Protest against new ‘government’ complex in the north
Scuffles broke out in the north on Tuesday afternoon to protest the construction of a new ‘government’ complex worth over a hundred million euro by Turkey in the middle of ...
Tatar says ‘no common ground, no federation, no going back’ (Updated)
A new formal process on the Cyprus issue can only take place on the basis of equal sovereignty, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their ...
Tatar says Anastasiades’ UN address ‘hostile and aggressive’
President Nicos Anastasiades speech at the UN General Assembly was “hostile and aggressive,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Saturday.
Tatar, who is still in New York for further ...
Cyprus ‘disappointed’ with CoE decision on Titina Loizidou case
The government on Thursday expressed disappointment with the same-day decision by a Council of Europe committee to end the supervision process in the implementation of a prior European Court of ...
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots crossing for work
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots are working in the government-controlled areas, according to reports from the north on Thursday.
According to the newspaper Kibris, the number was around 3,000.
Turk-Sen union head Arslan ...
Turkish Cypriots plan to launch new ‘national airline’
The ‘cabinet’ in the north intends to authorise the creation of a ‘national’ airline Turkish Cypriot media reported on Thursday.
The decision was also published in the ‘official gazette’.
Citing ...
TC military court extends detention of bicommunal activist
A military court in the north on Thursday extended the detention of a Greek Cypriot bicommunal activist by a further five days.
Andreas Soudjis has been held in the north ...
Greek Cypriot accused of spying in north charged, but not released
A Greek Cypriot bicommunal activist who has been held in the north for more than 20 days as Turkish Cypriot authorities contemplated charging him with espionage, was on Wednesday issued a ...
North says will start electric car production next year
The production of electric cars on a large scale in the north will begin in 2023, rector of Near East University and chairman of electric car company Gunsel, Suat İrfan Gü...
Reports direct flights about to operate to Ercan denied (update 4)
Government sources on Tuesday denied there are plans to launch direct flights from Russia to the north, branding reports saying this as ‘detached from reality’.
The Russian embassy in Nicosia ...
Military court in north extends detention of GC bicommunal activist (Updated)
Bicommunal activist Andreas Soudjis, will remain in the north’s central prison until he is charged and the trial in the case against him begins, a military court in the ...
Human rights groups call for release of man arrested for ‘spying’ in north
Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of bicommunal activist Andreas Soudjis who was arrested in the north in August and is could be released on Wednesday as ...
Petrol station owners to report Republic to EC over fuel buying in the north
Petrol station owners have threatened to up the stakes in the ongoing fuel row with the north as their legal team on Tuesday said they will report the Republic to ...
Unficyp soldiers banned from going to north after beach incident
A temporary ban has been placed on all off-duty Unficyp military personnel going to the north, the UN confirmed on Monday, following a row on a beach in Famagusta last ...
Nigerians are both victims and perpetrators of crime in north
Many suspicious deaths of Nigerians, have been warned against going to north
By Esra Aygin
The Nigerian Federal Government has advised Nigerians against going to the northern part of Cyprus ...
Tymbou airport sees 220% spike in arrivals in June
Arrivals at Tymbou (Ercan) airport in June of this year recorded an increase of 220 per cent compared with the same month last year, Turkish Cypriot media outlet Bayrak reported.
According ...
Greek Cypriot reunification activist held as ‘spy’ in the north (Update)
Andreas Soutzis, the Greek Cypriot man who was arrested as a suspected spy because he was using a walkie-talkie to stay in communication with friends, has been detained in the ...
Turkish Cypriots protest over law to consolidate ‘municipalities’ (Update 1)
Turkish Cypriot trade unionists were demonstrating on Wednesday morning over the law pushed by the ‘government’ to consolidate ‘municipalities’
According Kibris Postasi, ‘municipality’ staffers were mobilising to protest “the (special) ...
Mother of little Asya slams authorities in north for failing to provide meds and supplies
The mother of Turkish Cypriot infant with a rare disease slammed health authorities in the north for failing to provide patients with necessary medicines, media across the divide reported on ...
Turkish Cypriot side claims more crossings from ‘south to north’
The Turkish Cypriot ‘tourism ministry’ on Thursday said that for the first time ever, the number of Greek Cypriots crossing to the north had outstripped the number coming over from ...
Four people in two months caught entering north with bags of money totalling over 4m euros
In the last two months, four people have been arrested entering the north of the island with suitcases and bags of money totalling over 4 million euros, it was reported on ...
Concern over increase in crime in the north
High numbers of foreign students being forced into crime part of the problem
By Esra Aygin
There has been a drastic increase in crimes in the northern part of Cyprus ...
North says it will ‘take measures’ in response to Unficyp mandate renewal
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has said that measures will be taken following the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus – stating that their approval must also ...
Record increase in price of villas in the north
There has been a massive increase in the prices of villas in the north but not in the Nicosia area, where they have dropped off, Turkish Cypriot press reported on ...