Tatar speaks out on UN peacekeeper’s buffer zone ‘punch’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said he will “defend the rights of the Turkish Cypriots to the end” in reaction to a “punch” thrown...
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The Pyla crisis, Unficyp and the UN
An evaluation of the latest problems to have arisen in the buffer zone The attack by Turkish Cypriots against members of Unficyp in the...
Two on bail after attempting to smuggle meat to north
Two men have been released on bail after being found in the buffer zone attempting to smuggle meat to the north. The pair will be...
Our View: Pyla must not become another zero-sum game
The government, understandably, is pleased with the reaction to the Turkish attempts to carry out construction work in the buffer zone. Not only did Unficyp...
Discussions continue over Pyla-Arsos road
High-level discussions regarding the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos are ongoing, representatives of the United Nations confirmed to the Cyprus Mail on...
Buffer zone incident sparks condemnation and calls for ‘drastic measures’ (Updated)
The violent incidents in the buffer zone where UN peacekeepers were attacked between the Pyla and Arsos villages, were widely condemned in Cyprus on Friday...
North announces intention to build ‘unauthorised’ road through buffer zone (Updated)
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis has condemned the north’s move to construct a road through the buffer zone between the villages of Pyla and Arsos. His...
Barbed wire along buffer zone set to be removed
Controversial barbed wire fencing along stretches of the buffer zone may start being removed in September, reports said on Tuesday. The news was welcomed by...
Foreign ministry: Turkish plane flew over the buffer zone
The foreign ministry said on Thursday evening it was aware of an incident involving a Turkish plane flying over the buffer zone. A ministry source...
Fire safety training in the buffer zone in Cyprus by UN peacekeepers
The UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus have begun their training on fire safety ahead of this year’s summer season. In a post on Twitter the...
