#Varosha

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, in reviewing his first 100 days, that from the start of his presidency, his immediate priority was to initiate actions to seek a leading role ...

Turkey’s direct interventions in the north of Cyprus are putting at risk the prospects for the resumption of Cyprus talks, European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola was quoted as ...

If the UN Security Council witnesses further violations in Varosha there will be a corresponding response, British minster for Europe Leo Doherty said on Sunday. In an interview with Kathemerini, ...

Private deals are being brokered by agencies for the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the fenced-in city of Varosha, President of the Hoteliers’ Association (Pasyxe) Haris Loizides said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that the government is working to develop a unified refugee policy, prompted by reports of recent developments in Varosha. The Cyprus Mail reported over ...

Commentators in the north say the three properties reported to be sold this week could lead to legal amendments so more could follow The agreement made for the purchase of ...

Sale agreements for Varosha properties filed to the immovable property commission (IPC) will be returned to the Turkish Cypriot businessman over deficiencies in his application, commission head Novber Ferit Vehci ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Iole Damaskinos There is nothing for the government to investigate, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday about the sale of properties in Varosha last week, ...

Every few months a news story breaks about the fenced area of Varosha. This is given extensive coverage in the media, the politicians express concern about the matter and the ...

House President Annita Demetriou said that she will inform her EU counterparts on the issue of Varosha, in light of recent reports on the sale of hotels owned by Greek ...

No sales transaction was made for the three hotels in Varosha through the immovable property commission, its ‘chairman’, Novber Ferit Vehci was reported as having stated on Wednesday. As reported ...

Disy leader says they can’t be blamed for lack of progress on Cyprus solution Greek Cypriots who sold their property in Varosha did so because they can see no ...

Authorities scrambled on Friday to get to the bottom of reports in the north that Greek Cypriot owned hotels and buildings in Varosha had been bought by an unnamed Turkish ...

Refugees have asked President Nikos Christodoulides to raise the matter of the status of Varosha with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. The mayor of Famagusta and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposal for more EU involvement in the Cyprus issue has not yet been received in Brussels Director General of the DG Structural Reform Support in the EU, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar praised 2022 as an important year for the north’s foreign relations and vowed that he will work decisively towards bolstering them further in 2023. He also ...

Varosha will soon become one of the most beautiful and sophisticated tourist centres in the world, Justice and Development Party Deputy Chairman Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday. The Turkish politician ...

An episode of Masterchef Turkey was filmed in the ghost town Varosha, where contestants were asked to cook Cypriot dishes, reports in the north said on Friday. The episode featured ...

The EU Council on Thursday called on Ankara to stop all actions that could potentially upgrade the breakaway state in the north of the island, a development that was welcomed ...

The fight for mayor is not simply a local election, it is about Varosha and Turkish control Two Famagusta mayor candidates simultaneously withdrew from the upcoming municipal elections 24 hours after ...

During the debate on the state budget on Thursday, a deputy had heard of the latest statement about Varosha by the Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and asked that ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said it was a necessary condition to strengthen the cooperation of the nine Mediterranean states, in order to turn the region into an area of ...

The House of Representatives unanimously condemned statements made by Unal Ustel, the north’s ‘prime minister’, that the north will move to reopen the entirety of Varosha after local ‘elections’ ...

Over 7,000 Greek Cypriots have applied to the Immovable Property Commission (IPC), according to the north’s ‘ambassador’ to Ankara. Ismet Korukoglu, in wide-ranging statements to Turkish media, hit out against ...