Anastasiades will quiz Akinci on comments he made last week
President Nicos Anastasiades and President Mustafa Akinci will meet this evening to continue their negotiations on the Cyprus problem. During the meeting, due to take place at 6pm, Anastasiades is...
View ArticleISIL responsible for Ankara bomb blasts: Davutoglu
The twin bomb blasts in Ankara on Saturday were the work of ISIL suicide bombers, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is the focus of...
View ArticlePresidents unable to agree on property issues and derogation
President Nicos Anastasiades and President Mustafa Akinci have not been able to come to an agreement on issues which had been made public prior to their meeting yesterday evening. Unable to iron out...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriots could lose benefits of Hellim’s PDO status
Ali Çıralı, president of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry (CTCI) has appealed for help from the Turkish Cypriot Diaspora and the British Government to ensure the impending protected status for...
View ArticleWater management issue could create a crisis: Talat
Leader of the CTP-DG Mehmet Ali Talat has warned that if Turkey continues to insist on the privatisation of water management, there may be a crisis. “A possible crisis about the water management may...
View ArticleBond actor visits Cyprus
British actor Daniel Craig is in Cyprus in his role as UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. Better known for his role as James Bond, this is the first time he has...
View Article15 countries issues travel warnings for Turkey
Following the twin bomb blasts at Ankara’s main railway station on Saturday, the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) updated its travel advice section for Turkey on Sunday: “We...
View ArticleNobel laureate blames Erdogan for violence in Turkey
Turkey’s Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has warned the country could descend into sectarian conflict and blamed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the climate of insecurity as was brutally illustrated by...
View ArticlePresidents disagree on interpretation of bi-zonality
President Mustafa Akinci has said that both sides will exert every effort they can to reach a result in the Cyprus negotiations. In statements after the four-hour meeting he held on Monday night with...
View ArticleOzersay supports Akinci’s viewpoint on bi-zonal issue
Former Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Ozersay has given his full support to the latest statements made by President Mustafa Akinci on the issues of clear majority in the proposed bi-zonal,...
View ArticlePresident Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremony at Gecitkoy Dam
President Erdogan will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Alakopru Dam in Anamur, Turkey on Saturday 17th October, Turkey’s Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs Veysel Eroglu has announced....
View ArticleGreek Cypriots should stop obsessing about TRNC recognition: Akinci
President Akinci has called on the universities in the TRNC and the South to cooperate. Speaking at the first lecture of the Near East University (DAU) for the academic year 2015-16, Akinci said that...
View ArticleTechnical work to begin for TRNC to adopt Euro
Technical work will begin for the TRNC to adopt the Euro, in the event of a possible solution to the Cyprus problem. Turkish NTV news channel reports that EU experts will come to Cyprus to begin work...
View ArticleStelios invites both community leaders to award ceremony
The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Bi-Communal Awards ceremony to be held in Nicosia has been postponed until 26th October. Stelios has invited both community leaders to attend the ceremony which...
View ArticleSouth slams Turkey’s water project for TRNC
The South has lashed out at the Turkish water project which brings water from the mainland to North Cyprus by underwater pipeline, on the eve of its inauguration. South Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry has...
View ArticleLocal councils must be involved in water management
The issue of managing water from Turkey cannot be solved without the participation of the councils and local authorities, President Mustafa Akinci has said. Akinci was speaking to a delegation from a...
View ArticleMine search at Derinya border crossing completes soon
Spokesman for President Akinci Baris Burcu, has issued a written statement regarding the opening of the Derinya and Aplic border crossing points. The statement said that the search for mines and...
View ArticleAncient tombs discovered at Soli
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,400 year-old tomb complex, believed to belong to an aristocratic family in the ancient city of Soli. The tomb complex consists of three chambers, two of which are...
View ArticlePresident Erdogan to visit TRNC to inaugurate water project today
Turkish President Erdogan will arrive in North Cyprus by helicopter this lunch time to inaugurate the Turkish water project which will supply water to the TRNC. His visit will be under tight security...
View ArticleWater from Turkish project reaches Nicosia
Turkish President Erdogan arrived in the TRNC to attend the inauguration ceremony for the Project of the Century at Gecitkoy. Also present were President Akinci, Speaker of the House Siber, Prime...
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