German to be questioned in Greek Cypriot property case
A German, living in the north, is due to the questioned on Wednesday in the Republic, regarding the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property.
The German suspect, the third in a ...
Tatar calls on Republic to use ‘common sense’ over IPC
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday called on the Republic to use “common sense” regarding the Immovable Property Commission (IPC), accusing the Republic of intimidating Greek Cypriots to not ...
North parties condemn ‘unacceptable’, ‘racist’ lifeguard
Parties from across the north’s political spectrum roundly condemned the lifeguard who had said earlier in the week he had banned Pakistanis and “blacks” from the beach at which ...
Israeli property developer in court over misuse of Greek Cypriot land
Israeli Simon Mistriel Aykut, the director of Afik Group, a property developer of Greek Cypriot property in the north, will remain in custody until a court issues a decision on ...
Polls show CTP ahead in north
A pair of polls carried out in the north show opposition party the CTP to be ahead and to be the largest party in ‘parliament’ in a hypothetical election.
One, ...
Israeli director of north property developer arrested at checkpoint
Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut was arrested on Friday while attempting to cross from the north to the Republic.
Aykut is the founder of the Afik Group, which has ...
Parts of north without electricity for 12 hours
Parts of the north were without electricity for 12 hours on Friday night and Saturday morning, with the suburb of Yenikent, in Kioneli, just outside Nicosia, the worst affected.
The outages ...
Latest meeting between farmers and north ‘govt’ ends without result
The latest meeting between Turkish Cypriot farmers and the north’s ‘government’ over the ongoing dispute regarding imported meat ended without result on Friday, the north’s animal producers’ and ...
Aliyev makes fresh statements in support of ‘TRNC’
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday made fresh statements in support of the north’s potential accession to the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), going further than he had previously ...
North and Turkey sign financial protocol worth €450m
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkey’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Wednesday signed the latest annual financial protocol covering the coming year’s financial provisions from ...
Diversion in place near Ayios Dhometios crossing point in north
A diversion has been put in place near the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in the north as the first roundabout after the crossing point will be closed for roadworks on ...
Govt ‘would not take negative stance’ to north partaking in Amalthea plan
The government “would not take a negative stance” if the north wished to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through the Amalthea plan, the Cyprus Mail learned on Monday.
Diplomatic sources ...
Stalemate continues over Turkish Cypriot farmers’ protest
The stalemate between the north’s ‘government’ and Turkish Cypriot farmers over a decision to import meat from the Netherlands continued on Monday, with a sixth consecutive working day of ...
North holds LGBT pride parade
A couple of hundred people turned out for the north’s annual LGBT pride parade on Friday evening.
The parade coincided with the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, ...
30kg of smuggled lamb meat seized at crossing point
A total of 30 kilograms of smuggled lamb meat was seized at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point by Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday.
They explained on Wednesday that they had pulled ...
TRT Cyprus journalist arrested in fake diploma scandal
Sefa Karahasan, the Turkish public broadcaster TRT’s Cyprus correspondent, was arrested in the north in relation to the ongoing “fake diploma scandal” and appeared in court on Tuesday.
Karahasan’...
Water to be cut off from northeast of Cyprus
The northeast of Cyprus will be without water for 72 hours between Monday and Thursday while repairs are made to a burst pipe.
Settlements located between Petra tou Digeni and Rizokarpaso ...
Turkish Cypriot political parties to merge
Two Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YDP and the Milletin Partisi, are set to formally merge on Sunday.
The Milletin Partisi, a minor party with no elected representatives, will effectively ...
Increasing tolerance of corruption in the north
In 140th position on the corruption perception index along with Cameroon
Turkish Cypriots took the streets on Friday in a march against corruption, demanding that the “swamp is dried and ...
North ‘minister’ Arikli survives leadership challenge
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli survived a challenge for the leadership of his party the YDP on Sunday night at the party’s conference.
Arikli has led the ...
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots protest against ‘govt’
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets on Friday evening to protest against the north’s ‘government’.
The protest had been called on by a total of 32 political parties, ...
‘Cut to the bone’ Turkish Cypriots to hold mass protest
A total of 30 political parties, trade unions, and other organisations in the north will hold a mass protest on Friday evening.
Protestors will gather at the top of northern Nicosia’...
Phone thief claims to be ‘Turkish hacker group’ agent
A man accused of stealing a mobile phone and a laptop claimed in court on Sunday to be an agent of a “Turkish hacker group”.
The man, who allegedly committed ...
Hundreds march for Cypriot earthquake dead
Hundreds of people marched across northern Nicosia on Friday night to demand justice for the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the hotel they were staying in in Turkey collapsed ...