North Cyprus at Russian Tourism Fair
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports Serdar Denktaş is in Moscow to attend the ‘MITT 2015 Tourism Fair’. Tour operators, travel agencies, airline companies,...
View ArticleInactivity of ‘Barbaros’ shows good will: Eide
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide has said that the fact that the Turkish seismic survey vessel ‘Barbaros’ has not left Famagusta Port in spite of the Turkish...
View ArticleFIFA says “No” to Turkish Football Fed office in North Cyprus
Cyprus Turkish Football Federation Chairman (KTFF) Hasan Sertoglu has said that FIFA has rejected the Turkish Football Federation’s application to open a representative office in North Cyprus. Sertoglu...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriots less in favour of Cyprob settlement
SeeD (Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development) Director Professor Ahmet Sözen says that a survey organised by the institute shows that Turkish Cypriots are moving away from supporting a...
View ArticleProtecting halloumi/hellim trade will benefit everyone
Greek Cypriot Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis has said that specifying halloumi/hellim as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product will benefit all producers in Cyprus. A PDO protects names...
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Two Turkish cartoonists face jail for insulting Erdoğan
Lawyers representing President Erdoğan are demanding that two cartoonists from popular satirical magazine ‘Penguen’ be punished for “insulting a public official”. Bahadır Baruter and Özer Aydoğan,...
View ArticlePresidential office no place for retirement: Ozersay
The Presidential seat is not a place for retirement, independent Presidential candidate Kudret Ozersay has said. Addressing a dinner with volunteers and supporter from across the island on Saturday...
View ArticleEroglu is a fear monger: Siber
Speaker of the House and CTP presidential candidate Sibel Siber was guest speaker at the Ideas and Discussion Club at EMU on Saturday. While answering student’s questions she pointed out that the TRNC...
View ArticleHydrocarbons issue could be a blessing not a curse: Olgun
Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ergun Olgun was in Manchester last week, to address to a conference at the Jean Monnet Centre. At the conference, Olgun spoke about the Turkish Cypriot vision about the...
View ArticleHouse of Lords addressed on embargoes
The Chairman of British Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, Dr Muhammet Yasarata, addressed the House of Lords on Wednesday. He was invited to speak to the representatives of all parties, by the...
View ArticleSouth using hydrocarbons as a trump card
A researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), has said that energy companies, exploring for hydrocarbon off South Cyprus will slow the pace of operations in order to give a chance for the...
View ArticleTeknecik to increase power output
KIB-TEK has purchased two new power units, the manager of the authority Salih Gurkhan has said. The two units, which arrived at Famagusta port at the weekend will increase capacity at Teknecik Power...
View ArticleYDU named University of the Future
An international conference on the “University of the Future: University Cities and Health Tourism” has been organised by the European Business Assembly (EBA) and will be hosted by the Near East...
View ArticleNo repatriation of settlers: Siber
Speaker of the Assembly and presidential candidate Sibel Siber has said that settlers in North Cyprus would not be repatriated in the event of a solution to the Cyprus problem. Dr Siber was answering...
View ArticleGas profits will be lower than estimated: Nami
Foreign Minister Ozdil Nami, says that profits from South Cyprus’ Aphrodite field will be less than predicted. Referring to the recent decision by the Greek Cypriot government to extend natural gas...
View ArticlePower cuts to Famagusta
KIB-TEK have announced that there will be power cuts in most parts of Famagusta tomorrow (Wednesday). These are due to the transportation of new power units from Famagusta Port to Teknecik power...
View ArticleTalks can resume in May: Eroglu
President Dervis Eroglu has said that the Cyprus talks can be re-launched in May. He added that a solution could be reached “if Anastasiades puts his feet on the ground”. Eroglu, who is campaigning for...
View ArticleNon-recognition makes TRNC haven for fugitives
The UK government must act more quickly to catch fugitives who flee to North Cyprus and so end its reputation as a haven for criminals, some of its politicians have said. British peer Lord Maginnis...
View ArticleHellim registration used as a political weapon
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Energy, Onder Sennaroglu has responded to his Greek Cypriot counterpart Nicos Kouyialis’ call for cooperation on the issue of registering halloumi/hellim as a Product...
View ArticleEU offers 1.5 million Euro for education in North
The European Commission has invited proposals for promoting innovation and change in schools and the improvement of employability in the Turkish Cypriot community. The sixth Innovation and Change in...
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