Unaccompanied minors need to be integrated, MPs hear
Integration of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum is imperative to avoid serious future problems, Director of the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare, Yiannis Nicolaides said. Addressing...
Pournara
Deportation orders signed for migrants involved in fight
More than two dozen remand and deportation orders were issued on Wednesday, following the arrests of migrants in a fight at Pournara reception centre two...
‘Zero tolerance’ on violence
Interior minister vows to get tough after fight at Pournara sees 33 arrests Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou got tough on Tuesday, warning migrants that had...
Nigerians to be deported over Pournara fight
Over 30 people were arrested at Pournara reception centre and two were injured from fighting that broke out on Monday night, police said on Tuesday...
Migrants fighting at Pournara to be arrested and deported, minister says
Fighting broke out at Pournara migrant reception centre on Monday afternoon in Kokkinotrimithia, reports said. According to a report on Ant1 news station, the fighting...
Pournara to be enlarged to house more migrants
Personnel at Pournara migrant reception centre will be increased to accelerate the asylum application processing time, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. In a...
Cyprus asks EU for more tents after 194 migrants arrive
Cyprus has reached out to the EU for help including requesting items such as tents, after 194 migrants arrived to the island’s shores, it emerged...
Further 118 migrants arrive in Famagusta
A total of 118 migrants arrived in Ayia Napa on Wednesday morning, the police said, after which they were taken to safety at the Pournara...
‘Never again’ says government in wake of Chlorakas violence
The state will take all measures necessary to ensure public safety after the riots and violence in Chlorakas, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday...
Boat with migrants reaches Cyprus, three arrested (Update)
Three people were remanded for eight days at Famagusta court on Sunday, for driving a boat that brought 11 migrants – including one minor, to...
