More migrants enter via the north
Twenty-one illegal migrants were found in Kato Pyrgos Tillyrias early on Saturday, police said, after a boat was spotted in the sea off Cape Arnaoutis,...
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Arrest after arrival of more irregular migrants
Police have arrested a foreign national in connection with the arrival of 15 irregular migrants in Kato Pyrgos in the early hours of Saturday. Authorities...
Two arrested for smuggling 13 irregular migrants
Police arrested two persons around midnight suspected of trafficking irregular migrants from Syria to Cyprus. According to police, a boat brought a group of 13...
Coronavirus: Isolated Pyrgos in despair as residents cut off from rest of island (updated)
A team of nurses will be dispatched to Kato Pyrgos village in the Tylliria region to test people for coronavirus free of charge, the government...
18 migrants arrive in Kato Pyrgos
Eighteen Syrian migrants arrived in the Kato Pyrgos area through the north on Thursday morning. According to police, the male migrants were spotted at 1.30am...
Tylliria: beautiful, remote, struggling
In August the region around Kato Pyrgos springs into life as a popular holiday spot for Cypriots. The rest of the year, the villages are...
Kato Pyrgos residents seek special arrangements for checkpoints after new measures from the north (Update 2)
The government is taking steps with the UN and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to try resolve issues caused by the new entry measures announced...
Coronavirus: Unficyp seek clarity over TC crossing measures (updated)
Unficyp said on Tuesday it was engaging with the Turkish Cypriot side to clarify the situation at the Limnitis crossing point, after the new arrangements...
Two investigators appointed to look into why ambulance was denied crossing
The police watchdog has appointed two investigators to examine a complaint against authorities for reportedly blocking an ambulance access to a crossing, according the independent...
Aftermath of Ledra St protests highlight divisions over checkpoint closures
Police on Thursday confirmed two more persons were arrested and charged with participating in an illegal gathering over the closed-checkpoints’ protest in Nicosia last Saturday...
