Minister heads off Turkish Cypriot criticism of buffer zone razor wire
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris defended a decision to install razor wire along the buffer zone to stop migrants from crossing, challenging Turkish Cypriot detractors to...
Illegal migration
Bill seeks 15 years jail for helping illegal migrants enter Republic
Parliament on Monday wrapped up discussion of a bill providing for severe penalties – criminal and otherwise – to persons or legal entities aiding and...
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...
Flyers critical of Nicosia armed patrols taken down
Authorities on Monday removed flyers criticising the government decision to introduce armed patrols in the old part of Nicosia. The flyers, plastered all over the...
Five Afghans, including baby, drown trying to reach Greece from Turkey (Updated with Video)
By Melih Aslan and Ayla Jean Yackley Five Afghans, including two children and a six-month old baby, drowned in the Aegean overnight trying to reach...
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Med as crisis grows
By Gavin Jones More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean in last 24 hours, the Italian...