Casino managers in court in north
Three managers of the Merit casino in northern Nicosia appeared in court on Wednesday after allegedly deducting “tax” from players’ winnings to the tune of 12 per cent, despite not having ...
British woman in north jailed for 21-year-old crime
A British woman was sentenced to a year in prison in the north on Wednesday for a theft from her employer she had committed in 2002.
The decision was handed down ...
North’s ‘House speaker’ brands opposition traitors
The leaderships of north’s two largest political parties, the ruling UBP and opposition CTP, are to meet, after the CTP took offence to remarks made by ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu ...
Tatar: north’s population is 410,000
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview released on Monday that the north’s official population is 410,000.
Tatar was speaking to website My Kibris during his trip to ...
Mora residents outraged over planned migrant ‘detention centre’
Residents of the village of Mora reacted angrily to news that the north’s ‘government’ is planning to open a new detention centre for migrants in the village.
The ‘government’ ...
Trial of ‘insulting’ Turkish Cypriot journalist postponed for third time
The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday.
The ...
Serdar Denktash: north’s ‘government’ has not done one good thing
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot Leader Rauf Denktash, said on Thursday that the north’s ‘government’ “has not done one good thing” during its time in office.
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831 complaints of violence against women so far in 2023 in north
There has been a total of 831 complaints of violence against women in the north so far this year, according to the Turkish Cypriot police’s Violence against Women Intervention branch.
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Turkish FM Fidan to ‘raise issue’ of Israelis buying properties in north
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday he will “raise the issue” of Israelis buying property in the north with the Turkish Cypriot authorities.
Fidan was quizzed by the ...
North ‘minister’ to ‘MP’: you don’t have the capacity to understand
The north’s ‘energy minister’ Olgun Amcaoglu caused a stir on Monday at the ‘parliamentary’ debate regarding his ‘minstry’s’ budget after he told an ‘MP’ who asked him a ...
EU Green Line trade One Stop Shop opens
The European Union’s One Stop Shop for Green Line trade commenced its operations on Monday.
The One Stop Shop, which is located on Deligiorgi Street in Nicosia, aims to ...
North celebrates 40 years since UDI
Turkish officials on Wednesday issued statements celebrating the 40th anniversary of the declaration of the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)’.
Among the officials attending the celebrations in the north ...
Friday prayers in north to be dedicated to people of Palestine
Friday prayers in the north are to be dedicated to the people of Palestine, following an announcement from the Religious Affairs Directorate.
“The days we are going through will take ...
Biologists warn against complacency as Kioneli reservoir dries up
Biologists Niyazi Turkseven and Hasan Sarpten warned on Sunday against complacency among Turkish Cypriots regarding the island’s water supply after the Kioneli reservoir dried up.
Turkseven and Sarpten reported ...
North airport passenger numbers up by almost a third
The number of passengers arriving at and departing from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by almost a third in the first nine months of 2023, compared to the same ...
Turkish Cypriot political parties unite to condemn Israel
All four political parties in the north’s ‘parliament’ as well as independent ‘MPs’ united on Monday to release a joint condemnation of Israel.
The statement, which accused Israel of ...
Interpol fugitive fled to northern Cyprus
A Russian wanted by Interpol for embezzling large amounts of money from a company he worked for has been found to have been residing in northern Cyprus, it emerged on ...
North’s electricity tariffs increase by nearly a third
Electricity tariffs in the north are set to increase by a third from Wednesday, following an announcement from north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek.
For residential properties paying the flat-rate tariff, ...
Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ throw order papers at each other in dairy debate
Two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ threw order papers at each other in ‘parliament’ on Monday as tensions rose in a debate over a budget for the Cyprus Turkish Dairy Industry Institution (...
Restoration works carried out at Famagusta’s Venetian Palace
The walls of the historical Venetian Palace in Famagusta’s old town are being reinforced, after some feared they may collapse.
An agreement was signed by the north’s Famagusta ...
Yialousa high school a quagmire after rain
Yialousa high school has been reduced to a flooded, muddy quagmire after rain hit the Karpasia region on Thursday morning.
The school is currently partly housed in portacabins after the ...
North cancels new electric generator tender after receiving no bids
The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) cancelled a tender for the purchase of two new generators on Wednesday after no bids for the tender were received.
The tender would have ...
Third lewd videos on north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ Facebook page (update 2)
A third lewd video involving Japanese women appeared on the official Facebook page of the north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ at around midday on Tuesday.
The video, the most explicit yet, ...
Five arrested in north in ‘prostitution operation’
Five people have been arrested in the north as part of a “prostitution operation” conducted by Turkish Cypriot police.
Police found three women, all citizens of Nigeria, in an apartment ...