Negotiators to resume meetings on Tuesday
Cyprus negotiators Andreas Mavroyiannis and Ozdil Nami are scheduled to resume their meetings on Tuesday before the two community leaders hold their first meeting on 1st September, after the summer...
View ArticlePower cut in Tatlisu
There will be no power in Tatlisu tomorrow from 0900-1400 because of repair work to be carried out. A statement from the Electricity Board, KIB-TEK says that depending on the progress of the work, the...
View ArticleYeni Erenkoy residents being harassed by Greek Cypriots
Residents of Yeni Erenkoy (Yialousa) village have complained that they are being harassed by Greek Cypriots regarding property. Apparently encouraged by statements made by both community leaders on...
View ArticleAustralia also protests against hellim PDO application
Australia’s dairy industry has added its voice to that of British specialist cheese producers, who are objecting to Cyprus’ PDO application for halloumi/hellim. Dairy Australia media manager, said via...
View ArticleDebate over Derinya border crossing continues
President Akinci’s spokesman Baris Burcu has said that discussions regarding the Derinya border crossing route with the Turkish army, the Ministry of the Interior and the district officer are ongoing....
View ArticleDevalued lira hits TRNC businesses
The fall in the value of the lira has dealt a massive blow to businesses in the TRNC, Chairman of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Industry Ali Cirali, has said. He pointed out that especially in the...
View ArticleNew electricity ‘smart meters’ now operational
The new smart meters introduced by KIB-TEK became operational as of Monday, the Director of KIB-TEK Mehmet Salih Gürkan has announced. Gürkan said that as of January 2016, all monitoring and billing of...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot musician to sue South Cyprus government
A Turkish Cypriot musician, who was beaten and stabbed by Greek Cypriot nationalists at a music festival in Larnaca five years ago is to sue the South Cyprus authorities for two million euro. A report...
View ArticleAlagadi beach gets a clean-up for baby turtle release
A clean-up effort for Alagadi Beach begins tomorrow. KKTCell Mobile Phone Company and the Protection of Turtles Association are jointly carrying out a clean-up of Alagadi Beach tomorrow so that the...
View ArticleSingle party rule for AKP unlikely after snap election
Recent polls conducted in Turkey show that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) will not gain enough votes to form a single-party government in a snap election scheduled for 1st November. According...
View ArticleMine clearance op took place near Alaykoy
UNFICYP has carried out a mine clearing operation today in the Mammari region south of Alaykoy. Officials from UNFICYP announced that after confidence building measures had been initiated by both...
View ArticleMany misleading press reports about property rights: Akıncı
President Akıncı has said that the individual’s right to property was not something new and that there were a lot of misleading reports in the press regarding the settlement of the property dispute....
View ArticleEU Commission amends Green Line regulation
The EU Commission has amended regulations to include two new crossing points at Derinya and Lefke-Aplic in the official list of Green Line crossing points. Further to the amendment of Council...
View ArticleAkinci must act to open Derinya border crossing
The opening of a border crossing at Derinya is being be obstructed by the Turkish military and President Akinci is aware of the issue, but cannot openly discuss the problem. In an article written for...
View ArticleIgnore SMS from 5875 number: KIB-TEK
KIB-TEK electricity authority has released a statement recently saying that some of their customers have been receiving SMS messages from a 5875 number which does not belong to KIB-TEK. The statement...
View ArticleTen Turkish Cypriot drivers in Cyprus Rally
Around 10 Turkish Cypriot rally racers will participate in the Cyprus Rally 2015, part of the Middle-East Rally Championship (MERC), which will be held from 25-27th September, under the slogan “Let...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot man fined for attempted cigarette smuggling
A Turkish Cypriot man who was stopped by Greek Cypriot customs officials, has been fined 9000 euros for attempting to smuggle 170 cartons of cigarettes from the TRNC into South Cyprus. Police say that...
View ArticleProperty settlements will reflect bi-zonal agreement: Akinci
Property disputes, as and when the Cyprus problem is settled, will not be solved through methods reported by some newspapers and media, President Mustafa Akinci has said. Commenting on various reports...
View ArticleSearch continues for human remains behind Nicosia Central prison
Turkish Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) Murat Soysal, has said that so far, no human remains have been found during their excavations in the area behind the Central Prison in...
View ArticleTRNC a money laundering hub
Tax expert Goksel Saydam, has said that the TRNC remains ill-equipped to combat money laundering. Saydam, who was commissioned to train the police to deal with money laundering said that the TRNC...
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