Covid patient gives birth in the north
A woman with Covid-19 has given birth in the north, reports said on Saturday.
The mother had contracted the virus just a few days before giving birth at a Covid ...
Coronavirus: Anger in north over decision to charge everyone for tests
A decision to charge everyone for PCR and rapid tests in the north has prompted protests, the Turkish Cypriot media reported on Thursday, saying authorities are under fire for backtracking ...
Cyprus makes representations over Dutch MP meeting in north
The Cyprus embassy in the Netherlands has lodged representations with the Dutch government over the visit this week by Dutch MP Liane den Haan to the north of the island ...
Akinci: Turkey’s end goal is annexation of the north
Turkey’s end goal for the north is its annexation and for it to become a district of Turkey, according to comments made by former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci.
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TC leadership backs suggestion to revise history schoolbooks
The revision of history in education to reflect ‘national values’ was among the issues raised in the north this week with the Turkish Cypriot leadership backing the idea, reports said ...
Coronavirus: Bicommunal committee discusses EU digital Covid cert for TCs (Updated)
The bicommunal technical committee on health convened recently and discussed issues related to the EU digital covid certificate and how the Turkish Cypriots could issue it.
Greek Cypriot co-chair Leonidas ...
Corruption perceived as widespread in north Cyprus, survey suggests
The report found that “offering voters money or a special favour during elections was very common”
Corruption is widespread and a serious problem in the north, according to a new ...
Varosha, gas, recognition – five scenarios being touted as Erdogan’s ‘good news’
Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north ...
$500 million Ankara loan for north
Ankara has just approved a $500 million line of credit to the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’, according to a decree published in Turkey’s official gazette.
Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah ...
Coronavirus: Crossings now in doubt, Turkish Cypriot side says
If coronavirus cases continue to rise in the government-controlled areas, there could be interruption of crossings between the two sides, Turkish Cypriot authorities said on Thursday.
According to media reports ...
Varosha now a macabre museum
By Evie Andreou
But for how much longer? The Turkish side has not yet touched Varosha properties, but time may be running out for Greek Cypriot property owners to stake ...
14th century tombstone handed over to Limassol museum
A 14th century tombstone was handed over to the archaeological museum of Limassol district on Friday by Tasoula Hadjitofi, president of the NGO Walk of Truth that is active against ...
‘Mayors’ in north form political party
‘Mayors’ in the north have come together to form a political party, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday.
According to Kibris Postasi the party will involve several ‘mayors’ who ran ...
Children in north enticed to pray with promise of free bicycle
Children in the north are being enticed to pray at the mosque twice a day as part of a religious summer school with the promise of a free bicycle, it ...
Coronavirus: TCs received another 50,000 Covid jabs from Turkey
The northern part of the island received an additional 50,000 Sinovac Chinese coronavirus vaccine doses from Turkey.
The vaccines were delivered with a special flight, bringing the total number of doses ...
Ten arrested in north trying to cross into Republic
Ten migrants who were attempting to make their way into the Republic from the north were arrested by Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday.
The migrants arrived by boat after they ...
North ‘ready to open crossings tomorrow’, Saner calls on Anastasiades (update)
The Turkish Cypriot side is ready to reopen the crossing points on Monday under specific conditions, ‘prime minister Ersan Saner was quoted as saying on Sunday.
“From May 31, 2021, we will ...
Tatar sends letter to EU and UN on ‘how he sees the way forward’
Turkish Cypriot Ersin Tatar has sent a letter to the UN Secretary General laying out his side’s approach to the Cyprus issue and how he sees the process going ...
Coronavirus: Reopening of crossings remains on hold
The bicommunal technical committee on health, which held a video conference on Friday, failed to agree on a mechanism to reopen the crossings, prompting a backlash at the stance being ...
Erdogan defends Turkish drone base in north as ‘need for readiness’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that a Turkish drone base was operating in the north, citing the need for readiness in case of attacks in the region, reports said.
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Coronavirus: another 6,000 AZ jabs delivered to north
Another 6,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered on Monday to the Turkish Cypriot side through the technical committee on health amidst complaints that the north gets much fewer jabs than its ...
Coronavirus: 41 new cases in the north on Saturday
Forty one new cases of coronavirus were reported in the north on Saturday out of a total of 8,276 tests.
The ‘ministry of health’ said these referred to one overseas traveller, 12 ...
New airport in north to be named after Kuçuk
A new airport being built in the north will be named after Fazıl Kucuk, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday.
Kucuk served as the first Vice-President of ...
Coronavirus: one new Covid death, 44 positives in north
One person has died and 44 new Covid positives were recorded in the last 24 hours in the north from 6,319 tests, according to a written statement from ‘health minister’ Unal Ustel.
The ...