More than one minor per week gives birth in north
A total of 61 girls under the age of 18 years old in the north gave birth last year – a rate of more than one per week – the Cyprus Turkish medical association (...
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UN: Greek Cypriot side dangerously blurs lines between civilian and military facilities
Cyprus’ defence ministry is dangerously and deliberately blurring the lines between civilian and military facilities by “disguising military positions within civilian structures”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
In a ...
Poland aims to unite all EU members in 2025
By Tom Cleaver
Poland’s “primary mission” as it takes on the European Council’s rotating presidency is to “unite all 27 European Union member states around the common goal of ...
UN must ‘avoid equating’ actions of Cyprus’ two sides, Letymbiotis says
The United Nations must “avoid equating” the actions taken by Cyprus’ two sides in the island’s buffer zone in Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ coming report regarding the situation on the ...
North ‘health minister’ under fire for ‘lying’ about HPV vaccine
The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek on Saturday came under fire after allegedly lying about the historical availability of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the north.
Dincyurek had ...
Govt ‘preparing decrees’ for car recalls over faulty airbags
The transport ministry is “preparing decrees” to order recalls of vehicles with faulty airbags, Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said they will ...
Man arrested over two burglaries in Larnaca
A 49-year-old man was arrested in connection with two burglaries in Larnaca, the police announced on Saturday.
The man was arrested on Friday in connection with a burglary which had ...
Tatar and Harmanci visit Mia Milia in show of support for crossing point
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Friday visited Mia Milia in a show of support for the idea of opening a crossing point ...
Policewoman injured in latest football hooliganism incident
A policewoman was injured on Friday night after a metal railing fell on her as police attempted to keep fans of two rival football teams apart after a match on ...
North’s religious affairs director sacked
The north’s religious affairs director Ahmet Unsal was sacked on Thursday.
The news was confirmed by ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel, who told news website Gundem Kibris that Unsal will ...
Shots fired at apartment block in northern Nicosia
Shots were fired at an apartment block in the northern Nicosia suburb of Omorphita, the Turkish Cypriot police said on Thursday.
They said the shots had been fired at around 4.35...
Turkish Cypriot journalist arrested over ‘illegal recording’ of BRT chief
Turkish Cypriot journalist Vatan Mehmet was on Thursday arrested after having allegedly “illegally recorded” a conversation with the north’s public broadcaster BRT’s director Meryem Cavusoglu Ozkurt.
News website ...
Buffer zone barbed wire ‘to be removed within January’
The barbed wire placed in Cyprus’ buffer zone near the villages of Akaki, Peristerona and Astromeritis to kerb migrant flows “will be removed within January”, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides ...
Greece takes UN Security Council seat, aiming to ‘keep Cyprus on the agenda’
Greece on Wednesday formally took its seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, with the country’s foreign minister Giorgos Gerapetritis promising that it would use ...
Vasiliko LNG ‘may reduce electricity bills by 40 per cent’
The utilisation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought onshore at Vasiliko could reduce electricity bills by as much as 35 or 40 per cent, energy expert Dr Charles Ellinas said on Thursday.
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Tatar expects ‘very busy’ January for Cyprus problem
January will be a “very busy period” with regard to the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday.
Making his first statements of the year, he said ...
Paphos winter swimmers take first dip of 2025
Paphos’ “Vrysouthkia Kelpetri” winter swimmers’ club took its first dip in the sea of the year at the town’s municipal baths on Wednesday morning.
The occasion was marked with ...
Christodoulides visits US submarine in Limassol
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday visited the United States navy’s nuclear submarine the USS Indiana, which had arrived in Limassol the previous day.
The ship’s arrival had been ...
North ‘govt’ raises, then re-lowers VAT rate
The north’s ‘government’ within the space of a few hours on Monday night and Tuesday publicised plans to raise value added tax (VAT) rate on a total of 54 products, ...
Tatar: Missing persons issue must not be politicised
The issue of missing persons in Cyprus “must not be politicised”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday.
Speaking during a visit to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), ...
Mari naval base upgrades may cost more than €200m
Planned upgrades to the Mari naval base may cost in excess of €200 million, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said the upgrades ...
North’s claims over EEZ drilling ‘unfounded’
The north’s upset over the Republic’s stated plans to recommence drilling for natural gas in the seas off the coast of Cyprus in the early part of 2025 is “...
Restoration work to begin at Famagusta’s St George of the Latins church
Restoration is to begin in the early part of the new year at Famagusta’s St George of the Latins church, bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage co-chairman Ali Tuncay ...
North formalises plans to move courts to new ‘govt’ complex
The north’s ‘government’ on Monday formalised its plans to move northern Nicosia’s court buildings from their current location in Nicosia’s old town to the under-construction ‘government’ complex ...