Thirteenth body recovered from Kyrenia ferry wreck
A thirteenth body has been recovered from the wreck of a passenger ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia last week, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on ...
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School bus fares set at €5 per month, €30 for whole school year
Children’s school bus fares have been set at €5 per month or €30 for the whole school year, the transport ministry said on Friday night, while also announcing that children belonging ...
Two more bodies from Kyrenia ferry wreck identified, death toll remains at 12
The two bodies which were recovered on Friday from the wreck of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia were identified as Serife Ozdemir and Nazmiye Ozbolat, Turkish ...
Berova named north’s acting ‘transport minister’, three top officials sacked
Ozdemir Berova was on Friday named Turkish Cypriot acting ‘transport minister’, temporarily replacing the dismissed Erhan Arikli, while three top officials from inside the same ‘ministry’ were also relieved of ...
Cyprus hoping for Schengen decision ‘as soon as possible’
The government is hoping for a political decision to be made on whether it will be able to join Europe’s border-free Schengen zone “as soon as possible”, President Nikos ...
Cyprus ‘in talks with energy giants’ over new natural gas drilling
The government is “in talks with energy giants” over the allocation of the rights to research and drill for natural gas in blocks of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which ...
Cyprus ‘accounts for €3.5bn’ from next EU budget
Cyprus will account for a total of €3.5 billion from the European Union’s next multiannual financial framework, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, before announcing that “projects” costing the same ...
Funeral held for first Cypriot confirmed dead in Kyrenia ferry disaster
The funeral of Ismail Kurt, the first Cypriot confirmed to have died as a result of the sinking of a ferry off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, was held ...
Arikli’s YDP withdraws from north’s ruling coalition
Turkish Cypriot far-right political party YDP leader Erhan Arikli on Friday said his party has officially withdrawn from the north’s ruling coalition, two days after he was dismissed from ...
Two more bodies pulled from Kyrenia ferry wreck, death toll rises to 12
Two more bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, bringing the total number of confirmed dead to 12, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime ...
Crew ‘locked doors of passenger cabin’ as Kyrenia ferry took on water
The crew of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday “locked the doors” to the boat’s passenger cabin as it began to take on water ...
Ustel: More bodies now visible to rescue teams at Kyrenia ferry wreck
More bodies are now visible to rescue teams working at the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel ...
Tenth body recovered from sea after Kyrenia ferry disaster
A tenth body was recovered on Thursday from the wreckage of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said.
“We have learned that ...
Families of Kyrenia ferry missing taken to Nicosia to meet Yilmaz
A small number of relatives of the families of the 19 people who remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday were on Thursday afternoon taken ...
Kyrenia ferry captain ‘bought Honduran licence for $3,500’
Mustafa Oz, the captain of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, bought his Honduran captain’s licence for $3,500, a police representative said in court on Thursday, with ...
Ninth body from Kyrenia ferry wreck identified, rescue efforts continue
The ninth body which was pulled from the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia was late on Wednesday night identified as Ismail Kurt, one of ...
British bases’ police pledge to crack down on illegal hunting
The British bases’ police force on Thursday said that it has launched an operation aimed at tackling the phenomenon of illegal hunting.
The operation, named “Operation Hunter”, is, according to ...
Cyprus sends condolences to Egypt, Jordan after Sinai bus crash kills 22
The foreign ministry has said it is “deeply saddened” by a road traffic collision involving a bus in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, which killed at least 22 people.
“Our heartfelt condolences ...
Today’s weather: Clear morning, stormy afternoon
Thursday’s weather is expected to begin with clear skies across most of the island, but clouds are expected to gather in the afternoon, with rain and storms expected to ...
Arikli says decision to sack him was ‘not ethical’
Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party YDP leader Erhan Arikli on Wednesday night said that ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s decision to relieve him of his duties as ‘transport minister’ three ...
Arikli sacked as north’s ‘transport minister’
Erhan Arikli has been relieved of his duties as the north’s ‘transport minister’, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced on Wednesday evening.
“In order to ensure that our police and ...
Ninth body found at Kyrenia ferry wreck as funerals continue
A ninth body has been found by rescuers searching at the wreck of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel ...
Arikli sacked as north’s ‘transport minister’
Erhan Arikli has been relieved of his duties as the north’s ‘transport minister’, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced on Wednesday evening.
“In order to ensure that our police and ...
Ninth body found by rescuers at Kyrenia ferry wreck
A ninth body has been found by rescuers searching at the wreck of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel ...