Ozersay Rebuffs Idea of Joint-Communal Committee on Maraş
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay has said “the Greek Cypriot leadership is not our interlocutor” in response to the Greek Cypriot community leader Nicos Anastasiades’ proposal to set up a technical committee on Maraş. Özersay said that the Greek Cypriot leadership, which is asking for the establishment of a joint committee on Maraş, did […]
Explosion was Syrian Missile Confirmed
The government has today confirmed that the unidentified object that crashed in an area near Taşkent was indeed a stray S-200 missile. Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ersin Tatar said that there was no need for panic or alarm. The Council of Ministers convened on Monday morning at an emergency session. The […]
Possible Stray Missile Explodes Over North Cyprus
An explosion occurred around 1am in the Tashkent (Vouno) region around 20 kms (12 miles) north-east of Nicosia, in the foothills of the Besparmak mountain range. The sound of the explosion, which set the hills on fire, was heard for miles around. It is reported that the cause could have been a stray missile. Turkish […]
