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Turkish Cypriot leader sets rotating presidency as condition for UN talks

Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman has said he is ready to attend a trilateral meeting with the United Nations if Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides agrees unconditionally to a rotating presidency, as the U.N. prepares to host talks on Nov. 9. “If he agrees to a rotating presidency without any preconditions, I am ready to attend immediately,” Erhürman said during an interwivet with BRT late on Oct. 21.

Hurriyet Daily News 2 min read 3 views Read →
Politics

Cyprus marks 95 years since October uprising against British rule

Disy has marked 95 years since the October uprising of 1931, describing the revolt as “a significant milestone in Cyprus’ anti-colonial struggle”. The party said Cypriots should honour those who “stood tall against colonialism” while demanding freedom and self-determination. It said historical memory “set a duty to continue the struggle for a free, reunified Cyprus,

Cyprus Mail 2 min read 3 views Read →
Politics

Turkish Cypriot ‘attacked’ by Greek Cypriots in Limassol

A Turkish Cypriot was allegedly attacked in Limassol on Friday night, the police said on Monday. A police spokesman told the Cyprus Mail that the force was informed by telephone that an attack had occurred, and that it is expected that the victim will come forward and officially report the crime to the police later

Cyprus Mail 1 min read 24 views Read →
Home and living

Turkish Cypriot fuel workers’ strike ends with layoff decisions reversed

Workers at Cyprus Turkish Petroleum (K-Pet) on Saturday brought to an end their strike after the company reversed its decision to lay off nine workers, the Turkish Cypriot federation of revolutionary trade unions (Dev-Is) Semih Kolozali said. He told newspaper Yeniduzen that following negotiations between fuel workers’ union Petrol-Is, which is affiliated to Dev-Is, and

Cyprus Mail 2 min read 92 views Read →
Politics

‘No need to worry’ about shortages despite Turkish Cypriot fuel workers’ strike

There is “no need to worry” about the possibility of fuel shortages impacting the Turkish Cypriot community, Turkish Cypriot petrol station owners’ association chairman Levent Cagdal said on Wednesday, despite workers at the community’s largest fuel supplier, Cyprus Turkish Petroleum (K-Pet) having announced an indefinite strike on Tuesday. “There is no cause for concern for

Cyprus Mail 3 min read 4 views Read →
Politics

‘Morphou must return’ says Christodoulides

President Nikos Christodoulides said that though he is ready to make certain concessions in a Cyprus settlement, the return of Morphou is “non-negotiable”. Speaking at the 46th anti-occupation event organised by Morphou municipality on Saturday night, he stressed that “[he] remains primarily a realist” and that he acknowledged the limitations of the Greek Cypriot side.

Cyprus Mail 2 min read 42 views Read →
Home and living

Greek Cypriots increasingly crossing over for cheaper fuel

More Greek Cypriots are crossing into the occupied north to fill their tanks, the customs department said on Saturday, as fuel prices in the Republic continue to rise. Speaking on CyBC, department spokesman George Constantinou said the trend appears each time prices rise or are expected to rise. He compared the present period with February

Cyprus Mail 2 min read 38 views Read →
Politics

Erhurman warns against ‘leaking’, ‘manipulation’ after reported Varosha proposal

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday warned against “leaking”, “distortions”, and “manipulations”, following media reports that he had accepted, and then subsequently rejected, a proposal to repopulate Varosha with Greek Cypriots under the United Nations’ administration. “It is claimed that [President Nikos] Christodoulides made a proposal to me regarding Varosha, which I initially accepted

Cyprus Mail 3 min read 2 views Read →
Medicine

Solutions to Cyprus’ falling birth rate discussed at Nicosia conference

Cyprus’ aging population and declining birth rate is a “a national responsibility” which must be addressed, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday. Speaking at a health conference in Nicosia, Charalambides warned the nations’ demographic change will affect the staffing and financing of services, and urged that “preparation must precede the need”. “Health can provide

Cyprus Mail 2 min read 104 views Read →
Politics

Ireland donates €30k to Committee on Missing Persons

The government of Ireland has donated a total of €30,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), the committee said on Wednesday, with the donation bringing the total amount donated by Ireland to €530,000 since 2006. “The contribution will assist the committee’s goal to identify and return the remains of missing individuals to their families

Cyprus Mail 1 min read 1 views Read →