North deadlock continued into third day
As the ‘parliamentary’ deadlock in the north continued into a third day with no ‘parliament speaker’ having been elected and ‘parliament’ having been effectively closed since Monday night, Turkish Cypriot ...
High-profile hotel chief in north bailed after worker electrocuted
The director of a hotel in the Kyrenia district was released on bail on Wednesday after being arrested in connection with the death of a hotel worker who was electrocuted.
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Court rejects objections in Greek Cypriot property case
Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday rejected pre-trial objections put forth in the case of a German national held in connection with usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north.
The woman ...
North ‘parliament’ in crisis after failing to elect ‘speaker’
The north’s ‘parliament’ was in crisis on Monday night after spending all day failing to elect a ‘speaker’.
The ‘speakership’ was up for re-election following the beginning of a ...
Man arrested after assaulting two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’
A man appeared in court in the north on Sunday, accused of assaulting two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ who were attending a peace event in central Nicosia on Saturday.
According to ...
29kg of meat and 10 bags of coal seized by Turkish Cypriot police at crossing point
A total of 29 kilograms of meat and 10 bags of coal were seized by the Turkish Cypriot police at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point from a car which was attempting to ...
Case of suspect property usurper postponed
Criminal court proceedings in the case of the 49-year-old German broker accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north have been postponed for a second time.
The case hearing ...
Aid delivered to ‘trafficked’ migrant workers in Morphou
Humanitarian aid packages were delivered to migrant workers living on 10 different sites near Morphou, the north’s Refugee Rights Association (MHD) announced on Tuesday.
The MHD described the aid recipients ...
Tatar’s new residence ‘to be ready by year’s end’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s new official residence in Ayios Dhometios will be ready “by the end of the year”, Tatar said on Tuesday.
Speaking after the ceremonial opening ...
Appeal against new north minimum wage rejected, remains higher than in Republic
An appeal filed by business owners against the north’s new minimum wage was rejected by the north’s minimum wage determination commission on Monday.
The commission convened on Monday ...
Man in north fined €886 for throwing sunflower seeds out of car window
A man was issued a fine of 33,926TL (€886) in Kioneli after being filmed throwing sunflower seed shells out of his car’s window.
The man had been filmed while waiting ...
Woman arrested for fraudulent property deals in north
Police have arrested a 53-year-old woman in connection with a case of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north.
The woman was arrested at Larnaca airport on Friday, on arrival ...
North gives over 6,000 irregular migrants amnesty
Exactly 6,165 irregular migrants in the north were given amnesty by the ‘government’ as part of its latest “migration amnesty” scheme, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Kibris ...
North airport holding company posts 1bn TL loss, pays no tax
The holding company of the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, T&T, posted a loss of more than 1 billion TL (€29.8 million) for 2023, and as a result, did not pay ...
North ‘has right to rip up contract with Aksa’ over Turkey cable delays
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek has the right to cancel its 15-year procurement contract with Turkish energy company Aksa over contract breaches with regard to the planned subsea electricity ...
Ronaldinho lands in northern Cyprus
Two-time Fifa world footballer of the year Ronaldinho landed at northern Cyprus’ Ercan (Tymbou) airport on Thursday night.
Ronaldinho was pictured making his way through the airport’s arrivals hall ...
Man arrested for taking money to illegally take migrants to north
A man was arrested after taking a total of €2,000 on the promise that he would help illegally transport migrants from the Republic to the north.
He was summoned by the ...
‘100 people’ living in squalor in Morphou report being trafficked to north police
A total of 100 people who were revealed to have been living in squalor in a camp near Morphou filed reports to the Turkish Cypriot police that they had been trafficked, ...
North ‘paid Republic $2m for electricity’ in July
By Tom Cleaver
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Republic’s electricity authority (EAC) a total of $2 million (€1.8m) for the supply of electricity during the month of ...
Report reveals squalid living conditions of migrant fruit pickers in north
An exposé released on Monday revealed that migrant fruit pickers in the north are living in squalid conditions in a camp near Morphou.
The report, released in newspaper Ozgur Gazete, ...
Koumis decries ‘unfair’ tourism competition from north
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Monday decried what he described as “unfair competition” from the north in the tourism sector.
Questioned by Politis Radio over tour operator Tui’s ...
Arikli suggests Greek Cypriots using Turkish Cypriot property be arrested
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Friday suggested that Greek Cypriots who use Turkish Cypriot-owned property vacated between 1963 and 1974 be arrested should they set foot in the north, ...
Tui denies ending day trips to north
Tour operator Tui on Friday denied reports that it had struck a deal with the Republic of Cyprus to stop providing day trips for its holidaymakers in Cyprus to the ...
Greens call for tough action against exploitation of properties in north
The Greens on Thursday called on the government to do more to prosecute those dealing in Greek Cypriot properties in the north, releasing a long list of suspects and suspected ...