UN official due in Cyprus next week (Updated)
Issues related to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) will be at the centre of the visit next week by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who ...
UN’s Stewart ‘optimistic’ about Pyla understanding
The Pyla agreement reached between the two sides is an incredibly positive win-win development which can serve as the model for negotiations going forward, UN special representative Colin Stewart told ...
Work begins on Pyla-Arsos road
Work began on the road between Pyla and Arsos on Monday, with crews entering the buffer zone and marking the road’s path on the ground.
Two teams of construction ...
US State department welcomes Pyla mutual understanding
The United States State Department said on Thursday it “welcomes” the mutual understanding found to solve the dispute surrounding the buffer zone village of Pyla and construct a road from ...
Construction to begin on Pyla-Arsos road after ‘mutual understanding’ found (Update 2)
Construction on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos is set to begin later this month after a “mutual understanding” was found to solve the buffer zone dispute ...
Turkey calls for written agreement between north and Unficyp
Turkey’s National Security Council on Thursday called for a written agreement between the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ and the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding relations between ...
Unficyp: we’re not leaving the Ledra Palace hotel
Unficyp said on Thursday they have no intention of abandoning the Ledra Palace hotel, and that no official request has been filed by majority stakeholder – the church – despite Archbishop Georgios ...
Pyla-Arsos road construction continues outside buffer zone
Construction work on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos resumed on Thursday, with works taking place outside the buffer zone near Arsos.
Rumours surfaced among Turkish Cypriot ...
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 by a UN peacekeeper at ...
UN investigating ‘punch’ thrown by peacekeeper
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is investigating an incident in which a peacekeeper threw a punch at a Turkish Cypriot soldier in Nicosia on Monday.
The incident ...
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 buffer zone last month highlights their ...
Slovakia celebrates 30 years of diplomatic relations with Cyprus
The Slovak embassy in Nicosia celebrated the central European nation’s Constitution Day and 30 years of diplomatic relations between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Cyprus with an event ...
‘Solution found’ in Pyla road saga
A solution has been found to the controversial plan to create a road between Pyla and Arsos, Politis newspaper said on Friday.
The daily claims the meetings held between the ...
British UN peacekeepers to raise funds for Nicosia dog shelter
British UN peacekeepers are set to undertake 24 workouts in 24 hours to raise funds for the Nicosia dog shelter on September 8.
A number of the peacekeepers volunteer at the shelter during ...
Polarisation efforts go against majority’s will for reunification, president says (updated)
Those who seek to create tension and a negative climate do not reflect the desire of the overwhelming majority of Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reunite the island, President Nikos ...
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 soldiers become involved in a ...
Government ‘closely monitoring’ Pyla situation
The government is “closely monitoring” the situation in Pyla, according to its spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
He added that President Nikos Christodoulides and the Cypriot foreign minister were “constantly making diplomatic ...
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 Tuesday.
The discussions follow last ...
Russia finally condemns Pyla violence (Update 5)
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to express its deep concern over the developments in Pyla, according to CyBC’s reporter in New York.
Just hours before the ...
Congressman asks Biden to ensure Pyla crisis is ‘meaningfully addressed’ by UN
Greek-American Congressman John Sarbanes said on Sunday he believed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was responsible for the attack against UN peacekeepers in Pyla.
The congressman has asked US President Joe ...
UNSC to discuss situation in buffer zone during closed session on Monday (Update)
The situation at the buffer zone in Pyla remains calm, Unficyp spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Sunday morning, two days after a violent altercation against UN peacekeeping forces.
“Everything is ...
Turkish Cypriot police say multiple officers injured in Pyla incident
The Turkish Cypriot police said on Saturday morning that multiple officers had been taken to hospital following the incident which took place in Pyla on Friday.
They said that a ...
US citizens advised to reconsider travel to north after Pyla incident -embassy
The US embassy in Cyprus on Friday advised Americans against travelling to the north citing the recent violent incident in the buffer zone.
Due to the escalation of events in ...
Britain, France and the US strongly condemn Pyla attack on UN personnel
Three permanent member countries of the UN Security Council on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the attack on UN peacekeepers in Pyla.
The British High Commission, the French Embassy, ...