Cyprus Today | 24/8/2013
Victim tells of attack ordeal – at 12:45, two minutes away from her home, an expat woman was followed by a young Turkish man who exposed himself and grabbed her neck. She ran off and notified the police.
Denktas: we will not be spare tyre – apparently Sedar Denktas of DP, negotiating a coalition government with the CTP, wanted an equal partnership, despite having about half as many as CTP’s deputies, and was refused. The latest DP request is 4/10 of the ministerial posts including the Interior Ministry. CTP has until Friday to form a government after which UBP will be given the task. Editor: perhaps DP will have a better chance of getting what it wants from them?
Akon gig cancelled – major US hip-hop and R&B star set to perform in North Cyprus couldn’t get 16 seats on a flight out of Los Angeles so has cancelled the concert set for Thursday
Green light given to city cycle lanes – in Lefkosa in the next 12 months.
Concerns as lira reaches record low – the Turkish Central Bank is to buy $350m of TL to slow down its decline against other currencies. It’s currently 3.09TL/£1.
Iman suspected of selling home twice – a religious leader has been arrested on suspicion of selling his house to two people, one for £80,000 and another for £110,000. Editor: shock horror, isn’t that a bit like receiving money for a property from both the purchaser and from a bank? Isn’t that criminal as well?
Beach handover ‘a positive move’ – Sibel Siber’s interim government have ‘given back to the people’ control of Guzelyali beach at Karsiyaka.
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