Ammochostos
Cyprus
Turkey to Open Cyprus' Occupied Town, Further Fueling East Med Tensions
Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot self-declared government announced on Tuesday that they will open the beach town of Varosha or Varosia on Cyprus, which has remained empty and abandoned since the illegal invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974.
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Cyprus
Famagusta's Othello Tower To Be Restored
Restoration work on the Othello Tower in the Turkish-occupied Cypriot city of Famagusta will begin in the next few days, according to Takis Hadjidemetriou, chairman of the Joint Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage.
The Othello Tower built by the Venetians...
Cyprus
British MP Urges Ammochostos’ Return
The Conservative MP, Matthew Offord, wrote a letter of request to the British Foreign Secretary to help in order for the Cypriot government to accept the proposal for the return of Ammochostos to its rightful inhabitants.
In his capacity as...