2019 – A decisive year for the talks, well, sort of
At the beginning of the year, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said 2019 would be a decisive one for the Cyprus issue. It was, but not...
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Tatar says aim is to open Varosha by end of 2020
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar announced that the aim was to open the closed-off town of Varosha in Famagusta by the end of next...
Varosha inventory nearly complete, says Ozersay
The Turkish Cypriot side has almost completed its inventory of buildings and other infrastructure in the fenced-off town of Varosha in Famagusta and plans to...
Cyprus to take part in Varosha case before the ECHR
The Republic of Cyprus has informed the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that it wishes to take part as a third party in the...
Cyprus expects Turkey to comply with UN resolutions on Varosha
Cyprus expects Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to comply with the clear calls of the UN Security Council to respect the status of Varosha, and...
1974 title deeds to be valid for Varosha property claims made to IPC
There have been mixed interpretations in the north regarding the ‘supreme court’s’ ruling on an appeal filed against the Famagusta district court’s 2005 decision stating...
Turkish Cypriots to remove ‘fenced-off’ when referring to Varosha
The Turkish Cypriot ‘government’ has decided to remove the words ‘fenced off’ when referring to Varosha, the abandoned ghost town in Famagusta, which Turkey and...
House passes resolutions condemning Turkey over Varosha and Syria
THE House plenum on Friday passed resolutions condemning Turkey’s actions in Varosha and in Kurdish-led territories in northern Syria. Following the reaffirmation of UN resolutions...
Turkey says UNSC oversteps mandate in discussing Varosha
The UN Security Council’s decision to discuss the matter of Varosha in light of the state Turkish Cypriot intent to open it for settlement was...
Cyprus welcomes Security Council decision on Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his ‘utmost satisfaction’ on Thursday with the UN Security Council’s reaffirmation of previous Varosha resolutions. “I wish to express my utmost...
UN Security Council reaffirms Varosha resolutions
The UN Security Council reaffirmed its previous resolution on Varosha on Wednesday, following an unofficial closed meeting, the UN body’s president Jerry Matthews Matjila said....
UN Security Council to discuss Varosha in closed meeting on Wednesday
The UN Security Council will on Wednesday afternoon New York time, hold a closed meeting for unofficial consultations on Varosha, the fenced-off part of Famagusta....
Security Council to discuss Varosha on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to discuss Cyprus’ appeal concerning plans by Turkey for the settlement of the closed-off town of Varosha...
Political leaders condemn Turkish drilling (Update 4)
Political leaders on Friday condemned the presence of Turkish drillship Yavuz in offshore block 7 in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after being briefed by...
Cyprus resorts to UN Security Council over Varosha
The UN Security Council is expected to plan within the next few days a discussion concerning the recourse of Cyprus in relation to Turkish threats...
New images of Famagusta the theme of upcoming photo exhibition
A photographic exhibition entitled ‘Famagusta’ Turkey’s crime against humanity’ is being held on Wednesday at the bicommunal Acheon Akti Polythematic Museum. The non-profit NGO museum...
Government to resort to Security Council over Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades has informed the representatives of the five permanent members of the Security Council of the government’s intention to resort to the UN...
Akel lauds Soyer for revealing that Evkaf has no claims on Varosha
Main opposition Akel on Wednesday welcomed the statements by veteran Turkish Cypriot politician Ferdi Sabit Soyer that the vakif of Varosha was closed in 1935...
Pompeo says US concerned over Varosha developments
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has assured Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides that the US shares his concerns that any unilateral actions to reopen...
Protest planned in Nicosia for return of Varosha to its legitimate residents
The Famagusta Municipality will organise a peaceful rally on Varosha on September 26 outside the UN-protected area of the now-defunct Nicosia airport. The municipality is...
