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EU border agency chief quits after rights abuse accusations
By Gabriela Baczynska The director of the European Union’s border agency has quit his job, the agency said on Friday, after years of...
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Cyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation...
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Head of EU border agency offers to resign after accusations of rights abuse, sources say
The head of the European Union’s border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, has offered to resign, a source told Reuters on Friday, after accusations...
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UN: More than 3,000 people lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021
More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and Atlantic...
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Two women arrested for helping illegal migrants into Republic
Two women, aged 21 and 19, were arrested late on Thursday in Larnaca for illegal entry into the government-controlled areas. Police said they...
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Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, two children in Cyprus have contracted hepatitis of unknown origin in recent months, the health ministry said on Thursday,...
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Second arrest for human trafficking after migrants’ arrival
Police on Friday said they have arrested a second man, aged 28, on suspicion of assisting the entry of 26 irregular migrants into the Republic....
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Dinghy carrying 25 migrants arrives in Paphos
A dinghy carrying 25 irregular migrants was spotted off the Paphos coast on Thursday and escorted to shore. Authorities and emergency services...
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Inflatable boat with 25 migrants spotted north of Akamas
An inflatable boat with 25 irregular migrants was spotted north of Akamas in the early morning hours on Thursday. According to police, the...
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COVID-hit Beijing increases curbs, fears Shanghai-like misery
The Chinese capital of Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city’s 22 million...
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First Cyprus-Germany joint operation for return of Pakistani nationals takes place
The first Cyprus-Germany joint operation for the return of Pakistani nationals illegally residing in the Republic of Cyprus was carried out on...
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Cyprus-Germany sends back Pakistan nationals
Cyprus has conducted its first joint operation with Germany to return Pakistani nationals illegally residing in the Republic with the contribution...
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Greek Cypriot barrister breaks glass ceiling, achieves silk status
A Greek Cypriot barrister has broken the glass ceiling by becoming the first professional discipline barrister in the UK to achieve silk status....
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Six dead in Tripoli boat capsizing, Lebanon minister says
Six people died when a boat capsized off the Lebanese coast of Tripoli overnight, including at least one child, Lebanese transport minister Ali...
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The cost of war on refugees
Annita Demetriou accepted a warm invitation from Poland’s Sejm Speaker Elzbieta Witek to see first-hand, with eight other female presidents...
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Our View: Whither religion? Easter may be the time to ask
Europe is united on some things, but religion isn’t one of them. The north is secular, the south and east more devout. Easter in the UK is mostly...
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Former Honduras president extradited to US on drugs, weapons charges
The US government has unveiled charges against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez of participating in a cocaine-importation...
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US human rights report shows ‘significant improvements’ government says
The 2021 US Department of State report on human rights in Cyprus shows significant improvements compared with previous years, the government said...
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Emba residents in protest over ‘huge’ numbers of refugees
A group of Emba residents on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the government handle the levels of refugee settlement in the community...
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Irregular arrivals of migrants to Cyprus up by 57% in Q1 2022
The first quarter of 2022 was the busiest in terms of irregular border crossings at the European Union’s external borders since the migratory...