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Cypriot’s Greek ID details presented in Turkish, Greece blames Europe
A woman of Cypriot origin living in Greece was surprised to see her place of birth, Trikomo, in the north had been changed to the Turkish ‘Iskele’ on her renewed ...
EU-funded environment project launches in the north
Construction works for the EU-funded creation of the 3.7-kilometre linear park in the northern part of Nicosia, which will eventually connect to the southern parts of the city via the ...
Two Greek Cypriots arrested in north to reappear before court
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 ...
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Christodoulides, Erhurman set date for meeting
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 promises to ‘never accept’ north’s UDI
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 ...
North tender commission head has remand extended after bribery allegations
Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, on Thursday had his remand extended for a further seven days after having been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...
Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in north return home
Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in July in the north returned home to their families on Thursday evening.
The five Greek Cypriots were initially arrested on July 19 near ...
Arrested Greek Cypriots in north were ‘victims of a conspiracy’
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were “victims of a conspiracy”, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP spokesman Asim Akansoy said.
He described the ...
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Five Greek Cypriots found not guilty by military court in north
Greek Cypriots found not guilty
By Tom Cleaver
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were on Friday found not guilty of the charges they ...
North university chief jailed for 15 years in fake diploma scandal
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 ...
North ‘parliament’ fails to open, ruling coalition blames opposition
The north’s ‘parliament’ could not be opened for business on Tuesday after not enough of its members entered the chamber for proceedings to be able to begin, with members ...
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Three-day remand for north ‘MP’s’ son arrested by Republic in child sexual abuse case
Cenk Tosunoglu, the son of Turkish Cypriot independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu, was on Friday remanded in custody for three days, having been arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police on ...
Owner of collapsed building given 865 years in jail after trying to flee to Cyprus
The owner of a block of flats which collapsed, killing 96 people inside, who then attempted to flee to Cyprus to start a new life in the hours after the building’...
Case against Cypriot journalist Kismir nears its end
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 over medicines ‘a necessity’
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’ ...
Civil war erupts in north’s ruling party after Tatar’s election defeat
Daggers have been drawn inside the north’s largest political party the UBP in the aftermath of its former leader Ersin Tatar’s landslide defeat at this month’s Turkish ...
Aykut’s sentence sends ‘resounding message’
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”, ...
Greek Cypriots’ civilian case in north adjourned until Friday
The civilian court case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July was on Tuesday adjourned until Friday.
The pair face charges of ...
Man arrested in Nice owns large construction firm in northern Cyprus
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 ...
Eight months jail for woman from adult video of former north ‘PM’
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 ...
Greek Cypriots’ case in north adjourned until next week
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 ...
Verdict in Greek Cypriots’ case in north due next week
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 ...
North denies chlorine gas leak again, questions raised over official report
The north’s ‘health ministry’ issued an official denial that there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station in Kyrenia after four people had been hospitalised ...
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Arrested Greek Cypriots’ lawyer himself arrested in north
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 ...