Buffer zone barbed wire to stop migrants leaves farmers stranded (Updated)
The installation of barbed wire along the Green Line in rural Nicosia to prevent irregular migration from the north has caused concern among residents, community...
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Iranian dissident caught in Cyprus limbo
An Iranian dissident who fled his country fearing arrest has fallen foul of politics and COVID-19 restrictions in ethnically split Cyprus. Since mid-September, Omid Tootian...
Anastasiades concerned by deliberate ‘efforts to alter Cyprus’ demographic character’ (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said the flow of migrants from Turkey was concerning and suggested it could be a deliberate attempt to alter the...
Nicosia municipality shores up landmark Green Line cafe
Nicosia municipality on Wednesday started work to shore up a building that used to house the Spitfire coffeeshop at Paphos Gate prior to the 1974...
Renovation funds for green line properties extended
The government will renew for four more years a programme providing funds for revamping areas by the buffer zone in the Nicosia and Ayios Dhometios...
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...
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...
