Istanbul mayor Imamoglu arrested
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was on Wednesday morning arrested, hours after his university degree was revoked and two days before his party the CHP was set to name him as ...
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Parties react to ‘positive step’ of Geneva meeting
Cyprus’ political parties on Tuesday night reacted to the results of the two-day enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, with many choosing to characterise those results as a “positive step”.
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Christodoulides travels to Brussels for European Council summit
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday evening departed from Geneva and headed for Brussels, where a European Council summit is set to take place on Thursday.
On Wednesday, he is expected ...
Istanbul mayor Imamoglu’s degree revoked over non-recognition of Cyprus uni
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s degree was on Tuesday revoked by Istanbul University over a report which found that the university in northern Cyprus at which he began his studies ...
Guterres announces four new crossing points, new meeting in July
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced that a total of four new crossing points will open between Cyprus’ two sides as a result of the enlarged meeting on ...
Antonis Antoniou acquitted in Al Jazeera case
Antonis Antoniou, who worked as an Operations Manager for the Giovani Group and was as such indicted for his role in the alleged illegal naturalisations brought to light by news ...
‘This will go down in history as the most pointless summit of all time’
This week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem “will go down as the most pointless, least productive summit of all time”, high-profile Turkish Cypriot lawyer Mine Atli said in ...
Christodoulides meets Fidan, Tatar calls for cooperation on first night in Geneva
President Nikos Christodoulides held a one-on-one meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan following the six-party meal which officially kicked off the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the ...
Outrage in north as hijab wearing legalised in schools
Teachers and opposition political figures in the north reacted with outrage after the ruling coalition amended regulations regarding schools’ dress codes to allow pupils to wear hijabs from Monday onwards.
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Fury over appointment of Greek minister who called north ‘TRNC’
Greek opposition figures on Monday reacted with fury after the country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appointed as his Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos, who had previously referred to northern ...
Seven now confirmed dead as boat capsizes off Cape Greco
A boat with a reported 21 people aboard capsized off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, with seven people having been confirmed as dead so far.
The boat was reportedly located ...
Federal Cyprus ‘the only option’, Christodoulides says in TV address
A bizonal, bicommunal, federal solution to the Cyprus problem is “the only option”, President Nikos Christodoulides said in a televised address to the nation on Saturday evening.
“I would like ...
Hunters take to streets with list of demands
Hunters on Saturday took to the streets across the island with a list of demands which they say would allow for the practice of hunting in Cyprus to be better ...
Aphrodite Rally to go ahead outside Paphos forest
The Aphrodite Rally motor race will go ahead on routes outside the Paphos forest and Natura 2000 protected areas, the Cyprus automobile association confirmed on Saturday.
The association said that following ...
Corbyn: What is the point in the UK’s Cyprus bases?
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn engaged in an evisceration of the country’s military bases in Cyprus, asking “what is the purpose, the point ...
‘Seven people held responsible’ for Thanasis Nicolaou’s death
A total of seven people have been held responsible for the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005, according to reports on Saturday.
Newspaper Phileleftheros wrote that the report into the ...
Autopsy of infant found dead in car to be carried out
The autopsy of a nine-month-old infant who was found dead in its mother’s car on Friday will be carried out by forensic pathologist Angeliki Papetta on Saturday.
The autopsy ...
Supporting children with genetic diseases ‘crucial’
Supporting children with genetic diseases is “crucial”, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Saturday.
Speaking at an event held to mark World rare disease day, he said the event “highlights ...
25th ‘Love Route’ reaches Nicosia
The 25th rendition of the “Love Route”, a motorcycle ride to five districts across Cyprus, began its Nicosia leg on Saturday morning.
The ride is organised once a year by ...
Rio carnival king and queen visit Limassol
The king and queen of Brazil’s renowned Rio de Janeiro carnival visited Cyprus’ carnival capital Limassol on Friday night.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, the pair “danced to ...
Tatar convenes Turkish Cypriot party leaders ahead of Geneva meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday met with leadership figures from six political parties to discuss the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem which is set to take place ...
Christodoulides meets selection of Turkish Cypriots ahead of Geneva meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday welcomed a selection of Turkish Cypriots to the presidential palace to speak about next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set ...
Return of former north ‘PM’ exiled in Turkey may be on the cards
A return to politics and to Cyprus may be on the cards for Huseyin Ozgurgun, the former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ who fled the north to Istanbul in 2019 after 16 million ...
Basceri formally retakes reins as Turkey’s ambassador to north
Ali Murat Basceri on Friday formally recommenced his duties as Turkey’s ambassador in the north, submitting his credentials to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at Tatar’s official residence ...