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Three treated for minor injuries and multiple vehicles ‘undriveable’ A UN peacekeeper was punched in the face while attempting to block the “unauthorised” construction of a road through the buffer ...

The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Colin Stewart, departs for the US on Monday where he is expected to brief ...

Cyprus is taking specific actions in relation to the illegal flight of a Turkish aircraft over Deneia, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. The incident concerns the illegal activity of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday will receive Colin Stewart, head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) to review efforts to restart negotiations on the Cyprus issue. The ...

Forty-seven areas on the island are still classified as dangerous due to landmines or other active remnants of war such as unexploded artillery shells, bombs and grenades, data reported on ...

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) on Friday said it was in touch with the foreign ministry after it released a statement expressing concerns about the force not ...

The president said on Thursday that he will not get involved in a blame game with Ankara over the Cyprus problem, as he met with UN officials ahead of key ...

The new US ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher met the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart on Thursday inside Nicosia’s buffer zone to ...

A senior United Nations official will visit Cyprus next month for discussions with the two leaders, reports said on Thursday. The purpose of the discussions will be to explore ways ...

The first batch of medicine will be leave for Syria on Thursday, to help victims affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and north Syria a few weeks ...

A meeting between Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu and the UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on issues surrounding the Cetinkaya football stadium located inside the buffer ...

The audacity of the Turkish Cypriot side knows no bounds, President Anastasiades said on Tuesday commenting on the renewal of the Unficyp mandate, which the north has condemned. On Monday, ...

The foreign ministry on Monday welcomed the decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for another year. It said the security council will continue ...

The mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) will from this week be extended for a period of one year instead of the usual six months, the Cyprus ...

Comments about the stance of the Greek Cypriot side, attributed to the UN Special Representative Colin Stewart during a meeting in New York, by Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeni Duzen, did ...

Cyprus on Friday delivered a demarche to the UN over statements attributed to Unficyp chief Colin Stewart blaming the Greek Cypriot side for the inaction on the Cyprus problem. A ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday ‘challenged’ UN Special Representative Colin Stewart to deny or confirm negative comments the latter allegedly made about the Greek Cypriot side, as the UN itself ...

The north will not be bystanders to Unficyp’s placement of barbed wiring to the entrance of Cetinkaya field, Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday, as a spat ...

The United Nations Security Council is expected at the end of January to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months, ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Friday said it was unacceptable that “subjective views” had been included in two UN reports by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that went “beyond objective facts”. “We ...

The scheduled inauguration of the Cetinkaya football club in the UN-controlled buffer zone did not go ahead as planned due to ongoing works, reports from the north said on Friday. ...

President Nicos Anastasides will brief King Charles III about the latest developments on the Cyprus problem during his visit in the UK next week, it was announced on Friday. The ...

Unficyp deals with an average of 10 incidents per day in and around the buffer zone, engaging with both sides to ensure there is no escalation, UN general secretary Antonio Guterres ...

The controversial reopening of the Cetinkaya football stadium in the buffer zone is expected this week despite efforts by the Greek side to suspend the works, Turkish Cypriot media reported ...