Reunited Cyprus could bring stability to Eastern Med
At the “Reuniting Cyprus” talk in Davos today, President Nicos Anastasiades made the first address “In Cyprus, myself and Mustafa [Akinci] are working tirelessly in reunifying our country”, he said....
View ArticleOzersay keen on May elections
Politics both in North and South Cyprus feeds on the inevitable up and downs of the Cyprus problem, Kudret Ozersay says. Ozersay who recently launched a new political party – the People’s Party (HP),...
View ArticleFinance essential to implementing solution: Akinci
Finance is the key to implementing a Cyprus settlement, President Mustafa Akinci has said. “Even if we find the best solution, if it cannot be enacted, it will have no meaning”, he said. Speaking to a...
View ArticleNew rule will ban sale of antibiotics without prescription
A new bill preventing over the counter sales of antibiotics without prescription has created an uproar by Turkish Cypriot pharmacists. The Turkish Cypriot Pharmacists Association has said that the new...
View ArticleTurkish PM waits for guarantors to join the negotiations
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is hopeful that the ongoing reunification talks on the island will enter a phase which includes the guarantor countries entering the negotiations, he says....
View Article2016 will be the year of the solution: Eide
UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide, has said that the three-party-meeting held in Davos was really important and had drawn a lot of attention. Referring to the meeting...
View ArticleTRNC government undecided on water management issue
Turkey’s Minister for Forestry and Waterworks, Veysel Eroglu has said that they had been unable to reach a result on the management and administration of the water because the TRNC authorities had yet...
View ArticleCypriot presidents disagree on territory discussion timetable
President Akinci has said that he wants the issues of guarantees, security and territory to be discussed at the end of the negotiations at a venue outside Cyprus. According to Greek Cypriot government...
View ArticleHistorical Nicosia interactive website launched
‘Nicosia: The story of a shared and contested city’ is a public history project aiming to provide the public and researchers with a historical overview of the city of Nicosia from 1878 to 1974. The...
View ArticleAKEL leader meets PM Davutoglu in Istanbul
Leader of the South’s second largest political party AKEL Andros Kyprianou has returned from a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Istanbul. On...
View ArticleSteep rise in land sales to foreigners
The amount of immovable property sold to foreigners in North Cyprus has increased in the last 16 years, the Ministry of Interior says. In the years between 2000-2015, around 20,000 Turkish and foreign...
View ArticleSwine flu claims woman’s life
A 52-year-old woman who contracted swine flu has died. The woman was admitted to the intensive care unit at the Near East University hospital on 11th January. So far, 23 people, including ten children,...
View ArticleGreat support for Cyprus settlement at Davos: Akinci
President Akinci has said that the interest exhibited in Cyprus during the Economic Forum in Davos was remarkable. The President, who returned to Cyprus on Sunday evening, noted that during his...
View ArticleRemains of massacred Turkish Cypriots discovered
The remains of 86 Turkish Cypriot civilians buried in a mass grave at the village of Sandallar (Santalaris) in Famagusta have been unearthed. According to Kibris Gazetesi, the remains were found in a...
View ArticleGovernment sends proposal on water to Ankara
A document outlining conditions for managing the water conveyed to the North via underwater pipeline from Turkey, has been sent to Ankara. Prime Minister Omer Kalyoncu signed the paper and had it sent...
View ArticleTRNC at Manchester Tourism Fair
Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism attended the “Destinations and Holiday and Travel Fair”, which was held from January 21-24 in Manchester, UK. Brochures containing general information on...
View ArticleNorth Cyprus included in Turkey’s World Heritage project
Turkish Tourism and Promotion Platform (TUTAP) has included in its promotional activities many historical sites in North Cyprus Acting within the framework of Turkey’s World Heritage promotion project,...
View ArticleTender signed for border crossing roadworks
The tender launched by the UNDP for roadworks at the Lefke/Aplic and Derynia border crossings has been awarded. Speaking to Bayrak TV, Minister for the Interior and Labour Asim Akansoy said that 2.1...
View ArticleLarge portion of local budget goes on staff salary
The director of the state planning organisation (DPO), Odul Muhtaroglu has said that that the largest component of expenditure items is “personnel expenses”. In a report evaluating TRNC local...
View ArticleStudy launched to explore funding options for Cyprus settlement
An in-depth study has been launched to look into funding a Cyprus solution, with the IMF, World Bank and EU institutions concentrating on preparations for a united island, Cyprus Weekly has reported....
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