Turkey’s EU minister visits North Cyprus
Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkir has paid a visit to the TRNC, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. During his meeting with the Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu, Bozkir...
View ArticleConscientious objector jailed
Conscientious objector Haluk Selam Tufanli was imprisoned for 10 days on 4th December after the military court in Lefkoşa/Nicosia North Cyprus found him guilty of ‘non-compliance with the mobilisation...
View ArticleFight against Bellapais sewage plant continues
A call to rethink the siting of a new sewage plant under Bellapais Abbey has been made by Communal Democracy Party (TDP) General Secretary Dr.Suphi Hudaoglu, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. Dr Hudaoglu...
View ArticleAnastasiades expected to leave hospital next week
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is successfully recovering from open heart surgery carried out on 2nd December at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, ‘Famagusta Gazette’ reports....
View ArticleGreece and Turkey skirt round Cyprob
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet has visited Athens for the third High Level Strategic Council between Greece and Turkey and called for closer cooperation with Greece, Turkish daily ‘Hurriyet’ reports....
View ArticleCousteau urges action to save sea life
If mankind does not act in time, it will lose its marine life, Pierre Yves Cousteau has said, Famagusta Gazette reports. According to Cousteau, who was invited by the South Cyprus Department of...
View ArticleFlag flying Famagusta couple still waiting for court case to begin
A young Turkish Cypriot couple arrested for flying three Republic of Cyprus flags outside their shop in Famagusta face further delays to their court case, ‘Cyprus Mail’ reports. Koray Basdogrultmaci...
View ArticleNuclear plant potential hazard to Cyprus
Plans to build a nuclear power plant at Akkuyu, Mersin, located only 90 km away from Cyprus, have sparked heated debate about the potential risks to Cyprus and the surrounding region, ‘Kibris Postasi’...
View ArticleSibel Siber number 3 in opinion polls
The results of opinion polls regarding the forthcoming presidential elections in North Cyprus have created panic in the Republican Turkish Party/United Forces (CTP-BG), Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Volcan’...
View Article636 Missing Persons Identified
Turkish Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons Gulden Plumer Kucuk, has said that 636 out of the 2001 registered missing persons have been identified and delivered to their families since...
View ArticleHeavy rains cause chaos in Nicosia
Heavy rains have caused flooding in Nicosia today, ‘Star Kibris’ reports. Roads were closed as traffic was brought to a standstill and the basements of some buildings have been flooded. Factories in...
View ArticlePlanning continues for racecourse in North Cyprus
As consultations on building a racecourse for North Cyprus continue, Prime Minister Ozkan Yorgancioglu met with Turkey’s Jockey Club President Serdar Adal who was invited to the TRNC by the TRNC Jockey...
View ArticleTurkey stirring trouble between South Cyprus and Greece
Turkey is attempting to create problems between [South] Cyprus and Greece, according to the South’s Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides, ‘Famagusta Gazette’ reports. Speaking on the side lines...
View ArticleShared resources on Cyprus benefit to all: Yıldız
Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yıldız speaking at the International Mediterranean Energy Conference hosted by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce on Monday, has said that Turkey’s stance towards the...
View ArticleFlooding traps 300 students in college
Around 300 students were trapped in Levent College Ortaköy yesterday after a nearby stream burst its banks, BRT reports. The students had to wait for hours for the civil defence teams to rescue them as...
View ArticleNo private management of water supply
The management of the new water supply from Turkey should remain in the public domain, CTP-BG member of the Assembly Birikim Özgür has said, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. Özgür was commenting on the...
View ArticleJudge finds Akfinans Bank’s action on K5 Fraudulent.
A Judgement was given on a case concerning the confiscating of buyer’s homes on a site known as Kolatsiz 5, without their knowledge by a bank.  The bank had granted a mortgage to a landowner who had...
View ArticleTurkey will continue seismic ops offshore Cyprus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has said that the recent internal agreement between Baghdad and Arbil should set an example for sharing potential energy resources off Cyprus, vowing that Turkey...
View ArticleMore heavy rainfall on its way
The North Cyprus Met Office has issued a new warning about heavy rainfall expected over the next few days. According to the latest forecasts, rainy weather will continue until Sunday, ‘Kibris Postasi’...
View ArticleTurkish FM proposes meeting with Anastasiades
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) has suggested that he and his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos (L) visit President Nicos Anastasiades when he returns to Cyprus in order to try and...
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