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Trouble in the pipeline?

Water levels at the country’s main Geçitköy dam have dropped by more than a third over the past month – prompting fresh fears of a mid-summer shortage with repairs to the damaged supply pipeline from Turkey still not underway.

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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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Virus rules out help for baby Liya

The parents of a desperately ill baby have launched a worldwide search for a blood stem cell donation after being told that their child may have just three weeks to live – and although the family are Turkish, corona virus restrictions mean the people of North Cyprus cannot help.

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