North’s electricity authority 805 million TL in debt
Kib-Tek, the north’s electricity authority, is in 805 million TL (€27.4 million) of debt, it was announced by the north’s ‘government’ on Thursday night.
The debt is owed to Turkish ...
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Fishermen protest over incomplete Liopetri infrastructure projects
Fishermen and restaurateurs on the Liopetri river staged a protest on Friday morning over the delay to planned works in the area and the resulting loss of earnings.
The protesters ...
Efforts underway to break Cyprob deadlock, Erdogan allegedly receptive (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar rubbished reports that Turkey is set to return to the negotiating table to resume Cyprus problem talks on Friday.
Tatar said “it is impossible to ...
Cyprus announces intention to help fund Ukraine rebuilding
Finance minister Makis Keravnos said on Thursday evening that Cyprus will help fund the rebuilding of war-torn Ukraine.
He made the comments at a signing ceremony in Brussels where 16 EU ...
North ‘government’ party faces mass resignation
The DP, the second largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, is facing a mass resignation after 63 people left the party on Friday morning.
The mass resignation has been ...
Government-sponsored holidays to begin on Sunday
The social insurance services’ subsidised holiday scheme is set to get underway for the summer period on Sunday.
The scheme will operate until September 29, with successful applicants to the scheme ...
British tourist falls from Paphos hotel balcony
A 30-year-old female British tourist was injured in the early hours of Friday morning after falling eight metres from a hotel room balcony in Paphos.
She was taken to Paphos ...
Kassianidou sworn in as new deputy culture minister (Updated)
The new deputy culture minister Vasiliki (Lina) Kassianidou was sworn in on Friday in a ceremony attended by President Nikos Christodoulides.
At the ceremony, Kassianidou thanked Christodoulides for appointing her ...
Elam-sourced refugee law passes through parliament
An amendment to the Refugee law drafted by Elam, which will mean that all asylum seekers who refuse to consent to medical examinations to determine their age will be presumed ...
Christodoulides says Cyprob negotiations ‘biggest priority’ at ambassador ceremony
President Nikos Christodoulides has said his biggest priority is to make every possible effort to break the current Cyprus problem deadlock and restart a “structured and results-oriented dialogue”.
He said ...
Donkey dead after car crash
Two men have been arrested after a donkey was run over twice in the north in the early hours of Thursday morning.
According to the Turkish Cypriot police, 31-year-old Emrah ...
New passenger handling facility at Akrotiri air base
The British Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBA) has announced its intention to construct a new passenger handling facility at its RAF Akrotiri air base.
The facility will cost £66 million (€77.2 million) ...
Reduced waiting times for solar panel applications, EAC says
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced on Thursday that measures have been taken to reduce waiting times for the inspection of solar panels to three weeks.
Applications for the ...
Mortgage to rent applications to begin in October
Applications for the new mortgage to rent scheme will be accepted starting October, the finance ministry said on Thursday, a day after the scheme was given the nod of approval ...
Cleon heatwave prompts labour inspection warnings
With the Cleon heatwave hitting Cyprus from Thursday, the labour inspection department sought to remind employers of their safety obligations in hot weather.
Temperatures are set to rise into the 40...
North’s minimum wage set at 15,750TL
The north’s minimum wage determination commission met on Wednesday, adjusting its monthly minimum wage for the first time since January to a net figure of 15,750TL.
The new minimum ...
€11 million earned from poaching revenue
The illegal poaching and trapping of migratory birds earns criminals around 11 million euros, according to Justice minister Anna Procopiou.
Procopiou produced the figure after the signing of a memorandum of ...
No lifeguard at Aphrodite’s rock ‘because it is a national monument’
A lifeguard cannot be stationed at Aphrodite’s rock because it is a national monument, according to Paphos’s district officer Mary Lambrou.
She said on Wednesday that the beach ...
Heatwave set to sizzle Cyprus (Updated)
The met office has issued a yellow warning of extreme high temperatures for Thursday with the “Cleon” heatwave set to hit Cyprus.
Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 43 ...
Turkish Parliament speaker visits north
Turkish Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus visited the north on Tuesday and met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel, and the north’s ‘Parliamentary’ speaker Zorlu Tore.
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Tourist on quad bike falls off cliff in Akamas
A 33-year-old tourist was rescued by helicopter after falling down a 50 metre cliff in Akamas on Tuesday while riding a quadbike.
The accident happened in the Akamas area of Kakoskali ...
TC lawyer shot in his office in Kyrenia
A 21-year old man was arrested at Ercan airport on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of Turkish Cypriot lawyer, Seyhan Yildirim in his office in Kyrenia on Tuesday morning.
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North’s single-use plastic ban comes into force
The north’s first single-use plastic regulation came into force on Tuesday, with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic waste produced.
According to the new law, it is ...
Iranians, Russians – and Greek Cypriots – travelling to the north in ever greater numbers
The number of Iranians, Russians – and more surprisingly – Greek Cypriots arriving in the north by air and sea has seen a stark increase in the first five months of 2023 compared ...