Irregular migration up 86 per cent
Between January and April this year over 9,000 people were detected on the Eastern Mediterranean migratory route with half of these concerning Cyprus, the European...
Irregular migration
New bill seeks to hire 300 officers to police migrant flows on Green Line
The interior and justice ministries are requesting that 300 contract police officers be hired for up to 28 months as the state steps up its...
Emba residents in protest over ‘huge’ numbers of refugees
A group of Emba residents on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the government handle the levels of refugee settlement in the community following a violent...
Disy leader suggests paying families to host Ukrainians
The government could consider subsidising Cypriot families to host Ukrainian refugees, currently being offered accommodation at local hotels, Disy president Averof Neophytou suggested on Tuesday....
244 per cent rise in irregular migrant arrivals
Irregular migrant arrivals to Cyprus surged 244 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, Frontex, the EU’s border control agency said...
Nouris presses for more EU support on migration issue (updated)
Inability to exercise effective control of the green line due to its length is the most serious problem Cyprus faces as regards migratory flows, the...
Ban on third-country nationals via north in push to curb irregular migration (Updated)
Host of new regulations will include tougher checks on everyone The cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment which will ban third-country nationals from crossing into...
Syrian remanded for people trafficking was already wanted by police (Updated)
Famagusta district court remanded a 28-year-old Syrian for eight days on Friday in connection with a case of assisting third-country nationals entering the republic. The...
Boat with 122 migrants lands at Paralimni
A boat carrying 122 migrants, most of them from Syria, spotted sailing six nautical miles off Cavo Greco was rescued on Wednesday afternoon and taken...
Ministers and MPs discuss ways of curbing irregular migration
The increasing influx of irregular migrants will hatch into a full-blown crisis if left unaddressed, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday following a closed-door...
