North’s second airport handed over to Turkish army
The law to formally hand over the operations of the north’s Gecitkale (Lefkoniko) airport to the Turkish army was unanimously approved in ‘parliament’ on Monday.
The airport has been ...
President warns of consequences from buffer-zone violation by Turkish side (Update 2)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday warned there would be consequences, a day after armed soldiers carried out an incursion into the buffer zone at Ayios Dhometios in Nicosia to place ...
‘We must work together’ Tatar tells Greek Cypriots (Updated)
There are many sectors in which there can be close cooperation, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview – in which he reiterated his position that in Cyprus there ...
‘Closed’ Famagusta beach now confirmed open
A stretch of beach in Famagusta which was allegedly closed by the Turkish military has now been confirmed as open to the public.
The area, which spans three kilometres and ...
Lefkoniko to become Turkish airbase
Lefkoniko airport will be turned into a Turkish military airbase, the ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Wednesday.
According to statements he made to Yeni Bakis, the airport, which is ...
Turkish commandos ‘lie in wait’ along buffer zone to harass farmers, MPs hear
Turkish commando forces are lying in wait to intervene along the UN buffer zone in Cyprus, Foreign Ministry Ioannis Kasoulides said on Friday.
Speaking at a house finance committee session, ...
Farmer harassed by Turkish soldiers in buffer zone (updated)
Unficyp was investigating on Monday after armed Turkish soldiers were caught on video harassing a Greek Cypriot farmer in Denia village in the buffer zone.
Community leader Christakis Panayiotou told ...
Farmer’s harassment by Turkish troops to be reported to EU
The harassment of a Greek Cypriot farmer within the buffer zone by troops from the north will be reported to the EU, the government spokesman said on Wednesday.
The incident ...