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Nicosia’s assessment is that, based on contacts with the UN, after the Greek elections, a new impetus will be given to the attempt to resume
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Spehar reiterates commitment to UN resolutions on Famagusta
Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar on Friday met a delegation of the Famagusta municipality, headed by
Akel calls for copies of letters sent to UN secretary-general
Opposition Akel on Wednesday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to hand over copies of the letters he sent recently to the UN chief, one on
Only one Cyprus exists Mr President: Galanos pleads with Anastasiades (Updated)
Scuffles broke out at a protest over Varosha held on Friday evening outside the presidential palace between members of Elam and protesters who said the
Anastasiades sends second letter to Guterres, this time on Varosha
The government on Friday confirmed that President Nicos Anastasiades had sent another letter to the UN Secretary-General this week, this time concerning the latest developments
Galanos calls for mass participation in Friday’s protest over Varosha
Famagusta Mayor Alexis Galanos has called for mass participation in the event organised by his municipality outside the presidential palace on Friday. Galanos told a
Akinci says any decisions on Varosha would be his to make
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Thursday said he was the one in charge of taking decisions on issues such as the closed-off town of
Turkish Cypriot ‘PM’ insists Varosha will reopen under north’s control
Turkish Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Ersin Tatar has said the fenced off town of Varosha would open under Turkish Cypriot administration despite his ‘deputy’, Kudret Ozersay,
‘If we lose Varosha, we lose the last step to a solution’
The issue of the ghost town of Varosha emerged again this week as it has done several times in the past but Famagusta Mayor Alexis
Akinci calls on Anastasiades to participate in five-party meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci called on President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday to take part in a five-party meeting to clarify the solution that the
Varosha property owners need to ensure their title deeds, lawyer says
The first thing Greek Cypriot owners of Varosha property must do is ensure that they have title deeds in the name of a living person,
T/C Varosha move ‘unacceptable’, promotes partition (Updated)
The Presidential Palace said on Wednesday a Turkish Cypriot move relating to the abandoned town of Varosha was unacceptable and only served to promote the
Moves to be made on Varosha
Concrete moves are to be taken over the fenced-off city of Varosha, Turkish Cypriot ‘Foreign Minister’ Kudret Ozersay said on Tuesday. A group of experts
Foreign ministry says it treats ECHR cases ‘with due seriousness’
The foreign ministry on Friday said it was in consultation with the state legal service to handle “with due seriousness” appeals by Greek Cypriots to
Is the Varosha case like the halloumi case?, lawyer asks in ECHR property case
Lawyer Achilleas Demetriades on Thursday called on the government to duly inform Famagusta refugees if it was a new policy to abandon them and let
‘Deep state faction’ does not want a Cyprus solution
Famagusta Mayor Alexis Galanos said that a ‘deep state’ exists within the Republic, which does not want a Cyprus solution and has been influencing the
Varosha’s flora is disease-ridden and the problem is spreading
By Lizzy Ioannidou Varosha, the ghost city of Famagusta which has been left to decay since 1974, has become a breeding ground for disease,
Varosha return a government priority, FM says
The return of Varosha has always been a government priority, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Saturday in an address read out by the ministry’s
Prickly pear in north at risk from disease
The prickly pear is at risk in the north due to a disease spreading from pests known as cochineals, the Turkish Cypriot media reported on
MEPs re-visit Varosha, look for small steps forward
Chairwoman of a delegation from the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament Cecilia Wilkstrom on Tuesday told refugees from Famagusta that even though she