#crossing point

A transit road through the Turkish Cypriot Kokkina exclave would “unimaginably” improve the lives of Greek Cypriots who live in the surrounding villages, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. “It ...

A 68-year-old man accused in one of Cyprus’ largest recent drug cases has been remanded in custody after allegedly attempting to flee to the north using a stolen identity card ...

The state should consider closing crossing points to and from the north as a “drastic measure” to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the Pancyprian grain producers’ organisation said on ...

Duty-free tobacco products, diesel and drugs at the Ledra Street, Kato Pyrgos and Ayios Dometios crossing points have been seized, the customs department announced on Wednesday. In the early hours ...

There is “no understandable reason” to say that a new crossing point in the eastern Nicosia suburb of Mia Milia would only benefit Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ...

The British bases police officers met with Cypriot Justice Minister Costas Fytiris this week to address tackling organised crime, crossing points and further strengthening cooperation. The Dhekelia meeting included representatives ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Saturday stressed the opening of further crossing points was crucial to facilitate the daily life of residents in both communities, contesting the political nature ...

Upgrades aimed at improving safety and easing traffic have been completed at Nicosia’s Ayios Dhometios crossing point, the European Commission said on Friday. The Commission described the project as ...

By Tom Cleaver United Nations representative Khassim Diagne on Thursday hailed works to widen the Ayios Dometios crossing point, which links Cyprus’ two sides on Nicosia’s western edge. Flanked ...

President Nikos Christodoulides “has answers for all issues” related to ongoing talks on the Cyprus problem, including Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s four points to restart negotiations, government spokesman ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday lamented a “lack of results” in efforts to resolve the issue of long tailbacks and congestions at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in ...

Works to create a third lane at the Ayios Dometios crossing point began on Thursday, in an EU-funded expansion project aimed at easing heavy congestion at one of the island’...

Turkish Cypriots entering or leaving the Republic can now present their identification documents at the same counters as all other travellers, after the Greek Cypriot side seemingly abolished the long-standing, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday called for a new crossing point to be opened to link the two sides of Cyprus’ divided capital, Nicosia, during a visit to ...

The number of Greek Cypriots using Cyprus’ nine crossing points to cross to the north fell by more than 15 per cent in the second quarter of the year compared to ...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month were on Thursday taken back to the crossing point through which they entered the north on the day ...

“There has been no change” when it comes to crossing points, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He was asked to comment on reports before attending the World Conference ...

The Pachyammos village council on Sunday demanded that President Nikos Christodoulides set as “a matter of highest priority” the opening of a crossing point into the Turkish Cypriot exclave of ...

The police on Friday said they were “not aware of any problem” occurring while Turkish Cypriots crossed from the north en masse on Friday morning to attend commemorations for the 61...

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar on Thursday called for the north’s authorities to close the island’s crossing points over the recent arrests and court ...

Customs officers confiscated banned pesticides and seeds found in a vehicle at the Astromeritis-Zodia crossing point, it was announced on Tuesday. The inspection took place on April 25, when officials from ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruolglu on Friday said some crossing points between Cyprus’ two sides should be closed. Speaking to Ada TV, he described the crossing points as “...

Turkish Cypriot Kythrea and Louroujina mayor Ali Karavezirler on Friday said the village of Louroujina is ready to “complete the 380-metre distance” between itself and the adjacent Greek Cypriot village ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Friday visited Mia Milia in a show of support for the idea of opening a crossing point ...