Total to begin drilling offshore Cyprus in April 2017
Energy company Total has said that it plans to begin exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons offshore Cyprus around April next year. A logistics hub will be established by EDT in the port of Limassol to...
View ArticleDenktaş’ grandson in 2016 Cyprus Rally
Rauf Denktaş, son of the deputy leader of the Turkish Cypriot coalition, Serdar Denktaş will be taking part in the 2016 Cyprus Rally this weekend. Rauf who is also the grandson of the late President...
View ArticleInterim agreement in Cyprus talks out of the question
Following Friday’s meeting between the two community leaders for the Cyprus talks, both leaders were emphatic that there was no question of signing an interim agreement on the Cyprus issue. Speaking...
View ArticleTRNC to hold its first fair in Istanbul
The TRNC will be holding its first fair in Istanbul between 9-13 November at the CNREXPO exhibition centre. The venue is Eurasia’s largest international exhibition centre. The Turkish Cypriot Chamber...
View ArticleAkinci discusses counter proposals on guarantees in the Assembly
A counter proposal, with the support of the USA, has been reportedly been developed in response to the Greek Cypriot’s condition that the Turkish army must withdraw and third country guarantees must be...
View ArticleAkinci hosts environmental planning meeting
President Akinci has hosted a meeting at the presidential palace today, to coordinate the planning of a large scale environmental initiative. Tourism and Environment Minister Fikri Atagoglu, SDP leader...
View ArticlePresident Akinci has a fine line to tread on territorial issues
The Cyprus negotiations could fail if President Akinci is not willing to return significant territory to the Greek Cypriots. The ratio of territory per capita, and the demand to return land formerly...
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Erdogan takes inaugural drive through tunnel under the Bosphorus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went for an inaugural drive on Saturday in Istanbul’s latest mega-project: the first-ever road tunnel linking the city’s European and Asian sides under the...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot minority have no rights to presidency
The Turkish Cypriots, who make up a minority of 18 percent in Cyprus cannot hold the presidency of the island, when Greek Cypriots have the majority of 82 percent, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on...
View ArticleGuzelyurt should come under GC jurisdiction: Anastasiades
Morphou (Guzelyurt) should be among the areas under the Greek Cypriot constituent state in a Cyprus settlement, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. Speaking during a protest rally organised by...
View ArticleErdogan invites Akinci to attend World Energy Congress
President Mustafa Akinci is in Istanbul to be present at the 23rd World Energy Congress and the Energy Summit of the Head of States and Government. Akinci, who is attending the event as a guest of...
View ArticleBurcu denounces Archbishop’s remarks
Presidential spokesman Baris Burcu has described the latest remarks by the Greek Cypriot Archbishop Chrisostomos II that he would never accept the notion of rotational presidency as unfortunate. In a...
View ArticleComplaints about staging ‘Antigone’ at Salamis – meaningless
President Akinci commenting on the uproar created by some on the Greek Cypriot side about about staging the play ‘Antigone” in the Salamis amphitheatre, said it was meaningless. Speaking on the...
View ArticleTRNC signs electricity deal with Turkey
TRNC Energy Minister Sunat Atun flew to Istanbul on Monday afternoon to sign an energy deal to lay an undersea electricity cable link between Turkey and the TRNC. Atun signed the deal with Turkish...
View ArticleAkinci points out regional benefits of piping Cyprus gas through Turkey
Speaking at the World Energy Congress in Istanbul on Monday, President Mustafa Akinci said a settlement of the Cyprus problem would provide the states in the region with the chance to redefine their...
View ArticleTurkey and Russia sign gas deal
Turkey and Russia signed the strategic Turkish Stream gas pipeline agreement on 10th October. The pipeline will carry Russian natural gas to Turkey and on to Europe under the Black Sea. During the...
View ArticleTurkey most viable route for E. Mediterranean gas
Turkey provides the most viable route for the distribution of eastern Mediterranean gas, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan argued on Monday at the 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul. Noting that...
View ArticleOpposition parties say they were not consulted about electricity deal
The TRNC assembly held a debate on Monday about the signing of an energy deal to run an undersea electricity cable between Turkey and North Cyprus. Opposition parties’ deputies strongly criticised the...
View ArticleSouth criticises TRNC’s new energy agreement with Turkey
South Cyprus government spokesperson Nicos Christodoulides has described the TRNC’s signing of a new energy deal with Turkey as “a negative development”. TRNC Economy and Energy Minister Sunat Atun...
View ArticleCommunity leaders meet again on Thursday
President Akinci is scheduled to meet with President Anastasiades on Thursday to continue the intensified Cyprus negotiations. This will be their fourth meeting which will focus on ironing out...
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