Eide back in Cyprus mid-December
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor to Cyprus Espen Barth Eide, is expected back in Cyprus between 16 and 17th December for meetings with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot negotiators, it...
View ArticleSouth’s Government spokesman rejects proposed meeting
Following reports that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had proposed a meeting between himself, his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos and President Anastasiades, the South Cyprus...
View ArticleAnastasiades to leave hospital on Sunday
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to be discharged from Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Sunday, ‘Cyprus Mail’ reports. The South Cyprus government spokesman Nicos...
View ArticleChampion player’s chess set raises TL500 for Tulips
Mr Les Needham, who sadly passed away in October 2014 at the age of 72 years, was a great supporter of Tulips and it is because of this that his family wished for Tulips to be the beneficiaries of his...
View ArticlePolice raid offices of Turkish daily ‘Zaman’
Turkish police raided the offices of Turkish daily ‘Zaman’ on Sunday morning, while at the same time, detaining broadcasters from an affiliated television station and a former anti-terrorism chief,...
View ArticleEU condemns Turkish government’s attacks on media
The European Union has said that the raid on the offices of Turkish daily ‘Zaman’ and other media outlets is an “unacceptable attack” on media freedom and urged Turkish authorities to respect the...
View ArticleAnastasiades leaves Mount Sinai hospital
South Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades was discharged from Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Sunday morning, after undergoing open heart surgery in early December, Cyprus Mail’ reports. The...
View ArticleAKSA finally installs filter system
Turkish Cypriot Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Hakan Dinçyürek announced that as of today a filter system has been installed at AKSA power plant at Kalecik, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports....
View ArticlePrime Minister Promises Action on Stealth Mortgages
Following on from the recent Kulaksiz 5 Court Judgement that found a Stealth Mortgage fraudulent, talks have been progressing with the Prime Minister’s Office on amendments to Contract and Property Law...
View ArticleGenerous donation to Tulips
Tulips/Help Those with Cancer Association received a generous donation at a Freemason’s event at the Colony Hotel on Saturday evening. The Bellapais Lodge of the Freemasons had decided to give money to...
View ArticleSiber asks EU for fair deal on Halloumi/Hellim issue
TRNC Speaker of the House Sibel Siber, has sent a letter to the EU Commission on behalf of all political parties represented in the assembly, expressing their concern for the continuation of the...
View ArticleTRNC driving standards remain dire
Over the last week there have been 59 road traffic accidents in North Cyprus resulting in two people being injured and a total of 280,000TL in damages recorded, ‘Kbris Postasi’ reports. According to...
View ArticleCongress held to map out Kyrenia’s future development
A 2 day congress aiming to draw a roadmap for the future of the Kyrenia and to seek ways of improving the city’s administration was held in the town, Bayrak television (online) reports. Speaking during...
View ArticleEroğlu twisting the facts: Talat
Former Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat has accused President Eroğlu of “manipulating” the facts regarding the negotiations, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. Referring to the map allegedly depicting...
View Article2015 brings possibilities for solution: Eide
UNSG Special Advisor Espen Barth Eide, held a Christmas reception yesterday at the Ledra Palace Hotel for foreign diplomats, journalists and other guests, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. The two negotiators...
View ArticleNami continues fight to lift embargoes on TRNC
TRNC Foreign Minister Ozdil Nami has said that they have had to fight with various authorities on the issue of lifting the isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriots, ‘Yeni Duzen’ reports. He said that...
View Article‘Barbaros’ must leave the South’s EEZ so talks can restart
The Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos (R) and South Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides (L) have said that the Cyprus negotiations can only restart if the Turkish seismic ship...
View ArticleTRNC politicians call for halt on building nuclear plant
Mustafa Akinci, candidate in the forthcoming presidential elections, has said that the construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey’s Akkuyu area (Mersin) constitutes a great risk both for the...
View ArticleWarm clothes needed for Turkish refugee camps
St Andrew’s church in Kyrenia is collecting warm clothes (in good condition) to be sent to the refugee camps in Turkey. Items can be left in the church. For further information contact: Anne Lloyd...
View ArticleCarob trees facing extinction
Production of Carob trees, once known as Black Gold, has fallen from 3,000 to less than 200 tonnes per annum, ‘Kibris Postasi’ reports. The Carob Growers Union president, Ali Cil drew attention to the...
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