Fire in Mersinlik Continues to Spread
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 Two workers have been arrested for causing the fire which broke out in Mersinlik on Tuesday afternoon, Yeniduzen reported. The fire, which continues to spread, has changed direction with the wind and is now headed east towards Altınova and Ağıllar. Intensive efforts are continuing to quell the flames, with four people […]
Turkish Cypriots Face Existential Crisis: CTP
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 Criticism of the terms of the new economic protocol signed with Turkey in April continues, Yeniduzen reported. Opposition politicians, unions and NGOs have lashed out because of the limits it places on union activities, the liberal granting of TRNC citizenship to Turkish citizens, privatising ports, broadening the scale of taxes and […]
Mersinlik Village Evacuated as Fire Spreads
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 The village of Mersinlik in the Kantara region has been evacuated as a precaution against a fire which broke out yesterday afternoon and continues to spread, Kibris Postasi reported. Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dursun Oğuz, told Kibris Postasi that three helicopters, two of which belong to the UN Peacekeeping […]
