Fly tippers anger Catalkoy residents
Accumulating rubbish in Catalkoy, near the Buffavento Housing development is causing local residents to complain. The locals demand that the illegal rubbish tippers be found and punished. The post Fly...
View ArticlePipeline Project dislocates Turkish villages
A number of villages which will be affected by the water catchment areas behind the Alakopru Dam will be relocated. The dam in south Turkey is being constructed to supply water by pipe to the TRNC. The...
View ArticleSouth aiming for medical tourism
South Cyprus is hoping to lure tourists interested in affordable medical care and modern facilities as it attempts to position itself as a hot-spot for foreign patients seeking medical procedures. Last...
View ArticleTurkey scrambles two F-16′s from Incirlik
According to Greek Cypriot press sources, Ankara scrambled two jets from the Incirlik base, in south-eastern Turkey, in response to claims that two RAF Typhoons crossed in to airspace controlled by...
View ArticleProduction tests begin on Aphrodite A-2 well in South
Productions tests of natural gas will begin today at Aphrodite A-2 in Block 12 of South Cyprus’ self-designated Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). President of the Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Company,...
View Article6th September – Power cuts in Iskele
KIBTEK have announced that there will be a power cut in the Sinirustu region of Iskele tomorrow (September 6th). The cuts will last from 10am to 2pm. The post 6th September – Power cuts in Iskele...
View ArticleTwo arrested on meat smuggling charges
Police, acting on a tip-off, stopped a van two nights ago, near Kirklar village travelling towards Ercan airport area. A search of the van found over 180 kilos of meat and the two occupants, Ibrahim...
View ArticlePetrol pump prices increased
Unannounced, petrol pump prices were raised last night. Prices are TL per litre. Previous New 95 Octane 3.29 3.42 97 Octane...
View ArticleSibel Siber new President of the Assembly
Elections were held yesterday for the post of president of the Assembly. That is a post roughly similar to the Speaker of the House of Commons in the England. Mrs Siber, the CTP nominee won by a...
View ArticleCigar smugglers arrested
Police discovered 2,500 packets of cigars hidden away in a tractor trailer earlier today, following a search made at Kyrenia harbour. Two men have been arrested and police inquiries continue. The post...
View ArticleTRNC holiday adverts in UK anger the South
Large posters advertising holidays in the TRNC have been put on display at Stansted and Gatwick airports . This new advertising campaign has aroused the fury of South Cyprus’ Ministry of Transport and...
View ArticleTurkey loses Olympic Bid
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last night, voted for Tokyo to become the Olympic city for 2020. Istanbul and Madrid were the other two contenders for the title. Istanbul had been the hot...
View ArticleMan knifed in Famagusta betting shop
A heated argument in Cyprus Sporting betting office in Famagusta ended in a knifing. The assailant, Metin Dede pulled out a knife and stabbed Cafer Zorba in the stomach. Mr Zorba is now in Famagusta...
View ArticleClaims of illegal cock fighting in TRNC
The Animal Rights Act was passed on March 4th 2013 in the TRNC. The act prohibits fights between animals or the organisation or promotion of such fights. However, newspapers in Turkey have published an...
View ArticleBandabuliya Food Festival a success
Bandabulya Food Festival, organised by Nicosia council to help promote the covered market, opened at 10am on Saturday and has been deemed a great success. Locals and tourists thronged to the many...
View Article2 Syrian jets spotted over Famagusta
The Sunday Express reported today that Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled after reports that Syrian ground attack fighters had entered Cypriot airspace. “The incursion, later dubbed a “goad-and-probe”...
View ArticleGreek Cypriots have tested everyone’s patience: Pope
“[Greek] Cypriots tested everyone‘s patience. But they did not realize they were doing it,” Hugh Pope, the Turkey-Cyprus project director for the International Crisis Group, has said. Pope said that...
View ArticleStelios Awards tomorrow
Founder of Easy Jet, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, will be making his annual awards to entrepreneurs tomorrow. In 2009, the businessman set up a Trust that makes awards to entrepreneurs within Cyprus. Over the...
View ArticleNo cause for panic: Defence Minister Photiou
The continuous build up of naval vessels from Russia, the USA and France in the Mediterranean is no cause for panic, South Cyprus Defence Minister, Photos Photiou has said. Even though Cyprus will be...
View ArticleTurkey still wants military strike against Syria
Despite the Russian initiative to forestall a military strike against Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutolu repeated, once more, that Turkey wanted military action against the Assad regime....
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