Why I visit the occupied part of Cyprus
By Christos Panayiotides Many people ask me why I occasionally visit the occupied part of Cyprus. There are many reasons. Most importantly, I go because...
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Flyers critical of Nicosia armed patrols taken down
Authorities on Monday removed flyers criticising the government decision to introduce armed patrols in the old part of Nicosia. The flyers, plastered all over the...
Movement across the Green Line increases
The number of Greek-Cypriots crossing to the north almost tripled in 2019 in relation to last year, figures released by the justice ministry showed on...
Green Line regulation being assessed to improve procedures
The Green Line Regulation is currently being assessed so that it is made more effective and problems faced are tackled, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said...
New subsidies for homes along buffer zone and in mountains
The government on Thursday announced a new housing scheme offering monetary incentives to individuals and families to move to areas close to the buffer zone...
‘A creative business district along the Green Line’
The RISE research centre has announced its cooperation with PwC Cyprus, where some components of the centre’s activities are currently being hosted. According to Constantinos...
Nicosia municipality buys landmark Sopaz factory building
Nicosia municipality said on Wednesday it had acquired the old animal-feed production factory in the Sopaz area of the capital and it would be used...
EC funding coming through for park linking both sides
The go-ahead has been given for the construction of a five-kilometre linear park along the Pedieos River in the north aiming to bring the two...
A rare view from inside Nicosia’s buffer zone
In September, photographer Roman Robroek was commissioned to photograph the Nicosia green line. His evocative photos formed part of a conference earlier this week organised...
Conference issues SOS for Nicosia green line
Everything which can be prepared to open up the buffer zone along Nicosia’s green line has been done, now it is up to the...
Comedy about smuggling runaway pet back across the divide wins prize at Tribeca
A comedy about a Greek Cypriot man and his dog who ran across the Green Line to the north, and his owner’s efforts to get...
Nicosia mayor rubbishes excuses for locating new House on city outskirts
The issue raised by the construction of a new House of Representatives has highlighted a serious problem that Cyprus faces with its sustainable development policies,...
So much more is deserved than provocation
By Peter Rutkoff We arrived in Nicosia, the ‘last European divided capital’ as the pilot always says, this time with some real expectations. A group...
State’s tobacco revenues up in smoke
The doubling of tobacco taxes at the end of 2012 coupled with a hike of around 20 per cent in cigarette levies has not added...
Record number of applications for Stelios Cyprus awards
By Annette Chrysostomou The number of applications for the bi-communal cooperation awards offered by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation has quadrupled this year, the organisation said...
Movement across Green Line up but trade still slow
By Jean Christou Crossings increased by 17 per cent last year, illegal immigration across the divide was down but trade between the two communities was...
Greek president ‘walks the line’
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday visited the Green Line in Nicosia on the second and last day of his trip to Cyprus. He was...
Rally fever and rally fallout
By Rosie Ogden THOUSANDS of motor sport fans lined the streets of central Nicosia on Friday afternoon to watch the Cyprus Rally’s opening ‘superspecial’ stage...
Cyprus Rally to run through north Nicosia
By Constantinos Psillides The Cyprus Rally will for the first time in its history run through the north of Nicosia and the buffer zone, according...
10 years of checkpoints
10 years after the checkpoints opened between north and south, we asked a selection of people how often they use them (if at all), and...
