Ergenekon Verdicts Announced Today
A Turkish court has begun returning verdicts on nearly 300 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the government, handing prison sentences of up to 20 years to some and acquitting others. General...
View ArticleBritish MP asks Hague for help to return Famagusta
The new Chairman of the British All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cyprus, Matthew Offord MP has requested that Foreign Secretary William Hague uses his influence with the Turkish government in...
View ArticleCTP should establish coalition with UBP: Talat
Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Star Kibris’ reports that ex-President, Mehmet Ali Talat has argued that the Democratic Party (DP) has come under the control of the Turkish Cypriot President, Dervis Eroglu and...
View ArticleErsin Tatar discharged from hospital
Ex-finance minister Ersin Tatar was discharged from the Near East hospital yesterday as scheduled. He had been admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack last week. Mr Tatar is also the deputy...
View ArticleHeads roll at UBP
The management of the UBP met yesterday and then announced a shock result. In a brief statement they said that they had sacked Sunat Atun MP for Famagusta and Faiz Sucuoglu MP for Nicosia. There was no...
View ArticleTurkish Ambassador gives TRNC’s 2012 Economy Report
Turkish Ambassador to the TRNC, Halil Akca delivered his report on the TRNC economy last night. The report was prepared independently by Turkey. Mr Akca said that over the last 3 years, growth had...
View ArticleKiller driver gets two and a half years jail
A young man, 20 year old Elcin Alizade appeared in Nicosia court charged with driving while drunk and without a driving licence just before the new year. He was involved in a motoring accident while at...
View ArticlePolice Officer charged with embezzlement
Police officer, Erdal Onder serving for a year in the Kyrenia Police Traffic Enforcement Department was found to have been keeping money collected from speeding fines. Over the year, it emerged that he...
View ArticleUBP members rebel against Kucuk
The UBP in Nicosia yesterday, issued a protest against their party leader Irsen Kucuk. They said that the party had had a disastrous showing at the recent elections and that Kucuk should resign...
View ArticleFishing banned at Kalecik
The Council of Ministers imposed a fishing ban yesterday in a two kilometre zone around Kalecik because of pollution from the recent oil spill. Tons of diesel were spilled when a hose used to offload...
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Local sculptor to hold exhibition
Ismail Isilsoy the local well known sculptor will be having an exhibition of his sculptures on August 9th. He specialises in carving face masks from wood. The exhibition will start at 8pm at Aphrodite...
View ArticleJailed Asil Nadir plans new business empire
Asil Nadir who is currently serving jail for fraud and embezzlement of funds on a huge scale, reportedly has plans to set up a new business. The disgraced 72 year old tycoon is currently serving a...
View ArticleAirline pilot collapses at Ercan
A major incident on Turkish Airlines flight TK 967 leaving from Ercan for Istanbul, occurred last night. The flight was due to leave at 7.30 pm yesterday evening. As passengers passed through security...
View ArticleSacked MP challenges Kucuk for party leadership
The UBP party led by Irsen Kucuk had a disastrous showing at the recent elections. It is now down to 14 MP’s and its leader could not hold on to his constituency. A few days ago, the party seniors met...
View ArticlePhase 2 Lapta walkway contract signed
A contract for the commencement of Phase 2 of the Lapta walkway was signed recently. The coastal pathway complete with several sea bridges, will continue its progress eastwards. Phase 1 of the paved...
View ArticleSouth asks Israel to export gas from LNG plant on the island
South Cyprus President Anastasiades has invited Israel to seriously consider committing to exporting Israeli gas from an (as yet unconstructed) South Cyprus Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. On his...
View ArticleTurkey should focus on EU accession: President Gul
The country should leave polarisation behind and unite for the European Union membership bid, President Abdullah Gul says in his Eid message Turkish President Abdullah Gul said the country needed to...
View ArticleRamazan Bayram starts today
The three day bayram also known as Seker Bayram lasts for three days. Seker Bayram is a holiday celebrated by Muslims and it follows Ramazan (30 days of fast – nothing is consumed from sunrise to...
View ArticleExpelled MP presses his attack on party leader
Mr Kucuk, head of the UBP has been making a series of contentious decisions since the elections. Earlier this week he arbitrarily removed two MPs from his UBP party. He has also changed his mind on...
View ArticleBreaking News – Mans body found in sea
A man’s body has been found in the sea around Kyrenia, the police have reported. His identity has not yet been established. The post Breaking News – Mans body found in sea appeared first on North...
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