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The number of new asylum applications in Cyprus in May was down 61 per cent compared to the same months last year, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. ...

A total of 6,133 repatriations of third country nationals have taken place this year, according to figures released by the police on Friday. Of those repatriations, 1,326 cases concerned the forced returns ...

The number of migrants recorded as living in the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas has reached 246, Paphos CID head Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. “The majority of the inhabitants are ...

The Geroskipou municipality has “no intention of discussing the possibility” of converting a former military in the base to be used as a reception centre for migrants, the village’s ...

A 34-year-old migrant has been taken into custody for seriously injuring two people during the relocation operation in Chlorakas, police reported on Wednesday, while some migrants have already been bused ...

A total of 86 people were rescued off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, according to the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC). There were 61 men, 6 women and 19 children on a ...

Three people were remanded for eight days at Famagusta court on Sunday, for driving a boat that brought 11 migrants – including one minor, to the shores of Cape Greco. The boat, ...

A meeting will be held on Monday chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss the situation in the Paphos village of Chlorakas following a recent protest by migrants living at ...

Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island ...

Britain said it had struck a deal with Turkey in a bid to slow the flow of illegal immigrants passing through the Mediterranean country on their way to Europe, including ...

Three men were sentenced to over 12 months in jail on Tuesday after they were found guilty of aiding migrant arrivals to Cyprus by boat. The decision by Famagusta district court ...

A new reception centre for migrants in Limnes is a milestone in strengthening Cyprus’ capacity to manage migration pressures more effectively, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. He was ...

The state will be creating a temporary centre for migrants choosing to voluntarily leave Cyprus in the coming months, while the construction of the new reception centre in Limnes is ...

A boat licensed to carry 54 people was used to transport 73 irregular migrants back to Lebanon along with 80 police officers overseeing the operation, the police officers’ association Isotita said on Monday. ...

The police leadership has sought to allay fears coming from the union Isotita that officers lives were being put in danger when they are required to accompany migrants back to ...

The coast guard late on Friday brought 73 people from a fishing boat to safety after they were spotted off the coast of Cape Greco in troubling weather conditions. Famagusta police ...

Three men were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District Court on Tuesday on suspicion of having aided 50 migrants enter Cyprus illegally. Police said that in the early hours ...

Three people were arrested on Monday afternoon after a boat carrying a total of 50 irregular migrants was spotted in the early hours of the morning by coast guards in the ...

Police confirmed on Friday that an operation by the Joint Rescue centre picked up 45 irregular migrants on two boats in the Famagusta region on Thursday evening. The migrants were transported ...

Dozens of Syrian migrants arrived in the Famagusta area overnight on Thursday, police said following an operation to tow their boat safely to shore. According to police, a total of 37 ...

Over 100 third country nationals were returned to their home countries over the past week, police said on Monday. According to authorities, a total of 166 people were returned, 107 went voluntarily, while 59 ...

Pakistani authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with the alleged trafficking of several migrants who drowned last week after their overloaded boat capsized in the sea off Greece, police said. ...

Cyprus is ready to respond to events like the recent tragedy off the coast of Pylos in Greece, Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou said on Friday. The minister’s statement came ...

The nationalist Elam party late on Thursday hit back at what they called a manufactured political outcry over an alleged walkout from parliament during a minute’s silence held by ...