49 Turkish hostages set free
Turkey’s national intelligence agency (MİT) has conducted a successful operation to release the 49 Turkish hostages held by extremist militants in Iraq for 101 days Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleScrapping of Expat Winter Fuel Payments still looms
According to the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions, British pensioners living abroad in countries warmer than the UK received more than £16 million in winter fuel payments last year, ‘Famagusta...
View ArticleCyprus Rally Results
The Cyprus Rally finished on Sunday with Yazeed Al Rajhi gaining an impressive win. In what was a unique event, two sanctioned FIA rounds ran side by side with the 9th round of the European Rally...
View ArticleISIL may use TRNC as corridor to Syria: South’s Spy Chief
Greek Cypriot Intelligence Agency (KYP) chief Andreas Pentaras has claimed that Muslims in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) could be helping members of the ISIL militant group travel...
View ArticleMilitary chiefs on both sides should talk: Lund
The recently appointed UNFICYP’s Force Commander, Major General Kristin Lund has said that it is important for the Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Georgios Basiakoulis and the commander...
View ArticleSouth could export LNG to Europe by 2022
Cyprus could begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe by 2022, the head of the country’s National Hydrocarbons Company said in an interview with Itar-Tass on Tuesday, ‘Famagusta Gazette’...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot arrested for cannabis possession
A 34-year-old Turkish Cypriot man was arrested at Larnaca airport on Monday for possession of 2.6 kilograms of cannabis found in his suitcase, police said, ‘Cyprus Mail’ reports. The suspect, 34, had...
View ArticleConsumer price set for Turkish water supply
The price of the water which will be brought to the TRNC from Turkey through undersea pipelines has been set at 3TL per ton, Turkish Cypriot daily ‘’Halkin Sesi’ reports. The paper notes that the price...
View ArticleDrill ship arrives offshore South Cyprus
President of the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company Toula Onoufriou, has told CNA said that drilling in bloc 9 will begin very soon, ‘Famagusta Gazette’ reports. Drill ship Saipem 10000 of the ENI/KOGAS...
View ArticleSouth boosts border security after ISIS threats
Threats from the terror organisation ISIS regarding its plans unleash terrorist activities in western countries, have prompted South Cyprus to take precautions at some embassies and all borders and...
View ArticleAkrotiri could be launch pad for air strikes against ISIS
Recently appointed British High Commissioner to Cyprus Damian Roderic ‘Ric’ Todd has said that Akrotiri British base in Cyprus is involved in military operation against the terror organisation Iraq...
View ArticleNEU to be represented at International Genetics Conference
The Near East University Hospital along with participants from the USA, Britain, Italy, Germany, Denmark and many other countries will make representations at the 11th National Medical Genetics...
View ArticleSOS Children’s Villages ‘Back to School Campaign’
SOS Children’s Villages has launched its ‘Back To School’ campaign this week. With the slogan “A Hopeful Future For Every Child”, the campaign aims to collect funding for school supplies and lessons...
View ArticleThe Cyprus talks need an end date: Eroglu
President Dervis Eroglu has repeated that the Cyprus negotiations process cannot continue open-ended and without deadlines, Bayrak TV reports. During an interview to the Turkish state news channel...
View ArticlePresidential elections will hinder the talks: Erk
General Secretary of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Kutlay Erk, during a programme on BRT TV, evaluated the latest developments on the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Yeni Duzen’ reports. He...
View ArticleOver 300 Syrian refugees rescued off Paphos
A small fishing boat with nearly 350 people on board was rescued from rough seas off Paphos on Thursday, BBConline reports. A cruise ship responded to a distress signal sent by the fishing boat after...
View ArticleRestoration on Karpaz Monastery begins
Restoration on Apostolos Andreas Monastery has begun, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the United Nations Development Programme Partnership for the Future (UNDP-PFF) announced on...
View ArticleSolution lies with Cypriots not Turkey: Koenig
The solution to the Cyprus problem lies with the Cypriots rather than the Greek Cypriot government’s assertion that it lies with Turkey, ‘Cyprus Mail’ reports. Reporting on separate interviews...
View ArticleNo Federal solution – not the end of the world: Eroglu
President Dervis Eroglu, who is currently in New York, speaking to TRT TV stated that it is not the end of the world if a federal solution is not found for the Cyprus problem, ‘Star Kibris’ reports....
View ArticleTRNC lacks infrastructure to manage water project: Bakirci
The TRNC lacks the know-how and infrastructure to manage the water project, Minister of the Environment Hamit Bakirci, has told ‘Kibris Postasi’. Saying that he wishes it were otherwise and not...
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