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Aid reaches northern Gaza as Israel and Hamas consider truce talks
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Trucks of flour have reached northern Gaza for distribution to areas that have had no aid in four months, Palestinian media reported on Sunday,...
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North a safe haven for criminals
‘North Cyprus can easily be a safe shelter for those wanted by Interpol or involved in illegal dealings’ At least 11 fugitives wanted by Interpol have been pinned down...
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Prisoner in north makes failed escape attempt
A 25-year-old prisoner in the north made an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to escape on Saturday. The man, a 25-year-old Pakistani national, was being housed in the...
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Ukrainian authorities launch mass evacuation in northern region
Ukrainian authorities have begun mass evacuations of communities in the country’s northern Sumy region close to the Russian border after extended periods of intense...
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North Korea’s Kim rides car given by Putin, oversees drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly rode in a car given to him by Russian President Vladimir Putin in “clear proof” of the strengthening friendship between the...
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Legal battle unfolds in north over complex in Ayios Dhometios
A Turkish Cypriot who owns a portion of the land in Ayios Dhometios, where the ‘government’ plans to build a Turkish-funded Islamic ‘presidential’...
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Two metric tonnes of smuggled beef seized in north
Almost two metric tonnes of beef smuggled to the north from the Republic were seized from supermarkets in the Kyrenia district on Thursday night. The meat was...
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Woman arrested in north scandal handed public sector job
Meray Durust, who was arrested as part of investigations into the north’s “fake diploma scandal”, has begun work in a new public sector role . Durust was arrested...
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UN uses new land route from Israel to reach northern Gaza
The United Nations used a new land route on Tuesday to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks as global pressure grows on Israel to allow more...
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100 rockets fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon towards northern Israel
Around 100 rockets were fired by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon towards northern Israel on Tuesday morning, following Israeli airstrikes deep into Lebanon, Israeli...
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Eyes on ‘MP’ in north’s fake diploma scandal
Attention turned to a sitting ‘MP’ on Monday as the scandal engulfing the north’s education sector regarding “fake diplomas” rumbled on . The ‘MP’ in question is...
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Man fined for smuggling 143kg of meat to north
A 61-year-old man received a fine after attempting to smuggle 143 kilogrammes of red meat from the Republic to the north . The meat, which was a combination of lamb...
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North must ‘drain the swamp’ of education sector
Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP Leader Tufan Erhurman said on Friday the north must “drain the swamp” of its education sector . Speaking to Bagimsiz Web TV, he...
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Eroglu: North must ‘embrace reality’
Former Turkish Cypriot Leader Dervish Eroglu said on Thursday the north must “embrace the reality” that the Greek Cypriot side never intended to accept the Turkish...
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North begins investigation into fraudulent college
The north’s higher education standards authority (Yodak) and the Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday launched an investigation into a “higher education institution” which...
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‘One man allowed 16 universities in north to open’
A former ‘education minister’ in the north signed off on the opening of 16 universities , opposition political party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu said on Wednesday evening....
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Russians in north vote in country’s elections
Russian citizens living in the north are able to vote in the country’s Presidential elections , according to Kibris Postasi. A ballot box has been opened in the...
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World Health Organization: child malnutrition ‘particularly extreme’ in north Gaza
United Nations organisations said on Tuesday that child malnutrition levels in northern Gaza were “particularly extreme” and about three times higher than in the south...
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North’s authorities ‘did not even call’ relatives of washed up body
The son of a man whose body was found washed up on the north’s coast last month said on Tuesday the north’s authorities “did not even call” him after his father went...
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High-ranking civil servant arrested after mass brawl in north
A high-ranking civil servant in the north was arrested on Monday night as part of the police’s investigations into a mass brawl which took place in Nicosia’s old town...
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North’s air traffic control goes on strike (Update)
Air traffic control staff in the north announced an immediate strike on Monday evening to show their dissatisfaction with the state of Ercan (Tymbou) airport. The...
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Greek Cypriot back in north court after sexual assault
The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north for sexually assaulting a male hitchhiker appeared in court in the north for the second time on Monday. The man, aged 69,...
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Over 70% in north overweight or obese
Over 70 per cent of people in the north are overweight or obese , the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek said on Monday. Speaking on the occasion of World...
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Secrecy surrounds Turkish military taking over of airport in north
Opposition party says not given adequate information before a vote on airport’s contested future The protocol between the north Cyprus and Turkey regarding the...