A four-year-old migrant girl, found by a UN patrol in the early hours walking in the buffer zone, close to Athienou, Larnaca, was reunited with her parents, as was her missing twin
A three-year-old girl was found wandering alone in the buffer zone near Athienou by a UN patrol pre-dawn Tuesday while the peacekeeping force was assisting the search for her missing twin sister.
Police are hunting for a 15-year-old wanted for attempted murder after fleeing the scene of violence at the Pournara migrant reception centre. Some 35 migrants suffered minor injuries following a fight between
Pope Francis wants to arrange the repatriation of some migrants to Italy during his landmark visit to Cyprus next week, Cypriot officials said on Friday. The leader of the Catholic Church will
Trade unions and migrant support groups want a probe into the working conditions of four Egyptian labourers who died in the huge wildfire, arguing racism influenced how the incident unfolded. Unions PEO
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris thanked Poland for donating 80 housing units at a new Reception Centre for Applicants for International Protection, saying it puts EU solidarity into practice. Speaking at the centre’s opening ceremony,
Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, urges Cypriot authorities to investigate allegations of pushbacks and ill-treatment of migrants from Lebanon last September. In a letter to Interior Minister
UNHCR said the Pournara migrant reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia needs to be decongested to prevent more violent outbreaks at the overcrowded facility. The UN agency also acknowledges the challenges faced by the
Lebanon and Cyprus have reaffirmed their commitment to implement their 2002 agreement that allows irregular migrants arriving by boat on the island to be sent back. The pledge came after Cypriot Interior
Unaccompanied children deemed at risk at a Cyprus migrant reception centre have been removed while the UNHCR will give evidence to police on sexual harassment claims. Police are investigating allegations that young
