Health Ministry To Return 50K Doses of AstraZeneca
Fifty thousand AstraZeneca vaccines sent to the Turkish Cypriots by the European Union are being returned because they are not being used, Yeniduzen reported. Sources at the Ministry of Health say that there was no demand for the vaccines in question. Currently the authorities have initiated a return of the vaccines which expire at the […]
PM Promises To Publish Teknecik Fuel Test Results
Prime Minister Ersan Saner has appointed an inspection board to oversee development and fuel quality testing at the Teknecik power plant. He promised that whatever the outcome of the tests are, the result would be shared with the public and the necessary steps would be taken. The prime minister made the following statement: “As the […]
Green Sea Turtle Released Back Into The Wild
A green sea turtle, rescued from a fisherman’s trawling net, has been released back into the wild, BRT reported. Three weeks ago, the sea turtle was saved from drowning after it was trapped in a fishing net in the Mersinlik district of Karpaz and rehabilitated by the North Cyprus Turtle Protection Association (SPOT) and Meritta […]
Concerns Gecitkale Poses Risks To Air Traffic Safety
Plans by Turkey to use Geçitkale airport to deploy armed and unarmed drones, and to upgrade the airport to accommodate Turkish F-16 military jets and training planes, could be the source of increased risk to commercial air traffic in the region, a report by The Associated Press (AP) says. According to FSF-MED, a non-governmental affiliate […]
Public Service Winter Hours Begin On Monday
Winter working hours for Public Service offices begin on Monday, 20 September. Except for essential services that are continuous 24 hours a day, public institution working hours will be between 08.00 – 12.30 and 13.00 – 16.15 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and between 08.00 -12.30 and 13.00 – 17.30 on Thursdays, Yeniduzen reported. […]
