Israeli Developer to Face Trial for Controversial Property Deals
Israeli developer Simon Mistriel Aykut is set to face trial in Cyprus on September 27 for 124 charges relating to the development and sale of properties valued at €43 million on disputed Greek Cypriot land, highlighting the island’s fraught property ownership issues. His case, which has drawn international attention, underscores the complex political tensions between Greek and Turkish Cypriots as the trial approaches.