#Varosha

By Andreas Theophanous When it was first announced that Nikos Christodoulides would run for the presidency, expectations soared. Yet, as time passed, doubts about his candidacy began to surface, revealing ...

A Turkish official has accused the Republic of Cyprus of misrepresenting the truth and implementing a policy of isolation towards Turkish Cypriots to the UN, it emerged on Friday. In ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday said his “long term goal” is to demolish some buildings in Varosha and rebuild them with the aim of boosting the north’s ...

Turkey is undermining efforts to resume negotiations by seeking a two-state solution on the island, Permanent Representative of Cyprus at the United Nations Maria Michail said in a letter to ...

The two millionth person to visit Varosha since its reopening in 2020 did so on Friday. The number of people to have visited passed two million as a Turkish family of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday visited an exhibition in Athens entitled ‘Famagusta 3.5%’ by journalist Soteris Danezis. The exhibit shows that closed off area of Varosha, which the Turkish Cypriot side ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday issued a mixed response to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)’s resolution regarding Varosha. The resolution, written by PACE’...

Greek Cypriots have received a total of £25.4 million (€29.8m) worth of compensation from the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north so far in 2024, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin ...

Over 1.8 million people have visited Varosha since it was reopened for visitors in 2020, Turkish public service broadcaster TRT reported on Monday. Varosha had been empty since the Turkish invasion of ...

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur for Varosha Piero Fassino visited the city on Wednesday, marking his second visit to Cyprus since undertaking the role. Fassino arrived ...

UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and Head of Unficyp Colin Stewart briefed the Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the issue ...

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Rapporteur Piero Fassino has kicked off a working visit to Cyprus on Monday, focusing on Varosha. The Italian MEP is expected ...

Varosha “should be transformed into a free trade zone” and a “common living area” for both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash’s son Serdar ...

The government is handling the matter of a hotel in Varosha which allegedly belongs to King Charles of the United Kingdom “diplomatically”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. British newspaper ...

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 ...

A fundraising campaign is underway to raise €40,000 for the maintenance of the Ayia Paraskevi church in Varosha. The fundraising campaign is being operated by the Famagusta bishopric, with the money ...

An anonymous Turkish businessman who has taken ownership of a number of hotels in Varosha is to hold a tender for their reconstruction and structural reinforcement within the next six ...

Monday marks the 49th anniversary of the second phase of the Turkish invasion during which Turkish military forces who invaded the island on July 20, 1974, seized more areas of the Republic, ...

The north’s ‘cabinet’ passed a motion approving the transfer of land registered under the name of the Republic of Cyprus in Varosha to its ‘finance ministry’. The land is ...

A necessary prerequisite for a solution to the Cyprus issue is having a coherent internal front, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, addressing an anti-occupation rally, organised by Famagusta Municipality ...

The mystery Turkish businessman who announced in April that he had purchased three hotels in the fenced off area of Varosha, was back in the news this week, having told ...

Reports on Tuesday that the businessman who aims to rent out hotels in occupied Varosha by 2025 – with dubious chances of success, at best – got even stranger: reservations can be made ...

The unnamed businessman who claims to have purchased hotels in Varosha has stated that from Tuesday he would be accepting bookings for the 2025 season. The businessman additionally claimed that he ...

Reports on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the office of good services made by Secretary General Antonio Guterres were released as official documents on Thursday. The ...