Syrian man detained for two years in Menoyia, ordered released by top court
A Syrian national who was detained in Cyprus for almost two years after being accused by a compatriot of participating in a terrorist organisation, has...
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Decree bans new Syrian refugees from settling in Chlorakas
The interior ministry quietly issued a decree disallowing any more Syrian refugees from settling in the coastal village of Chlorakas in Paphos, as numbers were...
Boat with 19 Syrian refugees brought ashore in north
Nineteen Syrian refugees, including children, were brought ashore in the north on Wednesday morning off the coast of Livera, reports said. The boat was spotted...
Syrian national loses third asylum appeal due to suspected Isis links
A Syrian national who has been held at the Menoyia detention centre for around a year, this week saw his appeal for release rejected by...
Man detained as suspected accessory to murder in Chlorakas
Paphos police have detained a 38-year-old man on suspicion of encouraging another man to commit crimes against the families of two Syrian men wanted in...
Trial date set for Chlorakas murder
A trial date has been set on June 3 for nine suspects in the murder of a 20-year-old man in Chlorakas, Paphos court said on...
NGO says 175 Syrians detained in north should be taken in by Republic
Turkish Cypriot authorities should immediately release 175 detained Syrian asylum seekers, and Greek Cypriot authorities should allow them to cross to the government-controlled area and...
Eight detained in connection with stabbing death
Paphos police have detained eight suspects in connection with the stabbing death of a 20-year-old Syrian man last Friday but they were still seeking two...
Police still seeking suspect after man disappears
Limassol district court on Tuesday renewed for eight days the remand of a 35-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abducting and planning the murder of...
Police widen search for missing Syrian man
A police search for a missing man was widened in the area of Erimi in the Limassol district on Wednesday for 31-year-old Syrian national Ahmed...
Over 80 per cent of those granted protection status in Cyprus last year were Syrians
The 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) granted protection status to 333,400 asylum seekers in 2018, down by almost 40 per cent from...