Refugees stranded on British bases for 20 years can enter UK
A group of refugees who have been stranded on the British bases in Cyprus for over 20 years have been granted indefinite leave to enter
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A festive meal for Nicosia’s homeless
One woman is determined to provide “a warm full tummy” for refugees and the homeless in Nicosia in the run up for Christmas. Rosie Charalambous,
Use of TC properties could be passed to refugee descendants
A bill providing for the right of children and grandchildren of refugees who live in Turkish Cypriot property to use the house after the original
Acute need for young refugee shelters
The recent protests by Zygi residents opposing the building of a new refugee centre for unaccompanied minors have partly focused on whether a new centre
Almost 50 refugees put ashore near Pyrgos, asylum applications up 55 per cent this year
A boat with 47 refugees from Syria arrived near Pyrgos just after midnight. The vessel allegedly came from Turkey and turned back after leaving the
Our View: Wrong that refugees are given increasing rent help when people are homeless
Deputies decided to address rising property prices during Monday’s discussion of the interior ministry’s budget for 2019. The problem is not just rising rents in
Canada set to get most refugee claims in nearly three decades
Canada is on track to receive its highest number of refugee claims since record-keeping began nearly three decades ago, the latest data shows, as the
Zygi accused of racism over young migrant centre protest
The Pancyprian Peace Council (PPC) condemned on Friday what it described as the outbreak of racism and xenophobia displayed by Zygi residents opposed to the
Outraged Zygi residents halt work on unaccompanied minors centre
Residents of Zygi and nearby villages obstructed workers from the department of public works from conducting a record of the buildings located in an abandoned
Rescued Syrians to seek asylum
A group of 17 Syrian refugees who had been rescued off the Cape Greco coast on Monday afternoon intend to apply for political asylum, the
Group of Syrians rescued off Cape Greco
A group of 17 Syrian refugees were transferred on Monday night to the Larnaca police station, after being rescued by marine police earlier in the
Trafficking chief believes child marriages going on under the radar
By Evie Andreou Among the cases the police anti-trafficking unit have had to deal with in the past were underage brides sent from Syria to
A new meeting place for refugees and asylum seekers
The Association of Recognised Refugees announced on Friday it had acquired its own space in Nicosia which will operate as a meeting point and a
New group of 29 Syrian refugees escorted to shore
A group of 29 refugees from Syria spotted off Cape Greco were escorted by the marine police to the Ayios Nicolaos harbour in Protaras on
UNHCR Cyprus to screen Weiwei film on refugees
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Cyprus has arranged for the screening of ‘Human Flow’ a documentary by renowned artist
UK students to visit Cyprus to explore new ways of helping refugees
Students from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) in the United Kingdom are travelling to Cyprus to explore new ways of helping refugees and migrants. DMU
Cyprus tops list of first-time asylum applicants per capita
The highest number of first-time asylum applicants relative to the population across the EU in the second quarter of the year has been registered in
Anastasiades accused of ‘wrong-speak’ by using term ‘illegal immigrants’
By Lizzy Ioannidou Interior minister Constantinos Petrides has come to the defence of President Nicos Anastasiades who was recently accused of racist impropriety for the
EU promises to help Cyprus deal with influx of refugees
The EU will send a team of experts to Cyprus to discuss with the authorities ways to prevent further pressure on the island from any
As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages
Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves, fearing Damascus will launch a full-blown assault on the rebel
