Turkish Vice President Yilmaz opens Cyprus’ largest mosque (Updated)
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Thursday that there are two separate states in Cyprus and there is no need to try things that had been tried repeatedly.
Opening ...
North’s biggest mosque sued before opening
Cyprus’ new biggest mosque is to be the subject of a court case, it emerged on Wednesday. It is due to be opened officially on Thursday.
The mosque, named as ...
Reports on Trikomo properties on Greek Cypriot land gather steam
Police on Wednesday could neither confirm or deny reports that a file was being prepared with complaints from Greek Cypriots over Israeli developments on their properties in Trikomo and Ayios ...
Arikli scolds coalition partner Ataoglu
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli scolded his coalition partner and ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu in a televised interview on Tuesday.
Arikli, who leads the YDP, the third ...
Lefka residents demand reopening of courthouse and police station
Residents of Lefka on Tuesday demanded that the town’s courthouse and police department be reopened.
The demand was made by the Lefka Civil Society Organisations Platform, which asked that ...
‘Mutiny’ among village residents over stray dogs
Residents of the village of Kapouti, north of Morphou, are “at the point of mutiny” due to the large and growing number of stray dogs which inhabit the village, according ...
‘Students from 144 different countries in north’
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday there are students from 144 different countries studying at the north’s universities.
He was speaking to Turkish online television channel OdaTV and ...
Murder suspects handed over to north
Two 32-year-old men from Cameroon have been arrested and remanded for three days in the north, as the main suspects in the murder of Ayca Alav two weeks ago, reports ...
North’s CTP lists concerns over property sales to foreigners
Political party CTP in the north on Monday finally weighed in on the arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat, whose wife is a CTP ‘MP’, following Kursat’s arrest ...
Two still on the run after Nicosia murder
The two men who killed 45-year-old Ayca Alav in Nicosia’s walled city are still on the run, police inspector Huseyin Zaifer told a court in the north on Monday.
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Bill to legalise conscientious objection rejected in north (Update)
A bill which would have legalised conscientious objection in the north was rejected by a majority vote in ‘parliament’ on Monday.
The bill, which had been put forward by opposition ...
Human trafficking and child labour on agenda as north’s budget marathon continues
Human trafficking and child labour both featured on the agenda during continued discussions regarding the north’s 2024 ‘state’ budget on Monday.
The matters were raised during the debate on the ‘...
Lefka village ‘on the way to becoming Trikomo’ amid construction boom
The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned.
Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...
Man arrested after causing car crash in north and escaping to Republic
A man who escaped to the Republic after causing a car crash in which a motorcyclist was seriously injured in November was arrested on Wednesday night.
The arrest came as ...
Plan for cable car lines from Kyrenia to St Hilarion
Cable car lines will be built in Kyrenia, the north’s ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu said on Wednesday.
Addressing ‘parliament’ during ongoing discussions regarding the north’s ‘state’ budget for 2024, ...
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 ...
Nicosia Turkish Cypriots join European Coalition of Cities Against Racism
The Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) has joined the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism (Eccar).
Announcing its joining of the coalition, LTB said it “represents local governments in the United ...
North’s budget debate continues at ‘parliament’s’ plenary session
Discussions continued regarding the north’s 2024 ‘state’ budget at ‘parliament’s’ plenary session on Tuesday.
The discussions form the latest episode of the north’s budget ‘marathon’, which, is set ...
Gunes Onar named as Tatar’s special representative
Gunes Onar was on Tuesday named as Ersin Tatar’s special representative, replacing the retiring Ergun Olgun.
Onar previously worked as Dervis Eroglu’s director of political affairs and undersecretary ...
North’s ‘deputy PM’: We do not desire for non-Turks to buy our land
The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu was the latest high-profile politician to weigh in on the matter of property sales in the north on Friday, saying “we do ...
Russian crime ‘lord’ declared persona non grata in north
Russian criminal Viktor Panyushin, who is wanted in his native country for crimes including kidnapping, severe beating, and illegal organisation of gambling activities, was declared as a persona non grata ...
‘We haven’t met for two months’ – North ‘PM’ Ustel under pressure from backbenchers
Izlem Gurcag Altugra on Thursday night became second backbench ‘MP’ from the largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, the UBP, to offer harsh criticism for ‘prime minister’ Unal ...
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 ...