Second arrest after 18 migrants arrive on boat
Police arrested a second person following the arrival of a boat with illegal passengers off the coast of Famagusta on Saturday. He is reportedly a...
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Development projects the focus of interior ministry 2023 budget
A little over a third of the interior ministry’s budget for 2023 will go to development projects, as the administration works to push through a...
Man remanded after 18 migrants arrive on boat
A 24-year-old man was remanded in police custody on Sunday after a boat carrying 18 irregular migrants landed in the Famagusta area. A police statement...
Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Malta slam other EU countries for not sharing migrant ‘burden’
Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Malta on Saturday jointly criticised EU member states for not sharing the responsibility of hosting migrants, saying the four countries collectively...
Trafficker jailed for three and a half years
A 37-year-old man was been jailed for three and a half years on Tuesday for assisting the illegal entry of irregular migrants into the republic....
Another 70 arrest warrants issued in connection to Pournara clashes
Police in a Twitter post on Tuesday said 70 arrest warrants were issued on Monday in connection to the incidents at Pournara migrant reception centre...
‘Police cannot be everywhere’ official says after clashes at migrant camp
Police cannot be everywhere, head of the police branch of Isotita union Nicos Loizides said on Monday after Friday’s incidents at the Pournara migrant reception...
Interior Minister to sign agreement for €10 mln in Swiss aid over migrant flows
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris will on Monday sign an agreement in Switzerland, with the latter providing a financial contribution of €10 million to Cyprus for...
Police make one arrest in Pournara incident, 4 more arrests pending
Police on Sunday arrested one person in connection to Friday’s incidents at the Pournara migrant reception centre, to facilitate authorities with their investigations. Four more...
Clashes, fires break out at Pournara, some occupants flee camp (Update 3, photos & quotes)
Clashes broke out and fires were lit at an overcrowded reception centre for migrants in Cyprus on Friday, police and witnesses said, necessitating authorities to...
