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Five Greek Cypriots found not guilty by military court in north
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were on Friday found not guilty of the charges they faced at a military court in northern Nicosia.
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North ‘parliament’ fails to open, ruling coalition blames opposition
The north’s ‘parliament’ could not be opened for business on Tuesday after not enough of its members entered the chamber for proceedings to be able to begin, with members ...
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Three-day remand for north ‘MP’s’ son arrested by Republic in child sexual abuse case
Cenk Tosunoglu, the son of Turkish Cypriot independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu, was on Friday remanded in custody for three days, having been arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police on ...
Owner of collapsed building given 865 years in jail after trying to flee to Cyprus
The owner of a block of flats which collapsed, killing 96 people inside, who then attempted to flee to Cyprus to start a new life in the hours after the building’...
Civil war erupts in north’s ruling party after Tatar’s election defeat
Daggers have been drawn inside the north’s largest political party the UBP in the aftermath of its former leader Ersin Tatar’s landslide defeat at this month’s Turkish ...
Greek Cypriots’ civilian case in north adjourned until Friday
The civilian court case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July was on Tuesday adjourned until Friday.
The pair face charges of ...
North denies chlorine gas leak again, questions raised over official report
The north’s ‘health ministry’ issued an official denial that there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station in Kyrenia after four people had been hospitalised ...
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Defence grills crossing point police in Greek Cypriots’ case in north
The police officer who was working at the crossing point booth at which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month crossed before being arrested, appeared ...
Tatar ‘personally intervenes’ to stem permit handouts, Erhurman says he knew all along
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar “personally intervened” to stem the handing out of various permits by the north’s ruling coalition, allegedly largely to his supporters and allies, after large-scale ...
Turkish Cypriot elections
Turkish vice president, ambassador attend Tatar campaign stop
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Ali Murat Basceri on Friday night attended a campaign stop for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar organised by ...
Turkish Cypriot elections
North’s ruling coalition naturalises 124 people hours before pre-election cutoff
The north’s ruling coalition late on Friday night naturalised 124 people as ‘TRNC’ citizens, thus making them eligible to vote in this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, hours before ...
North’s ‘labour minister’ sacked amid reports of internal party rift
The north’s ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu was sacked and replaced by Oguzhan Hasipoglu late on Thursday night, amid widespread reports of a rift inside the ruling coalition’s largest ...
North reacts to EU criticism of ‘so-called judicial system’
Oguzhan Hasipoglu, the secretary-general of the north’s largest political party, the UBP, on Tuesday night said he and his party “strongly reject” a European Commission’s spokesman’s comments ...
Turkish Cypriot diagnosed with mad cow disease
A Turkish Cypriot has been diagnosed with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, commonly known as mad cow disease, prompting the north’s veterinarians’ association to demand “urgent biosecurity measures”.
People can contract ...
North accuses Republic of ‘misleading the public’ over arrests of Greek Cypriots
The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday night accused the Republic of Cyprus of intending to “mislead the public” in its reaction to the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody another week
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month were remanded for another seven days on Thursday and will likely enter pleas on August 21.
All five briefly ...
Striking workers break into bank’s headquarters in north
Employees of the north’s Koop Bank and its subsidiaries who went on strike after not being paid their salaries for the month of July on Tuesday broke into the ...
Ustel goes on attack over north power cuts
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday evening levelled criticism at political opposition and the Republic of Cyprus as the north suffered a third day of power cuts ...
North’s electricity woes continue into third day
Sporadic power cuts across the north continued into a third day on Sunday after an explosion at a substation on Friday had caused the entire grid to collapse.
The north’...
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All of north’s electricity goes out after substation explosion
All of the north’s electricity went out on Friday morning after an explosion at a substation caused the grid to completely collapse.
The explosion occurred at around 5am at ...
Talat on arrests of Greek Cypriots: I’ve only seen three-month remands for murders
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who served in post between 2005 and 2010, on Tuesday expressed surprise at the ongoing detention of five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the ...
‘No tolerance for arbitrary detentions’, Metsola’s spokesman says
There can be “no tolerance for arbitrary detentions”, European parliament president Roberta Metsola’s spokesman Juri Laas said on Monday in response to the arrest and continued remand of five ...
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Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody for 13 more days
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month in the early hours of Saturday morning learned that they will remain in custody ...
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Arrested Greek Cypriots in north spend more than ten hours in military court
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month spent more than ten hours in a military court in northern Nicosia on Friday.
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