Moscow denies reports it will recognise the north, FM to meet Lavrov
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow next week, the Russian foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. The...
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Turkish Cypriots want to return 50,000 unused AstraZeneca doses
Opposition in the north has criticised Turkish Cypriot authorities for wanting to return 50,000 AstraZeneca doses that expire next month, reports said on Friday. According...
Coronavirus: More than 50% of adults vaccinated in north
Close to 56 per cent of the adult population in the north have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, with 53.1 per...
Turkey vows reciprocal response to new Greek Cypriot drilling
If Greek Cypriots start drilling in the eastern Mediterranean Turkey will too, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced. Oktay had a meeting on Friday in...
Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriots report 140 cases, two deaths on Sunday
Two people died in the north from Covid-19 on Sunday, while a further 140 new infections were reported by the Turkish Cypriot health authorities. According...
Coffee and bread prices in north ‘through the roof’
Turkish Cypriots are seeing a doubling in the price of coffee and bread, reports from the north said on Sunday. Global fuel prices are currently...
Popular Turkish singer and entourage tried to enter north with fake PCR tests
Popular Turkish singer and trans woman, Bulent Ersoy, better known as ‘Diva’, and her 21-member entourage and musicians appeared in court on Sunday after trying...
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...
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...
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...
