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
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‘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
Crossings and trade down significantly in 2012
BOTH THE number of crossings, and trade across the Green Line decreased significantly in 2012 compared to the previous year, the European Commission said yesterday.
