The Cyprus Film Days International Festival on Thursday announced the lineup of its movies for its 2025 edition. According to the organisers, “the festival’s 23rd edition has gathered films...

The European Commission has rolled out a new plan to make it easier to send back asylum seekers who don’t qualify to stay in the EU. Announced on Tuesday by Security and Democracy...

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke temporary legal status for approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, according to a senior Trump official and three...

The new Entry/Exit digital border management system (EES), which will record biometric data such as fingerprints at the external borders of the EU, should begin operating in October, said...

In a significant and unexpected turn of events, around 1,200 Syrians have withdrawn their asylum applications, and an additional 500 have requested the revocation of their subsidiary...

The number of asylum applications registered in the EU+ (European Union member states plus Norway and Switzerland) decreased by 11 percent in 2024, according to the annual report released by...

Approximately 1,200 Syrians have withdrawn their asylum applications with an additional 500 requesting the revocation of their subsidiary protection status, reported figures on Tuesday...

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The number of asylum applications to the EU, Norway, and Switzerland fell by about 11% last year, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EUAA). Around 1.01...

Léonie de Jonge, University of Tübingen and Rolf Frankenberger, University of TübingenThe far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) looks set to become the second largest party in the German...

The Police issued a statement on the conditions surrounding the detention of two Congolese nationals at Larnaca Airport, in response to recent media reports. The statement clarified details...

Two people have been kept in a holding cell at Larnaca airport for over two months , police confirmed on Sunday. Responding to press reports, it said the case refers to two people from...

Residents from nine local communities held a peaceful protest Saturday against the operation of the planned “Limnes” immigrant Hospitality Center and the Pre-Removal Center in Menoyia.The new...

By Ifigenia Theodoridou Residents of the Menoyia community and surrounding areas staged a protest on Saturday against the planned construction of the Limnes migrant reception centre....

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A report in the local press suggests that irregular migrants and asylum seekers without residence permits in Cyprus are costing state hospitals an estimated €45 million a year.The  State...

Saudi Arabian border forces stand accused of using indiscriminate force against migrants, with Ethiopian nationals reporting killings, injuries and sexual assaults whilst attempting to cross...

State health services Okypy is seeking to recoup millions of euros of losses incurred from services to non-Gesy patients through a revised pricelist, it said on Friday. The costs of...

A total of 27 unaccompanied minors have been stranded at the Pournara Temporary Reception and Accommodation Center for an average of 90 days, despite completing all necessary procedures...

More than two dozen unaccompanied minors remain stranded at the Pournara reception centre despite all procedures for their transfer being completed , human rights commissioner Maria...

Europe’s attention is focused on the German elections. At a time when Donald Trump is causing serious turbulence in relations between traditional allies across the Atlantic, developments in...

A protest against the “Limnes” Hospitality Center will be held on March 1, according to the community leader of Anglisidon. Eleni Sakkada has expressed strong concern, on behalf of...

The ongoing plight of Syrians seeking asylum in Cyprus cannot be ignored any longer. The group’s recent call to partially lift the freeze on asylum applications from Syria highlights an...

Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded the novelist Salman Rushdie onstage at a New York arts institute, was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder. Matar, 27, can be...

The rise of far-right, anti-immigration politics across Europe is threatening to accelerate the continent’s demographic decline, experts warn, potentially triggering economic instability,...

The association of building contractors Oseok has warned that acute labour shortages in sectors like construction, tourism, and retail were stalling economic growth. As the supply of...

A group called ‘Syrians in Cyprus’ has called for the partial lifting of a freeze on asylum applications from Syria, saying in letters to the interior minister and deputy migration minister...

A in-depth investigation by Statewatch claims that Cyprus has been unlawfully detaining Syrian refugees and coercing them into returning to Syria through a “voluntary” return programme....

Syrians living in Cyprus have called on the government to partially lift its freeze on asylum applications, highlighting cases dating back to 2019 remain unprocessed while other nationalities’...

The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach had sworn allegiance to Islamic State and was radicalised online, authorities said...

Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. representative with little intelligence experience, was confirmed as the top U.S. spy on Wednesday, as Republicans lined up behind a nominee once seen as among...

Britain will deny citizenship to migrants who enter the country illegally by small boats or concealed in vehicles, according to new Home Office guidance. The revised “Good Character”...