Cyprus will use all legal means to stop the flow of irregular migrants from neighbouring Lebanon along with the trafficking of persons by various rings and that’s why drastic measures...

At the end of 2019 the state set up a Team for the Evaluation of Suspect Foreigners on issues of Terrorism, police spokesman Christos Andreou said. He was responding to questions by...

The upcoming third Larnaca Biennale delves into the meanings of home finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Is home where the heart is, the wifi is or where you sleep at night? No one-size-fits-all...

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...

On Monday morning, Cypriot authorities rescued more than 120 Lebanese and Syrian migrants who found themselves stranded at sea after sailing from Akkar, northern Lebanon, the Lebanese...

Coastal authorities are on alert on Tuesday after a boat with 95 irregular migrants was confirmed to be the first of an organised wave of hundreds of further arrivals. Director of the...

Immigrants who maintain close links with Turkey are reportedly on a list of monitored foreign nationals confirmed by police, it emerged on Monday. Police confirmed reports on Sunday that...

Authorities in Iran have neutralised 30 bombs meant to go off simultaneously in Tehran and detained 28 terrorists linked to Islamic State, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday,...

During the past three decades, Armenia struggled to convince the world that the ethnic enclave of Nagorno-Karabagh was an integral part of the Armenian nation, connected to the motherland...

China’s leader Xi Jinping is to declare the Asian Games open at a lotus-shaped mega stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The stadium, dubbed “the Big Lotus” for the shape of its roof,...

NICOSIA — Cyprus has formally called on the European Union to re-evaluate which areas of Syria can be declared safe and free from armed conflict so that Syrian migrants can eventually be...

Ten irregular immigrants from Syria were picked up by an Italian warship off the coast of Cyprus late on Thursday night. A team from the port and maritime police went to the scene to...

The 17 people arrested during the incidents in Chlorakas in late August appeared before Paphos district court on Wednesday, with their case rescheduled for October 5. The eight Greek...

A total of 17 individuals who were arrested on September 6, in connection with the violent anti-immigrant clashes in Chloraka, appeared before Pafos District Court today. According to...

A new migratory route to Cyprus has emerged this summer, with increased departures from Syria to Cyprus surpassing those from Lebanon, according to a report by Open Democracy. This shift...

US President Joe Biden described the progress in bilateral relations with Cyprus as “historic” in his written address during a formal ceremony at the White House. He made the remark when...

After the racist attacks seen on the island recently, Iole Damaskinos speaks to one Syrian family who feel welcomed Life as a displaced person has never been easy for 41-year-old...

A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Sunday killed three fighters from the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraqi security...

Biden administration must speak softly and carry a big stick By Julian McBride Cyprus, which has suffered from centuries of various foreign powers, British colonialism, ethnic...

Iranian security forces released Mahsa Amini’s father on Saturday after briefly detaining and warning him against marking the anniversary of her death, a human rights group said....

Cyprus is taking an initiative for the European Union to re-evaluate Syria’s status as a war-torn country that prevents EU states from returning refugees seeking refuge in the bloc. In...

Survivors of a migrant shipwreck off Greece in June, in which hundreds died, filed a lawsuit against the Greek authorities on Thursday, accusing them of violating their duty to protect...

More aid needs to be given to third countries from the EU to help them become “barriers to migratory flows”, thus preventing migrants from reaching frontline EU countries, Interior Minister...

The Cyprus issue was among the topics discussed in Ankara by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his British counterpart James Cleverly. According to a post by the Turkish foreign...

A total of 118 migrants arrived in Ayia Napa on Wednesday morning, the police said, after which they were taken to safety at the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia. According to...