EU action plan needed to ‘curb illegal migration’ to Cyprus
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday spoke of the need to promote and implement an EU action plan aimed at keeping the migratory flow to...
Pournara
Over 40,000 have passed through Pournara since 2018
The Anastasiades government left the new interior ministry with 21,565 pending applications for political asylum, it was reported on Sunday. According to daily Politis, from...
Man remanded for people smuggling (updated)
A 52-year-old man was on Saturday remanded in police custody for six days after being arrested for people smuggling when a boat carrying 21 men,...
€13 million secured for Pournara upgrade
Cyprus on Thursday signed an agreement securing €13 million in funding for upgrade works at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers. The funding will...
€25 million to upgrade Pournara migrant reception centre
Pournara migrant reception centre is set to receive upgrades with funds of €25 million being approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris...
Pedestrian in fatal traffic accident identified
The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle along the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia highway has been identified as 28-year-old Jean Baptiste Lizongo Mokonza. The police...
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...
Reinforced fencing at Pournara centre welcomed by local community
Pournara asylum seekers awaiting processing have turned the surrounding fields into a dumping ground, Kokkinotrimithia community leader Christakis Meleties said. Speaking on CyBC radio, Meleties...
Woman reports gang rape at Pournara
A 34-year-old woman has reported she was gang raped at Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers, police told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday. The alleged...
Second man arrested for people trafficking
A 46-year-old man is the second to be arrested on suspicion of assisting irregular migrants enter the country illegally, after a boat arrived last Friday...
