65 h. ago North police board bus headed for protest, prevent it from going

The Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday boarded a bus which was due to take schoolchildren to a protest outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office and prevented it from travelling. The bus was set to take children from Karpasia to the protest, which was being staged against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the […]

Events

3 d. ago Children and parents stage protest over overturned school bus

Children and parents in the Karpas village of Yialousa staged a protest on Tuesday against the north’s ruling coalition days after a school bus overturned in the village leading to 28 children and the bus driver hospitalised. Blame for the accident was laid squarely at the feet of the ruling coalition by children and parents, […]

Society

2 w. ago No further investigation over hunters’ protest which blocked motorway

There will be no further investigation into the protest staged by hunters in March which blocked the motorway linking Nicosia and Limassol, police chief Themistos Arnaoutis said on Wednesday. He told the House legal committee that a criminal investigation into the protest and “everything which took place” on the day had been completed and forwarded […]

Events

3 w. ago Protest staged at Ayios Dhometios crossing point against Erdogan’s visit

A couple of hundred people gathered at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in western Nicosia on Saturday morning to protest against the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to northern Cyprus. Erdogan is set to visit the island to open a new official residence for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and a new ‘parliament’ […]

Politics

3 w. ago Christodoulides’ visit to Israel undermines Cyprus’ credibility

The so-called Pancyprian Peace Council will stage a demonstration outside the presidential palace on Friday evening to protest against President Nikos Christodoulides’ scheduled visit to Israel on Sunday. In announcing the protest, the Council insisted that the president, “in the most brazen way, instead of ending the stance of silence over the crimes of genocide […]

Politics

3 w. ago Our View: Christodoulides’ visit to Israel undermines Cyprus’ credibility

The so-called Pancyprian Peace Council will stage a demonstration outside the presidential palace on Friday evening to protest against President Nikos Christodoulides’ scheduled visit to Israel on Sunday. In announcing the protest, the Council insisted that the president, “in the most brazen way, instead of ending the stance of silence over the crimes of genocide […]

Politics