Remand after man with 15kg tobacco stopped at Ledra Street crossing
A Romanian national was remanded for two days by Nicosia district court on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested at the Ledra Street crossing point during routine checks of ...
Footpaths to be resurfaced in Nicosia’s old town
Footpaths at the southern end of Ledra Street and on the pavement of adjacent Fokionos street inside Nicosia’s old town are to be resurfaced this weekend.
The Nicosia Municipality ...
Parties condemn checkpoint attack on police officers
Parties on Wednesday condemned an attack by a Turkish national on police officers at the Ledra Street crossing point.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, when a Turkish national attempted to ...
Nicosia gets EU support to upgrade central streets
Nicosia’s proposal to reconstruct and restore Ledra and Onasagorou streets and sidewalks has landed in the top 20 proposals submitted as part of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, the ...
Ledra St crossing to close for two days next week for works
The interior ministry on Friday announced that the Ledra Street crossing will suspend operations for 48 hours due to construction work.
According to the ministry, the crossing point will close between 11 ...
Coronavirus: Woman who broke quarantine nabbed on Ledra Street
Police on Saturday confirmed that officers were called in after complaints that a woman who had tested positive for coronavirus was out and about in violation of quarantine.
The incident ...
At last, free to cross to the other side (updated)
Greek Cypriot Kyriacos Tziambazis and Turkish Cypriot Untac Duzgun had not seen each other for over 460 days and wasted no time in meeting up once the crossings reopened on Friday.
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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 ...
Our View: Opening of crossings will be a welcome development
We know how the northern part of Nicosia has been affected by the closure of the Ledra Street checkpoint, but the southern part too has seen a significant reduction of ...
Maskless man bites officer in attempt to flee scrutiny
Nicosia police arrested two men, 29 and 39, who allegedly assaulted officers, one by biting the policeman after they were found late Friday walking on Ledra Street without a face mask.
According ...
Ledra Street police station reopening on Monday
The Ledra Street police station, which has been closed for months, is reopening on Monday on a 24-hour basis, it was announced.
The move is partly to beef up enforcement ...