President meets Spehar (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades met with UN Secretary-General special representative Elizabeth Spehar on Wednesday, ahead of the discussion on Unficyp’s mandate renewal. The meeting began at...
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TCs protest to UN over trenches dug by the GCs near Limnitis
The Turkish Cypriot side has protested to the UN over the placement by the Greek Cypriot side of trenches of portable heavy weapons near the...
Cypriot and Russia FMs discuss Cyprus, Unficyp
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Christodoulides spoke on the phone on Thursday, discussing the Cyprus issue, Unficyp and the Double Tax...
Security Council to convene on July 29 to extend Unficyp mandate
The Security Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday July 29 concerning the extension of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)....
EU and UN are losing patience
The dangers of saying ‘We’re alright, thank you’ By Christos Panayiotides “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what...
UN special representative to begin separate contacts with leaders
UN special representative Elizabeth Spehar is expected to begin talks with both leaders in July, it emerged on Friday, ahead of the UN secretary general’s report...
Coronavirus: Unficyp keeing a ‘close eye’ on crossings
United Nations peacekeeping forces (Unficyp) are keeping a close eye on the opening of the crossings, its spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Sunday. “Unficyp has...
Government investigating source of bad smell wafting over Nicosia
The environment department is investigating the cause of a strong smell in Nicosia with the help of the Unficyp and the Nicosia sewage board, an...
UN official ‘mishandled’ crossing point dispute
Government takes Elizabeth Spehar to task over lack of objectivity By Kyriacos Iacovides ELIZABETH Spehar, the UN special representative, mishandled the issue of the crossing...
Our View: Cyprus problem returns to the point-scoring 1980s
THERE has been an overpowering sense of déjà vu in the last week as the Cyprus issue was somehow returned to the 1980s. It was...
Cyprus sends letter of protest to UN’s Spehar over crossings (Updated)
The government on Friday said they sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar over the allegedly biased...
UN calls on TC side to clarify position on crossings (Update 2)
Unficyp on Wednesday expressed its concern over the situation with the crossings and the disruption it has caused to people from both communities. “It is...
Our View: Unficyp mandate welcomed as renews status quo
Cyprus’ permanent representative to the UN Andreas Mavroyiannis told the CyBC on Tuesday that the deliberations for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate had begun....
Unficyp stepping up patrols after explosion in Pyla damages bakery
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is stepping up patrols after the detonation of a small explosive device caused damages to a bakery...
Coronavirus: Unficyp ready to help over opening checkpoints
Unficyp on Thursday said it was ready to facilitate and support both sides with efforts to ease restrictions at crossing points when conditions allow. The...
Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriot side will deliver humanitarian aid to enclaved, Photiou says
Turkish Cypriot authorities will this week distribute humanitarian aid to enclaved Greek Cypriots and Maronites escorted by Unficyp staff, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on...
Coronavirus: no other Unficyp peacekeeper found positive
No other members of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus were found positive for coronavirus, contact tracing has showed, following confirmation of a case on Friday....
Coronavirus: first case among Unficyp personnel
Unficyp on Friday confirmed the first coronavirus case amongst its peacekeeping personnel. According to Unficyp, the staff member reported mild symptoms and was isolated immediately...
Coronavirus: all new Unficyp personnel will be placed in 14-day isolation
The UN Mission in Cyprus (Unficyp) has stepped up measures to protect peacekeepers, ensuring the continuity of UN operations and preventing the potential spread of...
Coronavirus: Unficyp steps up measures to protect peacekeepers
Unficyp on Friday said they stepped up measures to protect its peacekeepers, ensure continuity of UN operations in Cyprus and prevent the potential spread of...
