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...
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Cypriots’ positive view of EU rises, climate change not a major concern
A new Eurobarometer survey released on Monday shows Cyprus is the EU member state where the positive image of the EU has increased the most....
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...
Trump administration sets ‘new bar’ for immigrants seeking asylum
The Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum...
Trump to discuss immigration with Guatemalan president at White House on Monday
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the White House on Monday for talks on immigration and security, the White...
Cyprus has second highest emigration rate in EU
Cyprus has the second highest emigration rate in the EU, and the third highest immigration rate, according to a newly published Eurostat report. The highest...
Dental checks on child migrants show more than half were adults
By Evie Andreou Over half of more than 100 asylum seekers claiming to be unaccompanied minors who have been tested, were found to be adults...
Our View: Treatment of north-bound tourists at airport ‘unacceptable’
The strong reaction of Russia’s foreign ministry over the treatment of one of its nationals by the Cyprus immigration police at Larnaca airport was not...
Trump threatens to shut border as migrants head for Mexico
President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to deploy the military and close the southern US border if Mexico does not halt a caravan of Central America migrants...
‘Please release my Dad’
By Bejay Browne The father of a baby that underwent a life-saving operation in Israel in 2013 after the minister of health stepped in, is...
Unhcr says migrant inflow manageable but readiness plan needed
By George Psyllides THE UN high commission for refugees (Unhcr) said Thursday the situation in Cyprus concerning migrant inflows is manageable at present, despite the...
Accused killer of Iowa college student appears in court
A 24-year-old farm worker accused of killing an Iowa college student who vanished while jogging made a first court appearance on Wednesday as the case reignited a...
Judge orders migrants returned to US amid deportation flight
A federal judge on Thursday ordered an immigrant mother and daughter brought back to the United States after learning during a court hearing that the...
‘Baby Zoe’s’ father arrested by immigration, despite valid work permit
By Bejay Browne THE father of a baby who was treated in Israel in 2013 in a life-saving operation after the minister of health stepped...
Hungary to quit UN migration pact shunned by Washington
Hungary will quit a UN migration pact before its final approval, it said on Wednesday, calling the agreement a “threat to the world”. The Global...
US military may house immigrant kids amid Trump policy confusion
The US military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump‘s efforts to...
Three remands and 11 arrests for illegal entry
Three people were remanded at district courts on Saturday, while another 11 were arrested by police for illegal entry into Cyprus. Police said that during...
225 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in 2017
Some 225 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in Cyprus last year, according to the latest Eurostat report made public on Wednesday. The report said that...
Trying to end scandal, May appoints Javid as interior minister
Britain‘s Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as her new interior minister on Monday, elevating the former banker to try to draw a line under an...
Asylum-seekers at real risk of homelessness
A “disturbingly high” number of asylum-seekers in Cyprus are facing risk of homelessness, destitution and desperation because of critical shortcomings in the national asylum and...
