More than 1,300 migrants brought ashore in Italy after multiple rescues
More than 1,300 migrants have been rescued in three separate operations off the southern tip of Italy, the coastguard said on Saturday, two weeks after...
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Cyprus appeals for more EU border agency staff on island
An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow. The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing...
People smuggler jailed for 18 months
A 40-year-old man found guilty of people smuggling migrants to Cyprus was sentenced to a year-and-a-half in jail by the Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday....
Two jailed for human trafficking
Two men have been jailed for almost two years on human trafficking charges, the police announced on Friday. The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court ruled the two...
Two and a half year prison sentence for aiding illegal entry
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court on Monday, after finding him guilty of...
Three drown, many feared missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
Three people drowned and more than a dozen were believed to be missing in the second migrant shipwreck off Greece this week, authorities said on...
Many Turkish people who migrated to European countries worse off than those who stayed at home
By Sebnem Eroglu Many people migrate to another country to earn a decent income and to attain a better standard of living. But my recent...
Scale of migration issue stems from Cyprus’ division
2022 in review: more migrants are coming than are being processed or sent back and authorities can’t keep up Migration is a polarising topic, although...
48 migrants ‘voluntarily relocate’ to Germany
The interior ministry on Monday sent 48 international protection seekers from Cyprus to Germany, as part of a pilot programme on voluntary relocation. The ministry...
Arrest after migrants arrive at Cape Greco
Police have arrested a 46-year-old man after a further 18 irregular migrants were picked up in Cape Greco shortly after midnight on Sunday morning. According...
