Thousands of migrants converge under Texas bridge, posing new challenge for Biden
Thousands of migrants have converged under the bridge that connects Del Rio, Texas and Mexico’s Ciudad Acuña, creating a makeshift camp with few basic services...
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Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help
Greece would seek to block a potential wave of Afghan asylum-seekers fleeing Taliban rule and needs more European Union help on migrant issues, the prime...
Fifteen migrants arrive at Pyrgos
Fifteen migrants, all male, arrived at Kato Pyrgos by boat early on Saturday, police said. The migrants were spotted in the area at 1.50am. Police...
Search continues for migrant who jumped overboard
A search was continuing on Wednesday to locate a migrant who jumped from a boat on Sunday off Paralimni after marine police intercepted a vessel...
Arrest warrant issued for suspected people smuggler
Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old man who is wanted on suspicion of trafficking migrants from Lebanon. According to police, the...
Search continues for migrant who leapt overboard (Updated)
A group of 88 migrants spotted off the coast of Famagusta on Sunday afternoon have been sent back to Lebanon, police said on Monday. One...
‘Don’t leave Afghan people alone,’ refugee in Greece pleads
Elena, an Afghan asylum seeker who lives in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, worries about friends and family back home after...
Merkel warned Germany can’t repeat 2015 migrant influx over Afghanistan
By Andreas Rinke Germany must urgently evacuate up to 10,000 people from Afghanistan for whom it has responsibility, Chancellor Angela Merkel told party colleagues, warning...
Cyprus to return migrants from Lebanon
Fourteen migrants, including two children, who were spotted in a vessel late on Wednesday in the sea off Cape Greco in Akrotiri are expected to...
European ministers offer migrant support for Cyprus
Cyprus’ ongoing migration issues were outlined by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris in Slovenia on Friday during a meeting with several of his European counterparts. During...
18 migrants found in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias
Eighteen migrants arrived in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias early on Friday, with police investigating whether they arrived through the north. The new arrival concerns 14 men,...
Rescue boat with hundreds of migrants on board asks EU to find it a port
A charity group asked the European Union on Tuesday to find a port where it can dock to disembark hundreds of migrants it has rescued...
22 migrants found in Limnitis area
Twenty-two migrants, including five women and four children, arrived in the Limnitis area, police said early on Tuesday. After the migrants were spotted in Kato...
Migrants sent back to Lebanon, police say
A boat with 58 migrants, including 18 children, that arrived at Cape Greco on Thursday has been sent back to Lebanon, police said on Friday....
New project to facilitate integration of migrants
A new EU-funded project has been launched in Cyprus to facilitate the integration of migrants in a range of areas including participation, education, cultural and...
Migrant boat spotted off Cape Greco
Authorities are tracking a boat loaded with about 70 migrants off Cape Greco, it was reported on Thursday afternoon. A coast guard vessel was dispatched...
Ten arrested in north trying to cross into Republic
Ten migrants who were attempting to make their way into the Republic from the north were arrested by Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday. The migrants...
High tech vehicles in SBAs to tackle illegal migration and smuggling
Sovereign Base Area authorities have taken delivery of four specialised patrol vehicles that will contribute to efforts to tackle illegal migration and smuggling along its...
13 migrants found inside truck at Famagusta port
Thirteen Syrian migrants were found on Sunday morning inside a truck from Turkey that had docked at Famagusta port in the north. According to the...
UN: EU has its share of blame for Med migrant deaths
The European Union is partly to blame for deaths of migrants taking boats across the Mediterranean due to unanswered distress calls, obstruction of humanitarian rescue efforts, and...