Özersay cautious against reopening crossings Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay said that entry into the TRNC via sea, air and land was open but that anyone arriving in the country would need to be placed under mandatory quarantine for 14-days at a state observed...
Former Negotiator Osman Ertug informs young diplomats on Cyprus problem at EMU Under the auspices of the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Vice Presidency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs a conference on the “Cyprus Problem” was organized for Republic of Turkey Minist...
'Allow investment, include the expats, sort out the flights' says John Aziz Kent Once a flamboyant businessman, later a prominent hotelier, nowadays a source of wisdom on many matters, Mr John Aziz Kent wrote a letter to the CyprusScene website, congratulating the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus...
President Mustafa Akýncý has described Greek Cypriot cabinet’s decision to close four checkpoints as part of measures to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus as a mistake and expressed the hope it will be reversed.
Measures at the checkpoints should be taken jointly through the joint bicommunal technical committee on health, President Mustafa Akýncý said on Friday commenting on the Greek Cypriot officials’ decision to temporaril...
A new public housing project was announced today at a press conference attended by Interior Minister Ayþegül Baybars, the Mayor of Gazimaðusa Ýsmail Arter, the Mayor of Güzelyurt Mahmut Özçýnar, Deputy Prime Minister-...
The bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is going ahead with the restoration of a mosque in Orunda (Orounda) in the Nicosia District, and has plans for seven more mosques throughout Cyprus.
Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades has called for help from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in setting up a bicommunal committee on fenced off city Maraþ (Varosha) as a confidence-building measure (CBM), Gr...
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuþoðlu has underlined the importance of formulating policies to solve problems in the region.
Turkey's drilling vessels Fatih and Yavuz have started their first drillings of 2020. The two vessels had been carrying out exploration and drilling activities within the country's maritime borders in the Eastern Medi...
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) recovered on Friday the remains of one person in Famagusta.
The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island, Elizabeth Spehar, expressed hope on Thursday that “with the requisite political will”, President Mustafa Akýncý and Gree...
