Airport a relic frozen in time (photos, video)
Nicosia’s old barren airport has remained as a decrepit relic frozen in time, which authorities attempt to upkeep when necessary, CNA reported on Saturday after receiving a guided tour ...
Our View: Government boycott of UN reception defies all belief
It defies belief that the Christodoulides government boycotted the reception held on Monday by Unficyp to mark the 60th anniversary of its arrival in Cyprus. No representative of the government ...
Now or never: solve the Cyprus problem, UN says
Political courage to solve the Cyprus problem is in short supply, the UN’s special representative Colin Stewart said on Wednesday, in an appeal for relevant actors to take the “...
‘We’re still working on it’ – diplomats on prospects for peace in Cyprus
Diplomats past and present convened on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and discuss prospects for peace in ...
Cyprus problem ‘is still solvable’
The Cyprus problem “is still solvable”, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s head Colin Stewart said on Monday.
Speaking at an event at the Ledra Palace hotel ...
Tatar decries UN Resolution 186 on Unficyp anniversary
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday decried the United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 on the anniversary of its passage.
The resolution, which passed through the Security Council on March 4, 1964, ...
President praises Unficyp’s 60-year role in peace building (Updated)
The significant role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) in efforts to “restore peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus,” was hailed on Monday by President Nikos ...
Our View: Unficyp’s days are surely numbered
Sixty years ago on Monday the UN Security Council hastily established Unficyp, for a period of three months, to deal with the inter-communal fighting that broke out just before Christmas 1963. ...
Unficyp ‘continues to injustice Turkish Cypriot people’
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) “is continuing to injustice the Turkish Cypriot people,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Saturday.
Speaking to the Anadolu Agency ahead ...
Urgent call to solve Cyprus problem on Unficyp’s 60-year anniversary
The UN peacekeeping force’s (Unficyp) 60-year presence in Cyprus serves as a sad and urgent call to “take the courageous steps needed” and move towards lasting peace, the force’...
Our View: Buffer zone solar park could become a mini-Cyprus problem
Concerns expressed by the government about the proposal of the European Commission for a bicommunal solar park in the buffer zone are perfectly justified. These were voiced after the EU ...
EU official discusses Cyprus problem with Unficyp
Director General of the European Commission’s DG Reform Mario Nava held a meeting with Special Representative and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart, ...
‘Future of Pyla road depends on the UN’
By Tom Cleaver and Iole Damaskinos
The future of the planned road between Pyla and Arsos depends entirely on the United Nations, the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said ...
UN Security Council urges de-escalation in Cyprus
Socio-economic inequalities in Cyprus risk “further estrangement” between both sides, the UN Security Council cautioned in its latest resolution renewing the mandate for the UN’s peacekeeping force (Unficyp) for ...
Tatar: UN resolution on Unficyp ‘biased’ (Updated)
By Tom Cleaver and Andria Kades
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday accused the United Nations Security Council of holding a “biased attitude” after it ratified Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ ...
Government welcomes UN’s resolution on Cyprus
Nicosia on Wednesday welcomed the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption of a resolution extending the peacekeeping (Unficyp) force in Cyprus, which also urged both sides to work towards returning ...
Cyprus takes offence over Stewart’s comments
The government took a swipe at the UN on Thursday, calling on it to be objective in the way it presents events and facts after it took offence by statements ...
Cuenderellar: Cyprob actors putting on new farce
A new announcement by Special Representative Colon Straightup of Ununited Nations Farce Institute of Cyprus (UNFICYP)
By Fahri Zihni
Cypriots have a proud history of extraordinary théâtre de la ...
Slovenia supports extending UN mission in Cyprus
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos was in Slovenia on Friday discussing the Cyprus problem and bilateral relations with his counterpart Tanja Fajon.
During a press conference, Fajon said she supports an ...
Stewart raised buffer-zone tensions with the two leaders
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, on Thursday expressed concerns about the increasing militarisation of the buffer zone and said that the latest report on ...
Guterres appoints new Unficyp force commander
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri of Mongolia as force commander of the United National Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp).
According to an announcement on Tuesday ...
Unficyp mandate to Cyprus up for annual renewal
The United Nations Security Council is expected soon to vote on the resolution for the renewal of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp), which expires on ...
President keeps mum about talk with Mitsotakis after Erdogan meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday kept mum about his conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following a visit to Athens by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Speaking after visiting the ...
Unficyp closely watching Turkish works in Dherynia
The UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) is closely monitoring works in Dherynia, which are being conducted by the ‘authorities’ in the north near the buffer zone, UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique said ...