Syrian refugees arrive in north, two shot
A group of 30 Syrians arrived early on Thursday in the north by boat with two men being shot and injured whilst trying to escape...
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EU report highlights Cyprus’ high numbers of asylum seekers
Cyprus is among the EU member states that received more asylum applicants last year than during the migration crisis of 2015, according to the latest...
Broad support for government’s plan to curb illegal migration
Parties spanning the political spectrum appeared on Wednesday to throw their weight behind the interior ministry’s proposed bills to update the nation’s migration policy. Both...
UNHCR official to testify on underage sexual harassment claims at Pournara camp
A UNHCR representative is expected to testify on Wednesday following complaints emerged on Monday of sexual harassment of minors at the Pournara refugee camp in...
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...
Greece’s New Democracy opens offices in Cyprus (Updated)
The general-secretary of Greece’s New Democracy party, Giorgos Stergiou was in Cyprus on Wednesday for the opening of the party’s new offices within the building...
‘New form of dialogue needed in which civil society is key’ EU official says
The only way forward in Cyprus is to come up with a new form of dialogue, European Economic and Social Committee President Luca Jahier has...
Police take things up a notch in old Nicosia
Armed police in convoys of patrol cars and motorcycles poured into the narrow streets of Nicosia’s old city over the weekend as onlookers registered surprise...
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...
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...
