Middle Eastern countries

UN calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus

The UN Security Council on Monday called unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots inside the UN buffer zone dividing Cyrus a violation of the status quo that is contrary to council resolutions and it condemned their assault on UN peacekeepers.

UN says it will block road construction that would encroach on a buffer zone in divided Cyprus

The UN mission in ethnically divided Cyprus said Thursday it will block construction by Turkish Cypriots of a road that would encroach on a UN-controlled buffer zone and likely raise tensions on the Mediterranean island nation.

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