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13/01/2026

Debate erupts in Parliament over cost of living adjustment to minimum wage

The issue of reflecting cost of living increases in the minimum wage was debated on Monday during a session of Parliament’s General Assembly, with exchanges between CTP Leader Sıla Usar İncirli and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel.

13/01/2026

Environmental Platform calls for probe into alleged illegal permits and land allocations

The Turkish Cypriot Environmental Platform has called on the Public Prosecutor’s Office to launch an investigation into allegations of illegal administrative practices involving construction permits and the allocation of forest land.

13/01/2026

Mayors of Nicosia support the relaunch of bicommunal program “Imagine”

13/01/2026

Diagne briefs UNFICYP troop contributing countries

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping force on the island (UNFICYP), Khassim Diagne, will brief on Tuesday, the representatives of the countries contributing troops to UNFICYP.

13/01/2026

Mayors of Nicosia support the relaunch of bicommunal program “Imagine”

Mayor of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality Turkish Mehmet Harmancı and Mayor of Nicosia Charalambos Prountzos attended an event last Friday for the relaunch of bicommunal program ''Imagine'', according to a press release by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) which organized ...

13/01/2026

Daily currency exchange rates (January 13, 2026)

Daily currency exchange rates (January 13, 2026) have been set as follows;

13/01/2026

Latest weather forecasts (January 13, 2026)

According to the Meteorology Department’s weather forecast report dated Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the region is expected to be under the influence of a low-pressure system and its associated frontal system.

12/01/2026

Trump ramps up attack on Fed’s Powell with criminal indictment threat

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up its pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve, threatening to indict Chair Jerome Powell over comments to Congress about a building renovation project, an action Powell called a “pretext” to gain more influence over interest rates Trump...

12/01/2026

Morocco declares end of seven-year drought after winter rains

Morocco’s seven-year drought has come to an end after abundant rainfall this winter, Water Minister Nizar Baraka said on Monday.

12/01/2026

Christodoulides “Charalambous’s resignation is an act of self-confidence and trust”

The Greek Cypriot leader, Nikos Christodoulides, described in a written statement on Monday the resignation of his political office’s director, Charalambos Charalambous, as an act of self-confidence and trust.

12/01/2026

Communications shutdown leaves Iranian students isolated

Iranian university students studying in Northern Cyprus say they have been unable to contact their families since January 8 due to a widespread communications blackout in Iran, causing deep concern for their relatives’ safety.

12/01/2026

Five vehicles involved in on Nicosia–Kyrenia road

A chain-reaction traffic accident occurred at around midday on Monday on the Nicosia–Kyrenia main road near Ciklos.