{"id":"n_ikraziwxy4bd3whm74ea","seq":9117330,"kind":"article","title":"Cyprus leaders agree to open new border crossings and future talks","url":"https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/cyprus-leaders-agree-open-new-border-crossings-and-future-talks","summary":"By Yiannis Kourtoglou NICOSIA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed on Monday to open two new border crossings, coordinate on emergency responses and share archival materials as part of a UN-backed effort to resume peace talks after nearly a decade of deadlock. That brought the number of open crossings on the divided Mediterranean island to 11, according to media in Cyprus.","published":"2026-11-09T16:46:42Z","seen":"2026-11-09T16:57:12Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-al-monitor-com-603c5b","name":"al-monitor.com","domain":"al-monitor.com"},"via":"kite-al-monitor-com-603c5b","topics":["middle-east"],"entities":[{"id":"Q229","name":"Cyprus","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_h2qpafuh2uiqkvitatjq","category":"politics","category_p":0.84,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.23,"political":0.95}