CYPRUS PROBLEM Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam brings over 30 years of military leadership experience to UNFICYP. Photo credit: @UNFICYP Facebook UN appoints Bangladeshi general as new peacekeeping force commander in Cyprus Newsroom António Guterres has selected Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam of Bangladesh to take on the role of Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). READ MORE
Quarantined Turkish Cypriots cross north Travelers under quarantine for 14 days check into hotels across divided island Newsroom 19/03/2020 | NEWS
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Eurovision 2020 cancelled amid Covid-19 pandemic It is the first time the event has not taken place since it began in 64 years ago Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
British High Commission issues FAQ responses for UK tourists With hotels across Cyprus set to shut their doors by Saturday and flights getting harder to find, the BHC issued responses ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Daughter of north Cyprus civil aviation chief attempts to escape quarantine in Turkey A Turkish prosecutor launched a probe into the escape attempt, which Turkish police were in on Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
