Riot police fire warning shots at migrants in Cyprus
Riots break out in several migrant camps in Cyprus and police fired warning shots at a group of migrants in the western resort town of Paphos on Tuesday.
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Pope urges countries to share responsibility and engage in dialogue
Pope Francis has called on countries to share responsibility on migration and refugee issues, and engage in dialogue to solve conflicts throughout the globe.
Cyprus: Hundreds transferred after coronavirus outbreak at overcrowded migrant camp
After more than 80 people tested positive for COVID-19 at the Pournara migrant camp, Cypriot health authorities have moved hundreds of migrants to another location. The living conditions at Pournara had been denounced by MPs after a visit last week.
'A ticking time bomb’: Cypriot MPs shocked by visit to Pournara migrants' shelter
Cypriot MPs have voiced strong criticism of conditions at the Pournara emergency shelter for migrants, west of Nicosia. Significant inter-community violence has already broken out in the overcrowded facility.
Pope could bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy
Pope Francis arrives today on the divided island of Cyprus for a two-day visit before continuing to Greece. The possibility that the pope could bring a group of refugees back to Italy from Cyprus is an "option being studied", according to the Vatican Press Office.
Cyprus requests the suspension of asylum applications
On Wednesday, November 10, the Republic of Cyprus announced that it was submitting a request to the European Commission in order to suspend applications for asylum for all those who arrive in the country without the correct papers.
Cyprus: Migrant families separated at sea
Syrian families separated during sea push-backs are desperate to be reunited. But Cypriot authorities say asylum seekers do not have such rights.
Cyprus sends Syrian migrants back to Lebanon
Cypriot authorities intercepted two boats carrying 88 migrants off the island's coast and transferred them back to Lebanon.
UK military base to stop smugglers as more migrants reach EU via northern Cyprus
Authorities at a British military base on Cyprus have hired additional officers and procured detection equipment to better thwart irregular immigration. The move comes as more migrants have continued to arrive from the Turkish-administered northern part of the island.
Lebanon expells Syrian refugees pushed back by Cyprus
The Lebanese authorities have expelled 15 Syrian refugees from among a group of people who had tried in recent days to reach the coast of Cyprus but were pushed back by Cypriot authorities.
Sent back: 56 migrants were refused entry to Cyprus at the weekend
A boat with 56 migrants on board was spotted off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday. The Cypriot authorities checked the documents of people on board at sea and then asked the group to return to Lebanon from where they had set off.
Lebanon stops 51 Syrians from crossing to Cyprus by sea
Lebanese police say they have again prevented dozens of Syrians from reaching Cyprus by sea. Over the past year, there have been numerous attempts to smuggle migrants to the small EU member state.