At last, free to cross to the other side (updated)
Greek Cypriot Kyriacos Tziambazis and Turkish Cypriot Untac Duzgun had not seen each other for over 460 days and wasted no time in meeting up...
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Our View: Opening of crossings will be a welcome development
We know how the northern part of Nicosia has been affected by the closure of the Ledra Street checkpoint, but the southern part too has...
Political decision all that remains before crossings open
Details on what checks and tests will be carried out for people crossing checkpoints around the island have been agreed and now it is a...
Crossing points could reopen on Friday – government (Updated)
Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Monday that an agreement has been reached in principle over the reopening of crossing points, which could open on...
Coronavirus: Crossings could open next week
The north has said that it is ready to reopen the checkpoints from next week, well over a year after the pandemic led to their...
Bicommunal committee on health set to meet to discuss opening crossings
Efforts are underway for a meeting of the bicommunal technical committee on health to discuss the crossings, Greek Cypriot co-chair of the committee Leonidas Phylactou...
Our View: Goodwill needed if crossings ever to be reopened
The announcement that the bicommunal committee on health had been instructed to create a roadmap to reopen the crossing points was welcome news on Tuesday...
Ozersay calls for checkpoints to open
Former ‘foreign minister’ in the north and chairman of the People’s Party Kudret Ozersay on Monday called for the checkpoints to open for 12 hours...
Turkish Cypriot workers in south protest over quarantine in north (Updated)
Dozens of Turkish Cypriots who work in the south and live in the north staged a protest near the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint on Monday afternoon...
North extends quarantine rules for arrivals from south
Turkish Cypriot authorities have extended a rule that requires people who cross over to the north and stay for over three days to quarantine for...
Work of CMP being hampered by decisions in north over checkpoints
The house refugee committee said on Tuesday the work of the Committee on Missing Persons is being hampered by the recent decisions in the north...
Coronavirus: Checkpoints open but some report problems (update 3)
Movement through the checkpoints was allowed as of Sunday morning, although in Nicosia it was very slow while at least some of those attempting to...
Coronavirus: Checkpoints to open to those with Covid test (updated)
The government decided to open crossings to the north on Sunday apart from the one at Ledras Street with users having to present the results...
Bicommunal demo held to demand checkpoints reopen
Demonstrators from both sides of the divide submitted letters to the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders early on Thursday calling for the reopening of the...
Turkish Cypriot workers sleeping in cars to work in Republic
The decision by several Turkish Cypriot people who work in the south to cross and remain in the government-controlled areas and even sleep in their...
Akinci calls for clarity over checkpoint openings
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Saturday called on the ‘government’ in the north to clarify their position on opening checkpoints, which the Greek Cypriot...
Coronavirus: Gradually reopening checkpoints would be ‘logical arrangement’
Gradually reopening the checkpoints would be a logical step forward from a scientific viewpoint, one of the health ministry’s advisors on the coronavirus said on...
Coronavirus: North says will be at least two months before crossings open
It will be at least two months before crossings open, authorities in the north said on Tuesday while announcing that all Covid-19 patients there have...
Health minister says thermal cameras at checkpoints are not recommended
The government has installed thermal cameras at Larnaca and Paphos airports to scan passengers for coronavirus symptoms, but it is not planning to use them...
Political parties, other than Elam, say closing crossings is a mistake
Political parties criticised the government for the week-long closure of four checkpoints on Saturday as the president refused to budge saying there was ‘no other...