North Cyprus News Headlines
Shots fired in the capital
Late this afternoon gunfire erupted in Nicosia. According to police, one shot broke the window of ‘Javal’, a high end jewelers, whilst another hit nearby boutique clothing store ...
Eroglu: Dinner is for cordiality and road map discussion
Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu stated that the planned dinner between him and President Nicos Anastasiades can take place either on 29th or 30th May. ...
Anastasiades may snub Downer’s dinner date
UN special representative Alexander Downer set up a dinner meeting on May 29th between the two presidents Anastasiades and Eroglu. It had been his intention ...
Building company in forced land sale
Following reported allegations that Cloud Construction owned by Temel Bulut, pictured above, has mis-sold houses off plan, it now emerges that it has been forced ...
Bomb threat in Parliament
According to information from the police, there has been a credible bomb threat against parliament. A number of opposition MP’s saw this as an attempt ...
President Eroglu to hold press conference today
President Dervis Eroglu has scheduled a press conference later today to address the issue of the motion of ‘no confidence’ in the government. So far ...
UBP leadership bites back
10 rebel members of parliament in the ruling UBP party have been a thorn in the side of the government. Earlier this week, 8 of ...
UBP rebels to be disciplined
Eight rebel UBP members of parliament were referred to the disciplinary committee today. They include Irsen Kucuk’s opponent for leadership of the UBP, Dr Ahmet ...
UBP rebels hit ‘self-destruct’ button
Now that the dust has settled on the political turmoil of the past few days, a number of key developments have emerged. The motion of ...
Lights out for first TRNC leader’s tomb
The lights on the tomb of Dr Fazil Kucuk went out yesterday. This was because the electricity to the tomb was cut off automatically due ...
Esentepe Fun Run 2013: Final countdown
Now the final total is in, the Esentepe Fun Run and associated events are being hailed as a success by the organisers. With more than ...
Ahmet Kasif name used in jewellery scam
Famagusta MP Ahmet Kasif probably has bigger things on his mind today than buying jewellery. However that didn’t stop a team of fraudsters from trying ...
Features & Analysis
Cyprus gas: Stuck between a rock and a hard place?
The discovery of natural gas off South Cyprus shores last year heralded the potential for an economic upturn for the country. Drilling licences were offered ...
South Cyprus gold sale crisis
The news of a potential sale of South Cyprus’ excess gold reserves first surfaced last week, in a draft EU report that was widely leaked ...
Cyprus’ deadliest snakes
April is a beautiful month in Cyprus. Temperatures are rising and the air is scented with spring blossom. Perfect weather for walking and hiking. However, ...
A pipeline for peace?
In the wake of presidential elections, where polls show Nicos Anastasiades to be the front runner and following stories in Turkish and Israeli newspapers, some ...
Councils overstaffed and in arrears
Some Council facts: The numbers shown below speak for themselves and amply demonstrate the fix the various councils are in. 2006: 435 staff 2013: 1000 ...
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