#Varosha

Fourteen members of the US Senate have sent a letter to US President Joe Biden condemning Turkey’s continuing efforts to open the coastline of Varosha, in contravention of several ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday he expected the UN and the EU to react accordingly to any Turkish actions concerning Varosha, as the National Council discussed the matter during a ...

The government has received a series of legal opinions over the past six months from foreign experts about Varosha, Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday. Savvides, speaking to the press ...

The UN Secretary-general’s reports on Cyprus do not reflect gravity of Turkish provocations, the island’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said. He was speaking ...

The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped the bloc would not be forced to hold any extraordinary meetings in response to statements Turkish President ...

By Christos P Panayiotides Mr President, I am one of the many Greek Cypriots, who are unreservedly against any form of ethnic or religious discrimination at the expense of any ...

UN Secretary- General, Antonio Guterres warned in his latest Good Offices Mission report that unless parties act decisively now, continuing dynamics in and around Cyprus could render future efforts to ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended the renewal of Unficyp’s mandate for a further six months and has stated his concern over Turkish activity in Varosha. An informal ...

Ten presidents of Greek American organisations in a letter express grave concern regarding the renewed threats currently facing Cyprus coming from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and urge US president ...

Although the president has agreed to call a meeting of the National Council to discuss ways to save Varosha, the takeaway from discussions on Tuesday with the municipality appeared to ...

Losing Varosha to resettlement under Turkish administration would sound the death knell for a Cyprus solution, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. It also appears the message he passed to ...

Famagusta municipality on Tuesday invited refugees from the occupied town and everyone else join them on Monday July 19 evening at the protest in Dherynia against Turkish moves in Varosha. The ...

If Turkey truly wishes for all refugees to return to their properties in Varosha, there is a way, through the implementation of UN resolutions, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

Turkey’s possible call on refugees to return to their Varosha properties under Turkish Cypriot administration would be deceitful, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, speaking after the Famagusta municipality ...

Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said on Tuesday he was very concerned about developments in Varosha and called for immediate action before it is too late. Referring to the issue ...

Last summer with the lull in the pandemic, and no movement on the Cyprus issue, Varosha became the main talking point for months with visits and tours organised by the ...

The latest developments in Varosha and what line to take against Turkish moves there will be discussed between President Nicos Anastasiades and the municipality of Famagusta next month, its mayor ...

By Evie Andreou But for how much longer? The Turkish side has not yet touched Varosha properties, but time may be running out for Greek Cypriot property owners to stake ...

The European Council is set to offer Turkey “readiness to engage” in “a phased, proportionate and reversible manner” while remaining fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities say they expect 3,000 Greek Cypriots to file applications with the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north over their properties in the fenced area of Varosha. There ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he will tell the UN Secretary-General’s envoy Jane Holl Lute at their upcoming meeting that formal negotiations on Cyprus can only take place ...

Another informal summit on the Cyprus problem any time soon is unlikely, government sources said on Monday. While the government expected that the Cyprus issue would be raised during separate ...

Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said there needs to be more accountability regarding the compliance with the decisions of the UN Security Council, and that their ...

Two beaches will be opened for the summer season in the fenced-off city of Varosha, its ‘mayor’ Ismail Arter said on Wednesday. Speaking to Turkish news agency Anadolu, Arter said ...