South’s House Speaker accuses Turkey of piracy
Turkey’s hydrocarbon exploration in Cyprus’ EEZ should be reported to the Security Council, the UN and the EU, says the South’s Speaker of the House, Yiannakis Omirou. He accused Turkey of committing...
View ArticleCost of living in TRNC up by 8.29% from last year
The cost of living in the TRNC, according to the consumer prices index, has increased by 8.29% since last December, reports Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Kibris’ The State planning organisation says that the...
View ArticleTurkish and Greek Cypriots meet at Westminster
An event organised last Tuesday evening at Westminster Palace in London by the ‘United Cyprus Platform’ of overseas Cypriot organisations brought together Greek and Turkish Cypriots, as well as British...
View ArticleThree Turkish warships docked at Famagusta Port
Three Turkish warships have anchored at Famagusta Port, apparently to protect the Turkish seismic survey vessel ‘Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha’ from attack, reports Turkish Cypriot news website ‘Kibris...
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Greek Cypriot farmers march to Astromeritis checkpoint
Greek Cypriot farmers have organised a march to the Astromeritis/Guzelyurt checkpoint today, 7th December to demand the return of their land which lies in the UN Buffer Zone. According to the General...
View ArticleAlcohol consumption in TRNC increasing
The latest statistics from the TRNC’s Chamber of Commerce show a significant increase in alcohol consumption. In the first nine months of this year, TL 58 million of alcoholic drinks were imported into...
View ArticleUN Special Advisor Downer expected in Cyprus today
The UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor on the Cyprus issue, Alexander Downer is planning on visiting the island today. The two Cypriot presidents held an informal dinner meeting at a restaurant in...
View ArticleKIB-TEK is owed TL 414 million
The focus of the financial problems of KIB-TEK is rightly, on the mountain of uncollected debts. It is mainly the state institutions that are in debt to KIB-TEK and this has severely damaged the...
View ArticleTurkish FM Davutoglu to visit TRNC next Friday
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be visiting the TRNC on Friday 13th December. His visit will follow a meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens, Evangelos Venizelos to discuss...
View ArticleLNG plant in South not viable without Israeli gas
Following a meeting today with President Anastasiades, Noble Energy’s Senior Vice Chairman, Eastern Mediterranean, Keith Elliott issued the following statement: “We gave an update [to the president] on...
View ArticleCould Sibel Siber become president in 2015?
Popular Speaker of the House, Sibel Siber’s name has come up as a possible presidential candidate for the 2015 elections. In an article entitled “Will Siber be the first woman president”, Turkish daily...
View ArticleJoint statement still a work in progress
Despite speculation in the press that a joint statement could be agreed soon, the Greek Cypriot government’s spokesman, Christos Stylianides said that there had been no results yet in attempts to...
View ArticleWeather Warning!
The Met office has issued a weather warning. Local temperatures are set to plummet tomorrow (Wednesday). North-easterly winds could reach 55km/h with gusts up to 67 km/h on Wednesday. Thunderstorms are...
View ArticleFamagusta mayors issue joint statement
Oktay Kayalp, Mayor of Famagusta and his self-appointed counterpart Alexis Galanos have issued a joint statement expressing their strong support for the immediate start of the process for returning the...
View ArticleJoint statement talks at crucial stage: Downer
UN special advisor on Cyprus, Alexander Downer met with President Eroglu today (Tuesday) having visited President Anastasiades in the South earlier on in the day. He did not wish to give details on...
View ArticleTurkey accused by South’s FM of human rights breach
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of...
View ArticleSecond section of water project piping submerged
A second section of pipe which will bring water from Turkey to the TRNC has been laid underwater. The 500 meter long pipe, part of 3 kilometres to be underwater by the year’s end, was submerged by...
View ArticleBleak prospects for renewal of Cyprus talks
President Eroglu, in a written statement following his meeting with UN Special Advisor for Cyprus, Alexander Downer on Tuesday, called on President Anastasiades to resume the peace talks this week. In...
View ArticleNo repatriation of TRNC citizens: Eroglu
One of the stumbling blocks in the joint statement negotiations is that the Greek Cypriots are insisting that Turkish mainlanders who were granted TRNC citizenship be repatriated. The TRNC has been...
View ArticleWintry scenes in the South
While weather conditions in the TRNC are not quite as severe as predicted, the temperatures will remain unseasonably low until the weekend. Meanwhile across the border, the South is experiencing heavy...
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