Neophytou briefs ambassadors of P5 on Varosha
Ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said Tuesday the message needed to be sent out at home and abroad that the Greek Cypriot side remains committed...
Varosha
In letter to Anastasiades, Guterres says monitoring situation in Varosha
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a letter to President Nicos Anastasiades saying no action should be taken in the fenced-off area of Famagusta known...
UN should take over Varosha, Cypriot property applicants say in letter to CoE
Turkey’s plan to reopen Varosha is a further violation of their property rights, Greek Cypriot applicants say in a letter to the Council of Europe,...
Anastasiades briefs Guterres on Varosha threat and EEZ developments
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday briefed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Turkey’s provocative actions both on Varosha and in the island’s exclusive economic zone. According...
Varosha issue rumbles on
The Varosha issue needs to be discussed by the two sides in Cyprus, Turkish presidency spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday, days after Turkish Cypriot...
Akinci says Varosha needs to be discussed in line with international law
The Varosha issue needs to be discussed in accordance with international law and UN resolutions as well as contribute to a Cyprus solution, Turkish Cypriot...
Varosha: a Catch-22
The plan to open the fenced area of Famagusta may have been announced more than a year ago by the Turkish Cypriot leadership, but the...
A maximalistic approach is certain to lead us into disaster
By Christos P. Panayiotides “President Nicos Anastasiades is and always has been ready to continue discussions leading to a solution of the Cyprus problem,” Government...
Turkish Cypriots set to reopen Varosha, EU Commission calls for talks to resume
Turkish Cypriots are almost ready to begin reopening the town of Varosha, the breakaway state’s premier said on Friday, a former resort area fenced off...
Famagusta mayor calls for restart of Cyprus talks in order to avoid Turkish plans for Varosha
Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou on Thursday called for the restart of Cyprus talks as soon as possible in order to avoid Turkish plans to open...
More than 80 Greek Cypriots have sought compensation for Varosha properties
More than 80 Greek Cypriots sought compensation from the north’s immovable property commission (IPC) to the tune of £1bn sterling for homes and businesses in...
Turkey warns Greek Cypriots, Greece against reshaping the region
Efforts by the Greek Cypriots, and Greece, to shape the region in line with their interests will be in vain, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay...
‘Inactivity on Varosha will leave it in the hands of Evkaf’
Inactivity on Varosha will eventually leave the Famagusta closed-off area to Turkish Cypriot religious endowment foundation Evkaf, advocate Achilleas Demetriades said on Tuesday questioning the...
Mass Varosha applications to IPC ‘will encourage Turkey’s plans’
Mass applications for Varosha properties to the immovable properties commission (IPC) would encourage Turkish plans for the fenced-off part of Famagusta and would be the...
FM, municipality discuss Varosha issue
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides met with a delegation from the municipality of Famagusta, headed by Simos Ioannou, to discuss the issue of the closed-off town...
Historian called to apologise for saying Famagustans ‘ran away’ during 1974 invasion
FAMAGUSTA mayor Simos Ioannou on Friday call on historian Andros Pavlides to apologise after he accused refugees of unnecessarily abandoning their town during the 1974...
ECHR to judge value of Varosha properties
By Achilleas Demetriades There is a lot of talk about Evcaf’s claim on the fenced-off area of Famagusta (Varosha). It is a very emotional issue...
North signs deal with university to study Varosha buildings
Turkish Cypriot ‘deputy prime minister’ Kudret Ozersay signed on Wednesday an agreement with a university in the north to carry out on studies concerning the...
Tatar says plans to go ahead for opening Varosha
The Famagusta Municipality on Friday called “unacceptable” statements by Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar that reviving the closed-off area of Varosha was still on the...
Fifty years since Abba came to play …. in Varosha
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...
