Mandrake leaves are just appearing around north Cyprus, perhaps even in your garden, and it is worth knowing about this interesting plant which belongs to the nightshade family. Because mandrake contains hallucinogens and the roots sometimes resemble human figures, these roots have been used in magic rituals even up to the present day. This... »
There is currently, throughout Cyprus, a practice of Banks and other Lending Institutions lending money on property they know to have been paid for by, and contracted to, someone other than the Builder/Landowner. As a result of these builders becoming bankrupt the purchasers’ properties are being auctioned by the banks in order to recover... »
Would you like information about your charity or good cause to be quickly published on the internet and for a Google search to put that information on the first page of search results? Perhaps you would like this to displayed for only a short time, or perhaps permanently? Would you like all this for... »
Owners celebrate property success – Owners of Sante Fe property were just about to have their homes auctioned by the Koop Bank when the mortgage repayments attached to their properties by Sante Fe were restructured to allow 4 years to pay (£1.25m debt is now £4m because of penalties) and they are saying the... »
This speech was given last week and deserves to be spread around for people to read. The Lord is a passionate supporter of the Turkish Cypriot cause and deserves deep respect by anyone who has an interest in Northern Cyprus. Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: My Lords, when I listened to the gracious Speech yesterday I... »
The European Parliament has just approved a draft European Council document which in effect rules out action against Turkey if they ignore the 2005 Ankara Protocol and do not settle the Cyprus problem. This is despite the south Cyprus President demanding that Turkey withdraw their forces and recognise the Republic of Cyprus. The implication, if... »
Cyprus Property Action Group (CPAG) demonstrated in south Cyprus today and showed their disgust at the way their property problems were being ignored by the government. Their main complaint was the non-issue of title deeds and the fact that banks were being allowed to place mortgages on property which had already been sold to... »
Under the guarantor powers of Cyprus’ independence agreement in 1960, Turkey have the right to intervene militarily if the terms of that agreement are threatened. In July, the Greek Cypriot side rejected any peace deal that would allow Turkey to maintain the right to intervene militarily in Cyprus but Turkey made it clear that... »
Hint 1: a self-styled emperor tried to hide here from one of the most formidable Anglo-Norman fighters of all times… Hint 2: the place was was first built by the Byzantines, probably after the complete deliverance of Cyprus in 965 AD from the Arab danger… Hint 3: its natural strong position made it many times a... »
My visit to the Green Valley Restaurant in Alsancak was in response to being told that they had started their ‘winter menus’. So, along with 4 friends, I entered the restaurant to the welcome of a roaring log fire. The first pleasant surprise of the evening was to discover that Wednesday night’s menu was... »
