IPC has no funds and no teeth
Greek Cypriots no longer apply to the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) as they did in the past. The IPC cannot make any decisions, writes Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Havadis’ adding that “as soon as...
View ArticleTurkey helping to develop Mesaoria region
Plans are afoot to develop the Mesarya (Mesaoria) region. To this end, chairman of the Rebirth Party (YDP) Erhan Arikli announced that his party had prepared a project called the “Great Mesarya...
View ArticleSouth Cyprus banks part of world’s biggest money laundering scam
In one of the world’s biggest financial fraud schemes, Greek Cypriot banks and companies registered in South Cyprus have received $871.3 million of Russian laundered money, an Organised Crime and...
View ArticleGreek Cypriots must respect the Turkish Cypriots or no deal
There were no obstacles to establishing a peaceful future in Cyprus should the Greek Cypriot side respect the rights of the Turkish Cypriot side, President Mustafa Akinci has said. Akinci repeated that...
View ArticleCyprus talks have become a hobby: Denktaş
Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party (DP) Serdar Denktaş has argued that “the people have given up to relying on a Cyprus settlement”, adding that “in such an atmosphere the talks...
View ArticleTurkey condemns South’s unilateral deal-making with energy companies
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on its website (www.mfa.gov.tr) a written statement by the Ministry’s Spokesman Huseyin Mutfuoglu, on President’s Anastasiades recent contacts with a...
View ArticleTulips donate 8 TV sets to Lefkosa Hospital’s Oncology Department
Back in October 2016 the Pink Ladies Football Teams, captained by sisters Kelly-Jo Karlaman and Deniz Hasret, raised a fantastic sum of 15,897.60TL from their sponsored football event. Both teams...
View ArticleComputers and electronic devices put clocks forward by one hour
There was confusion in the TRNC when computer clocks went forward by one hour to summer time. Following Turkey’s decision last to not the change bring in daylight saving time for winter, North Cyprus...
View ArticleUN to host dinner meeting for community leaders – Update
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will have a dinner meeting on Sunday, 2nd April at the Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN buffer zone, the UN has announced. UN Special...
View ArticleSecurity flaw discovered on in-flight ban on laptops
The ban on electronic devices has a security flaw that renders rigorous checks futile, UK daily ‘The Independent’ reports. After going through six separate security checks at Istanbul airport,...
View ArticleAkinci has phone conversation with Boris Johnson
President Mustafa Akinci held a telephone conversation with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson. According to Akinci’s press office, the conversation lasted for 25...
View ArticleGuzelyurt residents more confident that the land will not be returned
Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktaş has said that the perception that Guzelyurt (Morphou) is territory that was “potentially to be given back” has gradually started to change. During a visit to...
View ArticleInternational Republican Institute delegation visits TRNC
A delegation from the International Republican Institute* (IRI) consisting of its Vice President Thomas Garrett and Jan Erik Surotchak, Regional Director for Europe are currently carrying out contacts...
View ArticleSouth using Cyprus talks as cover for their hydrocarbon exploration: Ozersay
Kudret Ozersay, chairman of the People’s Party (HP), has described the course of the Cyprus negotiations as “not pleasant”, saying that the Greek Cypriot side had voted to reject the solution to the...
View ArticleFood testing restarts after state lab fire
The tests for the time being are being carried out at the National Food Reference Laboratory which operates under the Veterinary Department. The Minister of Health Faiz Sucuoğlu and the Minister of...
View ArticleAnastasiades puts damper on upcoming social dinner with Akinci
If the aim of the forthcoming social dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci is to discuss measures to restore confidence, then attempts to restart constructive negotiations are doomed,...
View ArticleChairman of Galatasaray to visit TRNC
Chairman of Galatasaray Football Club Dursun Ozbek and members of the club’s administrative council will visit the TRNC. Ozbek and his delegation will meet with Prime Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun and...
View ArticleAkinci meets Dutch FM’s Director General for Europe
President Mustafa Akinci received the Dutch Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Europe Thijs Van der Plas on Wednesday morning. Van der Plas is holding a series of contacts on the island. The...
View ArticleTurkey donates 92,000 Euros to CMP
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has expressed its sincere thanks to Turkey for its donation of EUR €92,000 to the committee. This donation brings the Turkish financial assistance to...
View ArticleFounding Rector of YDU made honorary professor of Oxford Academic Union
Founding Rector of the Near East University (YDU) Dr. Suat İ. Günsel, was granted an Honorary Professorship of the Oxford Academic Union by the International Socrates Committee. According to a...
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