‘North’s population over a million’
The north’s population is now over a million, the Turkish Cypriot Mukhtars’ Association chairman Akay Darbaz said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Yeni Duzen, Darbaz said the information he had ...
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‘New’ generator delivered to north is actually 25 years old
A “new” electricity generator delivered to the north by Turkish energy company Aksa is actually 25 years old, it has been claimed.
The generator is due to be installed at the ...
Drunk thief fell asleep in victim’s house
A man who attempted to burgle a house before falling asleep drunk on his victim’s kitchen floor was sentenced to three and a half years in jail on Wednesday.
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Covid drug to be immediately shipped from Greece
A batch of the antiviral Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will be “immediately” shipped to Cyprus from Greece, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
A separate batch had been due to arrive ...
North reinstates limited mask mandate
The north’s Communicable Diseases Committee on Wednesday reinstated the mandatory wearing of face masks in some locations.
People visiting care homes, hospitals and prisons, as well as care home ...
Billboards removed from Alagadi
Advertising hoardings were removed from the Alagadi area on Wednesday.
Alagadi beach is famous island wide as a landing and hatching beach for sea turtles, and the area had been ...
‘Dangerous’ 35-year-old woman still on run
The 35-year-old woman who crashed her car into a police car as they attempted to arrest her was still on the run on Wednesday.
Police fired shots at the car’...
Cabinet approves EU scheme to lure highly skilled workers
Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation to implement the European Blue Card scheme in Cyprus.
The scheme, touted as Europe’s answer to the United States’ green card, aims to encourage ...
North murderer suspects jailed pending trial
The two men accused of murdering 45-year-old Ayca Alav in Nicosia’s walled city were on Wednesday jailed for three months pending their trial.
In court, it was once again ...
Louroujina ‘not covered by ambulance service’
The village of Louroujina currently has no ambulance service coverage, the north’s former ‘health minister’ Filiz Besim said on Wednesday.
Besim said that due to the closure of the ...
Man attacked with scissors after mother cursed
A man appeared in court in Kyrenia on Tuesday accused of attacking someone with scissors after the victim cursed his mother.
The attacker and victim were reportedly friends and had ...
Drunk lorry thief ‘of full mental capacity’
The man who was “too drunk to remember” stealing a lorry in the Republic and driving it through Louroujina to the north is of “full mental capacity”, it was heard ...
Clampdown on anarchy of electric scooters
Municipalities in Nicosia are to confiscate electric scooters if they are left “abandoned” in public places, it emerged on Tuesday.
Following mounting complaints from the capital’s residents, a meeting ...
Three turtles released back into sea
The Meritta Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Centre announced on Tuesday it had released three turtles, which had been receiving treatment, back into the sea.
The turtles, named Tontik, Jale and Omer, ...
‘Greece was not behind minister’s ousting’
Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday denied reports that the Greek government had intervened to force President Nikos Christodoulides to remove former Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas from his post.
Speaking ...
State ‘in constant contact’ with British over bases’ use
The government is “in constant contact” with the United Kingdom regarding the use of the British bases on the island, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
Asked at a ...
Brits in Cyprus urged to vote in UK elections (updated)
British High Commissioner in Cyprus Irfan Siddiq on Tuesday encouraged British nationals living on the island to register to vote in their country’s elections.
Following a decision announced in ...
‘Attempted murder’ in Aglandjia (Update)
An attempted murder took place in Aglandjia on Monday evening, police confirmed.
In a statement, they confirmed they were investigating a case of attempted murder after shots were fired at ...
British citizens overseas to get right to vote
British citizens living outside their country, among whom over 40,000 are believed to live in Cyprus, are to be handed the vote in their country’s elections, following an announcement by ...
North marks 40th anniversary of Kucuk’s death
The north on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr Fazil Kucuk, the first Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus.
A ceremony attended by the great ...
Hartsiotis pledges to strengthen police
New Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis pledged to strengthen the police force during his first visit to their Nicosia headquarters on Monday.
He said frontline police services will “inevitably” be strengthened ...
Cyprus ‘needs 86 years’ to hit gender equality
Cyprus needs an astonishing 86 years to reach full and meaningful gender equality, Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou said on Monday.
Christodoulou was speaking at the unveiling of the government’s ...
‘I’m just saying no’ – conscientious objector who faces jail
Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Hurben is not a rabble rouser, but quietly steadfast in his refusal to take up arms
While attempting to imagine what interviewing a Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector ...
North minimum wage set at 24,000TL
The north’s minimum wage was raised to a net figure of 24,000TL on Friday, following a unanimous decision of its minimum wage determination commission.
The new minimum wage is ...