Government failing the public’s-right-to-know test
From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information...
Asylum Service
First six of 509 refugees from Europe due in Cyprus on Thursday
Cyprus was on Thursday expecting to receive the first group of refugees, six people, as part of its obligations to accept a total of 509...
Government officials at Akrotiri to interview refugees
By Evie Andreou The next steps in the handling of the 114 refugees who arrived Wednesday morning on board two boats at Lady’s Mile beach,...
Russian woman faces extradition despite claiming asylum
The Cyprus government plans to extradite a Russian asylum seeker back to Russia on Thursday following a Supreme Court ruling despite international and European rules,...
Cyprus 10th in EU last year for asylum applications
By Annette Chrysostomou Out of all EU countries, Cyprus ranked 10th in the number of applications – almost 2,000 – it received for international protection,...