UN concerned over disruption to crossings
Unficyp said on Thursday it was concerned over the ongoing disruption caused to people on both sides due to the temporary closure of four crossing...
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Akinci will write to UN chief about closure of crossings
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Wednesday he would send a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over the decision of the Greek Cypriot...
Government expects positive outcome to Spitfire café spat
Nicosia municipality may be able to resume shoring up the derelict Spitfire café in the buffer zone shortly, government spokesman Kyriakos Kousios said on Monday....
UN official hopes leaders will return to talks with sense of urgency
The UN secretary general’s special representative in Cyprus and head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island, Elizabeth Spehar, expressed hope on Thursday that...
Crans-Montana brought Cyprus to brink of a settlement, former UN official says
Negotiations at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in the summer of 2017 brought both sides in Cyprus to the brink of a settlement, according to...
UNSG closely watching EEZ developments ‘with concern’
The UN Secretary-General is closely monitoring the developments in Cyprus’ EEZ with concern, his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq has said. Haq made the statement when...
Nicosia municipality shores up landmark Green Line cafe
Nicosia municipality on Wednesday started work to shore up a building that used to house the Spitfire coffeeshop at Paphos Gate prior to the 1974...
UN approves renewal of Unficyp mandate (updated)
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted resolution 2506 extending the Unficyp mandate for another six months. The resolution adoption comes after intense behind-the-scenes...
Guterres recommends extension of Unficyp mandate (Updated)
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended the extension of the UN peace-keeping force’s mandate for six more months, until July 31 2020,...
Cyprus wants clear positions from EU on Turkey-Libya accord
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades expects “clear positions” from Cyprus’ EU partners as regards the agreement between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime areas, government...
Two leaders will attend UN event on Tuesday
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will attend a UN event on Tuesday at the Ledra Palace hotel in Nicosia. The event...
Athens tells Ankara hubris is the choice of those who can’t accept their own history (Update 1)
The maritime delimitation agreement between Turkey and Libya has no value, the Greek foreign ministry has said in response to Ankara’s announcement on Saturday that...
UNSG’s report on Good Offices Mission out on Friday
The UN Secretary-General`s report on his mission of good offices in Cyprus will come out on Friday, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday, asking the press...
Torture issues in Cyprus to be reviewed by the UN
The UN Committee against Torture is due to review issues that have arisen in Cyprus on November 15 and 18 during its upcoming session. The...
UK hopes Berlin meeting will pave the way for the resumption of talks
The UK remains committed, as a guarantor power, to supporting the Cyprus peace process, a spokesperson of the Foreign Office has said. The spokesperson told...
Anastasiades briefs Greek PM on document for Guterres
President Nicos Anastasiades briefed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the document the Greek Cypriot side prepared in response to a request by the UN...
Tatar says Akinci should not be trusted with Berlin meeting
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minster’ Ersin Tats said on Sunday that Mustafa Akinci should not attend the meeting with the UN Secretary-General and President Nicos Anastasiades...
Turkey’s stance ahead of Berlin meeting ‘remains to be seen’ spokesman says
It remains to be seen whether the Turkish side will abandon its intransigent stance by the time the leaders meet with UN chief Antonio Guterres...
Turkey’s letter to UN ‘will not go unanswered’
Turkey’s letter to the UN claiming among other things that Greek Cypriots carried out armed ethnic cleansing against Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974 is...
Guterres calls leaders to Berlin meeting on November 25
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to a meeting in Berlin on November 25, the...
