Two sides exchange murder suspects
Suspects wanted in connection with two murders on both sides of the divide were exchanged on Thursday between the south and north of the island
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Grain growers seeking arrest warrants over Deneia ‘crop-stealing’
The Pancyprian Organisation of Grain Producers (POS) has called on the government to issue arrest warrants against the Turkish Cypriot farmers they have accused of
Unficyp battling to keep the peace as tensions rise in Denia (Updated)
Unficyp on Friday said the peacekeeping force was dealing with heightened tensions in Denia after agricultural machinery entered from the north side of the buffer
Unficyp marks UN peacekeepers’ day
The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) during a special ceremony on Wednesday marked 71 years since the first-ever peacekeeping mission to the Middle East
Anastasiades tells Spehar Unficyp’s presence necessary in view of Turkish provocations
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday stressed to UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar the need for Unficyp to remain especially as Turkish
President to meet with UN representative in Cyprus on Friday
President Nicos Anastasiades will receive on Friday morning the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar. In statements to CNA, UN spokesperson in
Spehar to meet both leaders to discuss Unficyp report
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar has asked to hold meetings with the two leaders to listen to their views on
Eighteen suspected landmine areas identified for clearing, UN says
Eighteen suspected hazardous areas, which may be contaminated with mines, have been identified in Cyprus for clearing as part of confidence-building measure on demining agreed
Russia says ready to send troops to Unficyp
Russia has expressed readiness to send up to five officers from its armed forces to serve in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp), the
President won’t predict how close Turkish side is to agreement
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday he hopes that during political consultations on the international aspects of the Cyprus problem between Turkey and Greece in
Mavroyiannis to remain negotiator alongside new UN post
The government on Friday announced that Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis would assume duties as Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN in New York but would remain
Unficyp’s new Force Commander visits CMP lab
Major-General Cheryl Pearce from Australia, Unficyp’s new Force Commander, on Wednesday visited the CMP Anthropological Laboratory. She was briefed by the three Members on CMP’s
UN soldiers finally give up on calling Ledra Palace home
By Jean Christou The British contingent of the United Nations peacekeepers in Cyprus (Unficyp) has almost finished setting up its new camp on the grounds
UN accused of bias over bicommunal football match venue
The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Wednesday criticised the UN for not changing the venue of the bicommunal football match in Pyla on Tuesday because
Denia community leader says farmers threatened again in buffer zone
The community leader of Denia village located in the Nicosia buffer zone said on Monday that armed Turkish soldiers threatened farmers over the weekend who had
Passing the buck as heritage decays
The collapsed Ayios Iacovos church is more a victim of the Cyprob than the weather By Agnieszka Rakoczy FOR THE last two weeks, social media
SBA steps into Strovilia fuss
The British High Commission said Friday it has erected a barrier to prevent smuggling in a disputed zone in the Famagusta district, as reports suggested
Tensions rise over Strovilia violations by Turkish military
The government said on Thursday it was in contact with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding recent tensions in the Strovilia area,
Cyprus welcomes Unficyp renewal, accuses Ankara of trying to create confusion
The absence of a solution to the Cyprus problem was on Turkey, which is obstructing the process because it has other plans, the government
Unficyp mandate set to be adopted for another six months
The United Nations Security Council agreed on Tuesday on a draft resolution to renew the Unficyp mandate for another six months, while the final resolution
