Major Russian bank CEO visits TRNC
The CEO of Russian Sberbank and former Economy, Development and Trade Minister German Gref, has visited the TRNC to attend a Directors’ meeting held by Turkey’s Denizbank of which it is a shareholder....
View ArticlePresidential election results will influence negotiations
CTP General Secretary Kutlay Erk has said that the Cyprus negotiations have gained momentum, however, the Presidential elections in the North and the upcoming elections in Turkey are aspects which will...
View ArticleTalks should resume after TRNC presidential elections
The Cyprus negotiations are expected to resume after the Turkish Cypriot presidential elections on 19th April. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide made the...
View ArticleSand storm headed for Cyprus
The Met. Office has warned that a sand storm from North Africa is on its way to Cyprus. The sand storm will not be too heavy, but is still expected to create air pollution. Rain, which is forecast for...
View ArticleThe time is right to resume talks: Eide
UN Secretary-General Special Advisor on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, made the following statement to the press after meeting separately with President Anastasiades and President Eroglu on Wednesday....
View ArticleTRNC will tender for 3rd mobile phone operator
Communication and Transportation Minister Hasan Tacoy, has said that the TRNC’s Telecommunication Department is to be privatised in a step by step operation. Speaking to Ankara Anatolia News Agency, he...
View ArticleEide’s comments upset Greek Cypriots
South Cyprus has taken grave exception to comments made by Espen Barth Eide in an interview with CNA, published earlier on today. Two comments have angered the Greek Cypriot side; one in which he said...
View ArticleSome comments were misrepresented: Eide
Following the stern reaction by the South Cyprus government over two comments made by UN Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide to CNA, Eide said that he felt he had been misrepresented. Eide’s...
View ArticleUnion threatens strike against telecom privatisation
Leader of TURK-SEN Arslan Bicakli has said that Telecommunications belong to the people. He issued a statement saying that his union is against privatisation, adding that the union would not hesitate...
View ArticleNami anticipates restart of talks in early May
The Cyprus talks should resume in the second week of May, Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Özdil Nami has said. Speaking in an interview with Anadolu Agency New Agency, the Turkish Cypriot FM said...
View ArticlePlans for new university in TRNC
Chairman of the Turk Metal Trade Union, Pervun Kavlak, in statements to Ankara Anatolia news agency has said that a trade union initiative has been launched to open a foundation university in the TRNC....
View ArticleFreedom of speech top of agenda with Schultz
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Anne Brasseur visited Ankara on April 8, amid a bid to intensify dialogue and...
View ArticleHopes for a referendum on Cyprob solution by year’s end
A statement issued by Turkish Cypriot negotiator, Ergun Olgun following a meeting with UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide said that the Turkish Cypriot side hopes to...
View ArticleAkkuyu groundbreaking ceremony attended by protests
Officials attending a groundbreaking ceremony for the Akkuyu power station found themselves temporarily locked in the compound. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız and officials from the Russian...
View ArticleMan suspected having Creutzfeld-Jacob disease dies in hospital – updated
One of two people suspected of having Creutzfeld-Jacob disease – commonly known as ‘mad cow’ disease has died at Nicosia State Hospital this morning. A post-mortem is being carried out on 59 year old...
View ArticlePatient suspected of having CJD remains in critical condition
One other patient suspected of having Creutzfeld-Jacob disease (CJD) remains critically ill in hospital. The other patient, 59 year old Fatis Us, died yesterday and Chief Physician of Nicosia State...
View ArticleSewage plant below Bellapais ruled illegal
The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled for the suspension of the construction works of a sewage plant near the Bellapais monastery, citing that Kyrenia municipality did not have the necessary...
View ArticleEroglu’s personal wealth in the spotlight
Revelations of the details of President Dervis Eroglu’s personal wealth on Bayrak television on Tuesday evening, has caused a flurry of reactions in the press. Responding to a question by Huseyin...
View ArticleLong wait ahead for CJD tests results
Minister for Health Ahmet Gulle has said that it will take a month for the CJD or so called ‘mad cow disease’ test results to come back. Apparently testing for Creutzfeld-Jacob disease (CJD) cannot be...
View ArticleTalks would still be on if I had been president: Siber
Speaker of the Assembly and Republican Turkish Party (CTP) candidate in the presidential elections, Sibel Siber has argued that if she was at the negotiating table, President Anastasiades would not...
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