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Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) customs officials have revealed regular operations at the Pergamos and Strovilia crossing points have made a significant dent in the illegal smuggling of fuel from the ...

Members of the civil defence on Sunday had to rescue around 15 tourists who had been trapped by heavy snowfall in the Ayios Ilarionas castle in the north. According to the ...

The ‘coalition government’ in the north is reportedly considering giving the green light for the industrial cultivation of cannabis in the Mesaoria plain, Turkish Cypriot paper media wrote. Citing newspaper ...

The Turkish coast guard arrested 334 migrants spotted off the coast in the north, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. Citing newspaper Kibris Postasi, the PIO said that the migrants were ...

A court in the north on Friday ordered six-day remands for two suspects as authorities continued to investigate the gang-style execution of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who was gunned ...

An arrest has been made in the north in relation with the murder of a well-known Turkish Cypriot businessman with alleged links to the underworld, Turkish Cypriot media reported on ...

By Esra Aygin The crisis in the northern part of Cyprus has gone beyond an economic crisis and become a humanitarian one, according to one Turkish Cypriot economist. Between January 1 ...

As expected, voter turnout in the north for ‘parliamentary’ elections on Sunday was very low, with only 58.23 per cent of those eligible taking part by the time polling stations closed. ...

The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus has announced some tweaks to vaccination and testing status at the crossing points. In a statement on Thursday, the Mission said ...

As the cold snap continued across Cyprus on Wednesday and overnight temperatures set to fall to -9C in some areas, mountain communities have complained about inadequate heating subsidies. Civil ...

The government has been transferring electricity to the north since last week to help meet needs during peak hours, it was reported on Tuesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

The north has announced a curbing of activities ahead of the New Year after detecting close to 30 cases of Omicron. According to reports from the north, only up to 10 people ...

The minimum wage in the north is set to rise by 40 per cent after the ‘minimum wage committee’ met on Wednesday following a rollercoaster week for the Turkish lira. The ...

Turkish Cypriots announced on Tuesday they have detected two cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the north. The two individuals did not have any travel history. They were ...

Authorities will implement a 90-day rule for British nationals living in the north of the island as of January 1, 2022, the British High Commission said on Tuesday. In a statement released ...

The European Commission has in the last quarter of 2021 signed 11 new contracts with different Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations for a total of €1.8 million as well as a direct grant ...

A Greek Cypriot man who tried to unfurl a Greek flag in the north on Thursday has been remanded in custody for three days, Turkish Cypriot media reported. The man ...

A Greek Cypriot man was arrested in the north on Thursday after he unfurled a Greek flag over a monument just outside Varosha, the fenced-off part of Famagusta. Reports said ...

As the economic crisis deepens in the north due to the freefall of the Turkish lira calls have increased over the need to introduce a more stable currency while shop ...

The Greek Cypriot side is taking measures to destroy the economy in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Erin Tatar said on Sunday speaking to shop owners in the old city ...

The freefall of the Turkish lira is among the main concerns in the north with people seeing the prices of goods and their loan instalments in foreign currency skyrocket, while ...

The leader of the London Borough of Waltham Forest has apologised to the UK’s Greek Cypriot community after the council granted permission to Turkish Cypriots to hoist the breakaway ...

THE Republic’s official, probably a customs officer, who asked to check the petrol tank of a taxi, before it crossed to the north on Saturday to ensure the taxi ...

A 17-year-old Greek Cypriot reported by his family as missing from his Nicosia home has been arrested in the north on suspicion of possession of 390 grammes of cannabis, reports said ...