At least 6 injured after fire in Cyprus migrant camp
After a fire broke out at the Cypriot migrant reception center in Pournara, at least six people are injured and have been taken to hospital in the capital Nicosia.
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Migrants live in 'misery' as Cyprus suffers overwhelm with migrant influx
For tens of thousands of asylum seekers, living in Cyprus is a daily struggle. Isiaka and Christelle are just two out of thousands of migrants and refugees battling with meeting basic needs ranging from housing to employment to having food to eat on the small Mediterranean island, as more migrants keep arriving.
Cyprus: Electronic surveillance planned to hinder migration
The Republic of Cyprus has announced plans to install an electronic surveillance system. The goal: to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the border from the Turkish-controlled north into the southern Republic of Cyprus, which is part of the EU.
Cyprus asks for EU help to control migrant arrivals
The island republic of Cyprus has asked EU member states for help in dealing with the high volumes of migrants who have been making their way there. Cyprus has the highest asylum application numbers per capita in the European Union.
Cyprus president promises 'more humane' migrant camp conditions
After repeated criticism of living conditions at a migrant camp in Cyprus, the President of the eastern Mediterranean island nation has admitted shortcomings and promised to improve the situation. A growing number of migrants are arriving in the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish-administered northern part of the ethnically split island.
Cyprus: 'Miserable' conditions for children in migrant camp
Young migrants and refugees at the Pournara reception camp in Cyprus face 'miserable' and 'unhygienic' conditions and do not get enough to eat or drink, the country's children’s rights commissioner says. The interior ministry has rejected the claims.
EU, Cyprus strike 'milestone' deal on asylum seekers
Cyprus has struck a deal with the European Union to help improve the country’s migrant reception facilities. Under the new agreement it will also be easier for Cyprus to send back rejected asylum seekers.
Cyprus: Over 100 migrants cross buffer zone in one night
More and more migrants are arriving in the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish-administered northern part of the island. On Wednesday night, more than 100 people crossed the buffer zone dividing the Mediterranean island.
Twin toddlers lost in Cyprus buffer zone 'safe': UN
UN peacekeepers in Cyprus have said that three-year-old twins lost in the buffer zone dividing the Mediterranean island are safe. Over the past few years, thousands of migrants and refugees have crossed the buffer zone into Cyprus from the Turkish-administered northern part of the island.
Cyprus: Repatriation key to easing migration pressure
After fights broke out in a migrant reception camp on Cyprus on Tuesday and Wednesday, the country's Interior Minister said that repatriation would be key to easing overcrowding.
Cyprus streamlines migrant returns with EU, Frontex
The Cypriot interior minister said on Tuesday that the EU and its border agency Frontex have helped to streamline procedures to return rejected asylum seekers. The number of people arriving on the island nation lately has been soaring.