Unal Ustel announces new names in north’s cabinet (Update)
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has announced the names of the members of his new cabinet, after performing a cabinet reshuffle on Friday.
The highest profile move is ...
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Supermarkets listing false prices, says consumers association
Consumers association president Loukas Aristodemou has claimed supermarkets are listing false prices for products on their shelves.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he said over 200 products were being ...
North allocates RoC-owned Varosha land for planned marina
The north’s ‘cabinet’ passed a motion approving the transfer of land registered under the name of the Republic of Cyprus in Varosha to its ‘finance ministry’.
The land is ...
Customs department reiterates commitment to Green Line regulation after petrol confiscation
A spokesperson for the customs department has reiterated the department’s commitment to the Green Line regulation after controversy once again arose following the confiscation of petrol.
The controversy came ...
Ayios Tychonas combats anti-social behaviour with electronic barrier across road
The village of Ayios Tychonas has attempted to combat anti-social behaviour by adding an electronic barrier and a security guard to one of its roads.
The village is located to ...
Unidentified woman in critical condition after being run over in Nicosia
An as yet unidentified woman is in a critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after being run over in Strovolos on Thursday morning.
Police have not yet been able ...
Donkey protocol singed in Karpasia
Politicians in the north have signed the “Karpasia donkeys management plan cooperation protocol” with the aim of better managing the peninsula’s free roaming donkeys.
The protocol was signed on ...
Education ministry allocates €149 million to school upgrades
The education ministry has pledged a total of €149 million for the maintenance and improvement of school buildings across Cyprus.
These upgrades include works to earthquake-proof them, as well as erecting ...
TC halloumi producers alarmed by rising production costs
The rising price of raw milk has “raised a red alarm” among Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers, according to the Cyprus Turkish chamber of industry (KTSO).
The price of raw milk ...
MoD passed on all info regarding military service suspensions to audit service
The defence ministry has handed over all the relevant information regarding deferrals of military service, a spokesman has told the Cyprus Mail.
The files, which include the details of every ...
Kebab shop owner jailed after attacking customer for voting for Malas
A kebab shop owner has been jailed for a year after attacking a customer for voting for Stavros Malas in the 2018 Presidential election.
According to Phileleftheros, a then-69-year-old regular ...
Paphos man arrested after attack on mobile traffic camera
A 44-year-old man was arrested in the Paphos village of Nea Dimmata on Wednesday after attacking a mobile traffic camera.
According to the police, the camera’s operator said the ...
Man dead after bar fight in Trikomo
A 29-year-old man has been killed after a fight outside a bar in Trikomo.
According to Turkish Cypriot police, the man, named as Huseyin Mavideniz, engaged in an altercation with ...
Four thousand new sunbeds for Ayia Napa beaches
A whopping 4,000 new sunbeds have been placed on the beaches of Ayia Napa.
Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannettou spoke about the move on Wednesday, thanking the workers who placed the ...
Russia ‘to provide consular services’ in north (update)
Russia is to “begin providing consular services” in the north “in the very near future”, according to Russian news agency Tass.
According to the reports, an official from the Russian ...
Ertugruloglu touts transition to presidential system in north
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has touted a shift to a ‘presidential’ system, saying he “believes in [it] until the end”.
The north has had a parliamentary system ...
Government says Kanari-Yiannaki dispute an ‘internal matter’
The government’s deputy spokesperson Doxa Komodromou has said the ongoing row between health minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki is an “internal matter for ...
Turkish disinformation bulletin says CNA fabricated Tatar quote
A Turkish government office has corroborated Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s claims that the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) fabricated a quote after a recent interview.
Turkish Presidency’s Communications ...
Full figures from island’s final census ready by March
The full results of the 2021 census will be ready by March 2024, a Statistical service (Cystat) representative said on Tuesday, meaning they will meet a hard deadline set by the European ...
Trees hacked down in Mandria
The large number of Cypress and lemon trees cut down in the Paphos village of Mandria were done so with the permission of the forestry department, the village’s mukhtar ...
Case filed against TC who ‘insulted armed forces’
The north’s chief prosecutor has filed a case against left-wing Turkish Cypriot journalist and trade unionist Ali Kismir for “insulting and defaming the morality of the TRNC Security forces ...
School and mosque renovated in Kokkina
Efforts to restore the Turkish Cypriot primary school and mosque in the village of Kokkina have been completed, the Turkish Cypriot foundations administration (Evkaf) and the ‘TRNC Security forces command’ ...
Tatar says Talat’s Cyprob statements ‘are of no benefit’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has condemned recent comments made by his predecessor between 2005 and 2010 Mehmet Ali Talat on the Cyprus problem, saying “they are of no benefit to the ...
Fears for north’s school safety ahead of new academic year
Trade unions in the north have raised the alarm over potentially unsafe school buildings, weeks before the academic year is set to begin.
Concerns were initially raised following the devastating ...