’s usurpation case on October 8
A trial within a trial before Nicosia criminal court involving German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – will be ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in the north face new charges
All five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month now face charges of privacy violations, trespassing, and breaching the peace, after appearing at the Trikomo district court ...
North’s bar association decries ‘indefensible’ arrests of Greek Cypriots
Cyprus Turkish bar association head Hasan Esendagli on Friday said the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in the north on suspicion of espionage is “not something we, as legal professionals, ...
Land registry records ‘reliable’ court hears as Aykut usurpation trial continues
The records of the land registry are reliable, the Nicosia criminal court heard on Tuesday as a senior official of the department testified in the ongoing case against Israeli property ...
Greek Cypriots arrested for spying in north back in court
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on Saturday near the village of Galatia, near Trikomo, on suspicion of espionage, appeared in court again on Wednesday.
There, all five had ...
Aykut’s trial postponed pending examination of detention conditions
A request was submitted on Wednesday at the Nicosia criminal court to change the conditions in which Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, accused of developing and selling property on Greek ...
Box file full of evidence examined in German woman’s north property case
A box file full of evidence was the central subject of Thursday’s court hearing of the trial of the 49-year-old woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot-owned ...
On-site measurements of Afik group properties to be submitted in Aykut trial
On-site measurements of developments built by the Afik group are to be submitted as evidence in the trial of its founder, Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut, who stands accused ...
Tatar addresses behind-closed-doors ‘parliament’ session over property
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday addressed a behind-closed-doors session of the north’s ‘parliament’ and spoke about the matter of property, in light of the recent arrests made ...
Property arrests ‘a lifebuoy’ for Tatar’s election prospects
The recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north are a “lifebuoy” for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s ...