There have been 140 million crossings from north to south and vice versa since the first one was opened in 2003, with eight million in 2022 alone, according to a review of the ...
Read more On April 23, 2003 the first checkpoint opened in Cyprus, connecting its two sides for the first time since the Turkish invasion in 1974.
But how many people actually cross?
Read more People across the divide met old friends again on Friday as nine crossing points reopened and cars and pedestrians had easy access to the other side for the first time ...
Read more A year ago the first checkpoints were closed to stop the spread of the pandemic. It now remains practically impossible to move or trade from one side to the other, ...
Read more Hundreds of Greek and Turkish Cypriots gathered at either end of the newly-paved road linking the two sides, waiting patiently for the police cordons to be taken away.
But they ...
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