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...
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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...
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...
Bicommunal event planned for Wednesday night
A number of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot organisations are to hold an event in the Nicosia buffer zone on Wednesday in support of the...
Human chain across the buffer zone
THE ‘Unify Cyprus Now’ organisation plans to form a human chain across the buffer zone near the Ledra street crossing point, on Saturday at 11...
Protest for leaders to ‘get the job done’
An event is being organised on Monday in the buffer zone at the end of Ledra Street, Nicosia in support of the settlement talks where...
Doing Christmas the Greek way
If you haven’t got plans yet for Christmas day and you fancy something a bit different than the usual turkey lunch, Christmas carols and movies,...
Keeping it in the family
North or south, Nicosia’s Old Town is history in a bowl. A stone-walled container crammed with churches, mosques, museums and other landmarks all proclaiming a...
Brit caught smuggling
A British national who attempted to smuggle tobacco and cigarettes from the north was on Tuesday hit with a hefty fine after having the duty...
Rents fall in former high-end shopping hubs
Retail rentals on Makarios Avenue and Stasikratous in Nicosia have fallen to €20-€25 per square metre, which is €10 cheaper per square metre than Ledra...
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...
H&M moving into Debenhams Ledra (Update)
Retail giant Shacolas Group, operator of the retail chains Debenhams and Ermes, said that it will terminate the use of the Shacolas Tower in Nicosia’s...
Dual visits cause frenzy on old town’s streets
By Andria Kades The crossing over by both leaders to each side of the capital on Saturday caused a bit of a frenzy with people...
‘Together we create the future’ (Update 3 including slideshow)
By Angelos Anastasiou President Nicos Anastasiades crossed to the north on Saturday to have a coffee with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who also reciprocated...
Post office on Ledra Street to close
The Phaneromeni post office branch at the end of Ledra Street will termite operations from April 20, the postal services said on Monday. “As from...
Human chain across Ledra Street checkpoint for peace
A human chain stretching from south to north Nicosia through the Ledra Street checkpoint will take place on Monday. The bi-communal event, called ‘Peace Meeting...
War breaks out over Phaneromeni square
By Constantinos Psillides A WAR has broken out between youths that hang out at Phaneromeni square in the old town of Nicosia and the ever-increasing...
Old trades boosted as people count their pennies
By Zoe Christodoulides IT’S A DAY much like the rest at a buzzing Nicosia coffee shop as a middle aged man stops to greet a...