Cyprus to lobby EU over irregular migration
Intense discussions are taking place in Cyprus over what it expects from the EU’s proposed new migration policy, with the government insisting the Republic is overburdened.
Foreign Minister Nikos ...
Asylum seekers at Pournara protest over living conditions
Hundreds of asylum seekers staying in the Pournara reception centre protested on Monday over delays in their application process and what they described as the inhumane living conditions in the ...
MPs propose compromise over third-country students
The House education committee plans to propose to the government to introduce sanctions on colleges whose third-country students abandon them as a compromise to a visa clampdown imposed a few ...
UN agency calls for decongestion of migrant camp after brawl (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and Evie Andreou
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on Wednesday for the Pournara migrant reception centre to be decongested after a 600-person brawl ...