The ceiling of the canteen at the Canakkale middle school in Famagusta collapsed during the February school holidays, it emerged on Monday.
The ceiling’s collapse is the latest in ...
University after university accused of issuing fake degrees, misconduct and embezzlement
A new fake diplomas and fraud scandal at a university in the northern part of Cyprus has reignited the ...
Russia’s Alliance of Tourist Agents warned Russians to avoid trips to the north, it emerged on Wednesday.
Deputy head of the alliance Aleksan Mkrtchyan was speaking on Govorit Moscow ...
Talip Atalay, who is a candidate for the leadership of the north’s ruling coalition party the YDP, promised on Monday evening to not collapse the ‘government’ should he become ...
By Rony Junior El Daccache
The north’s ‘tourism ministry’ plans to take action against Booking.com after the website published a warning to tourists visiting there, according to reports.
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Two of the men arrested in connection with the finding of a 2,600-year-old statue in a sheep pen in Marathovounos appeared in court in the north on Tuesday.
The pair ...
A university in the north on Tuesday announced that “senior figures” in its administration have been embezzling money from its funds.
The Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in ...
Three left-wing activists who allegedly conspired to vandalise posters in the north expressing love for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared in court on Monday.
The posters, which read ‘Love ...
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli’s position as leader of his party the YDP now hangs in the balance after the party on Thursday withdrew an offer for ...
Another dead body was found washed up on Cyprus’ coast on Monday afternoon, this time near Rizokarpaso.
The finding of the body was announced by the Turkish Cypriot police on ...
The north’s ‘antiquities department’ on Tuesday hit back at former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay, accusing him of complicity in the lawbreaking of which ...
Turkish Cypriot opposition party the CTP’s general secretary Asim Akansoy said on Friday the 14-point package of measures for the Turkish Cypriots announced by President Christodoulides “are not enough”.
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A building in Nicosia’s old town collapsed in the early hours of Friday morning.
The building, a mud brick house, was located on Fuzuli street, which runs in front ...
The war of words inside the north’s ruling coalition party the YDP continued on Friday, with party leadership candidates Erhan Arikli and Talip Atalay trading verbal blows.
Atalay had ...
The youth camp in Lapithos was put to use on Thursday to house people forced to flee their homes during floods and storms on Tuesday night.
The north’s ‘deputy ...
The north’s ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Thursday that the north’s population is 400,000, “and we have to accept it”.
He added that “it is time for a ...
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli is to face a challenge for the leadership of his party the YDP at its forthcoming party conference in February.
‘MP’ Talip Atalay ...
New measures have been introduced by the government to grant citizenships to Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, Deputy Government Spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Saturday, without making clear the criteria.
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Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Mustafa Hurben was jailed on Tuesday after refusing to pay an 800TL (€24) fine for refusing to complete his military service.
Hurben was taken away by police ...
State authorities failed to explain anything related to Greek Cypriot property sales in the north, including the usurpation of property in Trikomo and Salamis, during questioning at the House refugee ...
Contractors and real estate agents in the north have turned to upgrading and selling Turkish Cypriot properties over the last few weeks, it emerged on Wednesday.
According to a report ...
The north’s population is now over a million, the Turkish Cypriot Mukhtars’ Association chairman Akay Darbaz said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Yeni Duzen, Darbaz said the information he had ...
The two men accused of murdering 45-year-old Ayca Alav in Nicosia’s walled city were on Wednesday jailed for three months pending their trial.
In court, it was once again ...
The north’s minimum wage was raised to a net figure of 24,000TL on Friday, following a unanimous decision of its minimum wage determination commission.
The new minimum wage is ...