Interior ministry defends hiring practices at checkpoints
The interior ministry on Monday said that it has taken them two years to get the approval for hiring hourly workers at the checkpoints, condemning...
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Authorities in north reportedly looking at opening Ledra Palace crossing to all vehicles
The leadership in the north appears to be having second thoughts about opening more crossing points, it appeared on Wednesday, with the possibility of increasing...
Crossing points ‘are not borders’
Cyprus’ crossing points are not borders, but a temporary arrangement, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou said on Monday, following reports regarding efforts to introduce customs...
More than three million crossings to the north so far this year
More than two million visits by foreign nationals and more than one million by Greek Cypriots were made to the north in the first five...
TC ‘prime minister’ calls for more checkpoints
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has said he wants more checkpoints opened, improvements to reduce long queues at the current ones but also for...
Coronavirus: No changes at crossing points, says technical committee head
There are no changes at the check points concerning crossings for Greek and Turkish Cypriots, said the Head of the bi-communal Technical Committee for Health,...
Tougher checks on Greek Cypriots at crossing points
The interior ministry has confirmed to the Sunday Mail that there is a new policy of increased and more detailed checks on Greek Cypriots at...
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...
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...
