Tatar says UN called him to enter negotiations in September
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday said the United Nations had called in on the telephone, expecting that he would enter negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem as early ...
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Azerbaijan plane had ‘special permission’ to land at Larnaca
The Azerbaijan Airlines flight which landed at Larnaca airport on Tuesday carrying players and coaches from Azeri football club Zira FK had “special permission” to land, the airport said on ...
Ustel urges EU to condemn Cyprus-Tui tourism deal
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Thursday urged the “world and the European Union to recognise right from wrong” in response to a reported agreement between the Republic ...
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Turkish soldier dead, 11 more injured, after military vehicle crash
A Turkish soldier died and 11 more were injured on Thursday after a military vehicle overturned near Morphou.
The vehicle was travelling towards Morphou from the village of Argaki.
According to ...
Turkish Cypriot Trikomo mayor accused of lawbreaking over construction
Trikomo’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Hasan Sadikoglu and his municipality are both the subjects of a case which was handed over to the Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday, alleging lawbreaking ...
USS Wasp carries out training exercises with Turkish navy
The United States amphibious assault ship the USS Wasp, which had docked in Limassol earlier this month, has carried out training exercises with the Turkish navy.
The USS Wasp had ...
Sistema Larnaca’s future secured with latest cash injection
Children’s orchestra Sistema Cyprus’ Larnaca branch’s future has been secured thanks to the latest donation put forward by foreign exchange company XM.
XM’s donation has covered the ...
Justice pledge for Turkish Cypriots killed in Turkish earthquake
Those held responsible for the deaths of 35 Cypriots when the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed during last year’s earthquakes “will get the punishment they deserve”, ...
Plastic matter found in Cyprus turtle excrement
Solid pieces of plastic were found in the excrement produced by a green turtle which was taken to the Tashkent Nature Park in Vouni for treatment after it was found ...
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Retaliation threatened in north over Tui ‘deal’ with Republic
The Cyprus government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership are in a furious row over a decision by tour operator Tui to stop daytrips to the north, with leader Ersin Tatar ...
Would-be hitmen back in court
The two would-be hitmen who were arrested in Kyrenia last week having allegedly travelled to the north to kill a “businessman” appeared in court for a third time on Wednesday.
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Five fined for dumping raw sewage at Famagusta tip
The Turkish Cypriot Famagusta municipality on Wednesday announced it had issued a total of five fines for drivers of sewage tankers which had been caught dumping raw sewage at the ...
Evidence of ancient copper mining found in Paphos district
Evidence of late chalcolithic period copper mining was found during an archaeological dig carried out this summer near the Paphos district village of Makounta.
An archaeological team made up of ...
UCY opens up vacant undergrad places to those with A Levels
The University of Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it would open up the remaining unfilled places for students starting undergraduate programmes to those who passed international high school examinations.
Those ...
Generator fuel to arrive in north as power station repairs continue
A shipment of 12,000 tonnes of diesel is expected to arrive in the north on Wednesday to power the Teknecik power station, as repair work continues on its broken and dysfunctional ...
Environmentalists call for ‘aerial intervention’ to protect Cyprus’ pines
Environmentalists on Tuesday called for “aerial intervention” by way of spraying pine trees with pesticides to save them from pine processionary caterpillars, which are known to damage and even kill ...
New Turkish ambassador pledges to work for ‘sunlit uplands’
New Turkish ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim on Tuesday pledged to “try my best to bring the Turkish Cypriot people and Turkish citizens living here to the sunlit ...
Cap of 800 away fans set for ‘high-risk’ football matches
Only 800 away fans will be allowed to attend “high-risk” football matches, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said on Tuesday.
Following a board meeting, CFA chairman Giorgos Koumas said the ten ...
Portacabins as classrooms ‘cannot be our destiny’
Concerns were raised on Tuesday over the continued use of portacabins as makeshift classrooms in the north’s schools.
Cyprus Turkish teachers’ trade union (Ktos) leader Burak Mavis insisted after ...
North telecoms dept doubles internet fees
The fees levied on internet and telecommunications service providers by the north’s telecommunications department were all doubled, the north’s internet service providers’ association said on Tuesday.
The association ...
Turkish Cypriots outraged over ‘malicious’ deal to cut tourism to north
Turkish Cypriots have reacted angrily to a reported deal struck between the Republic of Cyprus and tour operators to cut the number of overseas tourists visiting the north while on ...
‘Govt’ and union disagree over whether north power station is fixed
All five faulty generators at the Teknecik power station outside Kyrenia have been repaired as of Friday morning, the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said.
Speaking to reporters, Ustel ...
Famagusta municipal workers trained to remove weeds from historical sites
Workers from the Turkish Cypriot Famagusta municipality have been given training on how to remove weeds from historical building and the town’s historical walls.
The training was given by ...
Kyrenia residents concerned about power station causing cancer
While the ‘government’ and trade unions in the north find themselves at odds over whether controversial repairs to the north’s Teknecik power station have fixed its issues, local residents ...