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Cyprus has accused Turkey of continuing to violate international law and human rights through its military presence on the island, arguing that Ankara’s policies harm both Greek Cypriots and ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday dismissed President Nikos Christodoulides’ assertion that there is a “window of opportunity” for a resumption of negotiations aimed at solving the Cyprus problem ...

The Turkish Cypriot legislature late on Monday night voted to defy two vetoes exercised by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, repassing two laws concerning the development of forest land in ...

Excavations by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) are progressing across multiple sites, as two people have been identified this year, Turkish Cypriot member of the committee Haki Muftuzade said ...

A teacher accused of sexually abusing and harassing five underage students at the Hala Sultan theological college was remanded in prison on Friday for a period not exceeding two months ...

Liberal Democrat peer John Sharkey called for greater attention to be called upon to the Turkish Cypriot side and condemned the Greek Cypriot community for the historic impasse in negotiations. ...

Work to advance the conservation of the historic ‘Tanti’ Hammam in Nicosia moved forward on Friday as the project’s design team gathered on site to discuss the next phase ...

Authorities in the north said on Wednesday that a company linked to an IVF centre attempted to transfer four embryos through Tymbou (Ercan) airport before completing the required licensing process, ...

A teacher at Hala Sultan theological college in Mia Milia was arrested on Thursday in the north after allegations emerged that he sexually harassed five underage students aged between 14 and 16. ...

Turkey and the ‘administration’ in the north have revived plans for major energy projects linking the two, including an electricity interconnection and a proposed natural gas pipeline. The renewed agenda ...

The archaeologists’ association called on Wednesday for stronger state protection of cultural heritage, warning that increasing construction activity across both the government-controlled areas and the north is placing archaeological sites ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded for two days on Wednesday after allegedly being found carrying four embryos in his luggage whilst attempting to leave from Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the ...

A Turkish national accused of abducting his two-year-old son from Limassol and taking him to the north was remanded in custody on Tuesday by the Famagusta ‘district court’, while the ...

A two-year-old child abducted from Limassol has been placed under ‘state’ protection in the north, with Greek Cypriot authorities now awaiting information on whether the child’s father will be ...

A 56-year-old man was remanded on Saturday for attempting to transport four third-country nationals from the buffer zone into the government-controlled areas and crashing into a police patrol vehicle while ...

The 26-year-old man suspected of kidnapping his 23-month-old child from Limassol was on Thursday placed under arrest by authorities in the north. According to Turkish Cypriot media, the man is ...

Efforts to restore the historic Sourp Magar monastery are actively underway as Armenian church representatives, heritage experts and members of the Armenian community renewed calls for urgent intervention to prevent ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday handwrote a draft bill to cut Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ salaries by 10 per cent during a session of the Turkish Cypriot legislature. Members ...

A planned pilgrimage to the Sourp Magar Armenian monastery in the Kyrenia district was cancelled at the last minute by the Turkish Cypriot authorities, Armenian Cypriot non-voting representative in parliament ...

Nine tonnes of fuel were found in a truck on Wednesday, as the 54-year-old Greek Cypriot driver – who was subsequently arrested – was entering Dhali in the Nicosia district from the ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel returned fire in the direction of his former ‘health minister’ Izlem Gurcag Altugra, who left his political party the UBP on Wednesday saying there ...

Political and legal figures weighed in on Tuesday over a law passed by the Turkish Cypriot legislature on Monday night which criminalised the naming of high-profile individuals who appear in ...

Journalists’ reporting of the names of high-profile individuals who appear in court accused of crimes was on Monday criminalised in the north, after a bill banning the act was passed ...

More than 390,000 foreigners visited the north during January and February this year, mostly from Turkey, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Kibris on Sunday. It also reported a significant increase in ...