Claims that residency permits granted in return for money
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris confirmed on Monday that investigations are underway into allegations that residency permits were granted in return for payments. Local media reported...
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Ministry says Kouklia community leader not sacked but ‘sidelined’
The interior ministry sought to clarify on Friday that the Kouklia community leader had not been sacked, as media reported the previous day, but he...
Council of Europe pressures government over treatment of migrants
The Council of Europe has called on Cyprus to justify its prevention of boats with migrants from arriving on the island, conditions at reception centres...
Geroskipou feels ‘singled out’, rejects merger with Paphos
Geroskipou municipality on Tuesday harangued Interior Minister Nicos Nouris for singling them out in his drive to implement local government reform willy-nilly, saying their own...
Decree bans new Syrian refugees from settling in Chlorakas
The interior ministry quietly issued a decree disallowing any more Syrian refugees from settling in the coastal village of Chlorakas in Paphos, as numbers were...
Kisa scrubbed from NGO registry, vows to carry on its work
Migrant support NGO Kisa has decried its deletion from a registry – effectively rendering it unlawful – and accused the interior minister of harassing the...
Government to house migrants in rented building
The cabinet on Wednesday approved renting a building to house undocumented migrants, as reception centres were full, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. In a...
Interior ministry has 1,413 citizenship applications pending
The interior ministry said Tuesday it had before it 1,413 pending applications as part of the controversial citizenship by investment programme that the government was...
Warning issued to those still advertising Cyprus’ citizenship scheme
The interior ministry warned Friday that advertising Cyprus’ citizenship scheme was prohibited and could mean a €350,000 fine for offenders or withdrawal of their licence...
Thousands of NGOs face purge if not properly registered, minister says
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday he would purge 5,000 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in the coming weeks if they did not properly register with...
