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Back to bases

There was further wide spread condemnation this week of the agreement between the UK and the South to hand control of a large part of Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) to the Greek Cypriots.

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Pressure mounts to open borders

Prime Minister Ersin Tatar faced an angry crowd outside parliament this week, demanding that the borders with the South be opened. Mr Tatar and his government are resisting calls to lift the barriers – but last night President Akıncı piled on the pressure, claiming health experts backed limited opening as early as Monday.

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Turtles 2 Council 0

A long-running battle over unsanctioned development at the Esentepe Municipality Beach took a new turn this week when work was again officially halted by a court order.

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