#syrians

A group called ‘Syrians in Cyprus’ has called for the partial lifting of a freeze on asylum applications from Syria, saying in letters to the interior minister and deputy migration ...

A Syrian boat captain was imprisoned for three years after he was found guilty by the Famagusta criminal court for causing the death by negligence of a three-year-old girl, also ...

A number of Syrian nationals have already left Cyprus to return to a post-Assad state, raising local concerns over the impact a flood of returns may have on the country’...

A number of Syrian nationals in Cyprus are eyeing a return to their home country, Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas Ioannides said on Monday after President Bashar al-Assad’s fall ...

Limassol police have been on alert since the early hours of Sunday morning in advance of a planned protest later in the day in support of those fighting in Syria. ...

Six Syrians suspected of financing terrorism have allegedly orchestrated the transfer of hundreds of thousands of euros, it emerged on Friday. Investigation into the matter by the Republic’s authorities ...

A Syrian family of four left the Republic to the north in the early hours of Sunday morning, crossing the Green Line illegally near the Ledra Palace hotel in Nicosia ...

There are over 14,000 pending asylum-seeker applications from Syrian nationals, the UNHCR confirmed on Tuesday as the EU Commission said any efforts to return Syrians to their home country must be ...

Five Syrians arrested after a large fight broke out in Limassol were remanded in police custody for eight days on Sunday by the Limassol district court. The fight among an ...

Experts on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the government’s latest policy on suspending asylum seeker applications for Syrian nationals, while the interior ministry said it was ready to revoke ...

Two other local actions are under discussion in tandem with the government’s decision to suspend processing of Syrian migrants’ automatic refugee status, it emerged on Tuesday. These include stepped-up ...

Syrian migrants arriving in Cyprus will from now on be taken to one of the migrant reception facilities to live, following a decision to cut all stipends given to them ...

Due to the recent mass arrival of Syrian asylum seekers, and pending developments on the issue of the reassessment of Syria’s status and the designation of safe areas, Cyprus ...

Two more boats carrying 263 irregular migrants were spotted on Tuesday night by authorities who proceeded with a rescue operation bringing the passengers to the safety of the Larnaca port. Another ...

Three Syrian men arrived in Cyprus in a small boat that came ashore on a beach in Ayia Napa, police said on Saturday. According to police, a citizen notified the ...