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When the West offered Varosha: Inside the 1978 plan that shaped Cyprus history

By Panayiotis Papademetris In September 1977, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 414 on the Cyprus problem, expressing concern over...
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Occupation forces detain GC firefighter in Pyla buffer zone

A Greek Cypriot firefighter was briefly detained by Turkish Cypriot "police" in the UN buffer zone near Pyla on...
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Cyprus steps up Green Line surveillance with cameras and round-the-clock monitoring

Cyprus has significantly upgraded surveillance along the Green Line over the past three years, with modern cameras and audiovisual...
Politics

Occupying forces step up systematic incursions in buffer zone

Recent movements by occupying forces in the buffer zone are part of a systematic plan to expand occupied territory,...
Opinion

Turkish actions and the needed reaction

Since 1974, and particularly in recent times, the occupying power of Turkey has strongly contested the status of the...
Politics

Guterres has been pursuing Cyprus talks initiative since March, sources say

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has been working towards a new informal multilateral meeting on the Cyprus issue since March,...
Photos

President of the Republic meets Jean-Pierre Lacroix

President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides receives the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, at the Presidential...
Politics

Christodoulides sets buffer zone conditions as prerequisite for Cyprus talks (photos)

President Nikos Christodoulides has told a senior United Nations official that appropriate conditions on the ground, particularly in the...
Politics

UN deputy chief visits Pyla amid recent tensions before Christodoulides meeting

UN Deputy Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix will visit the Pyla area in the buffer zone early on Tuesday to assess...
Politics

UN initiative on Cyprus expected in July, Erhurman says

A new initiative by the UN Secretary-General on the Cyprus problem is expected in July, according to Turkish Cypriot...
Politics

Cyprus hails UN peacekeeping chief’s visit as sign of ‘undiminished’ commitment (photos)

Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday described the visit of UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix as significant,...
Politics

Top UN peacekeeping official visits Cyprus amid Pyla buffer zone tensions

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is in Cyprus to assess the situation along the buffer...
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UN peacekeepers remove Turkish farmer from Avlona buffer zone

UN peacekeepers intervened to remove a Turkish farmer from the buffer zone in Avlona on Sunday morning after he...
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