Cloud Construction faces further legal action
Cloud Construction company has been in the news many times in Turkey and the TRNC. The company, owned by Temel Bulut (pictured above), claims to build “dream”housing projects. However, it is constantly...
View ArticleTurkish and Greek FMs discuss Cyprob in New York
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos met for more than an hour in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meetings. The two foreign...
View ArticleCypriots should leave the island to train for work in gas industry
Young Greek Cypriots have been warned that if they hope to find employment in the South’s nascent gas industry, they will firstly need to find training and work experience abroad. Of the expected 7,500...
View ArticleTRNC Mosques left in dark
During the last week around 30 mosques have had their electricity cut off by KIBTEK. This is because between them, they have unpaid electricity bills of TL 7.8 million and as yet have made no payment...
View ArticleSpeeding driver slams into Famagusta city wall
A speeding car swerved out of control slamming into the wall of the Canbulat Museum, part of Famagusta’s old city wall yesterday evening. 41 year old Salih Karatas, attempted to take a corner at...
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Israel challenges Turkey and Cyprus to sort Cyprob
An interesting article appeared in the Lebanon Daily Star yesterday written by Hugh Pope. In relation to gas production in the eastern Mediterranean, it offers interesting arguments as to why the...
View ArticleIs the TRNC truly independent?
On Friday, the TRNC celebrated its 30th year of independence. Since the beginning, this beleaguered state been consistently hindered in its attempts at self-determination. It has since suffered...
View ArticleIstanbul police attack peaceful demonstrators once again
A group of peaceful demonstrators, gathered outside Istanbul’s Caglayan courthouse was dispersed by police yesterday. Once again the police resorted to the use of tear gas and water cannons to break up...
View ArticleYoung woman falls from 4th storey
A 17 year old girl fell from the fourth floor of an apartment block in Nicosia last night. The incident occurred in the Yenisehir district. The girl (KS) suffered multiple fractures and died from her...
View Article5th International Classic and Sports car rally held
The Classic and Sports Car Club of Northern Cyprus held its 5th international rally in conjunction with the TRNC’s Independence Day celebrations on Friday. The rally, sponsored by Turkcell ran for 120...
View ArticleGC’s want neither marriage nor divorce: Eroglu
The unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) proclaimed by the TRNC is “null and void”, the South Cyprus Foreign Ministry stated in a press release on Saturday. On the occasion of the UDI’s 30th...
View ArticleUrgent Blood Donor Appeal
A patient at Nicosia state hospital is scheduled to have an operation after suffering a heart attack. Rh. negative blood is required for the operation. Anyone who is able to donate that blood type is...
View ArticleMany TRNC politicians to attend Clerides funeral
A funeral is being held today (Tuesday) for ex-Greek Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides, who died on 15th November. The funeral will begin at 11 am, at the church of Aya Sofya and will be attended by...
View ArticleElectricity price hikes spark strike action
Tomorrow (November 20th), Dev-Is union members will be joining a series of strikes against the proposed increase in electricity prices. In a press statement they said that this action will signal the...
View ArticleFood prices outstrip wages in TRNC
The minimum wage in the TRNC is TL 1,260 per month but it has recently been determined that the monthly food bill for a family of four currently stands at TL 2, 758 - an increase of 26% over last year....
View ArticleFatal traffic accident death toll nearly doubles
The head of the Traffic Accident Prevention Association, Mehmet Avci speaking at a press conference earlier today, had some grim news to deliver. He pointed out that there have been 42 road traffic...
View ArticleElectricity price hikes justifiable: PM Yorgancioglu
Prime Minister Ozkan Yorgancioglu, has said that he had thought long and hard before proposing the price increases. In a statement to the press, following the latest Council of Ministers’ meeting, he...
View ArticleTurkey may sell electricity to the South in the future
There have been reports that Turkey intends to sell electricity to the South, “after a certain period of time“. An agreement between Turkey and Greece has been reached to investigate the feasibility of...
View ArticleNo UN support for Varosha return: Mavroyannis
Greek Cypriot peace negotiator, Andreas Mavroyiannis, has said that President Anastasiades remains insistent that Maras/Varosha, a fence-off area of Famagusta be returned to the South. Speaking to the...
View ArticleTurkey’s Ombudsman condemns gas canister attack on young protester
Turkey’s Ombudsman published a report on 20th November stating that both the governor of Istanbul and the police were at fault for the severe injuries inflicted on a young protester by the impact of a...
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