North’s electricity demand from Republic doubles
The north has been steadily increasing its demand for electricity from the Republic over the past three years, as the power needs of the north...
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Turkey seeks contractor in north who fled after earthquakes
Turkey has requested the north send back a building contractor from Antakya, Turkey who fled following the eathquakes last month, reports said on Wednesday. According...
North’s new ‘airline’ is misnamed
The air traffic controllers’ union in the north said on Wednesday that the north’s ‘airline’ that will start flights to Turkey next month is in...
‘TRNC’ flag on show at Bahrain meeting
The ‘TRNC’ flag was on display at the 146th Inter-parliamentary Union summit in Bahrain, alongside the flags of other countries, images that surfaced on the...
Murder suspect of young girl in north detained in south (Updated)
The 21-year-old man suspected of murdering a 16-year-old girl in the north surrendered himself to the Greek Cypriot police late on Wednesday. After the crime,...
Lefkoniko to become Turkish airbase
Lefkoniko airport will be turned into a Turkish military airbase, the ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Wednesday. According to statements he made to Yeni...
Turkish minister: north riddled with illegal gambling
Relatives of murdered Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali have been organising illegal betting in northern Cyprus, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday. According...
Russia denies plans for consulate in north
Russia has “no intention” of recognising other authorities other than the Republic of Cyprus, the Russian embassy in Nicosia said on Monday as it rubbished...
Turkish Cypriots ‘ministers’ summoned to Turkey over price crisis
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Faiz Sucuoglu leaves for Ankara on Wednesday along with three ‘government ministers’ for finance, transport and tourism to discuss the growing...
Outrage in north over neglected elderly in nursing home
Turkish Cypriot authorities were accused on Monday of abandoning the elderly after a video on social media showed dismal conditions at a nursing home in...
