Man arrested trying to cross from north after causing fracas last month
A 44-year-old was arrested on Thursday at the Ledra Palace checkpoint, after allegedly assaulting officers there a few weeks ago, police said on Friday. The...
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Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriots announce Ledra Palace crossing to open
The Turkish Cypriot side announced that it would open Ledra Palace crossing from Wednesday for pedestrian crossings. ‘Deputy prime minister’ Kudret Ozersay announced on Tuesday...
Bicommunal demo held to demand checkpoints reopen
Demonstrators from both sides of the divide submitted letters to the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders early on Thursday calling for the reopening of the...
Anastasiades: no choice but to temporarily close crossings, tensions at Ledra St (Update 4)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday there had been “no other choice” but to close crossing points to try and pre-empt a potential spread of...
Bicommunal party leaders’ meeting to focus on climate
A bicommunal meeting on the urgency of climate change will be held at Ledra Palace between the pollical party leaders in Cyprus. The meeting will...
Leaders to attend UN Day celebrations
The island’s two leaders will attend a reception on Thursday evening hosted by the UN special representative Elizabeth Spehar at the Ledra Palace, it emerged on...
Set to remain a symbol of division
EVERY now and again a news item surface about the Church being in talks with an investor, nearly always American, who is interested in refurbishing...
Two sides exchange murder suspects
Suspects wanted in connection with two murders on both sides of the divide were exchanged on Thursday between the south and north of the island...
Southern Cameroon community in Cyprus to hold demonstration at Ledra Palace
The Southern Cameroon community in Cyprus is holding a peaceful demonstration on Friday to remind the United Nations of the 1961 vote of its General...
Cars damaged during Ledra Palace demo, owners say
At least three cars were damaged extensively during Thursday’s event organised by far-right Elam at the Ledra Palace in Nicosia to mark the events of...
Two Nicosia crossings closed temporarily as a precaution
Two crossing points in Nicosia were temporarily closed on Thursday as a precaution ahead of events on both sides of the divide marking the events...
Nicosia buffer-zone gathering on January 10 to amass support for Geneva talks
An initiative by trade unions and peace platforms across the divide aims at attracting people in a new gathering in the Nicosia buffer zone, on January...
Thousands attend bicommunal peace rally (Update with video)
Thousands of people from the political left, from both sides of the divide, attended a peace rally in the UN controlled buffer zone on...
Customs nab cyclist with 2kg of tobacco at Ledra Palace
Customs on Saturday confiscated in total two kilos of rolling tobacco after it was found on a Turkish Cypriot man who had crossed to the...
Nicosia ‘a multinational city’
By Annette Chrysostomou ‘Nicosia: the story of a shared and contested city’ is the subject of a research project by the Association for Historical Dialogue...
Bi-communal seminar on domestic violence
The Technical Committees on Crime and Criminal Matters and Humanitarian Matters are jointly organising, with the support of the UN, a bi-communal seminar on domestic violence...
Leaders expected to announce date for talks (Updated)
The leaders of the two communities are expected to announce a date for the resumption of talks after they meet for dinner on Monday night....
Mother who left boy home alone to appear in court on Thursday
The 30-year-old Latvian woman who was remanded for one day on Sunday on suspicion of child neglect will appear before a Limassol court on April...
No plans for casino at Ledra Palace
By George Psyllides Buena Vista Hospitality Group said on Thursday it was interested in refurbishing Nicosia’s Ledra Palace hotel but not turning it into a...
Strikers threaten to block UN movement
By Peter Stevenson LOCAL catering and cleaning services employed by the UN are continuing their strike after it emerged they could possibly be left jobless...
