#Varosha

There are no grounds for the start of new Cyprus talks, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said, according to online excerpts from a interview published in the print edition ...

Foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides is leaving Sunday for Luxembourg, to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union on Monday. Council business is expected to ...

Turkey’s actions in Varosha and Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone aim at pushing a two-state solution to the island’s division, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday, but negotiations ...

The Turkish Cypriot side on Wednesday began a new phase in the opening up of the fenced-off town of Varosha , clearing part of the area they have demilitarised for resettlement ...

The reopening of the fenced area of Varosha for settlement is in line with international law and the north’s position on a two-state solution, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar ...

Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Tuesday statements by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Varosha refute the north’s claims that the attempted change of status of the fenced ...

Akel on Saturday called on people to join the bicommunal rally taking place on Sunday morning in Dherynia which will call for reunification of the island. The rally is supported ...

Sea daffodils are in bloom on the beach in the fenced city of Famagusta, having sprouted up among the umbrellas and sunbeds that the authorities in the north have set ...

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called on Turkey to “reverse the actions undertaken in Varosha” and reiterated the EU’s commitment to a bizonal, ...

If the Turkish side changes the status of Varosha, then it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reach a Cyprus settlement, the Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus, Theocharis ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday the Greek Cypriot community was ready to return to the 1960 regime with Turkish Cypriots taking the positions granted to them by the constitution, suggesting ...

The result of an appeal against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) cannot be predicted as such cases are politicised, the chairman of the Bar association said ...

The council of ministers decided on Monday to revoke or not renew 14 passports of the Republic held by Turkish Cypriot ‘officials’, 10 of whom are members of the pseudo-state’s ‘cabinet’ ...

The cabinet on Monday decided to rescind the passports of 14 Turkish Cypriots, including leader Ersin Tatar, seen as undermining the Republic of Cyprus. The decision concerns Turkish Cypriot officials and ...

The colour, the art on the walls of many rooms, the plates, and the mural above the fireplace survive in the holiday home of George Pol Georgiou, one of Cyprus’ ...

By Kiriaki Demetriou Forty-seven years ago on Sunday time stood still in Varosha, the now-fenced-off area of Famagusta, following the second phase of the Turkish invasion, forcing people to abandon ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday said that unity is key to preventing Turkey’s provocations in Cyprus so that the island can become a modern European country without an occupation ...

The Famagusta for Cyprus initiative has set up a phone line refugees can call for advice regarding their properties in the fenced area of Varosha. The group said they have ...

By Christos Panayiotides ‘They on that side and this side and we, somewhere else.’ I like this slogan, despite its bitterness. I like it because it condenses my fears and ...

Opposition parties on Friday called on the government to act against Turkish plans on a two-state solution in Cyprus amid news that the further opening of the fenced area of ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities said they will appoint a committee to oversee works at the small part of the fenced area of Varosha that has been demilitarised and slated to open ...

Unilateral actions that violate UN Security Council Resolutions on Varosha are unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Nicos Anastasiades, the Cyprus presidency said on Monday. It said that ...

Turkey must stop its unacceptable actions in Varosha and return the area to its rightful owners, President of the European Parliament David Sassoli said on Sunday. In an interview with ...

Following the announcement made by President Erdogan and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on July 20, about the opening-up (on a “pilot” basis) of a small segment of the fenced-off ...