Turkish troops out of Cyprus rally to be held in London
The annual rally organised the National Federation of Cypriots will be held in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 13th July, ‘Famagusta Gazette’ reports. The President of the National Federation of Cypriots in...
View ArticleIsraeli gas deal puts serious crimp in Cyprus’ game plan
Israel is in the preliminary stages of signing an agreement to supply British multinational oil and gas company BG group in Egypt with gas via a new undersea pipeline yet to be built by BG, the...
View ArticleTRNC citizens reject constitutional reforms by 62%
The TRNC local elections were won by the ruling Republican Turkish Party (CTP), according to unofficial results announced by the Supreme Electoral Council, Turkish daily ‘World Bulletin’ reports. The...
View ArticleSouth sends warning note to errant ambassadors who met Nami
The South Cyprus government will, through diplomatic channels, express its displeasure to the ambassadors who attended events hosted by the north’s ‘Foreign Minister’ (as CNA refers to) Ozdil Nami,...
View ArticleTurkey’s opposition party says Erdogan voice tapes not fake
Turkey’s main opposition party Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said that he is in possession of an independent report on the damning leaked phones calls between PM...
View ArticleErdogan announced as presidential candidate
In a last minute but unsurprising announcement by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), it has confirmed Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as its candidate for the upcoming August...
View ArticleSouth puts brave face on over Israeli gas deal with BG Group
Greek Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday that South Cyprus’ strategic plans remain unaffected by the news that Israeli energy companies would be selling natural gas to Egypt,...
View ArticleChief negotiators discuss citizenship issues: Updated
Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Özersay and Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis met yesterday at 10 am to continue the Cyprus negotiations, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reported. During their last...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon urges leaders to step up their efforts to solve Cyprob
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly encourages both Presidents Eroglu and Anastasiades to sustain the current momentum of the Cyprus talks; to build on existing agreements and the gains achieved...
View ArticleCypriot presidents hold meeting today
President Anastasiades and President Dervis Eroglu, met today to continue discussions on confidence-building measures and the Technical Committees, ‘Famagusta Gazette’ reports.In their previous...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriots submit 5 step roadmap for negotiations
Following the meeting between Presidents Eroğlu and Anastasiades, President Eroğlu has said that both sides had submitted responses to Confidence Building Measures (CBM) during Monday’s meeting,...
View ArticleSouth gets 600 million euro shot in the arm
South Cyprus is to receive an injection of 600 million euros. A move which was approved on Monday by the Board of Directors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), ‘Famagusta Gazette’ reports. This...
View ArticleLeaders still fail to agree on CBMs and road map
Following the report on Monday’s two Cypriot community presidents’ meeting where President Eroglu had submitted a five-point road map, according to Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) there appears...
View ArticleCooperation between both sides still possible: Özersay
Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Özersay has said that cooperation between the two sides is still possible, adding that the process will become clearer in the coming months, BRTK reports. Özersay...
View ArticleNegotiations continue today
Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Özersay and Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis are to begin their meeting shortly at 10.am today where they will continue the Cyprus negotiations, ‘Kibris...
View ArticleNami reports on Brussels visit
Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Özdil Nami who is currently in Brussels for high level contacts and bilateral meetings evaluated his contacts to BRT. Nami said that he came together with Turkey’s EU...
View ArticleVarosha becoming a political football: Ozersay
Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Ozersay, commenting on the fenced off town of Varosha, said that although Greek Cypriot President Anastasiades knows that he will not get any results, he continues to...
View ArticleECHR finds Turkey guilty of freedom of speech violation
The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) on 8th July found Turkey guilty of violating freedom of speech and the right to a free trial in the prosecution of journalists Ahmet Şık (L) and Nedim Şener...
View ArticleParliament should assess rejected constitutional amendments: Ozersay
Turkish Cypriot negotiator and the leader of the “Toparlanıyoruz” (Let’s Get It Together) Kudret Özersay believes that parliament needs to deal with the fact that the referendum rejected recent...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot businesses to get 6.5 million euros from EU
New contracts have been signed with Turkish Cypriot Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the framework of the EU assistance programme to the Turkish Cypriot community. A total of 47 contracts have...
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