Akinci tours north side of shuttered Ledra crossing
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Thursday toured the pedestrian shopping area on the northern side of the shuttered Ledra Street crossing point and spoke...
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Apoel fans march to Ledra crossing, demand all checkpoints be closed (video)
Apoel fans held a protest at the Ledra Street checkpoint on Wednesday night calling on the government to close all the crossings to the north....
Two more charged after Ledra Street protest scuffles
Police have identified two further people suspected of being involved in illegal acts during protests at the Ledra street checkpoint on Saturday, it was reported...
Group wants all crossings closed, announces protest for Friday
A group, which said it had no political affiliations, on Wednesday demanded the permanent closure of all crossing points to the north and announced a...
Negative reactions to closing checkpoints unjustified says President
The negative reactions to the temporary closure of four crossing points due to the threat posed by the coronavirus was unjustified, President Nicos Anastasiades said...
Man arrested after Ledra Street scuffles released pending April 9 hearing
A 55-year-old man who was remanded on Sunday by the Nicosia district court after he admitted to pushing a national guardsman during scuffles at the...
EU Commission was notified of temporary closure of four crossings
The European Commission has been notified by Cyprus of the temporary closure of four crossing points at the Green Line, an official said on Tuesday....
Bicommunal health committee to meet Tuesday on Covid-19
The Bicommunal Technical Committee on Health will meet on Tuesday to discuss the island’s measures against the spread of the coronavirus, it was announced in...
Akinci hopes ‘mistake of closing checkpoints will be corrected’
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Sunday expressed the hope that the “mistake of closing four crossing points” would be corrected. According to posts on...
Archbishop criticises ‘unacceptable’ behaviour of protestors
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Sunday said those who had pushed their way through the police cordon during a demonstration on Saturday against the closure of the...
Remand after scuffles at Ledra street closure protest (update 5)
A 55-year-old man was remanded in custody for two days by the Nicosia district court on Sunday after he admitted to pushing a national guardsman...
Political parties, other than Elam, say closing crossings is a mistake
Political parties criticised the government for the week-long closure of four checkpoints on Saturday as the president refused to budge saying there was ‘no other...
Police looking at footage from Ledra St protest after scuffles
Police said on Saturday evening they would examine video footage from a protest at the shuttered Ledra Street crossing earlier in the day for possible...
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...
Woman tested for virus, students return home, more staff at crossing points (Update 6)
By Evie Andreou and Nick Theodoulou Tests were being run on Wednesday to confirm whether a woman, who had direct contact with a coronavirus...
Furore over ‘TRNC welcome sign’ at Ledra Street crossing
Unficyp on Monday said it was liaising with both sides in Cyprus to address security concerns and ensure the status quo was preserved after media...
Peace activists call for ‘immediate return’ to talks
PEACE activists from both sides of the divide converged at the Ledra Street crossing in the buffer zone in Nicosia on Thursday evening, demanding a...
Ledra Street paving being repaired between March 4-15
Nicosia Municipality announced on Wednesday it would be repairing the paving on Ledra Street from Monday, March 4 until March 15. Ledras, from its junction...
Two drug-related arrests at Ledra crossing, dairy items seized at Ayios Dhometios (Updated)
Two men were arrested at the Ledra Street crossing on Saturday afternoon after customs officers said they found one of the pair to be in...
Unite Cyprus Now to hold anti-extremism event
The Unite Cyprus Now peace platform will hold an event on Saturday at the Ledra Street/Lokmaci Buffer Zone against extremism and division, they announced on...
