Asylum seekers wrongly being deprived of the right to obtain a driving licence
By Alexia Solomonidou On September 9 the Road Transport Department (TOM) posted a new circular stating that the letter confirming receipt of an application for...
Asylum seekers
Private colleges say they’re scapegoats for asylum mess
Private colleges on Thursday called on the government to rescind the measures on students from third-countries that aimed at tackling the numbers of asylum seekers,...
Minister pledges investigation into reports of sexual harassment at Pournara camp (Updated)
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday a claim that youths had been sexually harassed at a migrant reception centre would be investigated, as he...
Raft of measures to curb migration flow (Updated)
A raft of measures to curb the migration flow, including toughening entry rules for foreign students, clamping down on sham marriages and creating a list...
Vast majority of asylum seekers are Syrian says UNHCR
THE UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report, which comes two days ahead of World Refugee Day marked on June 20, shows that an unprecedented 79.5 million...
Protest outside Pournara reception centre ‘a concern’ for interior ministry
The interior ministry on Tuesday called a protest held by members of political movement Antifa Nicosia outside the migrant centre in Kokkinotrimithia a day earlier...
Coronavirus: UNHCR pleased with improved living conditions of asylum seekers
The UNHCR office in Cyprus said on Monday they are pleased that steps are being taken to improve the living conditions of asylum seekers. They...
Coronavirus: no plans for mass testing of migrants
Concerns over foreign nationals living in cramped conditions was one of the issues raised at Wednesday’s daily health ministry briefing, but there are currently no...
Coronavirus: Asylum seekers can now apply to work in agriculture
Asylum seekers can now apply for seasonal work in agriculture, the labour ministry said Tuesday, as part of measures to boost the sector while restrictions...
Anastasiades concerned by deliberate ‘efforts to alter Cyprus’ demographic character’ (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said the flow of migrants from Turkey was concerning and suggested it could be a deliberate attempt to alter the...
Plans for closed centres for asylum seekers to curb illegal migration
Interior Minister Nikos Nouris on Monday said the government was preparing a new policy to curb illegal migration to Cyprus where migrants make up 3.8...
Colleges face losses over foreign student clampdown
Private colleges complained on Wednesday that they are facing serious financial losses in the wake of new controls over how many third country national students...
Proposal on Green Line movement to be viewed by Council of Ministers
Interior Minister Costantinos Petrides is to present a proposal to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday regarding the alteration of the Green Line regulation to...
Over 8,000 domestic workers unaccounted for, no clue as to their whereabouts
Around 8,500 domestic workers have been reported missing by their employers, the House ethics committee heard on Wednesday, saying it would investigate the issue. Although...
Cyprus could have 100,000 asylum seekers in just five years says minister
The number of asylum seekers in Cyprus is set to exceed 3.5 per cent of the population, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday, adding...
Greece moves more migrants to mainland as arrivals increase
Authorities in Greece moved more asylum-seekers to the mainland on Tuesday as part of a strategy to reduce the refugee population on outlying islands after...
EU commissioner pledges support for asylum seekers
The EU commissioner for migration has expressed his support to Cyprus after the island received 6,759 applications for asylum in the first six months of...
Minister appeals for EU help to cope with spiralling asylum claims
Warning that Cyprus has reached its limit, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides, has urged all EU member states to submit their pledges for relocating 5,000 asylum...
Cyprus to demand EU relocates ‘significant number’ of island’s asylum seekers
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides is sending a formal letter to the EU and Commission counterparts asking that a significant number of refugees under asylum protection...
More reception centres to deal with increased asylum seekers
The interior ministry will create one or two more refugee reception centres catering for 1,000 persons to respond to the increased migration flow, Minister Constantinos...
