EU citizens stymied by restrictions on crossing points
For Iwona, single mother of a nine-year-old, it was supposed to be the holiday of a lifetime. In late June, over coffee with friends, she...
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Ledra Street opening is a political decision, scientific expert says
Whether the Ledra Street checkpoint in Nicosia reopens is solely a political decision, though the epidemiological situation looks good in both the north and in...
Coronavirus: Bicommunal meeting looks at Ledra street, migrants
The Turkish Cypriot side raised the issue of reopening the Ledra street crossing during a teleconference on Tuesday of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health...
Man sought in connection with Ledra Street murder
Police are searching for a 29-year-old man in connection with the murder which took place in Nicosia on Sunday. In a bulletin on Friday, police...
Police to step up patrols in Nicosia old town after fatal stabbing (Update 3)
Police will be stepping up patrols on the old town of Nicosia following an altercation on Sunday evening in the Ledra Street area, which left...
‘The crossings have to open’
Without the lifeline offered by tourists and Greek Cypriots traders in the centre of north Nicosia say they can hardly scrape by as they preside...
Coronavirus: heart of the capital begins to wake up but mood is gloomy
Doubt, rent worries and uncertainty were the words on the lips of Nicosia shop owners as a staggered reopening began islandwide on Monday. A common...
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...
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...
