Nicosia

Turkish Cypriot paper attacked over Syria 'occupation' headline

Nicosia - Muslimchronicle

Hundreds of protesters Monday demonstrated outside the offices of a Turkish Cypriot newspaper that aroused the ire of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by slamming Ankara's operation inside Syria as an "occupation". The Afrika newspaper -- which is often anti-Ankara and staunchly critical of Erdogan -- wrote on its front page Sunday: "One more occupation from Turkey." This was an ironic reference to the 1974Read more

Turkish Cypriots vote in election

NICOSIA - Muslimchronicle

Turkish Cypriots voted on Sunday in an election which analysts will closely examine for signals about the possibility of restarting negotiations for an end to the over 40 years partition of Cyprus. The vote was for 50 members of the so-called parliament of a breakaway state that is only recognized by Turkey. A change in the electoral system, which gaveRead more

post solid third-quarter growth

Nicosia - Muslimchronicle

A tourism boom helped the Cyprus economy grow by 0.9 percent in the third quarter, extending a recovery from a crisis that required an international bailout in 2013, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose for an 11th consecutive quarter, although at a slightly slower pace than the one-percent growth seen in the previous three-month period. Year-on-yearRead more

Cyprus to undertake initiatives to defuse Lebanese crisis after Hariri’s visit

Cyprus - Muslimchronicle

Cyprus on Wednesday said it would attempt to undertake initiatives to help defuse the crisis in neighboring Lebanon after Saad al-Hariri made an unexpected stopover on the island on Tuesday night. “Our common objective is stability in Lebanon, stability in our area. Within this context... the President of the Republic will undertake some initiatives precisely to promote this objective; stabilityRead more

175 Syrian migrants reach Cyprus

Nicosia - Muslimchronicle

A boat carrying 175 Syrian refugees arrived Friday off northwest Cyprus near the coastal resort of Paphos and the migrants were safely brought to shore, police said Friday. They said the vessel with 81 men, 59 children and 35 women on board had travelled from Turkey. The migrants received medical checks and food, and they were to be moved toRead more

Kane’s Champions League rise faces Real acid test

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Harry Kane is an admitted follower of Cristiano Ronaldo’s stratospheric stats as he pursues the Portuguese’s status as the best in the world, but for once it is Ronaldo who trails in the race to be the Champions League’s top marksman. An inspired Kane has transformed Tottenham Hotspur’s European form from last season’s failure to a flying start with fiveRead more

US oil giant ExxonMobil plans Cyprus gas exploration

Nicosia - AFP

US giant ExxonMobil said Wednesday it plans to start drilling at two sites in the second half of 2018 to explore for energy reserves off the south coast of Cyprus. Preparations to support the drilling operations are already underway, the company’s vice president Tristan Aspray said at a presentation in Nicosia. He said the operations would take place back-to-back andRead more

2 people die of heat stroke in Cyprus

Nicosia - Muslimchronicle

Two people died of heat stroke as temperatures continued to stay several degrees Celsius above seasonal average for a third day, Cypriot medical services said on Monday. The medical services reported that two women aged 79 and 60 died in a hospital in the capital Nicosia after being taken there with heatstroke symptoms. They said that both victims had aRead more

Switzerland conference offers 'historic opportunity' for Cyprus

Nicosia - AFP

A conference in Switzerland starting later this month offers an “historic opportunity” for rival Cypriot leaders to clinch an elusive deal to end their island’s decades-old division, a UN envoy said today. “This is really an historic opportunity. We all know that it’s going to be difficult when we are there,” Espen Barth Eide said after talks in Nicosia withRead more