Migrant arrivals from Syria and Lebanon have witnessed a twofold increase in recent months as a result of the escalating conflict in Gaza, said Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday. “The recent
Police arrested 33 people after violence erupted at Cyprus’ main migrant reception centre when fighting broke out between two ethnic groups, authorities said Tuesday. Riot police were called to quell a disturbance
Instructions to gradually increase the capacity of the Pournara migrant reception centre to host more individuals and beef up staff to expedite application processing were given by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. During
Cyprus has received an influx of 458 Syrian migrants from Lebanon in one week and is bracing for more as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread, officials said. An emergency meeting has
Cyprus is bracing for an influx of irregular Syrian migrants from Lebanon as the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread into the neighbouring country, officials said Tuesday. The Cypriot Interior Minister said there
EU member Cyprus wants Brussels to offer financial and technical aid to Lebanon to help it cope with an influx of Syrian refugees and keep them from reaching the island. Interior Minister
Cypriot authorities said Tuesday they have information that around 500 irregular Syrian migrants are preparing to depart on boats from nearby Lebanon to the island. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou has instructed the
Migrant smuggling is a global concern that deeply affects Cyprus and demands immediate attention, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou told a conference in Larnaca. The minister spoke at the three-day 18th CrimEx and 2nd
The Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a second protective fence was placed around the perimeter of the Pournara migrant reception centre at Kokkinotrimithia, Nicosia. The ministry said the aim is to restrict
Amid a rising wave of attacks and anti-migrant demonstrations, authorities and businesses warn that the economy would collapse should foreign labour be eliminated. In comments to news site Stockwatch, Labour Minister Yiannis
