Green line barbed wire set to be expanded to Athienou
The government seems set on expanding the controversial barbed wire being erected along stretches of the buffer zone with works set to begin in Athienou....
migration
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...
Cyprus and India sign letter of intent for migration partnership
Cyprus and India on Thursday signed a letter of intent for a ‘migration and mobility partnership’, initiating the process for an eventual agreement on migration...
Indian foreign minister to visit
India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is to visit on Thursday where a series of agreements are to be signed, ranging from migration and military cooperation...
North deports 4,000 irregular migrants in seven months
In the last seven months, a total of 4,000 irregular migrants have been deported from the breakaway state in the north, according to the “minister...
Cyprus ‘disappointed’ at EU delay in tackling weaponisation of migrants, 21,000 arrivals in 2022 (Updated)
Cyprus was disappointed that no agreement was reached in Brussels on Friday with regard to a proposed regulation to address situations of instrumentalisation in the...
Cyprus touts itself as alternative energy corridor at Euromed, Turkey slapped over provocations
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said it was a necessary condition to strengthen the cooperation of the nine Mediterranean states, in order to turn the...
EU officials tour Green Line, shown source of migrant flow
The interior ministry on Friday sought to demonstrate to EU partners how the UN buffer zone is the source of the problem where migration flows...
Applications for 300 Green Line policing jobs falls short of target
As a November 23 deadline approaches, the number of applications for 300 jobs policing the island’s 180-km long buffer zone against irregular migration has fallen...
Majority of Cypriots feel ‘anxious, dissatisfied and angry’ – poll
Over 90 per cent want to see a cap on migration The vast majority of Cypriots, more than two thirds, feel dissatisfied, anxious and angry...
