Aralık 2009
Nicosia air is polluted
NICOSIA AIR IS POLLUTED...The measurements made by the Nicosia Environmental Agency show that the air pollution in our country is still 45% above the EU standards.
More>>>15 thousand passengers are carried by 85 flights
ESPECIALLY GAMBLING TOURISTS ARE VISITING...Unfortunately many tourists prefer coming to TRNC – that we call a “tourism country” - on religious and new year holidays; and their visits mostly serve to the hotels which have casinos.
More>>>Pursuing efforts in order to socialize disabled citizens
Pursuing efforts in order to socialize disabled citizens and to make them benefit from all services of society became a current issue again on the December 3rd
More>>>Fireworks likely cause of Russia nightclub fire
Indoor pyrotechnics caused an explosion late Friday at a nightclub in central Russia that killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others, authorities said.
More>>>Tacoy addresses House of Lords meeting
TURKISH Republic of North Cyprus Transport minister Hasan Tacoy addressed a meeting at the House of Lords on Tuesday evening.
Turkish Embassy owes London
THE TURKISH Embassy in London is one of those listed as having thousands of pounds-worth of outstanding congestion charge notices owed to the Greater London Authority.
More>>>Greek Cyprus seeks Interpol help to find stolen leader's body
Greek Cypriot police have turned to Interpol for help solving the theft of former President Tassos Papadopoulos' corpse amid fears that delays in the investigation could hurt efforts to reunite the divided island.
More>>>Greek Cyprus church sues Turkey over worship in north
Greek Cyprus' Orthodox Church said it has sued Turkey for allegedly preventing worship at religious sites in Turkish Cyprus.
Cyprus death crash two extradited
Two cousins from Essex who were in a car which hit and killed a teenager in Cyprus have been transferred to a Cypriot prison after being extradited.
More>>>UN envoy: January key to Cyprus peace process
A United Nations envoy said on Saturday that intensified talks next month aimed at reunifying divided Cyprus will be key to the entire peace process and need to make good progress.
More>>>Moderate earthquake rattles Cyprus, no damage seen
Cypriot authorities say an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 has shaken the eastern Mediterranean island. No damage or injuries have been reported.
More>>>Anger across Europe as weather and strikes bring travel chaos
Snow, strikes, the recession and a drink-driver combined to disrupt travel across Europe today as trains and flights were cancelled and motorways were blocked. Although the first Eurostar train for four days left Paris this morning, hundreds of passengers remained stranded on both sides of the Channel.
More>>>Turkish Cyprus PM in Turkey for meeting with Erdogan
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Dervis Eroglu, has arrived in Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday.
Passengers help foil attack on Detroit-bound plane
An attempted terrorist attack on Friday began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials said.
More>>>Who's killing cock robin? Activists point finger at Cyprus
In 40 years Cypriots have given Britain kebabs, easyJet, George Michael and Stavros Flatley.Set against these varied gifts is a rather less palatable practice that is currently in full swing. In Cyprus they are trapping British robins, roasting them and eating them for dinner.
More>>>They are Greeks, and They are rich
Profiles of the richest Greeks around the world are now gracing the pages of a brand new magazine shedding light on the crème de la crème of the Greek and Greek Cypriot community worldwide.
More>>>Cyprus tourism revenue from UK seen lower in 2010
The first shots of a massive new holiday price war were fired including up to 20% off some trips for next summer to get more Britons abroad with Turkey set to become the most popular destination for British tourists in 2010.
More>>>Crash cousins coping in Cyprus
Two cousins serving prison sentences abroad are in a segregation block after spending more than a week in solitary confinement.
UN is cautious and even pessimistic regarding the solution of Cyprus issue
A weekly newspaper in Southern Cyprus published a document claimed to belong to United Nations (UN) according to which asserted that “UN is cautious and even pessimistic regarding the solution of Cyprus issue”.
More>>>We are the only party always making gestures
Turkish Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis who has given a speech to the External Relations Commitee of European Parliement reacted to Greek and Cypriot Greek parliamentarians and he said “ We are the only party always making gestures since 2002 beginning with the Annan Plan
More>>>Brown meets Talat
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown met with Turkish Republic of North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat on his recent whirlwind trip to London, a historic first for the TRNC President.
More>>>Mehmet Ali Talat spoke about the negotiations in Cyprus
TURKISH Republic of North Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat spoke about the negotiations in Cyprus during his recent trip to London. President Talat, who addressed Chatham House
More>>>Greek Cyprus rejects Turkey’s proposal for five-way talks
Greek Cyprus rejected a proposal by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a five-party conference, under United Nations supervision, to speed up a solution for the war-divided island.
More>>>Turkey raps Greek Cyprus for EU stall tactics
Turkey expressed “deep disappointment” Monday over mounting opposition from European Union member Greek Cyprus against its EU entry bid. Turkey has started talks to bring its environmental standards up to EU levels at a meeting in Brussels
More>>>Frustrated Turkey inches forward in talks with EU
Turkey took a step forward on Monday in its efforts to join the European Union but expressed frustration over slow progress in its entry talks, largely held up by a dispute with EU member Cyprus.
More>>>Greek and Turkish leaders turn to kitchen table diplomacy
Greek and Turkish leaders in Cyprus are to embark on a new round of "kitchen table diplomacy" in the New Year in an attempt to reach a breakthrough agreement before elections on the northern side of the island in April.
More>>>Talat worried about talks falling victim to elections
Although there is still a considerably long time until presidential elections in April, there is already an “election atmosphere” in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat has said, expressing concerns that such a mood might negatively affect the ongoing reunification talks with the Greek Cypriot
More>>>Stelios Hadjioannou in Cyprus
Stelios Hadjioannou, a Greek Cypriot entrepreneur( EasyJet co-founder) gave on Friday a 250.000 euro backing to joint entrepreneurship between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, as part of his Business Cooperation Award for Cyprus.
More>>>Turkeys bid to host EURO 2016 under fire
Turkey’s bid to host the 2016 European Football Championships, led by the Turkish Football Federation, or TFF, has been criticized over the selection of stadiums and host cities.
More>>>What will you do if you have a health problem
If are living in Turkey for work or for any other reason, do you know what to do in case you get ill? How will you pay the medical expenses? Which hospitals serve foreigners? What do you do in case of an emergency? If you do not know the answers, this article is for you.
More>>>Cost of owning a home in South Cyprus could rise
The cost of owning a home in Cyprus could increase as a consequence of the package of measures announced yesterday by Interior Minister Charilaos Stavrakis and this may have the effect of further depressing the Island’s already beleaguered overseas property market.
More>>>Gordon Brown should not condemn China, when Britains streets are rife with crime
I live and work in Beijing and have never experienced any threat or crime in my 12 years here. My 11-year-old daughter plays in the local park with her friends, walks to school and goes on shopping trips to the local shops alone.
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