People crossing the Green Line checkpoints will no longer have to provide a negative Covid test to pass into North or South Cyprus. The rule change came into force earlier this week after Greek and Turkish Cypriot health experts reviewed the latest data. With Covid infection rates falling on both sides of the island, the […]
The British High Commission in Nicosia has issued a statement concerning new procedures from the Greek Cypriot-controlled Republic of Cyprus affecting British nationals in North Cyprus. From 1 October 2021, those living in or visiting the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus can cross freely across any Green Line check-point into South Cyprus as many times […]
The European Union is refusing to intervene in a row over South Cyprus suspending the Green Line Regulation for European citizens. Currently, visitors from EU countries and EU nationals resident in North Cyprus are prevented from crossing the Green Line border that divides the island into the Turkish North and the Greek South. Mustafa Akıncı, […]
The business community from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is expected to be out in force for a demonstration at the Metehan border crossing on Friday evening, 17 July. The protest, called by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO), is against a decision by the Greek Cypriot authorities to prevent foreign nationals from […]
Greek Cypriot authorities were slammed for preventing a bright young student from collecting her exam certificate. When Berilsu Meral, 15, a high school student at Bülent Ecevit Anadolu Lisesi, heard she had scored the highest mark in the world in her IGCSE Turkish exam, she was delighted. But her joy turned to frustration when the […]
From 30 Oct., the time on either side of the Green Line in Cyprus will be an hour apart. A decision by the TRNC Parliament on 8 Sept. to drop Daylight Saving Time (DST) means that unlike the South, clocks in the North will not be going back an hour this Sunday. The Turkish Cypriot […]
