Education remains contested territory in Cyprus problem debate
And the church’s role in schools ensures it will stay that way
By Fahri Zihni
My late mother was born in the village of Tera, Paphos in 1924 to a ...
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots unite to demand new crossings
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots joined forces on Saturday at the Ledra Palace, demanding the opening of new checkpoints, streamlined procedures at crossing points, and the reunification of Cyprus within ...
EU to create info centre for Cypriot businesses to boost Green Line trade
The EU will create an information and support centre for Cypriot businesses looking to cooperate across the Green Line, the European Commission said on Friday.
Such a centre will be ...
Crossing points no barrier to education, life spent on both sides
For Yasemin and her friends, a typical summer Saturday night begins at a bar in north Nicosia and ends at another one in the south. “Or our friends from the ...
Excitement of ‘crossing over’ has become routine for many
From those who refuse to show their passports at the checkpoints to those who have found the love of their lives across the divide, few subjects are as emotive in ...
Bicommunal group calls for more checkpoints to open
The bicommunal peace initiative United Cyprus called on Sunday for new crossing points to open between the two sides.
Marking the 20-year anniversary since the first checkpoint opened in 2003 at ...
‘Crossings saved my business’
Öntaç Düzgün was seriously contemplating closing down his small knitting and wool shop in the heart of the walled city in north Nicosia, when the crossing points opened ...
Keeping hope alive: two decades of crossings
There may not yet be an overall solution yet but a whole new generation has experienced what their parents did not
Twenty years after the opening of the first crossing ...
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots crossing for work
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots are working in the government-controlled areas, according to reports from the north on Thursday.
According to the newspaper Kibris, the number was around 3,000.
Turk-Sen union head Arslan ...
Nouris: EU should not point fingers at front-line countries without including Turkey (Updated)
The government is intensifying its efforts to curb illegal crossings through the buffer zone, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday.
“For those who do not care, we refer to ...
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 months of this year, Turkish ...
Around 500 Turkish Cypriots have found work in south of the island
Some 500 Turkish Cypriots have applied for and found a job in the south, while in coming days another 150 applicants are expected to secure a job placement.
It’s part of ...
Turkish Cypriot businesses call for opening of crossing at Famagusta gate area
Turkish Cypriot businesses are appealing to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and President Nicos Anastasiades for new checkpoints in the Famagusta gate area, describing the crossings at Agios Dometios and ...
Scores of people on both sides march for more crossing points
One hundred and eight organisations, political parties, trade unions and NGOs on Saturday demonstrated for the opening of more crossing points under the banner: ‘For peace and a solution open ...
Coronavirus: Tweak to testing rules at crossings
The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus has announced some tweaks to vaccination and testing status at the crossing points.
In a statement on Thursday, the Mission said ...
Coronavirus: New rules at crossings after epidemiological review
Starting Monday, vaccinated people crossing to and from the north must present a seven-day negative Covid test while those without jabs would have to carry a 72-hour negative test, according ...
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 crossing points with the north.
...
Coronavirus: Rules for crossings to be tightened due to ‘dark red’ status
New regulations will be in place for crossings from Monday, as the two sides upped the risk level to dark red.
The two sides will now take vaccination certificates into ...
Coronavirus: North not thinking of closing crossings
The Turkish Cypriot leadership is not thinking of closing the crossing points despite the surge in coronavirus cases in the south of the island, but they are contemplating limiting the ...
Coronavirus: Crossings now in doubt, Turkish Cypriot side says
If coronavirus cases continue to rise in the government-controlled areas, there could be interruption of crossings between the two sides, Turkish Cypriot authorities said on Thursday.
According to media reports ...
Coronavirus: Negative test results must be in paper for crossings (Updated)
Crossings between the two sides of the island will resume on Friday after the agreement of the two communities on the measures to be followed due to the pandemic.
The ...
Leaders agree to open crossings, preparations underway at Ledra St (Update 3)
A major breakthrough was reached on Wednesday with the reopening of all the crossings between the north-south divide set to take place on Friday, June 4.
According to Aleem Siddique, the ...
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 matter of political decisions, Health ...
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 Friday.
However, he added that ...