Minor earthquake hits Famagusta
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred in Famagusta in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to the north’s met office, the earthquake took place around 19 kilometres ...
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North ‘suffering major losses’ in tourism sector
The north is “suffering major losses” in its tourism sector, former Cyprus Turkish tourism and travel agencies’ union (Kitsab) director Mustafa Soforoglu said on Friday.
Speaking to news website Haber ...
Erhurman challenges Tatar to TV debate over Cyprus problem
Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday night challenged Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to a television debate, as their back-and-forth disagreement over the Cyprus problem ...
Conservation work to begin at Alaminos mosque
Conservation work at the mosque in the Larnaca district village of Alaminos is set to begin in the near future, Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage co-chairman Ali Tuncay said.
He ...
Tepak students discuss new student dorms with Paphos mayor
By Tom Cleaver
Students from the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) discussed matters related to the new student dormitories in Paphos with the town’s mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday.
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Environmentalists say ‘no’ to solar farm
Environmentalists in central Cyprus have stated their opposition to plans to build a solar farm near the villages of Lythrodontas, Kataliontas and Mathiatis.
The Cyprus Environmental Movement said on Tuesday ...
Greek Cypriot handed jail sentence in north over fake passport scam
A Greek Cypriot was sentenced in the north on Thursday to 60 days in prison for attempting to help an accomplice cross to the Republic from the north with a fake ...
Yeroskipou sea is clean, Eastern Paphos municipality says
Analysis of the seawater off the coast of Yeroskipou has proven it to be clean, the Eastern Paphos municipality said on Thursday.
The municipality said bathers had reported that “brown ...
Turkish Cypriots commemorate 60th anniversary of Battle of Tillyria
Turkish Cypriots on Thursday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Tillyria in the village of Kokkina.
The village of Kokkina is now controlled by the Turkish military but ...
Famagusta district asks to host EU events
Political leaders from the Famagusta district on Thursday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to meet with them with the aim of allowing the district to host conferences and other events ...
Tatar hits back at Erhurman: ‘diplomacy has not stopped’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday hit back at opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman over the latter’s statements on the Cyprus problem, insisting that diplomacy on the ...
Christodoulides speaks to Jordanian king over Middle East tensions
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Jordanian King Abdullah II, during which they spoke about the “evolving situation” in the Middle East.
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...
Christodoulides: Turkey has problems with all its neighbours
Turkey “has problems with all its neighbours”, Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
Speaking to French newspaper Le Figaro, he referenced former Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s foreign ...
Child left on bus after falling asleep on school trip
A six-year-old child was left alone on a bus for around an hour after falling asleep on a school trip, police said on Thursday.
Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou explained ...
Football association slammed after police refuse to work at friendly match
Police spokesman Christos Andreou on Thursday went on the attack against the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) after the police had refused to work at a friendly match which took place ...
Police seize controlled drugs from Paphos shops
The police on Thursday announced they had seized various quantities of cannabis-based products from shops in Paphos earlier in the week.
A total of two shops were raided, with police ...
Greek parliament publishes latest volumes of the ‘Cyprus File’
Cyprus’ parliament on Thursday announced that its Greek counterpart had published the 12th and 13th volume of the ‘Cyprus File’.
The ‘Cyprus File’ documents the events leading up to and ...
Turkey to open military hospital in Cyprus, replacing those closed after coup
Turkey is to open a military hospital in Kyrenia, as it begins to attempt to replace the 32 across Turkey which were either closed or repurposed following the failed coup d’é...
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‘Historic day for Cyprus’ as Kontides wins Olympic silver
‘I shed tears of joy with my coach, my wife, and my child‘
Cypriot dinghy sailor Pavlos Kontides won a silver medal at the Olympic Games on Wednesday, finishing second ...
North arrests would-be asylum seeker mother of six
A 33-year-old Syrian mother of six was arrested in the north in the early hours of Tuesday morning, it emerged on Wednesday, after attempting to travel to the Republic of ...
Privatisation of Kyrenia port ‘in final stage’
The privatisation of the Kyrenia port is “in the final stage”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Kibris TV, he said the ‘government’ has “...
Falyali murder conspirators handed long sentences
Three men who had been found guilty on 17 charges each in relation to the murder of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali and his chauffeur Murat Demirtas were all handed long ...
Extracting Pentadaktylos groundwater ‘would be biggest mistake’
Extracting groundwater found under the Pentadaktylos mountains would be the “biggest mistake we can make”, environmentalist Ilkay Ilseven said on Wednesday.
Speaking about the north’s overall water situation, he ...
Tatar ‘makes Christodoulides look as if he wants to solve the Cyprus problem’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar allows President Nikos Christodoulides to be “unfairly portrayed as the party who wants a solution” to the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP leader ...