#northern Cyprus

The two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations will be appearing in court on Thursday for a second consecutive day of hearings. On Wednesday, the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will be meeting on Thursday at 8.30am in Nicosia, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced on Monday. In statements on Monday, Erhurman ...

Greece’s foreign ministry on Saturday promised to “never accept” northern Cyprus’ unilateral declaration of independence, on its 42nd anniversary. “Today marks 42 years since the illegal, invalid … [and] unilateral proclamation ...

Serdal Gunduz, the secretary-general and 30-per-cent shareholder of the now infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU), was on Thursday sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty ...

The closing statements from both the prosecution and the defence in the case against Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of having “...

Collaboration between Cyprus’ two sides to ensure the smooth supply of medical supplies to those who need them is “now a necessity”, former Turkish Cypriot ‘health minister’ and current ‘MP’ ...

The conviction of Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, who was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north, sends an “international message”, ...

A man arrested at Nice airport on Monday owns a large construction firm in northern Cyprus, with his arrest having been confirmed to the Cyprus Mail by diplomatic sources on ...

Nil Pinar Gokmen, the woman who appeared on a webcam video with former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersan Saner in which he performed sexual acts on himself, was on Wednesday ...

The military court case where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial was on Wednesday adjourned until next week. It had initially expected that ...

The military court where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial will hand down its verdict next week, after the final defence witness was ...

Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July, was himself arrested on Wednesday, according to reports. Sources confirmed to the ...

All five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month now face charges of privacy violations, trespassing, and breaching the peace, after appearing at the Trikomo district court ...

Police in the Dhekelia British bases have released from custody the 32-year-old Greek Cypriot man who claims he accidentally crossed into the north near Strovilia before fleeing back into SBA ...

European Commission executive vice president for cohesion Raffaele Fito on Wednesday said the European Union “views with concern attempts to undermine freedom of expression and media pluralism in the Turkish ...

The Cyprus foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the resignation of the UK trade envoy to Turkey Afzal Khan after his recent visit to unrecognised northern Cyprus, saying it sent a ...

A 36-year-old Israeli man appeared in court in Kyrenia on Thursday after having been arrested the previous day following an Interpol red notice in his name, after he was accused ...

The Cyprus journalists’ union (ESK) urged the government on Thursday to support Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent and denounce Turkey for imposing a prison sentence on him. “ESK has consistently ...

One in three tourists arriving in Cyprus stay overnight in the north or opt for Airbnb – licensed or not, Pasyxe chairman Thanos Michaelides told the hotel owners’ association general meeting ...

Staff shortages at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport forced control over airspace over northern Cyprus to be temporarily transferred to Turkey, the north’s air traffic controllers’ trade union ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday described Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s comments on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Cyprus problem as “deliberate, impudent, and ...

The recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north are a “lifebuoy” for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s ...

Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north and the construction of buildings on it without the original owners’ consent is “a legal weapon which can be used”, Green party leader Stavros ...

The case against 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers who stand accused of “battering” police officers during a protest in 2022 was on Wednesday adjourned until October 1. Wednesday’s hearing was the 12th thus ...