Tag: Famagusta
Cyprus to Protest Turkey’s Illegal Famagusta Plans at EU’s Highest Level
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will hold bilateral meetings with top EU officials in the coming days where he is expected to raise the matter of...
Turkey Mulls Reopening Ghost town of Varosha in Occupied Northern Cyprus
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay visited the occupied part of Cyprus on Saturday, from where he announced that Ankara is looking to re-open the...
UN Security Council Warns Against Action Concerning Varosha in Cyprus
The Security Council on Wednesday warned against any action that would change the status quo of Varosha, a part of the Cypriot city of...
UN Security Council to Discuss Tension Over Cyprus’ Ghost City of Varosha
The UN Security Council will hold a closed meeting for unofficial consultations on Varosha, the fenced-off part of Cyprus's former resort city of Famagusta,...
Famagusta: Cyprus to Appeal to the UN Security Council Next Week
The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades told reporters on Friday evening in New York that Cyprus will appeal to the UN...
Turkey’s Cavusoglu Repeats Threats to Annex and Open Cyprus’ Ghost Town of Varosha
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu repeated on Thursday his threat that Turkey intends to annex and open to the public the ghost town of...
Turkey to Create “Consulate” in Cyprus’ Ghost Town of Famagusta
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Sunday that his country will open a "consulate" in the former resort city of Famagusta, in the...
Cyprus to Bring Turkish Plans for “Ghost Town” of Varosha to EU’s Highest Level
The Republic of Cyprus is ready to place the issue of the illegal Turkish plans to occupy the ''ghost town' of Varosha, near the line...
Cyprus Denounces Turkish Moves at Varosha as Clear Violation of UN Resolutions
Cypriot government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou on Thursday said Turkish Cypriot moves in the closed-off town of Varosha were a clear violation of UN resolutions...
Turkish Cypriots Threaten to Resettle Abandoned Area in Famagusta
The administration in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus decided on Tuesday to open Varosha, an abandoned southern quarter of the Cypriot city of...
Cypriots Mark Epiphany at Ghost Town of Famagusta (video)
Hundreds of Greek Cypriots marked the religious holiday of Epiphany on Sunday in a rare vigil which took place along the outskirts of the...
Liturgy Celebrated in Turkish-Occupied Famagusta
Both Greek and Turkish Cypriots attended an Orthodox Liturgy in the occupied region of Famagusta on Sunday morning.
It was the first time Greek Cypriots...
