Captain and seven crew detained after Kyrenia ferry disaster kills at least seven
Survivor alleges crew reassured passengers as water flooded vessel before abandoning ship themselves Authorities have detained the ship’s captain and…
Category: North Cyprus
At least 7 dead after passenger ferry capsizes off north Cyprus coast
At least 7 people have died, and 23 others remained missing after a passenger ship capsized off Kyrenia in northern…
Cyprus Talks: Leaders Agree to Intensify Contacts
President Nikos Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman, have agreed to step up the pace of their engagement…
North Cyprus “Health Ministry” Announces Inquiry Into IVF Clinics After BBC Report
The “Ministry of Health” in the occupied areas has announced that an investigation is under way into claims concerning certain…
Cyprus Complains to UN Over Turkey-north Cyprus Gas Pipeline Memorandum
The Republic of Cyprus has lodged a complaint with the United Nations over a memorandum agreed between Turkey and the…
Storm causes damage in occupied Trikomo area, sparking fire and water disruption
A severe storm and strong winds caused significant damage and disruption in the occupied Trikomo area over the weekend, centred…
Cyprus launches bi-communal drive to restore vandalised and neglected cemeteries
Restoration work is under way in more than 70 Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot cemeteries across communities on both sides…
UN Secretary-General visits Cyprus laboratory dedicated to identifying the island’s missing
António Guterres praised the “extraordinary” bicommunal effort to trace victims of Cyprus’s decades-old conflict, during a visit to Nicosia. The…
Cyprus welcomes UN chief’s ‘strong’ commitment as Guterres pushes for talks restart
Cyprus’s government on Tuesday welcomed what it called the strong personal commitment of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to reviving…
President meets UN envoy ahead of Guterres visit for Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides received María Ángela Holguín, the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Cyprus issue, at…