#Varosha

A fundraising campaign is underway to raise €40,000 for the maintenance of the Ayia Paraskevi church in Varosha. The fundraising campaign is being operated by the Famagusta bishopric, with the money ...

An anonymous Turkish businessman who has taken ownership of a number of hotels in Varosha is to hold a tender for their reconstruction and structural reinforcement within the next six ...

Monday marks the 49th anniversary of the second phase of the Turkish invasion during which Turkish military forces who invaded the island on July 20, 1974, seized more areas of the Republic, ...

The north’s ‘cabinet’ passed a motion approving the transfer of land registered under the name of the Republic of Cyprus in Varosha to its ‘finance ministry’. The land is ...

A necessary prerequisite for a solution to the Cyprus issue is having a coherent internal front, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, addressing an anti-occupation rally, organised by Famagusta Municipality ...

The mystery Turkish businessman who announced in April that he had purchased three hotels in the fenced off area of Varosha, was back in the news this week, having told ...

Reports on Tuesday that the businessman who aims to rent out hotels in occupied Varosha by 2025 – with dubious chances of success, at best – got even stranger: reservations can be made ...

The unnamed businessman who claims to have purchased hotels in Varosha has stated that from Tuesday he would be accepting bookings for the 2025 season. The businessman additionally claimed that he ...

Reports on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the office of good services made by Secretary General Antonio Guterres were released as official documents on Thursday. The ...

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, ...