‘We are slowly dying here’
Turkish Cypriot traders don’t know how long more they can hang on A YEAR after the Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing was closed there is still...
Closed crossing points
Closures welcomed by trades most impacted by sales of cheap goods in the north
The closure of crossing points a year ago cut off cheap lifelines for many shoppers, putting an end to the “great evil” of those buying...
Turkish Cypriot side not expected to open crossings on Monday
The Turkish Cypriot side will keep the crossing points shut on Monday, Government Spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said on Sunday. The spokesman told Alpha TV on...
Police say they were forced to use defensive spray on Ledra St protesters (with videos) (Update 5)
Police on Saturday said they were forced to use defensive spray against a large group of protesters from northern Nicosia who tried to push through...
Akel: president should be wary of losing credibility with the UN
If President Anastasiades was genuinely interested in a solution to the Cyprus problem, as he is trying to convince the entire Cypriot people, he will...
Government pushed on defensive after UN ‘censure’ over checkpoint closures
The week-long shuttering of four crossing points is being extended for three extra days, the government said on Thursday but in a rare intervention that...
Aftermath of Ledra St protests highlight divisions over checkpoint closures
Police on Thursday confirmed two more persons were arrested and charged with participating in an illegal gathering over the closed-checkpoints’ protest in Nicosia last Saturday...